To: Oregon Department of Forestry From: Beyond Toxics Date: June 21, 2021 Re: Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

To Whom It May Concern:

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts for Fiscal Year 2022. State forests are required by law to provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. We request that the Department of Forestry (ODF) revise the draft plans to manage our public lands in a manner that does not jeopardize public and environmental health for the sake of financial gain. Notably missing from the draft plans are a thorough consideration of (1) climate change impacts and (2) drinking water concerns. Failing to manage state forests in a way that effectively mitigates the impacts of climate change and protects drinking water for millions of Oregonians would be a costly mistake that adds to the cascading effects of climate, loss of property and habitat, and harm to wildlife and Oregon residents.

Carbon Implications

In order to mitigate the most dire impacts of the climate crisis, we must change the way we manage our public lands and carbon sequestration potential must be considered alongside financial viability and health impacts. Managing state forests to reduce emissions and increase carbon storage and sequestration is both a priority of the Board of Forestry and necessary to achieve the directives set out in Governor Brown’s Executive Order 20-04. We ask that the Department conduct operations using a climate lens, taking into account the emissions from fuel use in logging operations, emissions from road construction, soil and native vegetation disturbance during harvest operations, emissions from slash burning and transport of slash offsite, emissions from trucking in and spraying pesticides, and the estimated loss of carbon storage when a tree is harvested, transported, and processed into wood products, chips and pellets.

1. Longer Logging Rotations

According to Diaz et al., “[e]xpanded riparian protections, increased green tree retention, and the extension of rotation ages can translate into substantially higher carbon storage than contemporary common practice for Douglas-fir management in the Pacific Northwest.”1 Clearcutting plans set out in the AOPs, however, reflect harvest levels that are unsustainable and detrimental to climate mitigation needs. ODF is managing areas available for clearcut on an approximately 55-year rotation. By allowing trees to grow for longer time periods, ODF can improve carbon stocks while also increasing timber yield and

1 David D. Diaz, Sara Loreno, Gregory J. Ettl and Brent Davies 2018 Tradeoffs in Timber, Carbon, and Cash Flow under Alternative Management Systems for Douglas-Fir in the Pacific Northwest. Forests 9 (8) 447 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/8/447.

1 timber quality. Studies suggest that 80-year rotations of Coastal Douglas fir may provide optimal carbon storage benefits depending on assumptions about product longevity and substitution of alternative materials.2

2. Carbon Reserves

In addition, state forests that exhibit old forest characteristics should be identified and prioritized by the Department for their carbon and biodiversity value. Mature and old growth forests store and sequester immense amounts of carbon. Wherever native stands of large trees exist, they should be protected as climate reserves. Further, ODF should work to identify additional areas of the highest carbon storage potential that should also be protected as part of this carbon reserve. These stands also provide high quality habitat for salmon and other at-risk wildlife, helping managers achieve two objectives at once to achieve proactive management of lands for a changing climate and future HCP requirements.

3. Diverse Regeneration

When replanting harvested forests, we appreciate where plans intend to increase species diversity and select species that will be more resilient to climate change. Forests replanted with a dense monoculture of Douglas-fir, for example, can provide more fuel for wildfires exacerbated by climate-induced hotter and windier conditions. Further, monoculture forests are less resilient to pests and disease, which may lead to tree losses and future applications of chemical inputs that harm drinking water sources and fish and wildlife habitat.

Watershed Impacts

In addition to carbon storage, climate adaptation strategies are needed to ensure that forest operations are protecting watersheds. Clearcuts and post-fire logging operations increase the risk of mudslides and sediment runoff, negatively impacting Oregon’s rivers and streams, and pesticide application can pose a risk to local community drinking water sources. Water infrastructure for water service providers is outdated and treatment needs are costly. Further, drinking water violations disproportionately occur in communities of color, especially in rural and tribal areas.3 As the impacts of climate change worsen (including drought, heat waves, less snowpack, and more extreme precipitation events), Oregon’s forests must be managed for clean water quality, water quantity, and flood prevention as an adaptation tool.

2 See, e.g. Stephen J. Fain, Brian Kittler, Amira Chowyuk, 2018. Managing Moist Forests of the Pacific Northwest United States for Climate Positive Outcomes. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. DOI: 10.3390/f9100618. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328229114_Managing_Moist_Forests_of_the_Pacific_Northwest_United_ States_for_Climate_Positive_Outcomes. 3 Samayoa, Monica. “Study: Safe Drinking Water Violations Are Higher For Communities Of Color.” September 25, 2019. https://www.opb.org/news/article/safe-drinking-water-act-violations-communities-color-study/; see also Reyes-Santos, Case-Scott, and Singh. “Addressing Issues of Water Justice.” June 1, 2021. https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/06/01/guest-view-addressing-issues-water-justice-orego n-water-futures/5250163001/.

2 1. Slope

Do not execute plans to clearcut steeply-sloped areas. The risk of landslides, increased sedimentation, and runoff into waterways is too high. The maps below depict the location of an ODF logging operation in a steeply sloped, high landslide susceptibility area near Foley Creek in the Nehalem watershed in close proximity to salmon and steelhead streams. These maps exhibit just one of the many ODF logging operations on state lands that are greater than 80% slope and are directly uphill from fish streams approved in AOP’s. Washington’s Forest Practices Rules, in comparison, do far more to reduce landslide risks and excessive runoff by requiring logging operations on steep slopes to meet higher standards of riparian protections than those in Oregon.4

4 Washington State Forest Practices Rules (Title 222 WAC).

3 2. Riparian Buffers

Oregon’s buffer zone regulations are weak when compared to standards of forest practices required in neighboring states. In Washington, for example, 50-foot no-cut buffers are required around fish-bearing and non-fish streams. Oregon’s logging operations should expand no-cut buffers for fish-bearing streams (currently 20 feet) and leave no-cut buffers on headwater streams (currently nonexistent) to protect water quality, as these are major sources of drinking water and often upstream from fish streams.

3. Pesticide Application

When developing site preparation plans, we urge you to avoid using methods that harm drinking water sources. ODF continues to rely on wide scale pesticide application in state forests. Chemical site preparations kill native, beneficial plants, such as ceanothus, vine maple, and alder, which naturally re-colonize Oregon forests after a disturbance. These plants provide valuable habitat and food for wildlife, from elk and blacktail deer to songbirds. State forest pesticide applications also allow chemicals with known health effects, such as herbicides and fungicides to enter surface waters through runoff or drift or infiltrate precious groundwater sources. This puts drinking water and wildlife at risk. Washington’s forest practices restrict the application of chemicals known to persist in groundwater (such as atrazine and hexazinone). Oregon should adopt protections that are at least equivalent or better to protect groundwater, a critical and limited resource.

4 4. Road Construction and Maintenance

The draft plans propose miles of newly constructed roads to allow for harvest operations in addition to the several thousand miles of roads already owned and managed by ODF. Minimize construction of new roads to avoid habitat fragmentation and detrimental impacts to waterways. When constructing new roads, do so in a way that minimizes sediment introduction to waterways. Sediment runoff can clog waterways, degrade fish habitat, and negatively impact drinking water for local communities. Establish safeguards such as drain dips above and away from stream crossings so that road drainage water is filtered naturally through vegetation before reaching waterways. Construction of sediment retention structures and out-sloping of road segments would also minimize sediment input to streams. When siting harvests and constructing or maintaining roads, take into account changing precipitation and streamflow levels due to climate change.

Equity & Environmental Justice

Equitable and ecologically-appropriate stewardship of Oregon state forests is critical for all Oregonians, but especially for historically disadvantaged populations. The impacts of unsustainable natural resource management decisions disproportionately burden disadvantaged groups, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and low income communities. The impacts of forest management decisions unfold against a backdrop of enduring racial and socioeconomic inequities that have shaped how historically underserved and underrepresented communities can withstand those impacts.

In finalizing the Annual Operations Plans for our state forests, the Department must engage multiple perspectives, communicate directly with impacted communities. Together with these communities, the agency should consider unintended outcomes when developing policies. Community input is essential to advancing natural climate solutions that also reduce or eliminate harm. The Department must ensure that these communities may continue to reap the recreational, health, social, and cultural benefits of our forests for generations to come and are not disproportionately burdened by unsustainable forest operations as the climate crisis worsens.

Thank you for your consideration of these comments and work developing these plans.

Sincerely,

Grace Brahler, Oregon Climate Action Plan & Policy Manager, [email protected]

Beyond Toxics Lane County Office: 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Suite 280, Eugene, OR 97401 Jackson County Office: 312 N. Main St., Suite B, Phoenix, Oregon 97535

5 To: The Oregon Department of Forestry ([email protected])

From: Bob Van Dyk, Wild Salmon Center Bob Sallinger, Audubon Society of Portland Sean Stevens, Oregon Wild Nancy Webster & Trygve Steen, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Steve Griffiths, Audubon Society of Lincoln City David Harrison, Salem Audubon Society Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity Ian Fergusson, Association of Northwest Steelheaders David Moskowitz, Conservation Angler Lisa Arkin, Beyond Toxics Jennifer Fairbrother, Native Fish Society Bob Rees, Northwest Guides and Anglers Association Chuck Willer and Mike Manzulli, Oregon Coast Range Association Rebecca White, Cascadia Wildlands

Cc: Governor Kate Brown Oregon Board of Forestry

Date: June 21, 2021

Re: Comments on ODF’s 2022 Annual Operations Plans.

On behalf of the many thousands of Oregonians who support our fourteen organizations, we submit these comments on Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) FY2022 Annual Operations Plans (AOPs). As in past years, it is a daunting task to review these plans, which include dozens of separate units of clear-cut timber sales, numerous partial cuts, many miles of new roads, and thousands of acres of aerial spray (locations not identified). We appreciate the effort of ODF staff to prepare these plans, the technical capability afforded by ODF’s postings and web-app, and ODF’s prompt sharing of GIS data.

We have very serious concerns with the proposed plans, which fall in three key buckets. First, we have no confidence that the proposed harvest levels are sustainable under current Forest Management Plan commitments. Second, ODF continues to liquidate rare complex stands despite being a long way from the board and legislatively approved Key Performance Measures. Third, the AOPs clearly undermine the still-developing Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan by including extensive clear cutting in the proposed Habitat Conservation Areas.

Context justifies a more conservative approach

One significant change since the last (FY 2021) AOP is the Board’s advancement of a draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) into the start of federal review and public comment. The draft HCP contains proposed Habitat Conservation Areas (HCAs) in important forest habitat. These areas represent important conservation commitments, and the proposed AOPs not only undermine their potential value as HCAs but 1 also the value of the HCP. Our members and supporters remain committed to long-term, sustainable, and balanced management of our publicly-owned state forest lands. We want to support ODF as a public land manager. But unfortunately, these balanced values are not adequately reflected in the AOPs.

Aside from the draft HCP, the FY 2022 AOPs are set in a context of growing concerns among Oregonians and the broader public over (a) climate change (both its threats to the resilience of Pacific NW forests, water quality, and stronghold salmon streams, as well as the role coastal temperate rainforests play in positively mitigating impacts through climate-smart forestry), (b) chemical spray operations (on private and state public forest lands), and (c) impacts to drinking water (from forest management and spray operations in watersheds containing ODF lands). The FY 2022 AOP timber sales are harmful to watersheds, biodiversity, and ODF’s credibility as a public lands manager, particularly regarding the Astoria District, where continued destruction of complex forest is proposed, and the Tillamook District, where clearcutting of steep, landslide prone slopes continues. This concern is especially pronounced now, as the state moves towards an HCP, as timber markets are lucrative, and as both unanticipated salvage logging revenue and previous anticipated harvest efforts have created more robustness in the Forest Development Fund.

Instead of continuing to forge ahead with aggressive harvest levels at the high-end of the current Forest management Plan (FMP) as the current AOPs do, the sustainable approach to take now would be to save for the future--both in terms of harvest volume left available for later years and securing conservation credit relevant to an HCP.

Neglect of performance measures

In recent years, ODF and the Board have abandoned a metric-driven and indicator-based approach to state forest management. Of course, metrics are available to assess progress on other aspects of forest management, such as those found in the Performance Measures adopted by the Board of Forestry to guide state forest management.1 The Performance Measures contain useful and specific targets on forest management goals, including on such topics as hydrologic connectivity of roads. As you know, there are also Key Performance Measures on which the Board and ODF report to the legislature, including complex forests, which has been in steady decline under ODF’s stewardship despite clear direction to increase the amount of complex forest. The only metric we see regarding justification of AOP harvest levels are harvest projections that are a decade old.

Unsustainable harvest levels

The aggressive clearcutting pace set out in the AOPs reflect harvest levels that are very likely unsustainable and thus inconsistent with the FMP. As stated in our comments last year, according to the analysis completed by ODF as part of the exploration of a new FMP, current restrictions on harvestable areas were presented to the Board in a document entitled “Planning Area Constraints.”2 That document

1 The 2013 Board of Forestry State Forests Performance Measure Report (84pp) identifies only 3 of 9 performance measures tied to revenue production. It can be found here: https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:29613. But not on the Department of Forestry website.

2 https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Board/Documents/AFMP/15%20-%20Constraints.pdf 2 concluded 49% of the state forest land base was constrained, which in practice means these areas are closed to clearcutting.3 This left 51% available for clearcutting (on average across the planning area). Cumulative clearcut acres in recent years across this available 51% of the forest provide an estimate of the rate of final harvest, or rotation age, which reveal ODF is currently managing the areas available for clearcutting on an approximately 55 year rotation.

A 55-year rotation is more typical of an industrial forest, and it is troubling for several reasons. First, the majority of the stands clearcut by ODF are over 55 years of age, with many harvests in 80-year and older stands. These older stands produce much higher volumes that will not be available under a shorter rotation, creating an unsustainable volume and revenue picture for the future. Second, intensive harvests at this rate are not consistent with developing complex forest structure relevant to supporting biodiversity. ODF should not be harvesting at levels that impair or prevent the attainment of its long-term commitments for complex forest habitat development under its operative, Board-adopted FMP.

Third, the level of risk of a total loss from a forest fire is increased by a 55 year rotation. When the Beachie Creek fire burned in the Santiam State Forest, plantations younger than 25 years were a total loss. In a future where fre frequency is likely to be much greater, older forests ofer a signifcant fnancial advantage. Young plantations are especially easily burned within an area afected by fre. Growing trees for only 55 years involves at least a 25-year period where a fre likely represents a total loss - - Therefore 45% of the time when the trees are growing, there is a high risk of a total loss. When trees are grown for 100 years, the time period where there is the risk of a total loss shrinks to only 25% of the time for the operation. Even longer growth cycles provide even lower relative risks of a total loss. Clearly, with drier, hotter weather from climate change and the associated increased fre risk, serious consideration needs to be given to longer rotations.

Finally, as a state agency, ODF needs to reverse its movement toward a 55 year rotation on “unencumbered acres” by ending harvest on 80 year and older stands. Short rotation management results in a net output of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, which is especially severe from private lands which are commonly managed on rotations of 35 to 45 years. It can also have detrimental impacts on instream flows and hydrographs, which during a time of climate change, need conservation attention in coastal streams flowing through state forest lands. It is essential for ODF to lead the way toward having Oregon’s forests effectively sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This can best be accomplished by avoiding all harvest of trees 80 years old and older as well as by maintaining complex habitat development with its older trees wherever it occurs. Scientific evidence clearly supports the critically unique role that trees older than 80 years and older forest ecosystems can play in the sequestration of carbon dioxide. Governor Brown’s Executive Order NO. 20-04 contains important General Directives to State Agencies: part C states, “Agency Decisions. To the full extent allowed by law, agencies shall consider and integrate climate change, climate change impacts, and the state’s GHG emissions reductions goals into their planning, budgets, investments, and policy making decisions . . ..” Because of this executive order and general environmental ethical considerations, no further logging of 80 year old and older trees should be occurring on ODF-managed state public lands. In other words, as the rest of this input to the 2022 AOP is being considered, all older complex forest needs to be fully protected wherever it occurs, without exception.

3 Only some of these constraints relate to conservation values. For example, road surfaces are “constrained” from clearcutting as they have no trees, and the roads generally represent a threat to many conservation values, and rarely a benefit. 3 Undermining future proposed Habitat Conservation Areas

In October of 2020, the Board of Forestry unanimously voted to continue advancement of an HCP to comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and provide operational viability related to timber harvest across western Oregon’s public state forest lands. In the spring of this year, ODF submitted a draft HCP to federal agencies to begin the federal review and permitting process. The HCP strategy is founded on a network of proposed Habitat Conservation Areas (HCAs) that would ensure conservation outcomes on this portion of public state forest lands while permitting harvest activity to occur on the remainder of the landscape even if it results in “take” of ESA-listed species (or some likely to be listed in the future) incidental to that harvest or related actions. In as much as an HCP creates conservation certainty on portions of state forest lands, it also increases certainty for timber harvest across much of the landscape by permitting impacts otherwise prohibited by the ESA. The key premise in this legal arrangement is that an adequate quantity and quality of HCAs will exist to achieve conservation outcomes needed to balance out the harvest and related impacts across the landscape. ODF’s FY 2022 AOPs reveal numerous timber sales that undo this premise.

ODF appears to believe that logging proposed HCAs with clearcuts and partial cuts in the near-term will not undermine their conservation value in the long-term. We believe this logic is flawed, and that taking this action in the near term would and should reset the calculus related to the proposed HCP (i.e., arguing either for additional HCAs elsewhere in order to offset habitat lost to AOP-proposed logging, or undoing proposed HCA designations where these timber sales exist and instead designating other habitat that is not logged just prior to HCA designation). We say this recognizing that active management (i.e., tree cutting and removal) would be allowed within HCAs in the future if an HCP is fully approved. But that HCA logging would be confined by a directive of promoting habitat conservation values, whereas there is little to indicate the proposed FY 2022 AOP logging in HCAs is designed or driven by reasons other than revenue production.

The following proposed timber sales total over 2,400 acres of proposed clearcut or partial cut logging within proposed HCAs. Many of them are in relatively large proposed HCAs, and along with either other timber sales proposed within the same HCA or sales adjacent to it, will result in direct habitat loss, quality diminishment, and/or fragmentation. Other sales are within smaller HCA’s, rendering them less viable overall for the same reasons as above but with amplified effect because of the HCA’s small size:

● Astoria District: Kessler (Units 1-6 / 512 acres total), Hard Target (Unit 1 and 2 / 67 and 98 acres), Green Saddle (Unit 2 / 101 acres), Wickiup (110 acres), Toolbox (Units 2-5 / 234 acres total); Deep 6 (Units 8 and 10 / 42 and 115 acres), Plympton East (Unit 2 / 26 acres) ● Tillamook District: Coast Range South (225 acres), Coast Bill (Units 96 and 104 / 99 and 118 acres respectively), Schmeagle Hill (Unit 924 / 32 acres), Four DB Cronin (Units 222 and 224 / 104 and 115 acres) ● Forest Grove District (all PC’s): Larch Madness (72 acres), Point Belding (309 acres), Ingersoll (96 acres).

