The oregon forest resources institute works closely with the scientific and academic communities to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the information it provides through this website and other education programs. The oregon forest practices act fpa sets standards for all commercial activities involving the establishment, management, or harvesting of trees on oregons forestlands. Oregons smoke management plan smoke management reports, conditions, and forms. Forest practice administrative rules oregon state library. Known as house bill 1624, it passed the house, 499, and the senate, 270. Sustainable forestry practices for landowners in oregon. At least 16 states have enacted forest practices acts to deal with these issues in the absence of federal control of state and private forest lands. Oregon department of forestry forest practice administrative rules. Laws to consider oregon forest practices laws oregon statutes relating to forest practices cover many issues. Shade over streams benefits fish habitat in a myriad of ways, primarily by contributing to keeping water cool enough for successful spawning. The majority of streams in the study area are small, nonfish bearing. Oregon forest practices act sauvie island, oregon february.
Forest practice administrative rules and forest practices act. Views on the proposed changes to streamside buffers. Economic impact of proposed oregon forest practices rules on industrial forest lands in the oregon coast range. In january 2012, the board of forestry determined, on the basis of a study called.
Oregons forest practice rules, including many streams that are habitat for. The purpose of the hinkle creek paired watershed study is to test the effectiveness of the oregon forest practices act ofpa and modern logging systems in protecting forest streams during harvest operations. Forest management activities in washington state, including those on privately owned forestland, have been regulated since 1974. Oregon forest practices act standards for all commercial activities on or forestland.
Oregon forest practices administrative rules and abridged forest practices act. The oregon forest practices act and other policy activities of state government are the arenas where we study forest policy actions and act as policy educators. Use the information in the table below to create stream buffers in the next steps. Oregon forest practices act oregon department of forestry. Oregon department of forestry administrative overview. Economic impact of proposed oregon forest practices rules. Table 1 lists the stream buffer widths used as riparian management areas rmas in western oregon. The law states that continuous growing and harvesting trees is the leading use of private forestland. Oregon about blog the oregon department of forestry protects 16 million acres of oregons public and private forestlands from wildfire, manages 800,000 acres of oregons state forests, enforces the oregon forest practices act and other rules and laws to conserve oregons forests. Working forests forest practices act state of oregon. The private forests division oversees oregons forest practices act.
Also passed was the oregon forest conservation practices act which gave the forest practices commission administration over road construction, logging practices, slash disposal, and chemical use on state lands in the three forest regions designated by. The forest practices act streamside tree retention rule or. Best management practices are defined as practical and effective ways to reduce water pollution from a variety of sources to meet water quality standards and goals. The forest practices act wound its way through the oregon legislature in the winter and spring of 1971. Thats when the state first adopted the forest practices act. Oregon adopted the oregon forest conservation act to address reforestation and fire protection. The forest practices act and rules are also considered a best management practices program. Following is a list of the major rule changes that have occurred throughout the history of the oregon forest practices act. Anyone interested in learning about the oregon forest.
My first experience with the fpa was in july of 1972 when the fpa had just become effective. It is also available from the offices of the department of. Forest management policy in oregon dates back to the conservation. The survey included a brief overview of the op tions for proposed changes to streamside buffers for small and medium fishbearing streams within the study area. Oregons forest practices act requires strict tree planting standards, timetables and established trees freetogrow within six years after logging completion. Forest policy and environmental law washington forest. The oregon forest practices act ofpa was the first law of its kind in the u. View or order the publications and products described below. The study tacks important questions about the effects of logging across entire watersheds. The oregon forest practices act fpa sets standards for all commercial activities involving the establishment, management, or harvesting of trees on oregon s forestlands. An initial audit of 200 sites was completed in december 20. Forest practices effectivenessforest practices effectiveness. Forest practices are activities related to growing, harvesting or processing timber and requires a permit.
Landowner perceptions of potential changes to riparian rules under the forest practices act in oregon. A recent study of the 20 douglas fire by leading scientists at oregon state and humboldt state universities confirmed the forests most likely to burn. Evolution of oregons forest practice rules, 19721993. Oregon forest laws the forest protection act of 1971.
