Oregon forestry board drills Gov. Tina Kotek’s staff on choosing next state forester

Oregon forestry board drills Gov. Tina Kotek’s staff on choosing next state forester

Oregon’s forestry board has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester, who oversees logging and environmental protections on state lands, as well as firefighting across millions of acres of public and private land. But the board lost that hiring-and-firing power this session with Senate Bill 1051, which handed it over to the governor. This bill has left many forestry board members wondering how much authority they still have.“Right …

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By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s forestry board has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester, who oversees logging and environmental protections on state lands, as […] The post Oregon forestry board grills Gov. Tina Kotek’s staff on choosing next state forester appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.