Construction Contracts Oregon Forestry In Fairfax
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On lots that are more than 20,000 square feet, you can only cut down up to five trees or 15 percent of the trees on the property, whichever is greater, in a single calendar year prior to development, provided no heritage, significant or riparian trees are removed and no more than 50% of the trees are removed within ...
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.
The Private Forest (PFA) is a compromise agreement made between representatives from Oregon's timber industry, the Oregon Small Woodlands Association, and prominent conservation and fishing organizations, to modify portions of Oregon's forest practice laws and regulations in a way that expands protections for ...
Forestland Ownership In terms of ownership, the federal government manages 61% of Oregon forests; private owners manage 34%; state and county governments manage 4%; and Native American tribes manage 2%.
Who Owns America's Forests? Why Do Forests Matter? More than half the forest land in the United States (423 million acres)—mostly located in the East—is owned and managed by some 11 million private forest owners. Of those private forest owners, 92 percent (10 million owners) are classified as “family forest” owners.
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.
ODF manages approximately 745,000 acres of forestlands across Oregon. These state forestlands are actively managed under forest management plans to provide economic, environmental, and social benefits to Oregonians.
