2020 W estern Oregon State Forest Management Plan Cover Photo: A Douglas-fir seedling on the Western Lane District, October 2018. Photo by Jason Cox, Public Affairs Specialist, Oregon Department of Forestry. Western Oregon State Forests Management Plan Oregon Department of Forestry Draft Plan December 2019 Stewardship in Forestry Western Oregon State Forest Management Plan Table of Contents Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................... ix Chapter 1 – Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 About Oregon State Forest Lands ............................................................................................................. 1 Land Ownership and Governance ......................................................................................................... 1 Location ................................................................................................................................................. 1 The Origin and Development of State Forests .................................................................................... 12 Purpose and Scope .................................................................................................................................. 15 The Long-Range Forest Management Plan ......................................................................................... 15 Planning .................................................................................................................................................. 18 Implementation Planning ................................................................................................................... 18 Operations Planning ............................................................................................................................ 18 Budgeting ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Description of Forest Resources ............................................................................................................. 21 Social Resources .................................................................................................................................. 21 Economic Resources ........................................................................................................................... 29 Environmental/Conservation Resources ............................................................................................ 39 Chapter 2 – Vision and Guiding Principles .................................................................................................. 72 Greatest Permanent Value ..................................................................................................................... 72 Vision ....................................................................................................................................................... 72 Historical Context ................................................................................................................................ 72 Greatest Permanent Value and Ecosystem Services .......................................................................... 73 Incorporating Uncertainty and Change and Managing Risk to Resources ......................................... 75 An Ecological Approach to Forest Management ................................................................................ 75 Core Ideas and Principles of Ecological Forest Management ............................................................. 76 Alignment with State Forests Management Plan Goals, Strategies, and Measurable Outcomes ...... 78 Role of Adaptive Management in Planning and Implementation ...................................................... 81 Management Perspective ....................................................................................................................... 83 Spatial Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 84 Temporal Considerations .................................................................................................................... 91 Draft Plan December 2019 ii Western Oregon State Forest Management Plan Guiding Principles ................................................................................................................................... 93 Principle 1............................................................................................................................................ 93 Principle 2............................................................................................................................................ 94 Principle 3............................................................................................................................................ 95 Principle 4............................................................................................................................................ 95 Principle 5............................................................................................................................................ 95 Principle 6............................................................................................................................................ 96 Principle 7............................................................................................................................................ 97 Principle 8............................................................................................................................................ 97 Principle 9............................................................................................................................................ 97 Principle 10 ......................................................................................................................................... 98 Principle 11 ......................................................................................................................................... 98 Chapter 3 – Goals, Strategies, and Measurable Outcomes ........................................................................ 99 Forest Health ........................................................................................................................................... 99 Goals ................................................................................................................................................... 99 Strategies ............................................................................................................................................ 99 Measurable outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 100 Production and Harvest of Timber and Special Forest Products .......................................................... 101 Goals ................................................................................................................................................. 101 Strategies .......................................................................................................................................... 101 Measurable Outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 102 Wildlife .................................................................................................................................................. 103 Goals ................................................................................................................................................. 103 Strategies .......................................................................................................................................... 103 Measurable Outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 104 Aquatics, Landslides and Roads ............................................................................................................ 105 Goals ................................................................................................................................................. 105 Strategies .......................................................................................................................................... 105 Measurable Outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 107 Recreation, Education, and Interpretation ........................................................................................... 108 Goals ................................................................................................................................................. 108 Draft Plan December 2019 iii Western Oregon State Forest Management Plan Strategies .......................................................................................................................................... 108 Measurable Outcomes 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