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Oregon forests provide clean water for local communities and habitat for threatened species like salmon, all while acting as a key line of defense against the climate crisis. From extreme heat waves to longer droughts, the effects of climate change are already here. This is a critical moment in time when we need to change the way we manage Oregon forests so they can keep protecting us in the uncertain years ahead.
We need the Habitat Conservation Plan for Western Oregon State Forests (HCP). If passed, the HCP would be a critical step for the State of Oregon to manage forests through more sustainable, climate-smart practices. Although imperfect, the HCP is a good faith effort driven by community input and supported by the Board of Forestry, and would be a huge win for Oregon forests.
But earlier this month, timber interests launched new attacks on the HCP, and are now pressuring our governor and legislators to overrule the Board of Forestry. House Republican legislators have sided with timber, demanding that the Governor oppose the HCP and direct the Department Forestry to maintain unsustainable amounts of logging on state forests.
We need to defend the HCP and our state forests from industry-driven political intervention. We need to remind Governor Kotek and our legislators that their role is to support the Board of Forestry in doing its job, and that we need to manage state forests for the good of all Oregonians, not just the timber industry.
Oregon forests provide clean water for local communities and habitat for threatened species like salmon, all while acting as a key line of defense against the climate crisis. From extreme heat waves to longer droughts, the effects of climate change are already here. This is a critical moment in time when we need to change the way we manage Oregon forests so they can keep protecting us in the uncertain years ahead.
We need the Habitat Conservation Plan for Western Oregon State Forests (HCP). If passed, the HCP would be a critical step for the State of Oregon to manage forests through more sustainable, climate-smart practices. Although imperfect, the HCP is a good faith effort driven by community input and supported by the Board of Forestry, and would be a huge win for Oregon forests.
But earlier this month, timber interests launched new attacks on the HCP, and are now pressuring our governor and legislators to overrule the Board of Forestry. House Republican legislators have sided with timber, demanding that the Governor oppose the HCP and direct the Department Forestry to maintain unsustainable amounts of logging on state forests.
We need to defend the HCP and our state forests from industry-driven political intervention. We need to remind Governor Kotek and our legislators that their role is to support the Board of Forestry in doing its job, and that we need to manage state forests for the good of all Oregonians, not just the timber industry.
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