The oregon forest practices act and forest research. The oregon forest practices act governs activity around streams in forested. The oregon department of forestry enforces the forest practices act on private land. Intro protecting oregons natural resources is a primary purpose of oregons forest practices act. Oregon forest practices administrative rules and forest practices act. The board of forestry, the state resource agencies, and the timber industry coordinate monitoring of.
The oregon forest practices act reflects oregonians desires to use and enjoy oregon s forests and protect its natural resources. Top 75 forest blogs and websites about forestry in 2020. Oregon department of forestry forest practices compliance. Promulgation of all forest practices rules shall be accomplished so that compliance with such forest practices rules will achieve compliance with the water quality laws. Enacted in 1971, and modified many times since, the act regulates stream and water quality protection, timber harvesting, tree planting, road construction and maintenance, air quality from prescribed burning, chemical use and other practices on private forest lands. Oregons forest protection laws and bmps know your forest. The oregon forest practices act fpa sets standards for all commercial. Keeping water cold in salmon, steelhead, and bull trout ssbt streams is a part of this. Reform the oregon forest practices act mail tribune. An illustrated manual an illustrated guide to oregon forest practices and protection laws. Governs how forest management activities are conducted on private forestland.
What state agency administers in charge ofthe epa worker protection standard in oregon. In the past, some forestland owners have requested in testimony to the board of forestry that the oregon forest practices act be used as a basis for communicating to the global forest products marketplace that oregon forest products come from wellmanaged forests. Governors proclamation governor kate brown proclaims october 2127, 2018, to be oregon forest products week in oregon. Udtupdate presentation to the oregon board of forestry 5 september 20125 september 2012 agenda item 3 attachment 4 page 1 of 21. The federal aviation administration and the oregon forest practices act. Yet they may choose to meet additional standards to gain recognition from independent, thirdparty forest sustainability certification systems. Oregon law gives the board of forestry primary responsibility to interpret the fpa and set rules for forest practices. This paper will describe two such acts, the zbergnejedly act of california and the forest practices act of oregon. Trask watershed study learn about the trask watershed study and how longterm forest research is affecting oregon forest practice laws salmon, steelhead, bull trout streams forest practice act rules. For purposes of the oregon forest practices act, forestland site classes are grouped into three categories. In 2011, the oregon legislature directed the oregon department of forestry odf to conduct an audit of timber harvest practices regulated under the oregon forest practices act fpa and to use a private contractor. In 1975, a hallmark study on oregons alsea watershed analyzed the impact on stream temperatures from thenstandard forest harvest practices. This publication includes the text of the forest practices act and the forest practice. So, back in 2011, the oregon legislature directed the department of forestry to conduct an annual study of forest practices act compliance, using an independent contractor to collect data from a.
Odf is responsible for enforcing those requirements by. This list captures the major efforts resulting from legislative changes or responses to noted problems in forest practices. The results were disturbing and helped drive four decades of research and reform that dramatically altered harvest practices and restored habitat for fish. Oregon forest practices act posted on may 15, 2015 may 29, 2015 by elp in response to social activism and public concern regarding the impacts of forest practices beyond reforestation, leaders of the forestry sector, both private and public, began to develop the nations first comprehensive forest practices act in. The oregon forest resources institute has published an excellent guide to the oregon forest practices act, available to order online called oregons forest protection laws. Oregon forest laws oregon forest resources institute. Oregon became the first state to implement a comprehensive set of laws governing forest practices, with the oregon forest practices act ofpa. The forest practices act streamside tree retention rule or shade rule updated june 2014 retaining trees near fishbearing streams is an important component of the idaho forest practices act. Oregon forest landowners meet some of the strictest environmental standards in the world through compliance with the oregon forest practices act. The oregon forest practices act reflects oregonians desires to use and enjoy oregons forests and protect its natural resources. Oregon department of forestry forest practice administrative rules and forest practices act chapter 629 forest practices administration february 2018 with april 2018 corrections this publication includes the text of the forest practices act and the forest practice administrative rules as they existed on september 1, 2017.
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