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Media Contact:
Ken Armstrong, Communications Manager, 503-881-2623, ken.armstrong@state.or.us
Oct. 15, 2019
Informational meeting on Elliott State Research Forest is scheduled for Oct. 23 in Coos Bay
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of State Lands will host a public meeting the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 23 in Coos Bay to share information and answer questions about a possible proposal by Oregon State University to establish a research forest on the Elliott. Oregon State University will attend the meeting to help answer questions about the project.
The meeting is informational only and is not a hearing for public testimony.
In December 2018, the State Land Board directed the Department to work collaboratively with Oregon State University 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 on Dec. 18, which will be in Salem.
Meeting date/location:
Wednesday, Oct. 23
5:30 – 7 p.m.
Coos History Museum, Sprague Gallery
1210 N. Front St., Coos Bay, OR 97420
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. IMPORTANT! You must sign up for the ESRF email list separately from other DSL email lists (such as our Jordan Cove list, for example).
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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