Conducting clearcuts in areas of proposed HCAs is not supported by our organizations, especially where there is nothing in the AOPs indicating such logging is designed by wildlife biologists to attain conservation objectives. The Pre-Operations Reports reveal that many of these projects will not just clearcut trees within the HCA but will have combined effects with recent or planned clearcuts

4 immediately on the HCA boundaries.4 Unless ODF can indicate how a clearcut has been designed for the purpose of attaining HCA objectives (which is not apparent in the Pre-Operations Report information), we ask that ODF delay any further advancement of clearcuts in HCAs until attainment of an HCP and/or until active management prescriptions are designed based on the conservation objectives of the proposed HCAs. Aside from this reason, the Pre-Op Reports in the AOPs indicate other information that we believe argues in favor of this request.

● The Pre-Op Reports for these sales often indicate stream surveys and surveys for species like Marbled Murrelet or Northern Spotted Owls are either ongoing or have not yet been done with respect to several of these sales. Such information will and should inform the design of active management in HCAs and may argue for reshaping sale design. For projects proposed in HCAs, this kind of information should be available for integration during the project planning phase, not as work to do after an AOP has been issued. For some sales, information exists in the Pre-Op Report that further underscores this.5

● For several sales, the Pre-Op Reports indicate language such as: “District will consult with Area Biologist on general wildlife leave tree strategies during sale layout.”6 Or, in other areas of sales either partly in or adjacent to proposed HCAs, “It was determined by the Biologist that there is an opportunity to scatter the wildlife trees throughout the unit by selecting the biggest and best trees mixed with minor species. The Biologist will be consulted if the Forester needs assistance with the wildlife tree strategy.”7 Our point is that for active management, or especially in the case of clearcuts or partial cuts, located within, overlapping or adjacent to HCAs, the planning approach should be different. ODF should be integrating wildlife prescriptions and conservation-relevant design into the planning, not afterwards and not discretionarily as a potential afterthought.

● Many Pre-Op Reports indicate this kind of language: “There is potential for stream enhancement opportunities in fish bearing streams associated with this sale. Additional field work will be conducted to determine the best candidates to focus stream enhancement efforts on over this fiscal year. The Aquatic and Riparian Specialist will be consulted to help identify these candidates and may consult with ODFW fish biologists as needed.”8 As above, for activity within, overlapping, or adjacent to proposed HCAs, ODF should be planning differently than it normally does. Given the conservation objective of proposed HCAs, activity like stream enhancement planning should be integrated into the planning phase up front, not after a project has been laid out and designed to the level of being put into an AOP.

4 Wickiup--clearcut removal of trees in the peninsula of the proposed HCA that neighbors private land to the north that has been recently clearcut; see also: Coast Bill, Coast Range South, and Hollywood Hills all contain units within or directly bordering on four proposed HCAs within a common landscape in the Tillamook State Forest that has already been heavily impacted by past private land and state clearcuts. 5 See for example: Green Saddle (notes an MMMA located to the east, with an intent to build upon that habitat through this project with green tree retention. Also notes intent to leave scattered green trees that target wind firm wildlife trees to create a wind buffer to the existing MMMA. But it is not clear this has been integrated into sale design or mapping); Toolbox (“MM potential habitat was ID’d to the west of Unit 1. Layout forester will need to ID these trees and Ensure sale boundary is posted 330’ away from them.”) 6 See for example: Coast Range South, Coast Bill (emphasis added) 7 See Doty Mill (emphasis added) 8 See for example: Toolbox, Coast Bill, Coast Range South, and Kessler (which also adds “The local watershed council has expressed an interest in working together on projects in this area and would like to be included in discussions for future projects.” 5 With respect to partial cuts proposed in HCAs, in several instances these sales are proposed within the same proposed HCA boundaries as clearcuts or other partial cuts proposed within or immediately adjacent to it, creating a fragmentation concern.9 We recognize that there is a distinction between partial cuts and clearcuts, and that some proposed thinning could in theory be designed to support attainment of proposed HCA objectives in the future. But, what seems more clear is that the partial cuts are not targeting conservation objectives but rather revenue objectives or commercial timber stand development objectives (which a future HCA designation would replace).10 There may be some exceptions in the form of Pre Operations Report language for certain projects (below), but whether these projects have been planned from the start through a conservation lens (consistent with HCA intent) is something we would like to better understand, and regardless, we ask that ODF ensure the exception is the rule for all partial cuts proposed in HCAs so as to ensure the future potential conservation value of HCAs is not undermined.

For example, in the Point Belding and Ingersoll proposed partial cuts, ODF clearly states:

● “This moderate partial cut will be designed to improve stand diversity and the growing condition within the stands. District staff will consult with the Biologist on prescriptions during sale layout. Prescriptions may incorporate a mix of gap-cuts, areas of untreated stands, and variable density thinning prescriptions. This management prescription will reserve minor species and hardwoods, enhancing the development of the stand towards a more complex and biologically diverse stand commonly associated with older forests.” ● “This is a first entry thinning which will improve the growing conditions for this stand. The management prescription will reserve minor species and hardwoods, enhancing the development

9 Point Belding PC is within the same large HCA that also includes Ingersoll PC to the east, Kesler to the NW, and the Doty Mill project on the north edge. The Toolbox Thin is in a proposed HCA that also includes the Deep 6 PC. 10 See for example: Larch Madness (42 acres of planned commercial within 1.5 miles of Middle Drift Ck. NSO pair site): ● A Preliminary Biological Assessment letter from the wildlife biologist to unit forester, “I would consider this stand suitable dispersal, roosting, or foraging habitat for northern spotted owls…. Following completion of the light commercial thin prescription, the sale unit will not be suitable northern spotted owl habitat for upwards of 15 years.” ● The letter also notes that there has been significant variable density thinning within the NSO circle over that last 20 years, as well as recent regeneration or salvage harvests in the circle from 2016-2020. While the biologist concludes this partial cut has a low risk of negatively affecting the occupancy and productivity of the NSO site, this is largely because of the amount of suitable habitat acreage that will exist in other areas surrounding the site, the sale “will not dramatically increase fragmentation”, and the proposed activity is a light thinning. ● Our contention is not that “no action” is the proper approach, but given the context, has this PC / thinning project been planned with NSO habitat conservation objectives in mind (which we presume was part of what drove the designation of a proposed HCA here) versus a “try not to make it worse” framework? This would include considerations of barred owl removal, which are noted to be present in the Pre-Op Report, in addition to the thinning activity.

Toolbox Thin: ● “MM potential habitat was ID’d to the west of Unit 1. Layout forester will need to ID these trees and Ensure sale boundary is posted 330’ away from them.” Also: “There is a small sliver of DFC Older Forest Structure that runs adjacent to the northern boundary of Unit 5. This is intended to be within the stream buffer and is planned to be outside of the posted timber sale boundary. Unit 5 is a partial cut unit and the planned prescription would coincide with Older Forest Structure.” ● To us this indicates that planning is occurring through a lens of trying to minimize impacts to known conservation values rather than crafting a project so as to enhance those values, which is what should happen with respect to any project in a proposed HCA.

... 6 of the stand more quickly towards a more complex and biologically diverse stand.”

The Point Belding project has a desired future condition of OFS or LYR, while the Ingersoll project has a desired future condition of “general” under the Forest Grove District IP (2011). That said, since these projects are in proposed HCAs, we believe it is appropriate for all projects in proposed HCAs to have this kind of language linking project planning to attainment of conservation values in the project area (i.e., development of more complex and biologically diverse stands associated with older forests, or, any other specific conservation value objective for a given HCA location). While we believe biologist integration should occur early during project planning and not simply during sale layout, it is positive to see this kind of advance thinking related to HCA values in these two projects. The Pre Operations Reports for other partial cuts lack such language.

Partial cut projects also commonly contain this language:

“... the RMA is not currently in Mature Forest Condition (MFC) and without thinning, is unlikely to reach MFC. Therefore, the Rx for the Inner Zone may be the same as for the surrounding area. The prescription exceeds the FMP riparian standards. It removes small diameter conifer trees, increasing diameter growth on residual trees and opening the stand for understory growth; thus promoting MFC to develop faster than if the RMA was left alone. Ground disturbance will be minimized to less than 10% of the ground in these areas.”11

Riparian thinning in HCAs has been discussed by ODF with state and federal fish and wildlife agencies in the context of the proposed HCP. Our organizations do not oppose this kind of activity outright, but we want to be sure such riparian thinning is designed with the direct engagement of state and federal fish and wildlife biologists. It is not clear this has happened in the case of the AOPs proposed partial cuts involving riparian thinning. Instead, it appears ODF has drawn a conclusion for the RMA condition and advanced a prescription that is equal to the area surrounding the inner zone. Because such activity within proposed HCAs and RCAs that are a focal part of an HCP that asks for state and federal agency approval, we ask that ODF ensure riparian thinning in proposed HCAs is planned jointly.

Finally, in addition to the sales mentioned above, there are several proposed timber sales immediately adjacent to proposed HCAs where a portion of the sale boundary dips into the HCA boundary. We have not included the details in these comments but can easily provide them if ODF is interested in addressing this situation as we do not believe these areas of overlap are necessary for sale viability. While we have concerns related to several of these sales related to conversion of complex habitat to clearcut acres, our immediate request in the context of resolving HCA concerns is that ODF take action to exclude the areas of overlap from the sale boundary:

● Astoria Dist.: Iron Fire (Unit 1 and 4), Wage Earner (Unit 1) ● Tillamook Dist.: Hollywood Hills ● Forest Grove Dist.: Double Parked, Doty Mill, Hoggendas ● West Oregon Dist.: Cool Hand Lucas, Beaver Believer Thin ● Western Lane District: Speed Walker

11 Kessler, Toolbox 7 Clearcutting complex forest

In 2007, the Board of Forestry set performance measures for management of state forests. These included a goal of reaching 17-20% of the forest to be complex by 2027. Almost fifteen years later, and just under 5 years away from the goal’s target compliance date, ODF is well short of this goal across state public forest lands (approx. 11% is our understanding of the current compliance level, with the Astoria Dist. being closest at approx. 15%). Despite being well short of the 2027 goal, ODF continues to propose clearcutting hundreds of acres of complex stands instead of prioritizing progress towards goal attainment, including on the Astoria District.

Continued clearcutting of complex stands is particularly alarming because of the sharp decrease in overall complex forest that has occured in recent years, largely due to corrections in modeling and partly due to ODF elimination of such stands.12 Clearcutting layered stands while already short of performance measure goals and while operating at an effective 55-year rotation on the available acres clearly contravenes Board direction and the mandates of the current FMP, as well as Governor Brown’s Executive Order 20-04, as stated above. Doing so in proposed HCAs, as is the case in several sales, compounds the concern by undermining the integrity of the proposed HCP.

In 2019, ODFW discouraged destruction of these forests in their comments on the 2020 AOP for the Astoria District:

Layered Stands: ODFW also noticed several examples where layered stands with larger diameter trees have a proposed treatment of modified clear-cut (MC). We recognize the financial situation of ODF, but these habitats provide some of the highest quality wildlife habitat on the district. We encourage modified clear cuts to be focused in closed single canopy (CSC) or understory development (UD) stands. (our emphasis)13

We continue to endorse ODFW’s recommendation and are disappointed that it has not been better reflected in AOPs released during a period of HCP-planning and negotiation. In addition to deferring harvest of complex stands, ODF should track by district the progress toward the stand structure goals in the AOPs. It is a relatively easy thing to do, is important as baseline work relevant to showing future progress, and would help the public’s understanding of the trajectory of forest development and its confidence in ODF as a manager.

The following sales in the FY 2022 AOP would remove layered or complex habitat to the detriment of conservation values and ODF’s already unmet performance measure goals for complex forests. Many are already listed above as concerns due to being within HCAs (and we include them here to demonstrate that the values at risk in proposed HCAs often relate to future structure potential, with logging not focused on simple / current UDS habitat alone, which is contrary to ODF’s policy guidance “Interim Direction on the Implementation of the Forest Management Plan while Developing a Habitat Conservation Plan”, dated 10/30/2021). Other sales not listed earlier and listed here would often remove complex habitat in areas directly adjacent to HCAs:

12 https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Board/Documents/BOF/20190904/D1_BOFATTCH_20190904_D_01_Ann ual%20Performance%20Progress%20Report%202019.pdf 13 Astoria District AOP 2020, Appendix C. 8 ● Astoria Dist.: Kessler14, Bam Bam15 (Unit 1), Iron Fire16, Wage Earner17, Wickiup18; ● West Lane Dist.: Speed Walker19: ● Forest Grove Dist: Doty Mill20 ● West Oregon Dist: Cool Hand Lucas21; Doe a Deer22

Protecting complex forest patches in timber sales

In addition to stopping the logging of complex forests across state public lands until the performance measure target is reached, we encourage ODF foresters to protect small patches of complex forest often found in larger units that are typed as less complex. We ask that ODF exclude these smaller patches of existing older or complex forest from sales. Doing so is consistent not only with ODF’s complex forest goal but climate change considerations and directives. The following are relevant examples:

● Deep 6—isolated small acre stands exist in Unit 5 (105 years, 6 acres), Unit 8 (85 yrs, 2 acres), Unit 10 (85 yrs, 1 acre). Units 8 and 10 are within a proposed HCA. Despite this, all units are

14 Kessler Units 1, 2, and 6 (total of 235 acres) are in productive forest (40 mpf / acre) and current LYR condition (with a desired future of GEN for Units 1 and 2, of OFS for Unit 6). OFS is also the desired future designation for Unit 4 (40acres, current UDS). 15 Located immediately adjacent to a proposed HCA and would clearcut 102 acres of currently LYR condition forest averaging 74 years old and 24” dbh with currently relatively low TPA of 63. 16 No map for the Iron Fire project is included with the Pre-Op Report but Unit 1 (40 acres) appears partly inside a proposed HCA, and Unit 4 (59 acres) would cut productive forest (45 mbf / acre) of current and desired future condition LYR habitat with a 77 year age avg., 20” dbh and 126 tpa. In addition, the ORBIC Species of Concern (Animals) layer indicates the possible presence of “Cope’s giant salamander” (Dicamptodon copei). 17 Total of 187 acres (Unit 1 appears to be partly in a proposed HCA), all in productive / 55mbf / acre forest with 80 year stands and relatively low TPA (betw/ 71-112) and relatively large DBA (betw/ 20-25: and TPA) would seem to argue for a better retention approach despite UDS current designation and GEN desired future condition. 18 Would remove the peninsula of a proposed HCA by clearcutting 110 acres of 50 mbf / acre forest currently aged 80-86 years. While currently designated UDS condition (and GEN desired future) with a note indicating forest health issues may be driving this project (i.e., “crown ratio”—”very densely stocked with very low crown to diameter ratios and is starting to fall apart at a stand level. The stand is expected to continue blowing down if harvest does not occur soon), we question whether clearcutting (as opposed to thinning or other conservation-based prescriptions given the proposed HCA location) is the best forest health solution here. This concern is exacerbated by the neighboring landowner to the N of Unit 1 having recently clearcut that ground. 19 Located adjacent to or partly within (Unit 1 and maybe Unit 2) a proposed HCA and would clearcut currently LYR condition habitat across 95 acres of productive forest (47 mbf / acre) currently aged 75-81 yrs. Also, a portion of the sale is within the MeVey Ck. NSO circle and sale units are immediately adjacent to BLM land, making this seemingly a better candidate for HCA expansion than LYR habitat removal. 20 Located immediately adjacent to or slightly in a proposed large HCA (maybe a GIS layer error), this sale would clearcut 108 acres of productive (49mbf / acre) forest with a current average age of 82 yrs and 24” dbh. The TPA is only 63 and the basal area is 195. While the current condition designation is UDS (and future is GEN), we question the approach of clearcutting here versus thinning and promotion of old forest age structure to help achieve ODF’s complex forest goal and in consideration of the adjacent or overlapping proposed HCA stands. 21 Located just adjacent to or within a proposed HCA (western portion of sale appears to be in HCA) and would clearcut moderately-aged currently layered habitat, converting 43 acres of currently designated LYR forest to GEN and 5 acres of currently GEN forest that otherwise is intended as LYR in the future. In addition, the Knife Ridge MMMA has been reconfigured to the west of this sale (with a notation of future sale boundary adjustments being needed if there is conflict with this new MMMA configuration). 22 Located mostly on DSL / CSF land (87%) and would log large fir (DF-L) on all 3 sale units. Unit 3 would clearcut 26 acres of 23” dbh trees aged 73-86 years and in LYR condition forest directly adjacent to a proposed HCA directly across Bevens Ck.. Unit 2 would clearcut 15 acres of 19-25” dbh trees aged 75 years and in current LYR condition. Given its location and current condition, a better approach would be to expand on the proposed HCA boundary by adding Unit 3 and other CSF land to the south (condition looks older and complex).

9 designated current UDS (with a GEN desired future), and it is unclear that these small stands will be protected. ● Wage Earner (Units 1 and 2)--proposed for clearcutting in the Astoria District. While ODF categorizes these units as less-complex understory / UDS, a site visit indicates areas of complex stands in the sale. ● Coast Range South: there is a small (2 acre), older stand of complex / LYR forest in Unit 885. ● Toolbox Thinning—Units 3-5 contain small acreage stands between 80-86 yrs old, some of which are currently designated as LYR and OFS as a future condition. But it is unclear whether or how the older stands of trees will be protected during this partial cut.

In addition, while not the only examples, sales like Cool Hand Lucas and Doe a Deer contain language stating (respectively):

● “1.7 acres of DFC OFS will be part of a minor modification and changed to ‘GEN’ or non-complex stands to make a logical operational boundary.” ● “A minor modification was done as part of the FY 2021 AOP to move the sale unit out of DFC Complex. As part of FY 2022 AOP, 5.4 additional acres were added to the sale. These acres are in DFC Complex and will be modified to GEN to match the intent of the original DFC modification.”

Unless we are reading the second bullet wrong, this indicates that instead of prioritizing the retention of existing old forest structure and hedging in favor of ODF’s currently unmet old structure goal, ODF is hedging in the other direction by moving older structure into timber sales rather than out of them (maybe we are reading the second bullet wrong?). Further, it seems very possible and not without precedent for ODF to instead be protecting these older stands. For example, in the Mainly Sain sale (Forest Grove Dist.), Unit 3 contains a range of stand ages (70-107 years) that are older than other sale units. Although ODF currently designates all sale units as more simple / UDS condition (with a future GEN designation), this sale commits that “Trees over 100 years old will be retained unless they are a safety hazard. The remaining 16 acres within that stand in this sale are 70 years old.” While we believe many stands in the 80-100 year range (not just 100+) merit protection on ODF public forest lands, and while it appears to us that Unit 3 should be incorporated into the adjacent small HCA, we raise this example because it is the kind of ODF protective action towards certain older, more complex stands within surrounding simpler habitat that we believe ODF should take with respect to other sales. Instead of it being an isolated example, ODF should adopt this more conservative approach to older, complex stands across its districts.

