Oregon
Executive Director's Report
March, 2006
Oregon Executive Director
Karen Fisher
U.S. Representatives Earl
Blumenauer and Greg Walden of Oregon unveiled a bill to designate
77,500 acres of Mount Hood National Forest as wilderness. The proposal would
increase the forest's wilderness by 40%,
add wild and scenic river protection
to 23 miles of rivers in the forest which
would be a 19% increase. To see this proposal go to-
A Draft EIS on Invasive
Plants in the Olympic Forest,
Gifford/Pinchot Forest, and
the Columbia Gorge which effects the southern part of Region 3 is due out
soon If you would like a copy by CD/Rom
or a hard copy please contact Mike Ferris at 541-308-1702 or e-mail at
mferris@fs.fed.us. Requests are due by April 12th.
For an update on whats'
happening in the Tillamook State Forest
please enter through
http://Tillamookstateforest.com.
Look for information on monthly work parties that will be scheduled soon.
I need everyone's help in
starting this new job, so please keep me posted on issues in your area. You
can e-mail me at
motherfish@aol.com, phone is 503-655-1870, or my cell is 971- 221-3411
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