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OFIC Celebrates One Year of Podcasting
February 19, 2024 Last February, OFIC launched a new podcast aimed at policymakers in Oregon called Forestry Smart Policy. The podcast has one mission: provide context and knowledge on foundational, current and emerging topics impacting forest management in Oregon. The goal is simple: intelligent, sustainable, healthy decision making. From the outset we acknowledge we are […]
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OFIC Launches New Public-Facing Campaign
On June 6, 2022 OFIC launched the start of a long-term initiative called For the Trees that showcases Oregon’s timber industry as part of the solution to the social, economic and environmental issues Oregonians care about most. The forest products sector in Oregon is undeniably part of the solution to climate change, catastrophic wildfire prevention, […]
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Board of Forestry Advances 70-year Forest Plan
Forces County and Forestry Department Budgets into the Red [SALEM, March 7, 2024] – After three failed motions to either revise the draft Habitat Conservation Plan to increase harvest or delay the vote, today the Oregon Board of Forestry voted four-to-three to advance a 70-year Habitat Conservation Plan that will cost rural Oregon counties millions […]
Did you know humans are the number one cause of wildfires in Oregon?
Many private forestland owners keep their land open for public recreation during the year, but close it during fire season to mitigate risk. Click here for a list of current closures. Visit Keep Oregon Green to find out how you can help reduce human-caused wildfires.
Did you know OFIC has a scholarship program that has awarded more than $275,000 to OSU College of Forestry students over the past 11 years?