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Note: "Enhance Oregon's Forest Resource Benefits" was not included as an initiative in the Oregon Business Plan in 2006.  Many accomplishments were made on this initiative between 2002-2005.  We will continue to track progress and update key links and supporting documents, although will not add new recommendations this year.  Some specific initiatives of the Forest Industry Cluster this year are included in "Expand Oregon's Capacity for Economic Innovation", including those addressing forestry biomass and wood innovation.

 

Initiative Tracker -- Enhance Oregon's Forest Resource Benefits. Build economic strategies based on Oregon’s strong environmental performance, resulting in market advantages for Oregon wood products, landowner rewards for environmental contributions, encouragement of new forestry investments, reduced risk of catastrophic wildfire, and public-private collaboration on conservation solutions.

Business Initiative Leaders: Allyn Ford, Roseburg Forest Products; Larry Giustina, Giustina Land & Timber; Howard Sohn, Lone Rock Timber. Let us know what you think.

Public Sector Partners: Marvin Brown, State Forester; Mike Carrier, Governor’s Natural Resources Advisor; Leslie Lehmann, Oregon Forest Resources Institute; Hal Salwasser, Dean, OSU College of Forestry.

Agenda for 2005:

  • Forest Sector Economic Strategy. Develop and promote a state-wide forest sector economic strategy in cooperation with the Oregon Board of Forestry and the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department to leverage current and future investments in forestland ownership and manufacturing base.
  • Federal Support for The Oregon Plan. Under Board of Forestry leadership, seek federal endorsement and investment in the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds for fish habitat and stream enhancement.
  • Federal Forest Management. Under Board of Forestry leadership, develop and implement an aggressive action plan for active federal forest management to address forest health and fire risks on federal land.
  • Forest Sector Cluster Expansion. Aggressively expand and integrate the forest cluster with the development of biomass energy that includes combined heat and energy (in manufacturing processes) and hogged-fuel electric power from small-diameter trees.
  • Innovation. Invest aggressively in Oregon’s forest sector by developing the Wood Innovation Center at Oregon State University.
  • Evidence-Based Regulation. Provide funding for the Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed Research Cooperative in Douglas County so that future forest stream regulations are based on scientific evidence.

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