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Northwest Interagency Coordination CenterA proposal that would charge each Oregon property owner $10 a year to offset rising fees that timber and ranch landowners pay to the state for fire protection has gone through major changes in recent days. -
Lynne/Oregon Department of ForestryTimber industry tied to Oregon proposal to shift wildfire protection costs from landowners to publicSeveral timber companies participated in a workgroup and proposal that would cut the fees they pay to the state for fire protection.
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Two senators aim to boost funding to the state’s firefighting efforts, one funded by the public, the other by timber companies. -
After a failed rollout of a state wildfire risk map last year, Oregon researchers and state officials are beginning work on a revised map.
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Oregon forestry officials have collected over 900,000 seeds from a native tree species, in an effort to protect against an invasive insect.
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Generating money from logging state forestland has been hotly debated. Environmental groups are pushing for more habitat protection while counties want Oregon to meet legal obligation to maximize timber revenue for their benefit.
