Construction Contracts Oregon Forestry In Broward
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Clearcutting is limited by state law Oregon rules limit the size of clearcuts (when a forestland owner removes most of the trees in a given area) to 120 acres. Clearcuts must be no closer than 300 feet to another clearcut.
Its forests are diverse and provide important habitat for fish and wildlife. Oregon's Forest Action Plan maps three types of high priority forests: those facing landscape wildfire risk, those vulnerable to conversion out of forest use, and those with important fish and wildlife habitats.
The general public owns most of Oregon's forests, which are held by the federal government or the state of Oregon. Private landowners of both large and small tracts of forestland own 34 percent of Oregon's forests. The remaining 2 percent of forests is in tribal ownership.
Oregon's neighbor tree law clarifies property boundaries: a tree on one owner's land, even spanning the property line, belongs to them. For a tree solely on your property, the decisions are yours. Joint ownership arises when a tree's trunk straddles a boundary line, sharing upkeep decisions and costs.
The Oregon Forest Practices Act (FPA) sets standards for all commercial activities involving the establishment, management, or harvesting of trees on Oregon's non-federal forestlands. Oregon law gives the Board of Forestry primary responsibility to interpret the FPA and set rules for forest practices.
Protected trees include: Significant Trees: Oregon white oaks that are 20-inches or more in diameter at height (4.5 feet above ground level). Trees of any species that are 30-inches or more in diameter at height, except for tree of heaven, empress tree, black cottonwood, and black locust.
The Oregon Forest Practices Act (FPA) sets standards for all commercial activities involving the establishment, management, or harvesting of trees on Oregon's non-federal forestlands. Oregon law gives the Board of Forestry primary responsibility to interpret the FPA and set rules for forest practices.
Private Trees: Generally, a removal permit is needed for trees 12 inches diameter at four and a half feet tall (DBH) and larger. More information on removing trees on private property. More information on private tree replacement criteria.
