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T h e re was a tim e when a
lugger could do just about
an y th in g he w an ted in the
fo re st, includ ing logging an
a re a and not b o th ering to
re p la n t it; le a v in g slash in
a s tre a m , b u ild in g a road
w ith o u t w o rr y in g a b o u t
w h e th e r it w ould w ash out
w ith the next r a in fa ll and
destroy a s tre a m
B ut th at w as a long tim e
ago.
F e w loggers w e re e v e r
t h a t ir r e s p o n s ib le , b u t
those who w e re caused a
pu blic o u tcry to p rotect
O re g o n 's fo re st e n v iro n
m en t.
T o put an end to cut and
ru n logging, the O regon
C on servatio n A ct w as pass
ed in 1941 to r e q u ire lands
to be refo res ted a fte r logg
in g
T h e a c t w as con
sid ered v e ry prog ressive
fo r its tim e
In 1971, th e C on servation
A ct was re p la c e d by an
even stro nger a c t to protect
O re g o n ’s fo re s t e n v iro n
m e n t, the O rego n Fo re st
P ra c tic e s A ct
N ot only
d o e s th is a c t r e q u i r e
re fo re s ta tio n a fte r logging,
it req u ire s re fo re s ta tio n to
be successful T h e A ct also
c o n t a in s
r u le s
on
h a rv e s tin g p ra c tic e s , slash
d is p o s a l, a p p lic a tio n of
c h e m ic a ls ,
and
ro a d
b u ild in g and m ain te n a n c e
T h e rules a ffe c t a ll forest
la n d s in O r e g o n . T h e
Oregon S tate F o re s try en
forces the ru les on a ll state
and p riv a te ly ow ned lands,
and the fe d e ra l govern
m en t has a g re ed to m eet or
exceed the rules on fe d eral
lands.
I f an o p e ra to r vio lates a
ru le , the o p e ra to r can be
r e q u ir e d to r e p a ir th e
dam ages and m a y face
c rim in a l p e n alties of up to
11,000 or one y e a r in ja il, or
both
In s t e a d o f t a k in g a
re g u la to ry a p p ro ac h a fte r
the d a m a g e has been done,
the O regon S ta te D e p a rt
m en t of F o re s try p re fe rs to
w o rk w ith o p erato rs to p re
vent d a m a g e
" O v e r a ll, loggers a r e do
ing a good jo b o f p ro tectin g
O reg o n 's fo re s t e n v iro n
m en t d u rin g the course of
th e ir o p e ra tio n s ," says J im
B ro w n , d ir e c to r o f the
O re g o n D e p a r t m e n t o f
F o re s tr y 's F o re s t P r a c
tices P ro g ra m .
"S in c e the F o re s t P ra c
tices A ct w ent into e ffe c t in
1972." B ro w n said, " th e re
has been an im p ro v e m e n t
in the forests "
B ro w n d ire c ts th e ac
tiv itie s of 49 F o re s t P r a c
tices fo re sters and a $2.7
m illio n d o lla r budget. S ixty
p e rc e n t o f th e m o n e y
c o m e s fr o m
th e s t a te
g e n eral fund and the other
40 perc en t com es fro m the
fo re s t p ro d u c ts h a rv e s t
ta x , a tax on the v o lu m e of
tim b e r h a rv este d a n n u a lly
Though
th e re
a re
pen alties fo r v io la tin g the
F o re s t P ra c tic e s A ct, the
d e p a r t m e n t p r e f e r s to
p lace the em p h asis on he lp
in g o p e r a t o r s p r e v e n t
m ust
be
le ft
w h e re
n e c e s s a ry
to
p ro te c t
s tre a m te m p e ra tu re and
w a te r q u a lity
C o rre c t lo cation o f logg
ing roads can play an im
p o rta n t role in pro tectin g
th e e n v iro n m e n t Steep V
canyons should be avoid ed
because th ey can resu lt in
w ashout of the road and
d a m a g e to s tre a m s below
U n le s s t h e r e is g o o d
d ra in a g e on roads, la n
dings o p eratin g d u rin g bad
w e a th e r should be avoid ed
R u n n in g heavy e q u ip m e n t
on s a tu r a te d s o ils ca n
cause heavy co m p action
an d a high p o te n tia l fo r soil
ero s io n
Lo g g ers should
ta k e sp ecial c a re to avoid
d a m a g in g young co nifers
th a t w ill be p a rt of the next
stand of tim b e r S ensitive
a r e a s lik e bogs, a re a s
alo ng s tre a m banks and
u n d e r p ro d u c tiv e a re a s ,
should be g iven a w id e
m a rg in These a re a s a re
im p o rta n t to w ild life .
