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| Is today a burn day? |
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Find out if preparatory or field burning is allowed. This Web page is updated daily, during the burn season only, to provide the most up to date field burn notice available in the Willamette Valley.
Is today a burn day?
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| New Stack Burning registration |
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The 2009 Oregon Legislature limited the number of acres that can be Stack Burned in the Willamette Valley to 1000 acres per year.
Stack Burning registration is conducted two times per year: January 2 through January 31; September 1 through September 30.
The below Stack Burning Permit Registration Record must be completed in order to Stack Burn. Please be sure to complete both sides of the form and follow all the instructions.
If you have questions or need additional information, please call 503-986-4701.
Stack Burning Permit Registration Record (304K pdf)
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| Willamette Valley Field Burning Rules Revisions |
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Changes to the Smoke Management (Field Burning) Program
The 2009 Oregon Legislature adopted Senate Bill 528 reducing the number of acres that grass seed growers in the Willamette Valley can burn. See Senate Bill 528 - Changes to Field Burning Regulations Starting in 2009, listed below, for a brief overview of these changes.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) manages the Smoke Management Program under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). These two agencies are in the process of developing the rules that will regulate field burning in the Willamette Valley.
An advisory committee will be meeting in November or December 2009, to review the proposed changes to the rules. The public is invited to attend this meeting, and/or the two public rulemaking hearings to be held in Salem and Eugene in January 2010.
Rule Making Documents (to be posted in January 2010)
More Information
John Byers, Program Manager - ODA (503) 986-4718
DEQ Field Burning Rulemaking
Senate Bill 528 Overview (28K pdf)
Senate Bill 528 Enrolled (52K pdf)
Senate Bill 528 – Changes to Field Burning Regulations Starting in 2009 (39K pdf)
Smoke Management Emergency Temporary Oregon Administrative Rules (132K pdf)
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| Smoke Management |
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Grass seed and cereal grain growers in the Willamette Valley burn their fields to control weed, pest, and disease contaminants; enhance seed yields; meet seed quality standards; stimulate plant production; and remove waste residues.
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| Oregon Agriculture Weather |
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Oregon Agriculture Weather Center
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| Subscription services |
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Sign up for the weather e-mail subscription service
Sign up for the field burning notification e-mail subscription service (burn season only)
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| Field burning season summaries |
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Summary of the 2001 Field Burning Season (72K pdf)
Summary of the 2002 Field Burning Season (78K pdf)
Summary of the 2003 Field Burning Season (1.69MB pdf)
Summary of the 2004 Field Burning Season (251K pdf)
Summary of the 2005 Field Burning Season (156K pdf)
Summary of the 2006 Field Burning Season (628K pdf)
Summary of the 2007 Field Burning Season (648K pdf)
Summary of the 2008 Field Burning Season (652K pdf)
Summary of the 2009 Field Burning Season (404K pdf)
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| Weekly Governor's Reports |
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Field Burning Report – July 20 through July 26, 2009 (436K pdf)
Field Burning Report – July 27 through August 2, 2009 (436K pdf)
Field Burning Report – August 3 through August 9, 2009 (212K pdf)
Field Burning Report – August 10 through August 16, 2009 (460K pdf)
Field Burning Report – August 17 through August 23, 2009 (444K pdf)
Field Burning Report – August 24 through August 30, 2009 (452K pdf)
Field Burning Report - August 31 through September 6, 2009 (408 K pdf)
Field Burning Report - September 7 through September 13, 2009 (384K pdf)
Field Burning Report - September 14 through September 20, 2009 (398K pdf)
Field Burning Report - September 21 through September 27, 2009 (380K pdf)
Field Burning Report - September 28 through October 4, 2009 (397K pdf)
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