Road network continues to expand, lack of metrics, concern on disinvestment

As with past AOPs, the FY 2022 AOP indicates many miles of new roads will be built in the forests, adding to the several thousand miles of roads already owned and managed by ODF. In addition to concerns about specific units with construction of roads on steep, unstable slopes (see item on specific sales, below), we have two overarching concerns about roads. First, ODF has a specific performance measure regarding roads that sets targets for hydrologic connectivity across watersheds. There is little sign in the plans that ODF is tracking or pursuing this target in a systematic way. Instead, the attention to roads in AOPs is generally related to maintenance and construction needed to facilitate timber sales. Second, given the extensive existing road network owned by ODF, we are concerned that disinvestment

10 in non-revenue-producing activities could be leading to insufficient road maintenance. Roads are expensive to build and expensive to maintain and repair. While new roads built to current standards may create limited environmental impacts relative to the past, they unavoidably create an ongoing financial liability for the maintenance necessary to ensure standards are met.

Finally, roads and especially poorly maintained roads, are a major source of adverse impacts on water produced by state forests, both as salmon habitat and for drinking water sources. This concern is amplified during a time of climate change, where more precipitation is expected to fall as rain instead of snow, and rapid runoff or flood events are expected to occur at a higher rate than historically. Decommissioning of roads needs to be more clearly considered and integrated in ODF’s planning and management commitments in order to reduce water impacts. As we noted last year, a third-party assessment of ODF’s short and long-term road-maintenance challenges is urgently needed.

When combined with proposed clearcut logging on steep slopes, our concerns about the construction of new roads and neglected maintenance of existing roads are amplified. The following FY 2022 AOP timber sales are especially concerning based on their steep slope and road impacts, as well as their proposed approach to logging layered, complex forest and impacting recreation trail experiences in the area.

● Four DB Cronin (Tillamook Dist.): proposed logging on Slopes all >65%, with approximately 1.5 miles of new road construction (.85 rocked spur and .56 dirt spur) and 4 miles of maintenance. ● Coast Bill (Tillamook Dist.): 100% cable logging on 35-65% slopes, with approximately 3 miles of new road constructed and 10 miles of road maintenance. This area contains debris flow torrent channels that lead directly to coho streams. Nearby harvest units show signs of recent landslides (including in the previously-logged Alder Joy sale, which is directly below Coast Bill, and delivered harmful fine sediments to the South Fork Trask River). It appears the majority of new road work would be within Unit 104, all within the proposed HCA boundary. If this project moves forward, we believe it may argue for un-proposing this HCA and finding acreage elsewhere. ● Coast Range South (Tillamook Dist.): Nearly 5 miles of new road construction (4.33 miles of rocked spur and .44 mi of dirt spur); 14 mi of collector road maintained. Again, all within a proposed HCA. ● Schmeagle Hill (Tillamook Dist.): 100% cable logging on >65% slopes with over 2 miles of new road construction (1.91 miles of rocked spur and .18 miles of dirt spur). Partly within a proposed HCA, and Unit 14 contains significant recreation trials and is located in the S.Fork Trask Aquatic Anchor Site. ● Speed Walker (W. Lane Dist.): slopes >65% with 80/20 cable/ground logging proposed and over 1.5 miles of new road construction (1.57 mi of new rocked spur road). Part of the project would occur in an NSO circle (McVey Ck.).

Each of these sales was noted by the ODF geotech as having numerous potential landslide hazards, but insufficient information was included for us to comment on them, except to note they are hazardous to water quality and coho salmon. We ask that you defer these sales until you can provide the public with more specific maps that show areas where harvest will be excluded and where measures will be taken to protect public values. Currently this work is to be done after public comments, which is not appropriate.

11 In addition, we reviewed FY 2022 AOP sales using the well-accepted model Shalstab parameterized to identify areas with the steep convergent terrain that capture precipitation and generate landslides. We conducted this modeling using a lidar-based digital elevation model and in consultation with Dr. Josh Roering from the University of Oregon. We only identified sales as being of concern if the landslide terrain was unbuffered and was likely to impact coho streams based on ODFW’s fish layer. Based on this modeling, the following timber sales present serious concerns of generating landslides that impact streams with coho present:

● Tillamook Dist.: Coast Bill, Schmeagle Hill, Stanley Ridge, Helpin’ Hanns, Lobo Canyon ● Forest Grove Dist.: Unparalleled, Elkberg

We also found that the following sales had buffers that fail to include all of the landslide terrain consistent with ODF policy and thus may impact watershed health and salmonid habitat: Wage Earner, Plympton East, Hard Target, Mainly Sain, and Clay Corner.

Taking the lead on pesticides

Many members and supporters of our organizations, as well as broader members of the public, are concerned with the intensive use of pesticides on private and state forests. The context of ODF state public forest lands being surrounded by vast acreages of private industrial forest lands is important here. People living on or near the Oregon Coast have seen alarming increases in clearcut logging over recent years, followed by the spraying of toxic pesticides. In many cases, this occurs in close proximity to where people live and within watersheds that provide their drinking water. Signatories of these comments and supporters of our organizations have repeatedly provided testimony to the Board of Forestry regarding concerns on state forest pesticide use and supported the historic agreement that resulted in recent legislation improving Oregon Forest Practices Act’s approach to chemical spraying. These OFPA improvements came after significant public objection to pesticide use on state lands during the controversy over the Norriston Heights timber sale, as well as other chemical spray controversies. As a manager of public lands, ODF should not only ensure all of its management adheres to the recent OFPA chemical spray improvements but also take the lead in both reducing the use of pesticides, especially aerial applications, and in communicating with the public about their use. The AOPs do not speak to chemical use (i.e., part of our concern about the disintegrated approach AOPs take in reflecting how ODF is managing for public values other than harvest revenue) and therefore show little sign of response to the ample public concern on this issue.

Closing comment

For the reasons we have noted above, the 2022 AOPs are inconsistent with Board direction and the current Forest Management Plan as well as the proposed approach related to a potential HCP. We are acutely aware of the tradeoffs that ODF and Oregon face in the management of its state public lands. It is ODF and the Board’s job, on behalf of the public, to make decisions with the public’s interest at center. The FY 2022 AOPs continue to reflect direction that emphasizes near-term revenue to the agency while ignoring Board and FMP direction, longer-term impacts to future strategies (i.e., HCP, climate change), and negative consequences for non-revenue related public values.

12 In short, it feels like ODF is at a crossroads: Recognize the flexibility that exists right now due to good FDF performance (and other factors) and in turn make the near-term about operating in a manner consistent with a more stable management future through an HCP, or, continue to remove valuable forest characteristics and public values in the name of more revenue today despite reducing inventory for tomorrow and undermining future HCP integrity. We are looking to agency leadership to build confidence with the larger public in how it uses the current opportunity and responsibilities.

13 COX Jason R * ODF

From: chuck erickson < @yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2021 5:08 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: Public comments

Public comment on projects

The future of Oregon forestry and fisheries in the near future should include keystone species that create stream complexity from wetlands. Wetlands help reduce the damage from forest fires. Wetlands cool our rivers and help restore and maintain artesian springs and seeps that cool our rivers and streams. They also provide healthy habitat for fisheries and other wildlife.

We can leave Oregon better than we found it.....beavers matter more than ever. Tree planting along our our streams should include trees that beavers and other keystone species use. A beaver colony once established will maintain these areas for free. Using flow devices like beaver deceivers we can protect culverts from being plugged. They also can control pond levels for a minimal investment.

As global warming is unfolding we need to act while we can. Perhaps we can't stop the process, we may be able to slow the effects of our warming climate. We need a progressive and proactive state forestry that takes global warming seriously. Our children deserve leaders who are not bound by flat world science.

Thank you for your service to Oregon....watch the video and let nature do what nature does best.

Chuck Erickson-ODFW Pioneer License Holder

A beaver story

A beaver story

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From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 5:46 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Alyssa Franta

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

DO NOT TOUCH THE FUCKING TREES. We need them. They help us breathe and look nice. Nature is Comments important. I encourage you to STOP and think again.

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1 COX Jason R * ODF

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Name Brian

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Do something about all the fuels laying on the ground in the forest. Take a hike in most of the southern Comments cascades and you will understand a big part of the catastrophic fires we now have.

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HAMPTON LUMBER PO Box 2315 Salem, Oregon 97308-2315 Telephone 503.365.8400 Fax 503.365.8900

www.HamptonLumber.com June 21, 2021

Oregon Department of Forestry Public Affairs 2600 State Street Salem, OR 97310

RE: Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Operations Plans

Dear District Foresters:

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) draft Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Annual Operations Plans (AOP) for the Astoria, Forest Grove, Tillamook, and West Oregon districts. Developing AOPs is an important part of managing state forests to meet greatest permanent value (GPV). ODF has an obligation to not only provide environmental and social benefits of GPV, but economic benefits – specifically to the forest trust land counties and local taxing districts.

Working public forests, like the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests, provide benefits to the entire state. The economic activity from these forests goes beyond the revenue generated from timber sales. The mills located near state forests provide direct and indirect economic activity. For example, our mill in Tillamook provides $100 million of annual economic activity within Tillamook County. Timber sales also provide well maintained road systems and contribute to a variety of recreational opportunities within state forests.

The benefits of wood products created from working public forests also go beyond the surrounding communities. For years, Oregon has faced a housing crisis that has continued to escalate. Without sustainable building products, like wood, this crisis will continue. Any policy that puts a strain on timber supply to local mills will negatively affect the ability to produce quality wood products.

This renewable resource is also part of the solution to address climate change. Working forests and wood products are great options for storing carbon, so long as those forests are actively managed. Active forest management will also reduce the risk of wildfires, which can not only decimate entire communities, but is a growing public health concern due to smoke, not to mention the vast amount of carbon that is released during a wildfire.

Overview of FY22 AOPs

The total planned harvest volume for the Astoria, Forest Grove, Tillamook, and West Oregon districts is 190.6 million board feet (MMBF) for a net total revenue of $70,646,496. While this is an increase from the FY 2021 AOPs, the implementation plan (IP) annual harvest objectives for the four districts combined is 193 MMBF. That additional 2.4 MMBF that was not included in the AOPs would result in an additional $889,567.63 in revenue, using FY22 AOP calculations. That

additional revenue would go to the surrounding communities (64%) and to ODF (36%). We strongly encourage ODF meet its obligations and increase the total volume to the IP objectives at the least.

The FY22 AOPs are consistent with the current Forest Management Plan (FMP) that is following take avoidance measures. While ODF is pursuing a habitat conservation plan (HCP) and drafting a companion FMP, ODF must continue to draft and implement AOPs and other policies that are consistent with the current FMP. This approach should specifically be taken to the FY 2023 AOPs. ODF’s working project timelines for the final Board of Forestry consideration of an HCP and companion FMP is scheduled for February 2023, eight months after the FY 2023 AOPs take effect. Furthermore, the adoption of an HCP and companion FMP should be done to achieve GPV and provide a balanced approach to economic, environmental, and social benefits – including sustainable harvest levels.

One consistent and broadly applied issue we have noticed is the lack of consideration for future sales while laying out current sales. We’ve seen several instances where operators will have to harvest around or through young stands or in areas that are geographically less safe for operators working on the ground. This also applies to road management. We have noticed problems on both ends of the spectrum, with too much emphasis in road building on spur roads in the Astoria District that won’t be used again for hauling for decades, but also lack of improvements near stands that will likely be harvested in the near future in the Tillamook District. Long term planning will not only increase revenue in individual sales, but also increase efficiencies and reduce logging and hauling costs for purchasers. We would be happy to give specific examples of these concerns to district staff at their convenience.

Below are specific comments and concerns organized by district.

Astoria District – 67.5 MMBF, $25,145,643 net revenue

The planned harvest output for this district is 5.5 MMBF lower than the target volume in the IP. The planned 67.5 MMBF is an increase from the previous year, but still does not meet the IP goal of 73 MMBF. This district is highly productive so there doesn’t seem to be an obvious reason why the output does not meet the IP goal. The average harvest output doesn’t mean the district shouldn’t still meet its annual objectives. We would suggest adding a sale or expanding proposed sales in this district.

There are two thinning sales and one majority thinning sale in the AOP. Thinning is an important part of forest management and forest health. The one caution with this approach is the lack of bids when a thinning sale is offered. Using the FY 2021 Popeye sale as an example, only two bids were offered for this majority thinning sale.

Forest Grove District – 60.8 MMBF, $28,663,625 net revenue

Several sales in this district are near recreation sites and facilities. We do not oppose sales within recreation areas and appreciate the priority mentioned in the AOP to mitigate conflicts with the recreation public. Public education is extremely important to the industry and we support opportunities to better explain why active forest management is beneficial for all Oregonians.

As noted in the AOP, the overall proposed harvest is less than one percent of the district. This is a highly productive district and we would encourage ODF to maximize sales to reflect this.

Tillamook District – 47.9 MMBF, $11,498,658 net revenue

Fox Ridge – this sale is on steep ground and a 100-foot yarder tower will likely be needed to harvest the units. Due to this, there are acres around unit 840 that are mature and could be included in the sale. This would prevent the need to harvest those acres later on. The boundaries could be extended toward Highway 6 to the southwest and to Jordan Creek to the northeast where the stand flattens out. Extending the boundaries would eliminate the need to work around and through young stands in future sales.

Buckskins – to the south of the western portion of unit 615 is a patch of merchantable timber that could be included in this sale to avoid harvesting around young stands later on. The operators will likely use Archers Road for the landing, so they could easily harvest that stand without having to move equipment. The boundaries of unit 610 seem to be mismarked. While visiting the unit, it would appear a stand that was thinned three years ago in the Ax Ridge thinning sale is included in this sale. An explanation of this unit layout is needed.

Helpin’ Hanns – this is a well laid out sale. Unit 398 could be extended directly to the south where there is merchantable timber and existing roads. The inner gorges in the northeast corner of the unit could be challenging to log around, which raises safety concerns for operators.

Lobo Canyon – this unit layout raises several questions and a better explanation of the boundaries is needed.

Yankee Branch – the Labor Day 2020 windstorm damaged this unit. The timber is on the verge of being nonmerchantable and should have been offered as a sale in FY 2021 immediately after the storm. The no harvest slopes identified in unit 926 need to be reviewed. The LiDAR appears to have misinterpreted several slopes that are indeed operable with merchantable timber. The sale boundary could be extended to include the merchantable timber to the east of the most eastern portion of unit 926. There is no roadwork identified with sale but some improvement would be needed for hauling operations.

As noted in the AOP, the overall proposed harvest is less than one percent of the district. While the target is close to the IP objective, there is still more work that could be done to improve forest health. Yankee Branch is the only sale with salvageable timber. Several stands were damaged in the February 2021 ice storm. Is there a reason why those were not included in sales? Additionally, South Minich is the only primary sale that includes swiss needle cast (SNC) infected stands. We know SNC is prevalent in the Tillamook State Forest and is a serious threat to forest health. We would encourage ODF to treat more of these stands before the problem gets any worse.

West Oregon District – 14.4 MMBF, $5,338,570 net revenue

Old Fort Combo – this is a well laid out sale that addresses necessary salvage from the February 2021 ice storm. Units 2 and 3 have been identified as thinning units. These units have merchantable timber that could be used to make sustainable wood products. We would suggest a heavy thin or modified clearcut in these units. There is also a stand to the south of units 1 and 2 long Fort Extension Road that includes merchantable timber. We would suggest modifying the sale boundary to include this stand.

We appreciate ODF’s consideration our comments and willingness to adjust the draft AOPs as needed. As a long-time purchaser of ODF timber sales, we see ourselves as active participants in the long-term management of state forests. We look forward to the continued working relationship we have with the department as a whole and with the individual districts.

Sincerely,

Laura Wilkeson State Forest Policy Director Hampton Lumber COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2021 3:17 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Kristin Gross

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I am asking that all planned timber sales for 2022 go through a much more thorough environmental impact study. As you all certainly know the climate crisis is escalating. Removing trees has a direct Comments impact on climate change on so many levels. Allowing timber sales to continue is an atrocity that puts profits over the health of the planet.

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Record ID: 500

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From: James Hupy < @gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2021 9:02 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: Timber management

My name is James B. Hupy. I am 80 years old. I have been an Oregon resident since 1958. Before that, I grew up in Salkum, Washington. A logging town of approx 150‐200 people. Upon graduating from high school, I went to work in the logging woods, setting chokers onh a hig lead show privately held by Long Bell. Nearly every able bodied male in my town also worked in the woods or were connected to the Timber Industry. Log Truck drivers, Mill Workers, etc. So, I know of which I speak when it comes to timber management. 1. First of all, Timber is a managed cash crop that takes about 75 years to mature. 2. Oregon Department of Forestry needs to recognize that there are 3 distinct owner groups here. One, Private timberlands. Two Federal Forest Lands, which is by far the largest player in this game. Third is State Managed Forestlands. That is the one in question here. As I grew older and got married and had children, we spent nearly every weekend in the wilderness areas camping and Backpacking. My family and I have walked the entire Pacific Crest Trail, (formerly known as the Timberline Trail System) from the California border to Bonneville Dam via the Eagle Creek Trail. So I have a good understanding of the recreational value of timberlands.

Endangered species like the Spotted Owl, wolves, etc. are nothing but a convenient subject for Environmentalists to hitch their wagons to for lawsuits, etc. A big, complex picture, to be sure. The way that I see it, O.D.O.F. has a task that seems impossible to manage. Kinda like herding cats. So what I suggest, is to pull back their sights to State Managed timberlands only. Leave privately held timberlands and their owners alone. Same can be said for Federal Forestlands. Not your problem. Ignore the protestors and environmentalists. Their issues are with the Courts and Oregon Legislature, and that is where you should refer them. Do not get into a situation where you become embroiled with them. So, that leaves us with the big issues. Fire management, and habitation of State Owned Timberlands by homeowners who have no business living in timberlands. Right of ways along heavily traveled roads should be devoid of combustible materials at least 50 yards back from the roads on both sides through heavy timber. Man caused fires is a HUGE issue, and when the persons responsible for them can be determined, they need to be proscecuted and held accountable for their actions. No exceptions. Lightning caused fires ABSOLUTELY need to be agressively fought with all means possible, Smoke jumpers, Helicopters, Aircraft, etc. Never, never allow them to burn. This is a HUGE issue also. I can be contacted at @gmail.com iif you wish to follow up on anything that I have said that is unclear. James B. Hupy Salem, Oregon

1 COX Jason R * ODF

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Name Wilma Ingram

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Subject Other

If a sensible approach would have been taken years ago. There wouldn't of been as much pollution, loss of forests, animals and peoples properties. If boundary lines would of been made around every few Comments acres wide enough that when trees fall they won't fall on the next lot of treesh to catc on fire. I don't know who has been managing Oregons forest's, but they haven't been doing no justice to the environment nor anything living.