C u lv e rts m ust be placed
The
F o r s t P r a c t ic e s
fo re s te r s m a k e w r it t e n
re c o m m e n d a tio n s
to
o p e ra to rs
on ho w
to
m in im iz e
or
p re v e n t
reso urce d a m a g e T h e re
q u ire m e n ts of th e F o re s t
P ra c tic e s A ct a r e also ex
plained
" O n c e th e o p e r a t io n
b e g in s." B ro w n said, " th e
fo re s te r us u ally visits the
o p e ra to r to see how the
o p eratio n is prog ressin g.
F r e q u e n tly , th e fo re s te r
w ill
m ake
a d d itio n a l
re c o m m e n d a tio n s
fo r
m in im iz in g
re s o u rc e
dam age.
B ro w n said, “ A ll re c o m
m e n d a tio n s a r e
re s u lts
o rie n te d ' T h e y do not deal
w ith the how to .'*’
B ro w n listed som e of the
p ro b lem are a s th a t re q u ire
sp ecia l c a re by loggers
S tre a m s need to be c a re fu l
ly p ro tected . I f a s tre a m
m u st be crossed a te m
p o ra ry crossing m ust be
c o n s tru c te d an d la t e r
rem o ved
B u f fe r s trip s
d a m a g e , ra th e r
th a n
w a itin g u n til v io la tio n s
have o c c u rre d , and then
citin g th e vio la to rs
" O u r go al is to w o rk w ith
o p erato rs and he lp th em
avoid p ro b le m s ," B ro w n
said " M o s t o f the d e p a r t
m e n t ’s e f f o r t s go in to
p r e v e n tin g
re s o u rc e
d a m a g e ."
One of the forest p r a c
tices rules re q u ire s loggers
and o th e r fo rest o p erato rs
to n o tify the lo cal sta te
d e p a rtm e n t of fo re s try o f
fic e a t least IS days before
beginning a n y o p eratio n
T h e d e p a rtm e n t uses this
tim e to d e te rm in e if the
o p eratio n is p o te n tia lly en
v ir o n m e n t a lly s e n s itiv e ,
and if so, to go out on-site
w ith the o p e ra to r to discuss
w ays to a v o id d a m a g e
" F o r m ost high and some
m e d iu m p r io r it y o p e ra
tio n s , F o r e s t P r a c tic e s
fo resters look a t the site
w ith the o p e ra to r before
th e o p e r a tio n b e g in s ,**
B ro w n said.
c o r r e c t ly
so r u n o f f is
d isch arg ed onto the s u r
fa c e of the fo rest flo o r
w h e re it ca n filte r out silt
fro m erosion O nce logging
is c o m p lete d w a te r bars
(s o il m ounded across ro a d )
should be co nstru cted to
slow an d d e fle c t w a te r
ru n o ff on skid tr a ils and
roads E xposed soil should
be grass seeded to red u ce
soil erosion G rass species
should be selected th at a re
fa v o re d by w ild life
R ules in the Fo rs t P r a c
tices A ct a re set by the
S tate B o a rd of F o re s try
D iffe re n t rules m a y be set
fo r the th re e a re a s of the
s t a t e —e a s t e r n ,
s o u th w e s te r n a n d n o r
th w e s te rn
O re g o n
regions -to reco gnize v a r y
ing forest conditions
T h re e R eg ion al F o re st
P ra c tic e s C o m m itte e s a re
estab lish ed to re c o m m e n d
r u le s to th e B o a rd of
F o re s try .
M e m b e rs of
these a d v is o ry c o m m itte e s
a r e re p re s e n ta tiv e s of the
fo re s t in d u s try an d th e
p u b iic -a t la rg e
A ll m e e tin g s o f th e
R eg io n al F o re st P ra c tic e s
C o m m itte e s
and
a ll
m eetin g s of the B o a rd of
F o re s try a re open to the
pu blic
T h e B oard of F o re s try is
d ire c te d to w o rk w ith o th er
agencies concern ed w ith
the fo rest e n v iro n m e n t to
a c h ie v e c o o rd in a tio n
In
O rego n, th e re a r e about SO
p u b lic
a g e n c ie s
and
o rg a n iza tio n s w h ich h a v e
re g u la to ry resp o n s ib ilities
or a d ire c t in v o lv e m e n t in
policy d e velo p m en t an d ad -
m in is t r a t io n i m p a c t in g
fo re s t re s o u rc e s
The
D e p a rtm e n t of F o re s tr y
w o rks w ith a ll of these
groups so the logger on ly
has to co ntact one a g e n
c y — th e D e p a r t m e n t o f
F o re s try
B ro w n re ite ra te d th a t the
d e p a r tm e n t’s e ffo rts a r e
d ire c te d a t helpin g loggers
c o m p ly w ith the ru les o f th *
F o re st P ra c tic e s A ct.
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