Construction Contracts Oregon Forestry In Travis
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Market changes and environmental restrictions reduced the importance of logging to the Oregon economy in the late 1900s.
Logging Is the Deadliest Job, but Still an Oregon Way of Life - The New York Times. In southwestern Oregon, semi trucks loaded with logs snake along roads through dark, lush forests of Douglas fir. The logging industry has shaped and sustained families here for generations.
An Evolving Economy Oregon has been at the forefront of the development of logging practices since the very beginning. The state continues to lead the field.
There is no law in Oregon requiring landowners to get permission from any neighbors before logging. Logging on all private land in Oregon is governed exclusively by the Oregon Forest Practices Act. Unlike in some states, Oregon counties are not allowed to have their own forestry rules.
Associated Oregon Loggers, Inc.
Oregon law requires that trees be left standing as buffers along streams to protect water, fish and amphibian habitat. See fish habitat page for more info. Logging is not allowed on steep hillsides where a landslide could affect homes or busy roads.
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.
