NEWS RELEASE – for immediate release
Media Contact:
Ken Armstrong, Communications Manager, 503-881-2623, ken.armstrong@state.or.us
Sept. 16, 2019
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of State Lands will host a public informational meeting in Portland on Tuesday, Sept. 24 for discussions surrounding a possible proposal by Oregon State University to establish a research forest on the Elliott. Oregon State University will join DSL to share information about the project.
In December 2018, the State Land Board directed the agency to work collaboratively with Oregon State University’s College of Forestry as it develops a plan for transforming the Elliott State Forest into a world-class research forest. The Land Board anticipates hearing the OSU proposal at its regular meeting in December (Salem).
Meeting date/location:
Tuesday, Sept. 24
5:30 – 7 p.m.
OSU Portland Center, classroom 2047
Located in the Meier & Frank Building (second floor)
555 SW Morrison St., Portland
(Parking nearby in Alder Street Parking Garage)
The meeting will kick off with brief presentations by DSL and by OSU on topics including the history of the Elliott, what a research forest might look like, and the status of the current planning process. It will also include an opportunity for the public to speak with DSL and OSU representatives.
Click here for the DSL Elliott State Forest web page
Click here for the OSU Elliott State Research Forest web page
Join the Elliott State Research Forest email list! DSL will provide regular updates throughout the planning process to those who sign up for our ESRF mailing list. You must sign up for the ESRF email list separately from other DSL email lists
About the State Land Board and the Department of State Lands: The State Land Board consists of Governor Kate Brown, Secretary of State Bev Clarno and State Treasurer Tobias Read. The Department of State Lands administers diverse natural and fiscal resources. Many of the resources generate revenue for the Common School Fund, such as state-owned rangelands and timberlands, waterway leases, estates for which no will or heirs exist, and unclaimed property. Twice a year, the agency distributes fund investment earnings to support K-12 public schools. The agency also administers Oregon’s Removal-Fill Law, which requires people removing or filling certain amounts of material in waters of the state to obtain a permit.
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