Submission ID: 779ab2ae‐1493‐4cc3‐a13b‐f45decb3293b

Record ID: 406

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2021 8:21 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Gary Lovelace

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Comments Leave forest management to foresters and not environmentalists.

Submission ID: 14113152‐fbf9‐4003‐80fe‐ac306720cdbd

Record ID: 408

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 9:09 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jessica Munyon

Email @gmail.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

To Whom It May Concern, The annual operations plans in their current form that include the sale of land to be used for logging would significantly impact the hiking community’s use of that land for Comments recreation. The environmental impact of over‐logging in Oregon is well documented. I ask and implore that you reconsider the proposed sale of this land and preserve the land in an effort to support recreation and environmental sustainability. Sincerely, Jessica Munyon

Submission ID: 5241df28‐42a6‐45ee‐9308‐d86d6b49a900

Record ID: 490

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18 June 2021

TO: ODF Public Affairs VIA: [email protected]

Subject: 2022 AOP(s) — comments

Please accept the following comments from Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands concerning the 2022 Annual Operating Plans for State Forests, https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Oregon Wild represents 20,000 members and supporters who share our mission to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and water as an enduring legacy. Our goal is to protect areas that remain intact while striving to restore areas that have been degraded. This can be accomplished by moving over- represented ecosystem elements (such as logged and roaded areas) toward characteristics that are currently under-represented (such as roadless areas and complex old forest). Cascadia Wildlands is part of a movement to protect and restore wild ecosystems of the Cascadia Bioregion, including vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, and vibrant communities sustained by the unique landscapes. Cascadia Wildlands’ contact information is: P.O. Box 10455, Eugene, OR 97440 | Eugene, OR 97401 | 541-434-1463 | [email protected].

ODF is taking comment on the draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath Falls, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests which describe on- the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

To the extent portions of these comments may be deemed outside the scope of the AOPs, please consider amending the district implementation plans, long-range forest plans, or the Forestry Program for Oregon as appropriate to bring current management of Oregon forests into alignment with the public interest and the greatest permanent value.

The AOPs claim that “As a public agency, ODF strives to operate in the best interest of Oregonians. We provide opportunities for public participation to assist us in securing the greatest permanent value from state forests for all Oregonians.” We challenge ODF to make those words count by actually adjusting forest management in response to public comments in order to create more public value than the status quo, such as shrinking the road system, and thinning young stands instead of clearcutting mature forests.

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Achieve Greatest Permanent Value by Preserving Options for the Future Emphasizing Thinning Young Stands, While Conserving Mature & Old-growth Management of State Forests is in a state of flux. ODF is currently developing a Habitat Conservation Plan and companion Forest Management Plan for about 640,000 acres of ODF- managed forests west of the Cascades. Oregon’s forests also need to be made part of the solution to the climate crisis – a credible solution that keeps carbon stored in the forest, not a phony solution that logs the forest and transfers more than half of the carbon to the atmosphere.

In this situation it would be wise for ODF to adopt AOPs for 2022 that preserve options for the future. For instance, instead of clearcutting mature forests, ODF should get volume from variable thinning of dense young stands. This would not only produce volume, but also help restore the forests ability to provide ecosystem services while maintaining more options for the future.

One of the best ways to preserve options is to focus a partial cutting dense young stands. Dense young stands are over-abundant compared to the historic range of variability. Thinning leaves the stand relatively intact, providing habitat, protecting water quality, retaining photosynthetic machinery for carbon uptake, retaining scenic values, etc. Mature and old forests on the other hand are under-represented compared to the historic range of variability, and logging (especially regen harvest) is more likely to cause net negative effects on a suite of public values. See Doug Heiken 2009. The Case for Protecting Both Old Growth and Mature Forests. Version 1.8 April 2009. https://www.dropbox.com/s/4s0825a7t6fq7zu/Mature%20Forests%2C%20Heiken%2C%20v%2 01.8.pdf?dl=0. The arguments in favor of conserving mature forests are vastly more compelling than the arguments in favor of logging them. ODF should conduct a broad and searching evaluation of the social, economic (market and non-market), and environmental costs and benefits of thinning young stands vs clearcutting mature stands.

Shift Emphasis so that Wood Production is a By-product of Ecological Restoration State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high- quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. ODFs reliance on regeneration harvesting of mature stands is objectively not the best way to meet these goals. The public interest can be best met by shifting them emphasis of state forest management from resource extraction to conservation of public values.

The greatest permanent value is not met when forests are clearcut and wood is provided to a market that is already over over-saturated with logs. Rather, the public interest is best met by managing for public values that are best provided by restoring mature & old-growth forests. This

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is not a recommendation for “zero cut,” rather we call for a shift to logging that has clear restoration benefits, such as variable thinning of dense young stands. Wood would still flow from state forests, not as an end in itself, but as a by-product of legitimate ecological restoration.

Mitigate Externalities from Logging and Market Imperfections by Emphasizing Forest Conservation In economics, externalities are costs of production that are not included in the price of goods and those costs are instead shifted to other parties. Externalities cause market imperfections and the inefficient allocation of resources. Since these external costs are not borne by either or the buyer or the seller, they are not reflected in the price of wood, which means that prices are no longer sending a clear signal to the market about the appropriate level of supply and demand.

Logging and logging roads has a variety of significant externalities, such as water pollution, habitat degradation, GHG emissions, increased fire hazard, loss of recreation and scenic values, etc. Due to externalities, wood is under-priced, which artificially inflates demand. And since wood supplier do not have to pay the full costs of production, wood tends to be over-supplied.

ODF should work to correct these market imperfections, and find a new balance of forest management with less logging, more conservation, longer rotations, greater carbon accumulation, wider stream buffers, more and larger reserves, thinning instead of clearcutting, treating abundant young stands instead of rare mature and old stands, etc.

ODF can better meet public values (“greatest permanent value”) by supplying under-produced public services like clean water, wildlife, fish, carbon, recreation, community fire resiliency, quality of life. It makes no sense for ODF to produce more wood, when we already know it’s under-priced and over-produced.

The agency must recognize that wood products are already under-priced and over-supplied due to “externalities” (costs that are not included in the price of wood, so those costs are shifted from wood product producers and consumers to the general public who suffer the consequences of climate change without compensation from those who profit from logging related externalities). Ecosystem carbon storage on the other hand is under-supplied because there is not a functioning market for carbon storage and climate services. The agency is in a position to address these market imperfections by focusing on unmet demand for carbon storage instead of offering wood products that are already oversupplied.

Land protection, both public and private, provides substantial ecological benefits by avoiding conversion of natural systems to intensive, developed uses. These benefits include carbon sequestration, watershed functioning, soil conservation, and the preservation of diverse habitat types (e.g., Daily 1997, Brauman et al. 2007, Kumar 2012,

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Watson et al. 2014). Land protection also solves a key market failure: private markets tend to underprovide socially beneficial land uses such as natural forests, agricultural lands, or managed timberlands. The reason for this failure is that many of the benefits of these lands go to the public in general, not individual landowners. When private values and market transactions determine land uses, less land will be devoted to socially beneficial uses than if citizens could collectively determine use on the basis of social values (e.g., Angelsen 2010, Tietenberg and Lewis 2016). Katharine R.E. Sims, Jonathan R. Thompson, Spencer R. Meyer, Christoph Nolte, Joshua S. Plisinski. 2019. Assessing the local economic impacts of land protection. Conservation Biology. 26 March 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13318, https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Sims_et_al-2019- Conservation_Biology.pdf.

Mitigate 2020 Fire Effects ODF justifies clearcuts because they say it “promotes the development of a mixture of habitat types across the landscape.” ODF needs to rethink this. First, regen does not mimic natural disturbance in critical ways, such as biomass removal, and road construction. Second, the 2020 fires created a lot of early seral habitat, arguably higher quality than that created via clearcutting. Doing more clearcuts in 2022 makes no sense. It only creates more of a habitat type that is vastly over-abundant. ODF should focus on managing for habitat types that are under-represented, such as mature & old-growth forests and large blocks of unmanaged habitat. ODF does not need to create any more artificial, low-quality early seral habitat in the next several decades.

The 2020 fires also highlight the fact that sustained yield forest management is a myth. When fires can consume a large fraction of the volume expected from the landscape, it is clear that sustainable harvest levels must be vastly lower every year to avoid creating big pulses and gaps in production. See Jack Ward Thomas 1997. The Instability of Stability, http://web.archive.org/web/20001201174000/http://coopext.cahe.wsu.edu/~pnrec97/thomas2.ht m; or https://oregonwild.org/instability-stability-remembering-jack-ward-thomas (“The vision that I was taught in school of the "regulated forest" and the resultant predictable outputs of commodities has turned out to have been a dream. … By now it is becoming obvious that this dream was built on the pillars of the seemingly boundless virgin forest and an ethic of manifest destiny coupled with hubris of being able to predict the response of nature and humans. This was coupled with an inflated sense of understanding of forested ecosystems and of human control. Perhaps it is time to recognize that such stability is not attainable in any western region except for relatively short periods of years or decades. … It is increasingly apparent that ecological processes are not as well understood nor as predictable as had been assumed by natural resource managers steeped in Clementsian ecological theory of orderly and predictable succession of plant communities from bare ground to a mature, steady state. … In summary, the timber supply from federal lands is one drought, one insect and disease outbreak, one severe fire season, one

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election, one budget, one successful appeal, one loss in court, one listing of a threatened or endangered species, one new piece of pertinent scientific information, one change in technology, one shift in public opinion, one new law, one loss of a currently available technological tool, one change in market, one shift in interest rates, et al, away from "stability" at all times. And, these changes do not come one at a time, they come in bunches like banannas [sic] and the bunches are always changing. So, stability in timber supply from the public lands is simply a myth, a dream that was never founded in reality. It is time to stop pretending.”). See also: Donald Ludwig, Ray Hilborn, Carl Waters 1993. Uncertainty, Resource Exploitation, and Conservation: Lessons from History. Science, New Series, Vol. 260, No. 5104 (Apr. 2, 1993), pp. 17-36. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/bay_delta/deltaflow/docs/exh ibits/swrcb/swrcb_ludwig1993.pdf

Many large and ecologically valuable trees were killed by the 2020 Labor Day fires. This results in a shortage of large trees and mature forest, but less obviously it also results in a future shortage of snags (the period after most of the fire-killed trees have fallen down and before the new stands grow large trees suitable for snag recruitment). ODF should adjust AOPs throughout Oregon to retain all large trees (live and dead) and grow more large trees to mitigate for the loss of large trees and the expected multi-decade gap in snag recruitment.

In a 2021 guest opinion in the Salem Statesman-Journal, Jerry Franklin & Norm Johnson said: The standing dead and down wood created by intense disturbances such as wildfire or wind is essential to the ecological recovery of disrupted forest and aquatic ecosystems. Where most trees are killed, such as the September 2020 wildfires, this pulse of dead wood represents all the large dead wood that will be available to the ecosystem for most of the next century. These snags and logs are critical as habitat for an immense array of wildlife, including birds, insects, mammals, salamanders and reptiles, all of which are elements of larger food webs. This wood also represents an immense long-term source of energy and nutrients – and of sequestered carbon. In streams, the logs are critical structures important in maintaining stream productivity, water quality and fisheries. Where management goals emphasize restoring diverse forest ecosystems with a full array of functional capabilities, natural recovery is the surest way for them to regain their ecological integrity. Salvage logging combined with dense commercial tree planting results in artificial ecosystems that lack most of the features that the public wants in our forests. Jerry F. Franklin and K. Norman Johnson 2021. Salvage does not aid ecological recovery of forests. Salem Statesman-Journal, Guest Opinion. https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/2021/04/23/guest-opinion-salvage-logging- wildfires-secondary-growth-forests/7289895002/?fbclid=IwAR3zuN- tA__dvGs7g3vrDzxhLchXZvHHxud16vVNturwzv-hmJ3tTIgsK1w (emphasis added).

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ODF should refrain from replanting after the fires. ODF should allow natural processes to flourish, so that burned areas develop complex early seral habitat, instead of even-aged, homogeneous plantation characteristics.

ODF needs to harmonize its forest management program with the new paradigm that recognizes fie and a natural and integral part of forest dynamics: … [N]atural disturbances are key ecosystem processes rather than ecological disasters that require human repair. Recent ecological paradigms emphasize the dynamic, nonequilibrial nature of ecological systems in which disturbance is a normal feature and how natural disturbance regimes and the maintenance of biodiversity and productivity are interrelated … Salvage harvesting activities undermine many of the ecosystem benefits of major disturbances. … [R]emoval of large quantities of biological legacies can have negative impacts on many taxa. For example, salvage harvesting removes critical habitat for species, such as cavity-nesting mammals, [and] woodpeckers, … Large-scale salvage harvesting is often begun soon after a wildfire, when resource managers make decisions rapidly, with long lasting ecological consequences…. Lindenmayer, Franklin, Hunter, Noss, et al., 2004. ECOLOGY: Salvage Harvesting Policies After Natural Disturbance, Science 303: 1303. http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/courses/ecol406r_506r/lindenmayer&noss-2005- effectslogging4.pdf

Advancing the goal of conserving ecologically complex forest requires a cautious approach to post-fire management. In recent decades, voluminous and compelling science has emerged showing that natural forest recovery after fire is more likely to maintain and develop long-lasting complex forest attributes, while salvage logging and traditional replanting schemes are certain to simplify forests and retard or prevent development of desired complex forests. See Mark E Swanson, Jerry F Franklin, Robert L Beschta, Charles M Crisafulli, Dominick A DellaSala, Richard L Hutto, David B Lindenmayer, and Frederick J Swanson 2010. The forgotten stage of forest succession: early-successional ecosystems on forest sites. Front Ecol Environ 2010; doi:10.1890/090157 https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/journals/pnw_2010_swanson001.pdf Daniel C. Donato, John L. Campbell & Jerry F. Franklin 2012. FORUM Multiple successional pathways and precocity in forest development: can some forests be born complex? Journal of Vegetation Science 23 (2012) 576–584 http://people.forestry.oregonstate.edu/john- campbell/sites/people.forestry.oregonstate.edu.john-campbell/files/Donato_2012_JVS.pdf.

After a fire, the powerful dynamics of PNW forest ecosystems rapidly emerge. This ecosystem is dominated by large wood legacies carried over from the previous stand, plus a profusion of diverse plants that produce nuts, berries, nectar, pollen, and palatable foliage. These rich plant communities provide food and habitat for a diversity of foraging wildlife, and those wildlife support diverse predators - helping to support a robust forest food chain. The importance of the complex early seral stage has been vastly under-appreciated until recently, and your respective agencies' approaches to post-fire management need to reflect the best (and most recent) available science.

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As your agencies know well, fire as a disturbance provides the ideal conditions for this complex early seral ecosystem to emerge and flourish at least until conifer regeneration develops and dominates the site. In a forest experiencing natural recovery, the heterogeneous early seral ecosystem stage can persist for decades. However, this biodiverse condition can be brought to a screeching halt with salvage logging and conifer replanting that removes complex legacy structures, damages regenerating vegetation diversity, and accelerates conifer dominance. In fact, forests with structurally complex beginnings due to fire can develop desired old growth forest characteristics twice as fast as forests simplified by salvage logging and replanting.

Fish & Wildlife ODF should take aggressive steps to protect and restore suitable habitat for fish & wildlife, especially those listed under the state and federal Endangered Species Acts. Mature forests and less-fragmented blocks of habitat are grossly under-represented compared to the historic range of variability, so these forests should be a high priority for conservation. Likewise, recently clearcut conditions are vastly over-abundant compared to the historic range of variability, so ODF should avoid making the landscape the distribution of habitat types even more lopsided by conducting more regen harvest.

Sincerely,

Doug Heiken [email protected] for Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands

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From: [email protected] To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 9:06:34 PM Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name stuart phillips

Email @hotmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please DO NOT log any older mature trees at all ever! Logging does not Comments restore our public forests ever, leave them completely alone now!

Submission ID: c56d6265-dc29-4dc5-af4d-7105b2bf4519

Record ID: 411 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2021 10:50 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Steve Reed

Email @yahoo.com

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Subject Other

Now listen up. We need to save the planet now and our State—— not logging careers. You please put a halt to logging of old growth which is critical to both plants and animals— it represents the diversity we Comments need to survive. Just look at google earth. It is a disgrace the way you have let the cascades and coast range be turned into a paltry tree farm STOP IT NOW. WISE‐THE ‐FUCK‐UP!!!!!!! What are you; a bunch of numbskull trumpers?

Submission ID: e5dcd456‐cd00‐4e5b‐9931‐cce96a479451

Record ID: 407

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2021 9:19 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Alana Armstrong

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please provide for more careful environmental review of water quality standards required for logging in Comments this area. The economic benefit for this land sale in the Timber / Tillamook forest area does not seem to outweigh the environmental factors at risk.

Submission ID: 238d6694‐c971‐49df‐92ad‐8a1c85b64f88

Record ID: 503

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:57 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Bradley Boatwright

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Devastating. Timber sales in the Tillamook forest is a major shame on ODF. We need trees, mature trees, to stop the climate crisis and to provide recreation. I moved to Oregon for the unmolested Comments forests and expansive mature forests, and now your actions are making me rethink where I moved. Do better!

Submission ID: 13949272‐9730‐4ffa‐867d‐636b33c31249

Record ID: 473

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 11:23 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Han Chang

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please do not cut down these mature trees or ruin the pedestrian and biking trails that we have all Comments come to enjoy.

