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Oregon Forest 'Habitat Conservation Plan' Worries Counties

from Capital Press, Aug. 18, 2020

Oregon Forest 'Habitat Conservation Plan' Worries Counties Capital Press, Aug. 18, 2020 As the Oregon Board of Forestry prepares to decide whether to proceed with the next phase of the HCP process, preliminary forecasts of timber harvest have caused consternation among some members of the Council of Forest Trust Land Counties. "This HCP does not reflect any concern or understanding of counties’ financial condition or needs," said David Yamamoto, chairman of the council and Tillamook County's board of commissioners, during a recent online meeting. Based on ODF's modeling data, logging on state-owned forestland in Western Oregon would decline steadily from recent levels of about 250 million to 300 million board-feet a year to roughly 175 million board-feet in 2080, after which harvests would begin rising again, according to the Mason, Bruce & Girard natural resources consulting firm. READ MORE

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