The Oregon Department of Forestry released a report to state forest trust land counties highlighting social, economic and environmental accomplishments in fiscal year 2022, including distributing $30.5 million to Tillamook, Washington and Columbia counties along with local service providers. At over 357,000 acres, the Tillamook State Forest is Oregon’s largest state forest. Tillamook County and local taxing districts with state…
Category: Logging & Forestry
Hampton Lumber Establishes $100K Endowment for Forestry and Manufacturing and Industrial Technology (MIT) Students at Tillamook Bay Community College
Hampton Lumber & Family Forests is pleased to announce the creation of a Hampton Lumber Scholarship endowment for Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC). The endowment will provide scholarships for students in TBCC’s forestry and manufacturing and industrial technology (MIT) programs. “The health and vitality of our communities has always been a priority for Hampton,” said Hampton Lumber CEO, Steve Zika….
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – FIRE UPDATE: Clatsop County 11/19/22
Good progress is being made on all fires, and containment lines continue to be established. The Oregon Department of Forestry, local landowners and fire departments are working together to control the fires prior to Thanksgiving. The largest of the fires, the 98 Delta Fire about 10 miles east of Gearhart, is estimated at about 300 acres. A type 3 incident…
NEW TIMBER HARVEST RULES AIM TO PROTECT FISH WHILE PROVIDING LONG TERM ECONOMIC BENEFITS
Sweeping changes to the Forest Practices Act came from the unique Private Forest Accord Agreement between industry and environmental groups SALEM, Ore.— The Oregon Board of Forestry approved more than 100 changes to the Forest Practices Act at a special board meeting Oct. 26. The rule changes are a result of the mediated and groundbreaking Private Forest Accord (PFA) that…
“Reclaiming Our Public Trust Rights” A Zoom Forum with Professor Mary Wood Oct. 17th
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection and the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition are honored to host a special webinar with author and legal theorist Mary Cristina Wood of the University of Oregon School of Law. Professor Wood, the Founding Director of the school’s nationally-acclaimed Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center. She will speak on “Reclaiming Our Public Trust Rights.” The…
The Truth about the Economics of Logging
By Cara Mico Economist Ernie Niemi presented at the North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) monthly educational series in “The Truth about the Economics of Logging” during an Online Event on September 13, 2022. Mr. Niemi broke down the true cost of logging and how to rethink forestry. Ernie specializes in applying the principles of cost-benefit analysis, economic valuation,…
“The Truth about the Economics of Logging” Online Event Sept. 13th
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP), which advocates to protect our local drinking-watersheds, is excited to announce an upcoming online talk with economist Ernie Niemi: “The Truth about the Economics of Logging.” This one-hour event will take place online via Zoom on Tuesday, September 13, at 6:30 P.M. Here is the LINK TO REGISTER or at www.healthywatershed.org For 40 years, Niemi has documented the external…
ODF NEWS: The forest pest emerald ash borer is found in Oregon for first time; Emerald ash borer arrival in Oregon will bring changes to NW streams and urban forests
SALEM, Ore – The long-anticipated arrival in Oregon this summer of the destructive emerald ash borer sharpens concerns about the impacts to urban forests, wetlands and streams. Wyatt Williams is the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Invasive Species Specialist. He helped collaborate on the state’s response plan to emerald ash borer (EAB), published in March 2021. And for the past couple years…
Oregon dad, invasive species biologist spots first emerald ash borers on West Coast during summer camp pickup in Forest Grove
FOREST GROVE, Ore – On June 30, Dominic Maze, an invasive species biologist for the City of Portland, was waiting outside a summer camp in Forest Grove to pick up his children when he noticed several ash trees in decline. When he took a closer look he recognized the distinctive D-shaped holes made by adult emerald ash borers (EAB), an invasive…
Oregon Department of Forestry Tillamook District Firewood cutting sales end Friday, July 8, 2022
The Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook District will stop selling Personal Firewood Permits on July 8, 2022. All permits purchased after June 17th will have a shorter cutting time and will expire no later than July 8th. You may purchase your permit over the phone or in person with cash or credit card. For more information call 503-842-2545.