Submission ID: be17c690‐ad0c‐4ec7‐9691‐8d3a026192d7

Record ID: 474

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:59 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

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Name Brett Farrell

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Subject Other

Hello ODF, As a non‐motorized recreational user on the Tillamook State Forest, I am writing to express my support of the proposed electrical power installation project at Reehers Camp in your 2022 Annual Operation Plan. With the sharp increase in recreational use at Reehers Camp over the past few years, having electrical power access at Reehers Camp at the Camp Host and Picnic Shelter sites will be a huge step forward in the recruitment of camp hosts and volunteers, contributing to the overall success of the Comments ODF Recreation program, Reehers Camp resources and the recreational user experience. Electrical power access will also significantly enhance existing social gathering uses and permitted recreation events that occur at the Reehers Camp Picnic Shelter area (eliminating the need for gas‐powered generators). Thank you for improving the non‐motorized recreational user experience on our Tillamook State Forest. Gratefully, Brett Farrell

Submission ID: a6c06269‐3207‐47e9‐af7f‐72fd01038f2f

Record ID: 419

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 7:32 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Nathan Frechen

Email @yahoo.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello ODF, As a non‐motorized recreational user on the Tillamook State Forest, I am writing to express my support of the proposed electrical power installation project at Reehers Camp in your 2022 Annual Operation Plan. With the sharp increase in recreational use at Reehers Camp over the past few years, having electrical power access at Reehers Camp at the Camp Host and Picnic Shelter sites will be a huge step forward in the recruitment of camp hosts and volunteers, contributing to the overall success of the Comments ODF Recreation program, Reehers Camp resources and the recreational user experience. Electrical power access will also significantly enhance existing social gathering uses and permitted recreation events that occur at the Reehers Camp Picnic Shelter area (eliminating the need for gas‐powered generators). Thank you for improving the non‐motorized recreational user experience on our Tillamook State Forest.

Submission ID: b91778cf‐c73a‐48c6‐a2f3‐df23382dfc0e

Record ID: 457

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 10:45 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

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Name Chloe Hallyburton

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello ODF, As a non‐motorized recreational user on the Tillamook State Forest, I am writing to express my support of the proposed electrical power installation project at Reehers Camp in your 2022 Annual Operation Plan. With the sharp increase in recreational use at Reehers Camp over the past few years, having electrical power access at Reehers Camp at the Camp Host and Picnic Shelter sites will be a huge step forward in the recruitment of camp hosts and volunteers, contributing to the overall success of the Comments ODF Recreation program, Reehers Camp resources and the recreational user experience. Electrical power access will also significantly enhance existing social gathering uses and permitted recreation events that occur at the Reehers Camp Picnic Shelter area (eliminating the need for gas‐powered generators). Thank you for improving the non‐motorized recreational user experience on our Tillamook State Forest. Gratefully, Chloe Hallyburton

Submission ID: 228fcf4c‐eefa‐410e‐a3f9‐db7fac887104

Record ID: 422

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 8:00 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

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Name Aaron Long

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello ODF, As a non‐motorized recreational user on the Tillamook State Forest, I am writing to express my support of the proposed electrical power installation project at Reehers Camp in your 2022 Annual Operation Plan. With the sharp increase in recreational use at Reehers Camp over the past few years, having electrical power access at Reehers Camp at the Camp Host and Picnic Shelter sites will be a huge step forward in the recruitment of camp hosts and volunteers, contributing to the overall success of the Comments ODF Recreation program, Reehers Camp resources and the recreational user experience. Electrical power access will also significantly enhance existing social gathering uses and permitted recreation events that occur at the Reehers Camp Picnic Shelter area (eliminating the need for gas‐powered generators). Thank you for improving the non‐motorized recreational user experience on our Tillamook State Forest. Gratefully, Aaron Long

Submission ID: 3388431b‐6ac3‐46db‐ae19‐bbc91bf077fe

Record ID: 423

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:01 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Ryan Maize

Email @hotmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello ODF, As a non‐motorized recreational user on the Tillamook State Forest, I am writing to express my support of the proposed electrical power installation project at Reehers Camp in your 2022 Annual Operation Plan. With the sharp increase in recreational use at Reehers Camp over the past few years, having electrical power access at Reehers Camp at the Camp Host and Picnic Shelter sites will be a huge step forward in the recruitment of camp hosts and volunteers, contributing to the overall success of the Comments ODF Recreation program, Reehers Camp resources and the recreational user experience. Electrical power access will also significantly enhance existing social gathering uses and permitted recreation events that occur at the Reehers Camp Picnic Shelter area (eliminating the need for gas‐powered generators). Thank you for improving the non‐motorized recreational user experience on our Tillamook State Forest. Gratefully, Ryan Maize

Submission ID: b866da03‐f516‐4c1c‐bd35‐b0d000a83da2

Record ID: 425

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:30 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Evan Miller

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello I am an active cyclist and I nature advocate. I petition you to please save our forest and our Comments cycling routes. Thanks Evan

Submission ID: e55b68aa‐6922‐456b‐8e6e‐ea89a138eb5b

Record ID: 470

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2021 6:08 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Juntu Oberg

Email juntu@nw‐trail.org

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

As a stewardship partner with the Oregon Department of Forestry in Tillamook State Forest, Northwest Trail Alliance is writing to express support of the proposed electrical power installation project at Reehers Camp in your 2022 Annual Operation Plan. With the sharp increase in recreational use at Reehers Camp over the past few years, having electrical power access at Reehers Camp at the Camp Host and Picnic Shelter sites will be a huge step forward in the recruitment of camp hosts and Comments volunteers, contributing to the overall success of the ODF Recreation program, Reehers Camp resources and the recreational user experience. Electrical power access will also significantly enhance existing social gathering uses and permitted recreation events that occur at the Reehers Camp Picnic Shelter area (eliminating the need for gas‐powered generators). Thank you for improving the non‐ motorized recreational user experience on our Tillamook State Forest. Sincerely, Juntu Oberg President Northwest Trail Alliance

Submission ID: 6f633054‐829b‐4f3c‐a5ef‐5dcf6e7d814b

Record ID: 429

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 8:06 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Luz Preciado

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Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

The Timber Industry has not shown respect to the forest or the communities which lay in or near it. Comments Please do not allow the Timber Industry or any one else take our trees from the Tillamook Forest.

Submission ID: 0997c5f4‐354b‐4b2f‐9908‐2d8808774d7e

Record ID: 488

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 1:16 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged

Name Mack Robertson

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello ODF, As a non‐motorized recreational user on the Tillamook State Forest, I am writing to express my support of the proposed electrical power installation project at Reehers Camp in your 2022 Annual Operation Plan. With the sharp increase in recreational use at Reehers Camp over the past few years, having electrical power access at Reehers Camp at the Camp Host and Picnic Shelter sites will be a huge step forward in the recruitment of camp hosts and volunteers, contributing to the overall success of the Comments ODF Recreation program, Reehers Camp resources and the recreational user experience. Electrical power access will also significantly enhance existing social gathering uses and permitted recreation events that occur at the Reehers Camp Picnic Shelter area (eliminating the need for gas‐powered generators). Thank you for improving the non‐motorized recreational user experience on our Tillamook State Forest. Thank you, Mack Robertson

Submission ID: 545f1a7e‐d478‐4697‐a69e‐1a87de3b036c

Record ID: 420

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:51 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

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Name Nancy Stone

Email nancys@nw‐trail.org

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello ODF, As a non‐motorized recreational user on the Tillamook State Forest, I am writing to express my support of the proposed electrical power installation project at Reehers Camp in your 2022 Annual Operation Plan. With the sharp increase in recreational use at Reehers Camp over the past few years, having electrical power access at Reehers Camp at the Camp Host and Picnic Shelter sites will be a huge step forward in the recruitment of camp hosts and volunteers, contributing to the overall success of the Comments ODF Recreation program, Reehers Camp resources and the recreational user experience. Electrical power access will also significantly enhance existing social gathering uses and permitted recreation events that occur at the Reehers Camp Picnic Shelter area (eliminating the need for gas‐powered generators). Thank you for improving the non‐motorized recreational user experience on our Tillamook State Forest. Gratefully, Nancy Stone

Submission ID: 04addb3c‐96ed‐4008‐a2c1‐2748e27a9985

Record ID: 418

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 7:35 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Kristin Valentine

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Subject Other

Wtf Why are we clear cutting state forests? Big talk about combating climate change and then we cut down the very thing that sucks CO2 out of the air. To top that off, Gales Creek and Browns Camp area are heavily used recreation areas, perfect for cooling off in the hot summer. Take out the trees and the Comments area is ruined for good. So disappointed that this is even a consideration. I rode the historic hiking loop last for the first time in a little while and was aghast at how terrible parts of the area are now, hot and dusty, it looks like a bomb went off where the clear cuts happened. It’s such a disaster. I can’t believe clear cuts are even legal.

Submission ID: c6e848ee‐28f6‐47f7‐9f10‐1329523edb5b

Record ID: 493

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 4:11 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Summer Jean Amauba

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Subject Other

This is regarding timber sales of Round Bell and Unparalleled. These timber sales cannot occur!! I oppose the sales and the destruction of Tillamook Forest. This Forest needs to be preserved. These Comments sales will have adverse reactions to the land and community and could not be recovered. I absolutely oppose these sales.

Submission ID: 2be9c994‐89ca‐4fff‐a389‐f73bbaed1971

Record ID: 527

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 9:53 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Brian Anthony

Email @anthmcollective.com

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Subject Other

I’m writing today to express my concern regarding the two potential temper sales affecting the Browns Camp and Gales Creek trail systems. These trail systems have been an important part of my physical, Comments mental, and emotional well being for many years. As a hiker, runner and mountain biker, I spend endless outs in these areas and would be personally affected by the clear cutting that would result from these sales. I believe there must be a better solution.

Submission ID: e8629e11‐70d2‐440a‐81a3‐bd8a1799e280

Record ID: 451

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 11:36 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Craig Armstrong

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Subject Other

These comments are in relation to the Round Bell and unparalleled proposed timber sales. I am very much against these proposed sales due to the potential for immense water quality impacts to the Comments region. Logging these areas will end up polluting the local watersheds in the region and cost taxpayers much more than the proposed economic benefit of the timber sale itself.

Submission ID: 2917a3c4‐04a5‐4400‐9096‐8e0b5e464a54

Record ID: 475

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 8:27 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Tom Armstrong

Email @yahoo.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Tillamook State Forest Round Bell timber sale: This sale basically clearcuts nearly a mile of the best single track on all of Gales Creek Trail. The proposed timber harvest area along Gales Creek will absolutely destroy the entire section between Bell Camp Road and the Reeher's Camp area ‐ some of the best, mountain biking trails in the area. The clear cuts are excessive and unnecessary and will result Comments in extensive trail damage and removal of the prime forest setting and high‐quality structure of the trail. Unparalleled timber sale: This sale would use Gravelle Brothers Trail as the timber sale boundary, continuing the extensive clearcutting from 2016 that destroyed the intact, mature forest setting along the trail. This would also involve extensive trail closure and damage, and negatively impact the structure and character of the trail .

Submission ID: 8caaa0d6‐d179‐4fe8‐aa67‐09c5a22aaf46

Record ID: 489

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 11:55 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Demian Bailey

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Forests have value beyond the price of board‐feet. Please do not proceed with the Round Bell timber sale nor the Unparalleled Timber Sale. A lot of work went into creating and maintaining the trails in that area and they receive a lot of use by cyclists and hikers. These clear cuts would permanently destroy Comments and/or alter these trails. This is particularly important after the fires around the state in 2020 wherein many miles of trails were destroyed by wildfire. This would just increase the pain, unnecessarily. Please do not proceed with these sales.

Submission ID: 6f3e43b7‐5710‐4061‐b153‐daca9a8a124d

Record ID: 479

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:08 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Adam Barmada

Email @me.com

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Subject North Cascade District FY2021 Annual Operations Plan

I am writing in response to the proposed Round Bell timber sale affecting the Gales Creek Trail and the sale that would affect the Rogers Camp trail. I am not supportive of these sales allowing further clear cutting of areas that have endured recent logging. These areas contain the bulk of the biking and hiking trails in the Tillamook State Forest. In keeping with the goals of a working forest including recreation, Comments clean water, animal habitat and conservation, one would expect that certain areas be spared from logging. These proposed areas represent such a small portion of the State Forest but impact so many people because of the trails and their accessibility. Allowing for some of these areas to become old growth (never logged again) is the only way to keep up the conservation side of the ODF creed. These particular areas would be perfect places to start. Protect them! Future generations will be thankful.

Submission ID: 7fe38dcf‐7ed8‐4514‐abe5‐b74e46e17c32

Record ID: 492

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 9:42 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Alexander Basek

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please do not log near Gales Creek Trail and Reehers Camp. It would destroy old growth forest. Comments Especially after the over‐logging in the burn areas elsewhere in Oregon, I expect a more considered, limited approach in the next AOP.

Submission ID: 32038db4‐ee10‐4f69‐995d‐24182fafd934

Record ID: 462

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2021 9:37 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Darren Beckstrand

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I encourage ODF to not carry out the Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales in the Tillamook State Comments Forest. As a frequent trail user in the TSF, these sales would have negative impacts on the recreational opportunities on the trail systems that bound or pass through the sale boundaries.

Submission ID: 58a349ad‐d1ce‐4adc‐aeee‐9b341bc2b129

Record ID: 541

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 7:01 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jeanne Beko

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Subject Other

Can you please move the planned logging off the Gales and Browns Creek trails? A buffer between the Comments trail and the cutting would be cool so the trails do not get super messed up and all dried out.

Submission ID: 1eba751e‐f7ec‐43a4‐bdab‐080f019b1542

Record ID: 455

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 2:25 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Kyle Berg

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Subject Other

Please do not sell the part of the forest that brings so many to the forest to experience the wonderful Comments Gales Creek and Browns Camp areas. There must be a better way to do things than to sell these parcels that have been cared for and loved for years.

Submission ID: 4f54aaf5‐aabd‐4d61‐b0f8‐aa0a42a2fa47

Record ID: 453

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 11:46 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Ben Birdsall

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I am writing to express my outrage at the proposed timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest. Both the Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales are clearcutting mature forests, an unacceptable prospect that would have severe negative impacts on the ecology of the forest, water quality of the watersheds, and its social use as a recreational forest in the Gales Creek and Brown Camp trail network. I urge for this wrongheaded timber sale to be not carried forward, as our state forests should not be clearcut during the climate crisis, especially not simply for profits for multinational corporations and at the expense of our drinking water. More careful environmental impact evaluation should be done for all Comments such proposed logging, as our watershed are being harmed by industrial logging in ways that impact the drinking water of Oregonians and the water for endangered salmon, among other things. Please do not approve the timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest. This kind of industrail, unsustainable logging has negative environmental impacts the timber industry has lobbied hard to avoid accounting for, but our state forests should be environmentally protected and this kind of sale should not be done without careful consideration of both environmental and recreational impact that clearly has not been done here.

Submission ID: f312f5c3‐42f4‐4d36‐9b94‐98e062b239bb

Record ID: 477

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 2:17 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jered bogli

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I strongly oppose the Round Bell timber sale in the Tillamook forest. The sale would destroy great recreational opportunities for Oregonians of all walks of life. We need ODF to not move forward with Comments the Round Bell sale. I want my children to have MATURE forest to recreate in. NO ROUND BELL TIMBER SALE!

Submission ID: f6c2f1b5‐e608‐47d4‐ad31‐d9b0b5c2fc0f

Record ID: 433

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 11:51 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Julie Bonaduce

Email @comcast.net

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Subject Other

Please please please do not allow “Round Bell” and “Unparalleled” timber sales to happen! The running/hiking/mountain biking trail is a treasured gem that would be devastated by clear cutting and it would take decades to restore. Please for the love of god help keep these special places from being Comments harmedd an destroyed‐ enjoying the outdoors is Oregon’s claim to fame and one of the few things that have allowed many of us to keep our sanity through this pandemic. So many people will be devastated by this loss if it is allowed to happen.

Submission ID: 58f07aa9‐1934‐433a‐9c73‐ac472441dcc0

Record ID: 524

1 From: [email protected] To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Date: Friday, June 18, 2021 1:14:43 PM Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Eric Boor

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please don’t gut the trails in the coast range. It would be such a shame. Comments Thanks

Submission ID: 312b977d-36cd-4f20-95a0-8958bf2078ef

Record ID: 517 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:01 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Chris Brannen

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Subject Other

I would like to formally register my comments on the Tillamook State Forest's proposed timber sales along Gales Creek and Brown's Camp trail systems. The proposed timber harvest areas along Gales Creek will continue to contribute to the destruction of one of our areas most pristine natural Comments environments. The deforestation of this area really should be reconsidered as it has taken many many years for some of these areas to repopulate and re‐establish a healthy ecosystem from past historical devastation of fires and other timber activities. It would be a shame and a disgrace to continue losing our precious PNW forests.

Submission ID: 1ab646a6‐068e‐431d‐b88b‐84d31f58b9b2

Record ID: 463

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 12:53 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Bruce Cannon

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Subject Other

Comments about the proposed Round/Bell timber clearcutting sale: I have used the trails on both sides of this area for 20 years, and love the whole area of the north Gales creek and the trails that go over to Reehers camp. I have strong concerns that a clearcut operation in that area would cause irreperable Comments loss to that whole area for the rest of our lifetimes, and the degradation of stream flow quality and threats to the habitat and lives of salmon and other species ‐‐ would definitely be at risk. I would like to insist that far more studying of environmental impact be done for any activity in that area. Bruce Cannon

Submission ID: 44194cbb‐4727‐4325‐812d‐9a575c790b32

Record ID: 495

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2021 11:44 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jordan Clymer

Email @gmail.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hi ODF staff, My name is Jordan Clymer, I am an Oregonian that loves to travel throughout our state, especially the coastal region. I hike, bike, fish, hunt mushrooms, dabble in photography, and enjoy the unique wildlife all over our state. I'm writing in opposition to the proposed timber sales that will impact the Gales Creek and Browns Camp/Gravelle Brothers Trail. Specifically these impacts stem from the Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales. The clear cutting of these sites will be a huge disturbance to Comments the trails and habitats. Destroying tourism, wildlife, the ecology and aesthetics of the immediate area. It is blatantly obvious that a clear cut logging operation is damaging on several levels and recovery takes decades. This type of long term destruction does not seem worth the immediate pay out of timber and a few weeks of work for the timber industry. I don't know how much impact this statement will have, but I strongly urge the state to reconsider both of these sales. Thank you for your time.

Submission ID: 25f540a2‐c142‐45a6‐9527‐9b06faf966d6

Record ID: 506

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 8:10 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jessi Connors

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

The proposed timber harvest area along Gales Creek will absolutely destroy the entire section between Bell Camp Road and the Reeher's Camp area...one of the best, most pristine lines in the area...and you Comments all are proposing to clearcut the entire thing! What about the recreational impacts? What about the environmental impacts? I understand there is demand for lumber but this seems awfully short sighted. Please re‐consider for those of us who live in the area and enjoy it.

Submission ID: eaaf8e37‐7603‐4949‐b126‐99c3bd3981a8

Record ID: 494

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 7:26 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Brian Cusick

Email @hotmail.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please reset the area the Round Bell and Unparralleled timber sale from impacting what few trails we have in the Tillamook State Forest. I plan on riding Rogers and part of gales tomorrow. These closure Comments would effectively cut off the Rogers loop and cut off the end to end of gales creek. Shame. There are tons of acres out there.

