From Mike Cafferata, Forest Grove District Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry (6/29/22): We are getting close to fire season 2022. While the wet spring has been great, things are starting to dry…
Category: Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF)
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…
Appeals Court Decision on State Timberland Goes Against Counties; Setting Aside $1 Billion Judgment
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Oregon Court of Appeals has found the state Board of Forestry is not required to maximize logging revenues on forestland obtained from counties. Instead, the Board of Forestry must…
Forestry department to hold informational meeting March 18th; Sets comment period for fiscal year 2023 state forest activities – March 21 – May 5
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry is hosting a public informational meeting Friday, March 18, on annual operations plans for state-owned forests in fiscal year 2023. These plans lay out on-the-ground…
TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST DELIVERS $30.1 MILLION FOR COUNTY, LOCAL SERVICES ALONG WITH ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL BENEFITS
The Oregon Department of Forestry released a report to state forest trust land counties highlighting economic, environmental and social accomplishments in fiscal year 2021, including distributing $30.1 million in revenue to Tillamook,…
TWO NORTH COAST LOGGING FIRMS EARN AWARD OF MERIT FOR THEIR HARVEST PRACTICES
ASTORIA, Ore. – Two North Coast logging firms have been honored for their logging practices with an Award of Merit from the Northwest Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committee, an advisory body to…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Weather – 10/15/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Interim Friday, October 15, 2021, 10:30am Weather We had some patchy fog this morning but other than that, today should be fair and mild with…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 10/12/21 – Weather, COVID-19 Cases
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 9:45am Weather A cold and frosty start with many areas in the low 30s this morning. We also have some mid and…
MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON WESTERN OREGON STATE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN SET FOR OCTOBER 12
The Oregon Department of Forestry is hosting a virtual meeting open to the public on Tuesday, October 12, to learn about forest management planning for state forestlands west of the Cascades. This…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Multiple Fire Departments Respond to Helicopter Crash in Remote Area of Tillamook State Forest
September 8, 2021 – 5:45 pm UPDATE: According to TCSO Deputies who just left the area of the helicopter crash reported earlier today, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is on site and…