Oregon has had a regulatory Forest Practices Act (FPA) in place since 1972. It is fully supported by private forest owners in Oregon because the rules are based on science and the defined purpose of a forest is to grow and harvest trees. The FPA is regulated by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) which is directed by the Oregon Board of Forestry, a seven-member citizen board appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate. In Oregon, the legislature gave the Board of Forestry absolute control over all regulatory private forest issues on land zoned as forestland.
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