Submission ID: 87f6557f‐baf2‐4e67‐a616‐956f397ea2b1

Record ID: 536

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 6:54 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Matthew Danielson

Email @gmail.co

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

The two timber sales that fall on the gales creek trails as well as the Rogers camp trails are short Comments sighted and should not happen. Recreation brings far more money and creates more jobs than logging operations do. Don’t take recreation away to give concessions to loggers.

Submission ID: ff5a49fc‐abbf‐4893‐97a3‐4e51249b455e

Record ID: 446

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2021 8:38 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jessica Denney

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Subject Other

To whom it may concern, I am writing this as an objection to the particular lumber sales in the Tillamook Forest, specifically the portion of the forest that includes Round Bell and Unparalelled deals Comments currently being considered. Please preserve these sections as they cut through a large portion of beloved trails on Oregon. Sincerely, Jessica Denney

Submission ID: 0db5510f‐9849‐4806‐99e6‐517e1e3a6e1a

Record ID: 539

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 4:31 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Kevin Dickson

Email

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Pleas do not clear cut Browns Camp and Gales Creek. You have enough money and wood. Stop Comments destroying our traps, habitat and environment. Boo. Boo on this plan to clear cut Tillamook St Forest. It has not even recovers from the last clear cut.

Submission ID: 08f88ecf‐6bd3‐41a1‐bd55‐c10978c48ac6

Record ID: 440

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2021 7:04 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Anita Dilles

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Subject Other

Gales Creek and Brown's Camp are both very popular mountain bike destinations that would be seriously impacted by logging operations in the area. Mountain biking has and continues to be a source Comments of reprieve from depression, a way for me to spend healthy time with friends, and a good way to exercise. I'm against clear‐cutting these forests. Please consider alternatives that will be less impactful to the folks who use these trails, as well as to the ecosystem within.

Submission ID: 965d69c8‐dccb‐47b1‐8704‐330e82d65f2e

Record ID: 507

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:27 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Hudson Doerge

Email @yahoo.com

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Subject North Cascade District FY2021 Annual Operations Plan

Please reconsider further sale of Tillamook State forest land around Gales Creek. The environmental Comments degradation will be immense and irreversible.

Submission ID: 88e0424e‐aa38‐4ab1‐8e13‐9f3fa9a2b6bb

Record ID: 468

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2021 10:33 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Lee Duncan

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

It looks like more areas right on the trail are going to be logged. Why do you choose these areas instead Comments of someplace a little more remote, so that it doesn't impact the trail so much? You could even leave a bit of a buffer between the trail and thet clear cu but you don't seem to do that. Why?

Submission ID: b6c84da6‐07e6‐4ff5‐b16d‐adb3edc79c89

Record ID: 508

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 9:37 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Justin Dyke

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Subject Other

Please do not allow for the Roundbell and Unparalleled tree cutting permits to be approved. These would destroy some of the most treasured sections of the Tillamook forest and its foot trail systems. Comments While I know tree harvesting must be done, please keep it away from trails and outdoor recreation. We can all exist without encroachment on each other.

Submission ID: 2aa91d7c‐d523‐4ce3‐8fda‐0469d8036d75

Record ID: 520

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 6:44 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Therese Ellsworth

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Subject Other

These comments are in objection of the Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales. In a time of Comments unparalleled trail and natural area use this would negatively impact trails.

Submission ID: 29cd3db0‐d9b6‐4dba‐bd47‐2390f743534e

Record ID: 535

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 12:12 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Matthew S Faunt

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Subject Other

This comment is specific to the Round Bell timber sale and the Unparalleled timber sale. Please reconsider the current plan to go through with the proposed clear cuts on these forestlands. Understanding silviculture and timber sales are a crucial part of the Oregon economy, there is a better way to balance the timber industry with environmental and recreational concerns. The current proposed sales DO NOT meet that balance. The environmental impact on these fragile ecosystems Comments cannot be understated. Please consider alternative, more sustainable approaches like selective cutting or patch cutting to better balance industry demands, ecological sustainability, and recreational value. The timber industry MUST step into a leadership role in conservation of our forestlands before it is too late to adequately remediate the damage we have already done. I implore you to make the difficult (but imperative) choice in prioritizing the long term ecological impacts, for the benefit of the longevity of this industry and for our future generations.

Submission ID: 2dd83784‐3026‐4666‐841b‐664dac37f8d4

Record ID: 480

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 4:43 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Daveed Fleischer

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

The Round Bell timber sale and the Unparalleled timber sale would/will have high impacts on the these forests which offer recreation and educational opportunities and provide essential wildlife habitat and Comments clean water. Please consider the effect this would have on the existing trail system in the forest for all of the people of Oregon that enjoy outdoor activities Thank you, Daveed Fleischer

Submission ID: 0fee32ef‐5e38‐4194‐a82a‐5b61e2fe9218

Record ID: 553

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 7:39 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Nathan Frechen

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

There are two proposed timber sales that would heavily and negatively impact non‐motorized recreation in the Tillamook State Forest ‐ the Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales. Round Bell timber sale: This sale basically clearcuts nearly a mile of the best single track on all of Gales Creek Trail, on the descent north of Bell Camp trailhead down to Reehers Camp. Extensive trail damage and closure would be anticipated, not to mention the removal of the prime forest setting and high quality structure of the trail. Unparalleled timber sale: This sale would use Gravelle Brothers Trail as the timber sale boundary, continuing the extensive clearcutting from 2016 that destroyed the intact, mature forest Comments setting along the trail. This would also involve extensive trail closure and damage, and negatively impact the structure and character of the trail. As a user and volunteer steward of the non‐motorized trails in the Tillamook State Forest, I am strongly opposed to both of these sales, primarily due to their impact upon the experience provided by these sections. I strongly support timber sales in other areas that do not have recreational trails (motorized & non‐motorized), and feel that a strong priority should be placed on non encroaching upon a certain corridor surrounding these trails such that all can enjoy them and love & appreciate the forest in its current state.

Submission ID: c38e7751‐e58c‐4a36‐b4d2‐20e27d3a37a6

Record ID: 458

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 8:56 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Michael Gallagher

Email @gmail.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

The gales creek browns camp timber sale needs to highly consider the forest trail use in its proposal. Comments Keep 5 ft on both sides of the existing trail system as a do not destine zone. Or something of the like to preserve the current trails.

Submission ID: 6c6a50b0‐59ab‐4df5‐826b‐506f778e9b0d

Record ID: 459

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 11:48 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Michael Girard

Email @klarquist.com

Phone

Subject Other

The Round Bell timber sale should be reconsidered. The proposed clear cutting would destroy mature Comments forest habitat and recreational resources, such as the trails in the area. There must be a better option. Mike Girard

Submission ID: 291c1b06‐3e96‐4675‐b486‐a65f2dbd12c8

Record ID: 478

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 5:36 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jared Greco

Email @gmail.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello, I'm commenting on the proposed Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest. Let's first go over the mission statement of the Oregon Department of Forestry: To serve the people of Oregon by protecting, managing, and promoting stewardship of Oregon's forests to enhance environmental, economic, and community sustainability. Specifically the Vision statement includes providing outdoor opportunities for Oregonians. These sales would decimate some of the very limited trail recreation opportunities available to Oregonians in our state forests by clear cutting a popular section of the Gales Creek trail and Gavelle Brothers trail. This area experiences high use and the impact would be felt by many citizens. Clear cutting land that has a history of established recreation Comments is not a balanced approach to forest management, but instead this is a destructive act with no respect for land users. This sale would make it clear that Oregon Department of Forestry values selling the land for financial gain over "serving the people of Oregon", which is their declared mission. Clear cutting these lands would also undeniably pollute the runoff into the Nahalem river, affecting protected fish populations, and visibly change the landscape near a popular recreation area. The Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales, especially using the clear cut method, would not be good for the citizens of Oregon and should not be approved. Please protect our recreation opportunities and environment by not approving these sales. Jared Greco

Submission ID: d8b7668f‐cd11‐4e08‐981b‐0f9d589848ba

Record ID: 497

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 9:34 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Greg Harris

Email @gmail.com

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Subject North Cascade District FY2021 Annual Operations Plan

Please reconsider this timber sale! it will be tragic to lose such gorgeous countryside, and excellent Comments mountain trails to yet another clear‐cut.

Submission ID: fce459dc‐4751‐4027‐bfa3‐3cc281facf64

Record ID: 491

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:16 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Matthew Hasenohr

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Subject North Cascade District FY2021 Annual Operations Plan

To Whom It May Concern, Please do not proceed with the Bell Camp and Unparalleled timber sales. My Comments family has spent a lot of time in these forests, and the sale would permanently damage incredible sections of trail that are used by so many Oregonians. Thank you for your consideration. ‐Matt

Submission ID: 9146e07b‐6906‐4537‐a5d9‐08a94f31b1c0

Record ID: 467

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:40 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Evan Heidtmann

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I'm writing to share my deep disapproval for plans for timber sales near Gales Creek tail and Browns Comments Camp, among others. Besides the obvious recreation value of these areas, standing trees are our best asset in a warming world. Please cancel these sales and invest instead in non‐destructive forest uses.

Submission ID: 306b16f2‐30b4‐468a‐a7d8‐12bbec60389d

Record ID: 472

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 5:07 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jeff Hemphill

Email @yahoo.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

ODF should eliminate plans to sell timber plots in Tillamook State Forest that negatively impact recreation. Specifically, the Unparalleled Timber Sale, near Rogers Camp, and the Round Bell Timber Sale, near Bell Camp, should both be eliminated, or sufficiently modified to avoid impact to the popular Comments hiking trails in thosee areas. Th harvesting as currently planned will destroy large sections of established and historic trails that serve thousands of Oregonians for recreation, resulting in long‐term closures and irreparable damage to those key attractions. Thank you for your time.

Submission ID: ff266a07‐5cd2‐46f0‐ac28‐ad64ffdf70a7

Record ID: 442

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 1:05 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Nat Henderson‐Cox

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Subject Other

I'm writing to express that the Round Bell timber sale and the Unparalleled timber sale in the Tillamook State Forest should not be approved, and the trail systems that would be affected by the timber sale Comments are more valuable and unique and necessary for local economic growth in the mountain bike and hiking industry in the area, which also supports other local businesses. Thank you so much.

Submission ID: b4e650e2‐b22d‐49cc‐83ad‐6582579ff9d4

Record ID: 481

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 10:21 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Thomas Huelskamp

Email @bsd48.org

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Why does a 16 year old boy spend time to do something reflecting an unrequired writing assignment? Because the proposed Unparalleled timber sale would jeapordize the trails he loves. The Unparalleled timber sale would destroy and damage the Browns Camp Loop trail, a trail that provides unrivaled Comments accessibility and access to nature in the Tillamook forest. The Browns Camp Loop trails is the most beautiful and thrilling mountain bike trail I’ve ridden on, I can vividly recall the sections of mossy forrest, ghostly trees, giant ferns, and amazing waterfall. Please protect our best window into the Tillamook forest.

Submission ID: 356662da‐d309‐4762‐9a5e‐1d4437dca4cb

Record ID: 452

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 7:10 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Ian

Email gmail.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Find another place to cut. These are trails that are already in existence and being used by those who Comments enjoy being outdoors. Not to gain profit from it.

Submission ID: a295b6ea‐be97‐4e98‐b51f‐8b21badf090c

Record ID: 456

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 9:02 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Fred Ihle

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Subject Other

I believe the proposed logging operations that would affect Gales Creek trail north of the road to Reher's camp, the Gravelle Brothers trail, and any other trail areas would be a huge loss for recreation users in the tillamook state forest. With what's already happened in terms of clearcuts butting up to Comments trails in those areas in the last 15 years on Story Burn, Gales, and Brown's camp ‐‐ I would personally would no longer visit the area and spend money in the community, which I make a point to each time I visit for the trails for both food and gas. Thanks for your consideration.

Submission ID: 7b63090c‐2c34‐43fe‐8e18‐904548240586

Record ID: 460

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 11:42 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jaimie

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please please please don’t log timber that will prevent use of Gales Creek, browns camp, story burn, Comments Trask River road, etc. it’s too beautiful, used, and loved by many!!

Submission ID: 01100e19‐e2e1‐480a‐90dd‐54c4396090bf

Record ID: 476

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2021 2:53 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name jeremiah jenkins

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I'm writing to voice my opposition to the Round Bell timber sale: This sale basically clearcuts nearly a mile of the best single track on all of Gales Creek Trail, on the descent north of Bell Camp trailhead down to Reehers Camp. Extensive trail damage and closure would be anticipated, not to mention the removal of the prime forest setting and high‐quality structure of the trail. I'm also writing to voice my opposition to the Unparalleled timber sale: This sale would use Gravelle Brothers Trail as the timber Comments sale boundary, continuing the extensive clearcutting from 2016 that destroyed the intact, mature forest setting along the trail. This would also involve extensive trail closure and damage, and negatively impact the structure and character of the trail. We should not be clearcutting and destroying habitat and recreational access for ANY reason. These types of sales are not sustainable and are short term in vision and in practical terms. Please do not go forward with the plans for these sales.

Submission ID: 94126673‐0090‐4e3a‐b261‐b50a23e7bfba

Record ID: 544

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:05 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Nathan Jensen

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Tillamook timber sale along Gales Creek will absolutely destroy the entire section of trail between Bell Camp Road and the Reeher's Camp area. Of all the timber in the Tillamook, this area is proposed? I respect forest management, and logging happens in my area. This proposal looks like easy pickings for Comments harvest in thats its close to the road and spiteful to recreation in the area. Adjacent parcels appear to also be clear‐cut. What's the total impact to the environment? You can have less impact somewhere else and still get timber.

Submission ID: 53850aba‐7015‐4ac1‐8cc5‐91158c66e117

Record ID: 465

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 2:57 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name William Johnson

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Could you please not proceed with the Unparalleled timber sale in the Tillamook Forest? The sale would shut down my favorite trail for trail running, biking and hiking with my daughter to University Comments Falls. Much of the trail has already been logged but any consideration to conserve what is left would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, William Johnson

Submission ID: 8d4c9e9e‐d780‐45ca‐9c9d‐1bf1b1ca1deb

Record ID: 434

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 9:15 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Anna Jurken

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Subject Other

I am STRONGLY opposed to both the Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales in the Tillamook Forest Comments bear Bell Camp and University Falls. Clear cutting in these areas would be a tragedy and would be ruining the land! DO NOT allow the clear fitting of our forests!!

Submission ID: 9c9d238a‐b602‐4920‐8f36‐5be18071b3b9

Record ID: 519

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 5:00 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Lauren Lee

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

The tillamook forest mountain biking trail system is an amazing recreation opportunity in an amazing Comments forest we need to protect this trail system to allow so residents of Oregon, Washington and beyond can enjoy this piece of nature.

Submission ID: d7e6f143‐61c1‐462d‐a240‐5cb84aa83024

Record ID: 441

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2021 8:30 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Lee Lemmon

Email @hotmail.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello, My name is Lee and I am a member of Northwest Trail Alliance. I have been riding the Browns / Storyburn / Gales area for over 20 years and participated in trail maintenance there. I recently heard there will be more logging that will impact the trails. Would there be any possibility of creating a Comments corridor near the trails that would not be clear cut? Instead maintaining a buffer zone around the trails where the forest is left alone or maybe just thinned? I really hope a plan like this will be considered for recreational users now and in the future. Thank you, Lee Lemmon

Submission ID: 4c82455c‐3bf8‐4a25‐8149‐090e2deb48c9

Record ID: 545

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 6:16 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Heather Leonard

Email @gmail.com

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Subject Other

Please preserve the Tillamook Forest and don’t allow Round Bell and Unparalleled to clear the Comments proposed land. Please protect this important forest!

Submission ID: 1b48729a‐b05f‐4240‐b9e8‐c0f3786ddc09

Record ID: 534

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 9:21 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Ron Lewis

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Subject Other

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT go through with either the Round Bell or Unparalleled timber sales. These clearcuts are absolutely ravaging Oregon's mature forests, destroying wildlife habitat and ruining Comments the continuity of these vital forest ecosystems for entire lifetimes. This would also destroy entire sections of valuable multi‐user recreational trail systems that have taken years of hard work to build and maintain. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stop selling off Oregon's forests.

Submission ID: fcc17232‐2f05‐47d9‐8852‐9bf39518501f

Record ID: 461

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 2:42 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Thomas Lilly

Email @gmail.com

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Subject Other

Hello, I am writing to express my dissent towards some logging in the Tillamook State Forest. Specifically the timber harvest operations names "Round Bell" and "Unparalleled". I understand that timber operations support Oregon's economy as well as assist in managing forests, but I do not agree with logging along some of these trail corridors. Gales Creek trail, Browns Camp trail and the Wilson Comments River trail provide exceptional experiences for those in the state. These trails provide corridors of beauty and an experience not found elsewhere. They also bring in money through recreationists, both in and out of state as well as events. I am asking to hault all logging now and in the future along the Gales Creek, Browns Camp, Idiot Creek and Wilson River trail corridors. Thank you for your time.

Submission ID: 05bc68b2‐c6a1‐46e9‐80c6‐782a6950bf61

Record ID: 526

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 2:14 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Thomas Lindner

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I am a recreational mountain biker and have enjoyed riding trails in Tillamook State forest for many years and hope to soon be able to take my kids out there as well. There are very limited mountain biking trails in this area and the upcoming Round Bell timber sale and Unparalleled timber sale will Comments destroy some of the best single track on all of Gales Creek Trail and cause extensive trail damage and the removal of the prime forest setting and high‐quality structure of the trail. Please plan timber sales around and away from the few mountain biking trails that we have. Mountain biking trails are a valuable resource to the community. Best Regards, Thomas Lindner

Submission ID: eb6ce886‐6120‐4bb3‐ba65‐7d593870d4ca

Record ID: 432

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 3:14 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Brian List

Email @comcast.net

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I am writing to express my opposition to the Round Bell timber sale and the Unparalleled timber sale. These operations would destroy excellent recreational trails, involve extensive trail closures, and Comments destroy the prime forest setting of the areas. These sales do not provide environmental and social benefits to Oregonians, and only provide short term economic benefits. I implore you to stand by your mission and reject these proposed sales.

Submission ID: bf9b87a5‐ff89‐4fac‐b6ce‐4ad4fe83d094

Record ID: 435

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2021 9:09 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Kari Long

Email @hotmail.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I am providing public comment regarding the two proposed timber sales in The Gales Creek & University Falls area. Specifically, the Round Bell & Unparalleled Timer Sales. I have traveled from the state of Nevada to recreate on the trails in this area on several occasions, thus bringing tourist dollars Comments to the local area. I enjoy the natural environment of the canopy of trees. This logging plan would be a deterrent to further visits to explore the area. I am opposed to the Round Bell & Unparalleled timber sales.

