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Western Lane District
About Western Lane
Contact Information
Annual Reports
About Western Lane
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Western Lane District provides fire protection to 750,650 acres of private and public forest land in western Lane County and parts of northern Douglas County. The district´s State Lands program manages 26,002 acres of forest land.  Implementing the Oregon Forest Practices Act, Western Lane has an active Private Forests program.  Stewardship foresters work with Oregon´s forest industry and assists non-industrial woodland owners in managing their lands and increasing the productivity of their natural resources.

Visitors from the public  will find good tips and useful information on the Fire Prevention page concerning Fire Season, current Fire Danger levels, and Burning Permits.  Check the Fire Protection page to learn about Western Lane´s Fire Program and recent fire history (pocket card). 
 
Visitors from forest industry and small woodland owners will find the page on Forest Industry Issues filled with information on obtaining operation permits, burning permits, Fire Season requirements, Industrial Precaution Levels, and you´ll be able to contact the Stewardship forester in your area of operation. 
 
Job hunters should check the page on fire jobs in Western Lane District. For other forestry jobs see the ODF Employment page.
 
Some links on the pages in this site will take you out of the Western Lane pages. Good luck & thanks for visiting.  
 
WESTERN LANE DISTRICT WEB SITE MAINTAINED BY TOM SOWARD.
 
PLEASE EMAIL COMMENTS TO: tsoward@odf.state.or.us
 
 

 

Contact Information
Oregon Department of Forestry
PO Box 157, 87950 Territorial Hwy
Veneta, OR  97487-0157
(541) 935-2283
(541) 935-0731 FAX
 
Contact Information:
Name Title Extension
Ole Buch Stewardship Forester 227
Paul Clements Stewardship Forester 230
Jim Hall Stewardship Forester (541) 997-8713
Phil Hunter Forest Unit Supervisor - Prevention 235
Bob Johnson Stewardship Forester 231
Dave Lorenz District Forester 224
Art McCoy State Forest Unit Supervisor 232
Jordan Ryder Stewardship Forester 228
Link Smith Protection Unit Forester 225
Tom Soward Forest Unit Supervisor - Operations 238
   

Annual Reports
Western Lane District's 2007 Annual Report [PDF; 10 pages; 3,101 KB]
Western Lane District's 2006 Annual Report [PDF; 712 KB]
Western Lane District's 2005 Annual Report

 
Page updated: April 25, 2008

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