From Dan Goody, Astoria District Forester, 6/16/21: “We got a good shot of rain this past week which was much needed. However, warm weather has returned and will continue for the next…
Category: Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF)
Oregon Dept. of Forestry Announces Personal Woodcutting Permits sales will end on July 18, 2021
OIOpublisher The Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook District office will stop selling personal woodcutting permits for areas in the Tillamook State Forest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 18, 2021. Please note…
KEEP OREGON GREEN BILLBOARD POSTER CONTEST – Enter to win cash prizes
(SALEM, Ore.) – Keep Oregon Green is celebrating its 80-year history by unveiling its first billboard poster art contest. The Association is asking Oregonians of all ages to create and submit entries…
ANOTHER WARM AND DRY SPRING CARRIES CAUTION
SALEM, Ore. – The adage April showers bring May flowers is being tested this spring. And while the unseasonably dry weather is pulling Oregonians outside, it’s also spurring firefighters into action. 2021…
Counties Consider Proposing an Alternative Plan for State Forest Conservation that Protects Threatened Species, Jobs, and Local Communities
The Council of Forest Trust Land Counties is exploring the possibility of offering an alternative to the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Habitat Conservation Plan Salem, Ore. (April 2, 2021) – The Council…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Rogers Peak and Blue Lake Loop hike (December 3rd, 2020)
By Don Backman My hiking buddy is into peak bagging, a fun sport that involves climbing to the top of the tallest hill around just so you can say you did it….
TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST DELIVERS $31.4 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 2020, including distributing $31.4 million in revenue to Tillamook, Washington…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY FIRE REPORT AND FIRE MAP FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2020
SALEM, Ore. – ODF is closely tracking 6 major fires in Oregon, down from 17 originally (see table below for details). Fires are removed from the list when they are 100% lined and…
ODF FIRE REPORT AND FIRE MAP FOR FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 2020
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry is closely monitoring 7 major fires in Oregon, down from 17 originally (see table below for details). Fires are removed from the list when they are 100%…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY FIRE REPORT AND FIRE MAP FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 21, 2020
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry is closely monitoring 10 major fires in Oregon, down from 17 originally (see table below for details). Fires are removed from the list when they…