Submission ID: cf183317‐558a‐4abb‐aa22‐88bfd971b11a

Record ID: 540

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 1:14 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Jeremy Long

Email @daybreakracing.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello Oregon Department of Forestry, Please accept this public comment as a letter of opposition to the “Round Bell” and “Unparalleled” timber sales as they are currently proposed in the 2022 AOP on the Forest Grove District of the Tillamook State Forest. As proposed, these timber sales would directly, negatively impact large tracts of two very popular, established non‐motorized multi‐use recreation trails on the Tillamook State Forest. These popular recreations trails, as they exist presently in their intact forest setting, represent the greatest permanent value to the people of Oregon. These timber sales do not recognize, value or protect the intact forest setting that characterizes these public recreation trail assets. As a lifelong western Oregonian, and as a long time non‐motorized recreation trail user on the Tillamook State Forest, I stand firmly against the proposed placement of the Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales, and any future timber sale that might directly impact recreation trails and recreation infrastructure on public lands managed by ODF. My friends, family and myself have been recreating on the Tillamook State Forest year‐round for nearly 20 years, and as a Hillsboro resident, it is my closest outdoor recreation destination. I travel to erun, bik and hike on the recreation trails on the Forest Grove District most often, because of their high quality, variety and prime, intact forest setting. It is always the low point of any trip to the forest to endure the poor quality trails of sections impacted by recent timber harvest activity, specifically modified clearcuts. I am not entirely Comments opposed to timber harvest, especially thinning activity, however I am specifically against direct impacts to recreation infrastructure (trails), destruction of the unique recreation experience the forest provides (removal of the intact forest surrounding recreation trails) and closure of public access for recreational use. As an ultramarathon Event Director, I annually host hundreds of trail runners from across 40+ US States, much of Canada and beyond every spring at Reehers Camp, on the Forest Grove District of the Tillamook State Forest. Participants travel from all regions of our country every year to experience some of the highest quality singletrack trails anywhere in the country in an intact Pacific Northwest rainforest environment. This event represents a significant boost to the regional economy, the reputation of outdoor recreation on the Tillamook State Forest and an increase in responsible recreational use on the Forest. These two timber sale locations represent a direct threat to the qualities. According to the Outdoor Industry Association, outdoor recreation in Oregon represents 88,000 jobs, $7.2 billion in value annually, $4.0 billion in wages annually and salaries and nearly 3.0% of the state’s GDP. It is time the Oregon Department of Forestry recognize the value recreational use has on our economy. It is time the Oregon Department of Forest prioritize and protect State Forest recreation uses and infrastructure in the intact forest setting they exist within, and recognize that outdoor recreation infrastructure on State Forests embodies the greatest permanent value to the people of Oregon. Under the Round Bell timber sale, nearly a mile of one of the best sections of the

1 very popular and revered Gales Creek Trail would be closed and the trees harvested across both sides of the trail, eliminating the intact forest setting, irreparably damaging very popular public recreation trail infrastructure, and an extensive closure of public access to this vital trail. This section of trail as it currently exists offers a beautiful demonstration of intact, mature forest, and a quiet, peaceful recreation experience in the upper elevations of the North Coast Range. It is a rare, desirable recreation experience and exceptionally beautiful. To remove this recreational experience is unacceptable to me and the people of Oregon. Regarding the Unparalleled timber sale, the trail is designated as the timber sale boundary‐ a clear lack of recognition of the value of the trail and respect for the intact forest setting that surrounds the trail. Portions of this trail have already been used as a previous timber sale boundary in 2016, much to the dismay and disappointment of the recreating public. Where the 2016 harvest occurred, what once offered one of the best multi‐use forest trail loop experiences in wester Oregon, much less on the Tillamook State Forest is now significantly eroded, lacking in shade, and severely degraded in scenic quality due to the lack of intact forest setting. To extend the harvest via the Unparalleled timber sale onto the remaining intact forest sections of the Gravelle Brothers Trail is unacceptable to me and the people of Oregon. The Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales must not proceed under their current proposed . These timber sales and all future timber sales need to meet minimum expectations of the public that prioritize the greatest permanent value the recreation infrastructure represents: >> Protect the intact forest setting surrounding recreation trails and recreation infrastructure by not harvesting, or through establishment of MINIMUM setbacks/buffers from the trail corridor that maintain a sense of intact forest setting (200' buffer, or buffer width equal to height of surrounding trees, whichever is greater). >> Maintain recreation trails and infrastructure open at all times for public use (except at existing roadways when absolutely necessary). >> Recognize intact forest recreation trails and infrastructure as the greatest permanent value on public lands managed by ODF. Time and time again, the public has been told the old saying, “It’s a working forest.” Well, yes it has worked selectively for the timber industry. It is time the Forest works equally, for the outdoor recreation industry as well, in recognition of the significant economic, social and health impacts these intact recreation trails and recreation infrastructure provide the public. Thank you for your time and recognition of the greatest permanent value these recreation trails, in an intact forest setting, provide to the people of Oregon. Gratefully, Jeremy Long Hillsboro, Oregon

Uploaded Files:

 ODF 2022 AOP public comment ‐ Jeremy Long ‐ 6‐2021.pdf

Submission ID: b94d96e7‐93f1‐4702‐8787‐5c7c4a950820

Record ID: 549

2 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 3:08 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Alan Love

Email @yahoo.com

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

The planned Round Bell timber and Unparalleled timber sale represent a potentially devastating event for a popular area used by many Oregon residents. Additionally, clearcutting these areas will undoubtedly cause substantial environmental damage. Our forests are already under tremendous stress from drought conditions and devastating forest fires. Clearcutting established old growth forest Comments tracts seems absurd given the current conditions, and plenty of other forest areas have already been clearcut in the last few years. Clearcuts have been shown to cause extensive damage to stream and river ecosystems and the communities that rely on them. I strong oppose destroying these important tracts of forest. Please consider denying these clearcuts, or at least severely limiting the size and scope of deforestation. Sincerely, Alan Love

Submission ID: 08372fb1‐b7c1‐47a1‐88f3‐87c203a4777c

Record ID: 496

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 5:59 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Antonia machado

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Subject Other

I am writing to ask you to halt the Round Bell and Unparallelled timber sales. These areas are vital Comments recreational and ecological areas that bring so many more benefits while the trees are standing. The value of the cut trees is not comparable to the value of the standing and intact ecosystem.

Submission ID: c38b0580‐d271‐46ad‐9be2‐4b4fc895b9e0

Record ID: 532

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 4:16 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Cory Mack

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Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello, I would like to make a comment about the proposed Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales in the Tillamook state forest. Currently the proposed perimeter of these sales would have a significant negative impact on trail networks within their boundary. These trails are of great importance to many people recreating in the area and countless hours of volunteer work has been put into creating and Comments maintaining these trails. Intensive cutting would not only damage these trails but also impact the mature forest setting greatly. I understand that Oregon's forests are multi‐use and I am not against selective timber harvest, but many Oregonians including myself would be sad to see these particular areas cut intensively. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Cory Mack

Submission ID: 7c05e438‐56e1‐4381‐a592‐bd2a298e992e

Record ID: 439

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 10:04 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Patrick Mansfield

Email @yahoo.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Part of the Unparalleled operation for timber cutting is along a very popular recreational trail in the Tillamook Forest. About 30 hikers and bikers use this trail on weekends, and closing or removing trees immediately adjacent to the trail would have a very negative impact on the recreational experience. In order to account for recreational activity in the area, rather than end the planned cut area on the trail it Comments self (it's hard to tell where the trail is actually at on the provided maps), a buffer of at least 50 feet should be provided around the trail. This way the trail won't be impacted as much as it was in previous clear cuts in the area, and it will also provide for better recreational activity ‐ users might actually be able to use the trail while logging is happening, and after the logging there will still be a corridor of trees providing not completely awful views and experiences, as well as shade for trail users.

Submission ID: 9a35474d‐2eca‐49f2‐9196‐c429b09cdfe1

Record ID: 548

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 3:26 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Daniel Morgan

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I wanted to express opposition to the Round Bell Timber and Unparalleled Timber (area around Gravelle Brothers Trail) sales due to its utility to Oregonians as an area for recreation and cycling. I feel Comments that the forest in this location would be better utilized by more people in its existing function and condtion rather than in the hands of logging or other private industry.

Submission ID: 141fea0a‐aebb‐4115‐aa93‐d5074b1baafc

Record ID: 437

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 6:26 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Daniel D Morgan II

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

Re: BROWN’S CAMP LOOP AND GALES CREEK TRAIL Why is clear cut the only viable option, whatever Comments happened to TSI? Let's thin and properly manage. Regards, Dan

Submission ID: 5f031bb0‐fe1e‐4695‐bf00‐e608db5cef69

Record ID: 487

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 6:00 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Kieran Nay

Email @icloud.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Wilderness is precious, access to untarnished wilderness is a privilege that we as Americans have Comments enjoyed, and should continue to preserve. I would urge a reconsideration of the Round Bell and Unparalleled logging projects, which would forever alter an ancient landscape of old growth forest

Submission ID: 648e57a2‐83de‐4105‐bf02‐441bdaa82f96

Record ID: 533

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 10:44 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name James Neale

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

This is in reference to the "Unparalleled" and "Round Bell" logging plans. The SE operations would be damaging to the environment that is already over taxed by timber cutting. The Tillamook forest is Comments plagued by the destructive actions of the timber industry and the scars left by their clear cutting efforts. Stop allowing the destruction of this beautiful area and stop these and future timber harvests so that the forest can recover from the damage that has been done.

Submission ID: b0860608‐c1e4‐448d‐8b0b‐4e54e2a7e9bb

Record ID: 538

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 5:00 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Natalie Nolasco

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please do NOT move forward with lumbering in Tillamook Forrest in such a way that would prevent the public from obtaining permits to hold trail races and other activities. These types of events are Comments incredibly important and crucial for the community. There has to be be other areas that are remote and wouldn’t affect state Forrest land!!!

Submission ID: 4f884b08‐b007‐4e25‐858a‐97c337899be8

Record ID: 528

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 2:01 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Nick Parish

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

Re: BROWN’S CAMP LOOP and GALES CREEK TRAIL timber sale: I'm a Portland resident and avid camper, hiker, and cyclist on these trails, and strongly oppose any further logging of this area. Maintaining a healthy forest destination for visitors, foragers, and all types of users is provably more Comments sustainable for our communities over the long run. We have one of the world's most desirable assets in our forests, and to clear cut them with all we know now about their value is wasteful and shortsighted. Thank you, Nick Parish

Submission ID: b69afd30‐c35d‐47e7‐a01e‐00aeeb917a80

Record ID: 550

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 2:29 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Erin Playman

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

I am writing to express my concern about the proposed Round Bell timber sale. I feel very strongly that this could not stand up to a careful environmental review. Were it to allegedly withstand such a review, Comments I would question the merits of the review. Our forests and wetlands need a break and this will affect negatively endangered salmon and other species. I don't know why logging is even on the table here. Thanks.

Submission ID: 0fe42921‐4167‐494c‐a0c9‐f578b1f5fe59

Record ID: 484

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 8:50 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name David Proctor

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

To whom it may concern‐ I'm writing to express my extreme opposition to the proposed Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest. These sales are either adjacent to or across two of the most wonderful multi‐use singletrack trails in the area, the Gales Creek Trail and the Gravelle Brothers Trail. These trails were my introduction to mountain biking near Portland and continue to be regular destinations of mine, my friends, and many, many others who I've met there, cyclists and hikers alike. The clearcutting that occurred nearby in 2016 was tragic, drastically changing the character eof th historic hiking loop for the worse, and it would be an absolute shame to continue the destruction of some of the most accessible trails between Portland and the coast. I fully understand that the Department of Forestry has an obligation to manage the public forests for economic benefit as well as Comments environmental and social benefits and I implore you to consider that these trails have immense social benefits that drastically outweigh the economic benefits of the proposed timber sales. I'm not alone in depending on these trails for a convenient escape into the woods for all the psychological and physical benefits that provides. I know this because the trailheads are packed every weekend! In addition, these trails represent massive investments of professional and volunteer hours. Those sunk costs would be destroyed along with the timber. When you subtract all that sweat equity from the proceeds of the sales, how much economic benefit will the sales represent? Let's not sell the forest that we use for our recreation, exercise, and mental health. Let's not destroy what we've built. Thank you for your time and consideration, ‐David Proctor

Submission ID: d66a96c9‐dbcd‐42bd‐be6e‐82149043420f

Record ID: 450

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 6:31 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Brandi Reynolds

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

I oppose the proposed timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest near Gales creek. This would very Comments negatively impact the beautiful hiking trails that draw so many runners, bikers and hikers as well as the wildlife that thrive off the river.

Submission ID: eb7f30d2‐df9e‐44d6‐8854‐1641bb8a56a1

Record ID: 444

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:02 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Riley Rice

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello, I'm writing to protest the Round Bell timber sale. As an avid public land user of this area, this timber sale area has extremely more value in recreation than a short‐sighted timber sale. A huge Comments number of people that recreate in this area will be heavily impacted by this timber sale and as a taxpaying Oregonian, I oppose the use of this land for resource extraction and not recreation and preservation of natural resources. Thank you, Riley Rice

Submission ID: d3abdee7‐2cb4‐45fe‐845d‐0fc475a40580

Record ID: 464

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2021 8:18 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Owen Rodabaugh

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I recently heard about the Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales which would clearcut sections of the Gales Creek and Gravelle Brothers trails. I am strongly opposed to these timber sales and the damage they would do the affected trails. Recreation has high social value and clear cutting these trails Comments will completely change the character and experience for users of these trails. They would be unavailable while the logging is happening, and likely for a significant period after given how long it will take volunteer groups to get back in and restore them. Surely there are other places to cut which will not impact wonderful trails like these.

Submission ID: b3d161b5‐e56f‐4cfd‐a46d‐828e5abd21be

Record ID: 499

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 5:33 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Andrew Rose

Email @aol.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I am strongly opposed to the sale of this land for capital gains. Washington and Oregon have been Comments gutted enough. Do the right thing here and reserve this area for recreation. The majority of people in Oregon would agree wholeheartedly. Thank you. Do the right thing. A. Rose

Submission ID: 88c18f17‐0b84‐408a‐a4b5‐971e8a4450cf

Record ID: 443

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 6:53 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Nathan Roter

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I a writing to express my opposition to timber sales detailed in the Annual Operations Plans for FY 2022 that would drastically and negatively affect recreation and life opportunities in Tillamook State Forest. As a member of the Northwest Trail Alliance, I use and support the construction and maintenance of multiuse trails in the TSF. Oregonians reap unique, yearwide benefit from trails in the Portland vicinity, Comments and continued logging of the area would cause irreparable harm to the trails as well as to the relationship between user groups and foresters. Logging in the area would only show the worst face of the land and the state, while gaining little for the public good. It is long past time that forest stewards looked to recreation as a priority in the long term planning of the state's lands, which have always been for the people.

Submission ID: 16b7f539‐ebbd‐4d50‐a7da‐7401ea78f219

Record ID: 445

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 5:47 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Kimberly Sass

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Please reconsider harvest operations in high‐use recreation areas of Tillamook Forest: Brown's camp. Comments Gales Creek, Bell Camp, and Reeher's camp. This would involve extensive trail closure and damage, removal of the prime forest setting, and negatively impact the structure and character of the trail.

Submission ID: 0257105d‐3483‐4fbc‐9740‐c902d35bdc4a

Record ID: 486

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 10:27 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Kevin Sayler

Email @hotmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

I just learned of the potential timber sale in the Gales Creek and University Falls area. I grew up in Tillamook in the 80’s and 90’a and never explored those trails. But, I had the privilege of running the Comments Tillamook Burn 50 mile race in 2019 and was blown away by the beauty of the trails and surrounding area. Logging this area would severely impact recreational opportunities for thousands of Oregonians. I urge you to protect these areas instead of logging them.

Submission ID: e877af85‐ebd1‐4485‐ad13‐304330f63d64

Record ID: 537

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 8:48 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Daniel Schulman

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I'm writing to oppose the Round Bell and Unparalled timber sales. Logging in these areas would cause Comments irreparable damage to the trail system near Gales Creek. This would be a huge loss the the community that uses this area for recreation.

Submission ID: a460937a‐9c8f‐4bed‐b3f8‐d7a8452437b7

Record ID: 449

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:36 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name John Schuring

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

It is a shame to see biking trails destroyed with the sale of Round Bell timber. If this has to happen, we Comments would like to see the trails rebuilt at the expense of the timber company. I'm not sure how Gales Creek Trail can be replaced. We don't want to lose this access and beauty.

Submission ID: 253cfd05‐2b5b‐449b‐97eb‐2b3e50c896c5

Record ID: 471

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 4:22 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Todd Schwartz

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

In the interests of multiple recreational users, please reject the proposed timber sales in the Gales Comments Creek area. These sales will close and destroy recreational trails used by hundreds if not thousands of bikers and hikers. Thank you.

Submission ID: c1576a28‐361f‐4102‐a6de‐05bee8ca47d9

Record ID: 518

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2021 3:20 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Graham Shields

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

The round bell timber sale, as I understand it, would clearcut mature forest directly adjacent to the Gales Creek recreational trails. I am an avid hiker born in Oregon and I do not want another clear cut to take place. Growing up in philomath you see them everywhere and I think about the animals, our states natural beauty, and the carbon footprint. Why not selectively harvest timber from the area? There are Comments many ways to do this, proven by research from our very own Oregon State University. Please, we say that we are a green state, but we are still not using smart forest practices? I implore the Oregon department of forestry to reconsider it's planned clear cuts for the sake of the people of Oregon, myself, the wildlife, and for the overall betterment of the state. Thank you for listening.

Submission ID: 5cba638a‐5950‐46f2‐aad6‐e55323b96332

Record ID: 501

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 5:10 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name A Sofranac

Email @yahoo.co

Phone

Subject Other

Thank you for your attention. I am writing today to appeal to the sales proposed by Unparalleled and other timber companies who are looking to profit from historic, treasured, cooling portions of the Tillamook state forest, University Falls & other areas of Gales Creek. Such a mindful job has been done Comments in managing other parts of the land that I am very disappointed to see that big portions of this heavily trafficked and enjoyed trail are up for grabs. Please take into consideration all of the other, longer‐term uses of this area. I urge you to stop this sale kASAP. Than you.

Submission ID: 00de0ca5‐4339‐4483‐ba2a‐c3ee6d77b72c

Record ID: 530

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 6:57 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Nell Stamper

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

Please do not proceed with Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales. The forest in these areas is Comments important for recreational use (specifically trail users) as well as ecological uses. Clear cuts would be devastating to some of the most pristine trail area in the Tillamook forests.

