Correction: Independent Research and Science Team will not be joining the committee.

SALEM, Ore. — The Adaptive Management Program Committee and the Independent Research and Science Team will meet at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 8 in the Clatsop Room, Building C, at the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, located at 2600 State St. in Salem. To join virtually, please use the Zoom video conference information found on the agenda.

The committee’s agenda includes three potential substantial decision items:

• Initiating development of an Effectiveness Monitoring Plan
• Address questions from the IRST regarding roads questions package
• Process for initiating research questions

The meeting is open to the public to attend in person and online via Zoom. Public comments will be accepted near the start of the meeting. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting by emailing adaptivemanagementprogram@odf.oregon.gov.

The 13-member committee The Adaptive Management Program Committee helps determine if forest practices are meeting their goals to protect natural resources through a science-based and transparent process. The committee sets the research agenda that the Independent Research and Science Team (IRST) implements. View more information on the AMPC webpage.