Submission ID: a64027bf‐fdbf‐4128‐acd1‐b4259a2544f4

Record ID: 454

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 11:02 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Chad Stashek

Email @yahoo.com

Phone

Subject Other

I’m writing in complete opposition of proposed timber sale in the tillamook burn area near university falls and gales creek trails. I strongly oppose the sales to “unparallel” and “round bell”. This trails are some of the most pristinely used trails for pedestrian hiking, running, biking and nature adventure. Comments Please STOP the clear cutting and taking over of our public lands that ruin the land and environment for human and animal use. Please feel free to contact me for further comment Thanks, Chad Stashek Pharmacist and trail runner

Submission ID: 298ba79a‐addd‐4d90‐a455‐19a1b902f403

Record ID: 522

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 1:41 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Johnathan Talik

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject North Cascade District FY2021 Annual Operations Plan

Comments No clear it at gales creek and brown creek! Keep those trails open!

Submission ID: 7784ea38‐d4d0‐42ec‐991e‐5bf3b6470419

Record ID: 482

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 8:26 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name David Tauber

Email @hotmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

Please do not move forward with the sale of part of the land in the Tillamook state forest. These land are an incredible piece of recreation, and removing them would negatively effect not only the industry, Comments but the hard work and volunteer hours dedicated to making it the fantastic recreationals area they are. Please, please don’t move forward.

Submission ID: 78db31f7‐2979‐42b2‐9dc9‐535c888542d2

Record ID: 448

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 2:06 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Scott Taylor

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I am taking time out of my schedule today to comment on the purposed logging activities/clear cuts that would affect the Gales Creek/Browns camp trail area. Recreation on these trails is extremely important to me, and the purposed logging activities will permanently and negatively impact the trails. Comments This trail network is unique in it's scenery and forest conditions, it is a place I frequently recommend to out of town/out of state visitors wanting to get a real feel for the Oregon coast range. It would be a shame to lose this wonderful Oregon experience forever in exchange for short term financial gain.

Submission ID: 8d24668f‐2f26‐4e6b‐8be6‐eec921b4d559

Record ID: 483

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2021 7:36 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Collin Thomas

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello ‐ My comments are in response to the proposed Round Bell timber sale, which I understand to be included in the draft Annual Operations Plan for 2022. I am taking the time to submit these comments to communicate to public land managers my opposition to this specific component of the plan. I understand that the ODF has a remit to manage land in accordance with not just environmental and societal benefits, but with economic benefits as well. I also understand that timber prices have skyrocketed since the COVID‐19 pandemic and I presume there is immense pressure from the timber industry to allow for this harvest. In spite of that, on balance I believe the this timber sale is not in the best interests of stakeholders and ODF should not move forward with this plan. The trail complex that this timber sale would devastate is one of a very small number of trail systems within the Tillamook Comments state forest and one of an extremely small number of trail systems accessible to bikes. I have been recreating on these trails for nearly a decade and it is an incredibly important, and inexplicably scarce resource. The societal value of trails like these is incalculable ‐ a term I use to convey both its magnitude as well as the difficulty involved in trying to quantify it. And it is for the latter reason that contrary objectives with easily discernible economic value, like this proposed timber sale, often win out. I am writing this letter to helpe bolster th record and try to demonstrate to ODF the importance of preserving these trails in hope of imparting this sentiment which is shared by so many who enjoy recreating in these public lands. I sincerely hope that decision makers will take this feedback to heart and will look beyond short‐term profits that will be realized by a relative few and do right by the community at large whom they serve. Thank you Collin

Submission ID: 7c8f089d‐b25f‐46b0‐9a3a‐f89394e1d1b3

Record ID: 498

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 9:35 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Steve Underwood

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I learned from the Northwest Trail Alliance that there are two timber sales that are proposed that will affect available trails in the Tillamook State Forest. The "Round Bell" timber sale and the "Unparalleled" timber sale. The Northwest Trail Alliance estimates that there would be severe trail damage and longlasting change to the qualities and characteristics of these available trails. I'm a resident of Hillsboro, Oregon, and I would ask that these sales be either stopped or modified significantly so that the trails and our ability to enjoy them are not impacted. Hillsboro is on the west side of the Portland metro area, and so these trail systems are one of the few riding opportunities we have within a reasonable driving distance for mountain biking. If residents of Washington County and other people Comments on the west side of the metro area lose good trails, we would have to seek other trails that are much farther away and/or on the east side over by Mt Hood that are much more crowded. It makes outdoor recreation for Mountain Bikers much less feasible. Please reconsider these timber sale plans on behalf of people like me who really value these closer trails for Mountain Bikers. We already have limited selection because of other rules around where mountain biking is or isn't allowed. Please don't allow these sale to diminish that further. Thank you for your consideration. Steve Underwood 4185 SE Hemlock St. Hillsboro, OR 97123 More info related to the information I received from NW Trail Alliance can be found here: https://nw‐trail.org/browns‐camp‐loop‐gales‐creek‐trail‐and‐tillamook‐state‐ forests‐public‐comment‐opportunity/

Submission ID: da43be57‐8cb9‐4fd4‐8bb2‐2f68dbb66e37

Record ID: 513

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 7:24 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Adam Vogt

Email @me.com

Phone

Subject North Cascade District FY2021 Annual Operations Plan

Comments As a member of the public I oppose the Round Bell timber sale. I prefer Oregon keeping its forest intact.

Submission ID: 437919fd‐1421‐4624‐ba1e‐e1fe01ed6cfa

Record ID: 546

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 11:17 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Molly Weeber

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

I oppose the timber sales unparalleled and Round bell! It is amazing old growth forest that Oregonians Comments recreate in and enjoy all year round.

Submission ID: 22cfc5f1‐1e8c‐44b2‐9d25‐8adafd5d8f86

Record ID: 523

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2021 1:30 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Rachele

Email Weintraub

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Do not allow the timber sale in the Tillamook forest near Gale Creek and University Falls. This forest is near and dear to the hearts of many for recreation and wildlife. The timber sale would drastically decrease the quality and serenity of the trails in the area. The preservation of our Oregon forests is Comments essential for the health of the planet, the survival of wildlife, and the enjoyment of Oregon residents. Clear cutting swathes of mature trees destroys the intrinsic value of our beautiful, green state. Timber sales are vaulting the wrong kind of green. DON’T touch our trees. Leave the Tillamook as it is.

Submission ID: a8b94860‐773c‐4f39‐8c64‐3b9df0f8af08

Record ID: 542

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 1:00 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Matt Whitehead

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

Please protect our beloved Tillamook Forest trails from clearcuts. The proposed sales and clearcuts called Round Bell and Unparalleled will affect heavily used and loved hiking, trail running, and Comments mountain biking trails. Please don’t let this happen. These are treasured forested trails for so many nature lovers including myself. Thank you.

Submission ID: 4d3cf842‐fd96‐4435‐85d7‐fc9204a6e43e

Record ID: 525

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:16 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name John Wilger

Email @johnwilger.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hello, I'm writing concerning the potential Round Bell and Unparalleled timber sales. As a frequent user of these areas, I am absolutely against the plan to allow these areas to be clear‐cut, destroying the areas of these historic hiking trails that are frequently used by both local residents and epeopl from all Comments over the state. You have a duty to protect our wild spaces and preserve them for future generations, and allowing commercial timber companies to beggar the commons for their own profit is an unconscionable act.

Submission ID: a145502b‐6bde‐4bae‐a045‐c264d5582a91

Record ID: 466

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 10:20 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Darrel Williams

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

Please reconsider timber sales for areas that will affect the Tillamook forest area around Gales creek Comments and university falls. This area is what has drawn me to travel to the state of Oregon for hiking. Please keep this area pristine. Thank you

Submission ID: 15997aa1‐9a37‐4426‐bf47‐6c29468854a9

Record ID: 521

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2021 10:27 AM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name nick wood

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Other

Very concerned about the latest plan to clear‐cut the section of forest outside of Reehers camp up to Bell camp. There are some very pristine, long standing MTB, equestrian and hiking trails in the area that would be a shame to lose. I ride out there often and typically see many folks recreating in the area. Comments Very limited riding on that side of the hill and a very pristine trail system. Part of it has already but partially cut which really changed the dynamic, it was be very unfortunate to cut the rest. Sincerely, Nick Wood

Submission ID: 7657b767‐0a08‐4528‐8e23‐9eb836c6eaeb

Record ID: 469

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2021 7:25 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Braden Young

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject Annual Operations Plans for Fiscal Year 2022

Hey, Please reconsider logging this area. One of my favorite parts of the Browns camp trails have already been logged. The beautiful trees that are there that provided cool terrain to off‐road and bike Comments in is now gone, and it will also lead to more destruction of public lands, as more vehicles can get in easier without the confinement’s of width for vehicles. This increase the trail usage which wears out trails faster. Thank you for your time. Braden Young

Submission ID: c062cf9f‐613a‐4bec‐a9c8‐4620dbd0fbd5

Record ID: 447

1 COX Jason R * ODF

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 5:09 PM To: SFCOMMENTS ODF * ODF Subject: State forests public comment Attachments: formsubmission.csv

Name Andy zielinski

Email @gmail.com

Phone

Subject North Cascade District FY2021 Annual Operations Plan

ABSOLUTELY opposed to the timber sales and clear cutting on Gales Creek Trail and University Falls. Comments Timber sales I am opposed to their operation: Round Bell Unparalleled

Submission ID: 4de83d33‐0b49‐4a59‐aeaa‐4e0f66525b8e

Record ID: 529

1 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

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ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other: Carbon Storage and Sequestration ›

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

There is no explanation of how forests will be managed for climate mitigation and adaptation needs.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

Please ensure carbon separation and storage is valued alongside timber harvest, water quality, and fish/wildlife habitat.

What's your name? *

Lauren Anderson

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97211

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other: ODF should host stakeholder focus groups as part of EO 20-04 implementation

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

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ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Western Lane District

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

Get the homeless in lane county cutting timber for the needed forest products

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Get the non profit groups fighting the forest harvesting to make up the difference in taxes

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

More timber harvesting will replace the long needed replacement of dead and dying trees. A new forest more vibrant will prevail.

What's your name? *

Dick Beers

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97401

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other: Not enough time to keep of with the uneducated no cut citizens

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 73/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

Reduce timber harvesting, increase forest diversity i current monotree plantations and provide counties with alternative income producing options i.e. development of tourism and recreation features

What's your name? *

Kim Davis

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97306

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other: Activities not broadly announced to public

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 55/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

What's your name? *

Daniel Diaz-Ching

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97325

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 25/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

No clear cutting and well trained arborists that know how to properly remove trees, etc

What's your name? *

DJ

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97302

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#response=ACYDBNjNEZiAiCBjrXdRqZn_lsiWBpIr83… 139/150 5/13/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other: Increasing carbon stores and ensuring that ODF AOPs represent the interests of all Oregonians, not just those of the timber industry

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

ODF needs to adopt increased carbon stores in state forests as a major goal along with with habitat restoration, water quality, etc. and then begin to articulate strategies that achieve that goal. Increasing carbon stores in Oregon forests is one of the most important actions Oregon can take to combat climate change.

What's your name? *

Daniel Frye

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97212

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

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ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

Too technical

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

Wildfire prevention- will increased selective timber harvest help?

What's your name? *

Gretchen Ann Glose

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97048

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 61/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

What's your name? *

Susan Jolliffe

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97301

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#response=ACYDBNjNEZiAiCBjrXdRqZn_lsiWBpIr83… 133/150 5/13/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other: Carbon storage and sequestration and science-driven forestry.

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

What's your name? *

Rob Kugler

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97068

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other: Metro Climate Action Team Forestry Subcommittee

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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Forms

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 79/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

State forest management does not strike a sustainable balance between forest protection and economic benefits. Our mountains look like plantations, not rich, diverse, abundant landscapes. Even if we look at it in terms of economic benefits alone, Oregon's recreation industry is far more important to our economy than the timber industry. People and wildlife are shortchanged in the unsustainable cycle of clearcutting and farming our mountains. We have the weakest forest protection laws of any Western state. We need to do better by our beautiful, life-giving forests. They belong to all of us, not just timber companies.

What's your name? *

Nadene LeCheminant

Preferred email address *

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Zip code of residence *

97302

Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google.

Forms

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 13/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

What's your name? *

Dan Motley

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97338

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other: Time

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 1/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used?

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

West Oregon District

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

What's your name? *

Bill Ocumpaugh

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97462

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#response=ACYDBNjxWuIYdhEr8E_cTDJp501bPFTeqmz6… 1/6 5/21/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used?

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other: Let the forests regrow naturally

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

I think far too much logging is being done under the guise of removing “hazard trees” and one thing we don’t need are more roads in the forests. Oregon does a very poor job of regulating logging compared with California and Washington. Old growth forests are carbon sinks which cannot be replaced with tree plantations, of which we have too many. Old trees help control climate change which is a cause of wildfire.

What's your name? *

Susan Rankin

Preferred email address *

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Zip code of residence *

97477

Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other: I have not tried to do so until now

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 19/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Forest Grove District (eastern Tillamook State Forest and Columbia County)

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

Have not researched the activities enough.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Require re-planting on all cleared areas.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

Require re-planting on all cleared areas.

What's your name? *

Andrew Ruef

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97124

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#response=ACYDBNjNEZiAiCBjrXdRqZn_lsiWBpIr83… 127/150 5/13/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

yes - much greater attention to carbon storage and sequestration

What's your name? *

Rand Schenck

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97212

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

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ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other: Clean up and felling of dead trees from September res and February ice storm. Let’s clean up before creating new projects.

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

Clean up of fire and ice storm damages. Peoples homes and property still need help in order to rebuild. We need to clean up the biomass on the valley floors. DOF needs to work better with the Federal Forestry, to prevent disasters like the Beachie Creek fire.

What's your name? *

Julie Stone

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97302

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other: I would, but it appears that any suggestions fall on deaf ears and what DOF wants doe done, regardless of community input.

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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Forms

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#response=ACYDBNjNEZiAiCBjrXdRqZn_lsiWBpIr83… 121/150 5/13/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

Specific harvesting plans taking into account the likelihood of lower average rainfall, underfunded fire prevention and suppression and carbon capture benefits of harvesting versus the inevitable destruction by fire. If the high-value recreation land around the Columbia River George and the Clackamas/Santium river drainages is not defendable in a fire then why do we keep planning like not cutting saves the forest?

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

Return timber harvesting to 2020 levels

What's your name? *

Rich Tinsen

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97223

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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Forms

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 43/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Western Lane District

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other: Healthy, self-sustaining natural forests

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

There are no timber profits on a dead planet

What's your name? *

Matie Trewe

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97401

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google.

Forms

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

How are comments used? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qP4ap7u_JOh1Bfjn2R5VefB0rHv_4dsw2j-UtTVUwt8/edit#responses 49/120 5/10/2021 FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Opportunity

ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Statewide/regional

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

What's your name? *

Richard Westrick

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97305

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google.

Forms

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FY2022 State Forest Annual Operations Plans - Public Comment Oppounity

Starting Friday, May 7 through Monday, June 21, Oregonians can weigh in on draft Annual Operations Plans (AOPs) for state forests in the Astoria, Forest Grove, Klamath-Lake, Tillamook, West Oregon, and Western Lane Districts, which includes the Tillamook, Clatsop, Sun Pass and Gilchrist state forests. These plans lay out on-the-ground activities expected to take place in the coming fiscal year.

State forests by law must provide economic, environmental and social benefits to Oregonians. To achieve the legal mandate, these lands are managed to create healthy productive forests, high-quality habitat for native fish and wildlife, clean water, benefits and revenues to rural communities and timber-related economies, as well as recreation and educational opportunities. Overall management policies and management goals are established in long-range Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans. Annual Operations Plans describe activities to achieve the policies and goals laid out in the longer-range plans. ODF is seeking input on the draft AOP summary documents, which can be viewed at https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Working/Pages/StateForests.aspx. Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans can also be found at this address.

Note that public comment for the North Cascade District (Santiam State Forest) FY2022 Annual Operations Plan will take place as part of a separate process.

If you would like to view the operations on a map and access reports on individual operations, please visit the ODF Annual Operations WebApp by visiting https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae569c1ff445457eb8fe1b556699bce8. Reports can then be accessed by clicking on an operation, then clicking "More Info."

Common topics covered in an AOP include: • Timber harvest operations • Forest road construction, maintenance, and improvements • Reforestation/replanting and young stand management activities • Habitat improvement for native species • Invasive species management • Recreation improvement and maintenance projects

What kinds of comments are most helpful during the Annual Operations Plan public process?

The most useful input speaks to specific activities and how they relate to FMP and IP goals and strategies: • Ensuring the annual plan is consistent with the implementation plan and/or forest management plan • Suggestions to improve efficiency or effectiveness • Clarifying how planned operations are described • Providing additional information or correcting an error • Are solutions-oriented, with the understanding that state forests must meet a suite of social, environmental and economic goals and offering how the department can meet those goals

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ODF staffers review all comments. Comments related to a district’s operations receive district attention; comments that extend beyond single-district issues are considered by regional area staff and statewide program staff.

Option 1

My comments pertain to the following Annual Operations Plan: *

Western Lane District

Are you familiar with state law and administrative rules requiring ODF to manage Board of Forestry lands for economic, environmental and social values? (Oregon Revised Statutes 530.050, Oregon Administrative Rule 629.035.0020) *

Yes

No

Are you familiar with the Forest Management Plans and Implementation Plans that govern activities described in Annual Operations Plans? *

Yes

No

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When it comes to managing state forests, what issues are MOST important to you? (Check all that apply.) *

Harvest levels are too high

Harvest levels are too low

Wildlife

Fish

Water quality

Revenue to rural communities

Recreation

Reforestation

Timber-related jobs

Other:

Are activities in the AOP described clearly? *

Yes

No

If not, please explain.

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Do you have any additional information specific to a planned operation or forest project in the fiscal year 2022 AOPs that the agency should be aware of? *

Yes

No

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain.

Are there changes you want to see in planned activities to address issues that are most important to you? If so, please describe below.

What's your name? *

Robert Young

Preferred email address *

Zip code of residence *

97452

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Would you like to be notified of state forest planning processes and updates? *

Yes

No

In what format are you MOST likely to learn about upcoming state forest activities and operations?

ODF website

Newspapers or newspaper websites

TV or radio

ODF's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)

Other websites

Word of mouth

Email or written notification from ODF

Other:

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The Oregon Department of Forestry is seeking to increase and improve engagement with Oregonians on state forest issues. Would you be likely or highly likely to...

Attend an ODF-sponsored forum in my community

Participate in an online chat or webinar

Attend a community group presentation (watershed councils, civic groups, etc.)

Provide written input during public comment opportunities

Fill out an online survey

Attend a field tour in a state forest

Other:

What barriers have you encountered in trying to learn about state forest issues? (Check all that apply.)

Didn't know about public participation opportunities

Not enough information provided

Information is too technical to understand

Information not provided in my language

Information hard to find on ODF website

Other:

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