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This is a woodland scene in western Oregon
Welcome to Oregon's State Forests
General Information Forest Management and Planning
Forest Recreation Forest Research and Monitoring
Public Use Wildlife and Streams
Public Input County Revenue Distributions
Forest Education
Timber and Land Assets
General Information
Map showing Oregon's six State Forests and other Board of Forestry owned lands
An Overview of Oregon's State Forest Lands
 
The Oregon Department of Forestry manages about 821,000 acres of forestlands. There are four regional management plans to guide operations.
 
ODF-managed lands are mostly concentrated in six large state forests:
 
Clatsop State Forest 
Elliott State Forest
Gilchrist State Forest 
Santiam State Forest 
Sun Pass State Forest, and
Tillamook State Forest 
 
There also are a number of smaller forest tracts, scattered mostly in western Oregon’s Coast Range. Nine ODF districts manage state-owned forests.
 
All state forest lands are actively managed under adopted forest management plans to provide economic, environmental, and social benefits to Oregonians. Most of the revenue from timber sales goes to county governments and local public districts, and from Common School Forest Lands to benefit schools throughout the state.  Go to history for background information on state forests. Go to legal mandates for the laws and administrative rules that dictate how state forests are managed.
 
About half (30 million acres) of Oregon is forestland.  State-owned forestlands represent about three percent of Oregon’s forests. The largest owner of forestland in Oregon is the federal government with 59 percent. Private ownership accounts for 35 percent.


Salem Headquarters
 
 


 Address  2600 State Street, Salem, OR  97310
 Location  Building D (Main Floor)
 Office Hours  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
 Phone  503-945-7357
 Fax  503-945-7376
 Web  http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/state_forests.shtml

Contact Information

Position Name Telephone Number 
Program Deputy Chief Mike Cafferata  503-945-7351 
Resource Specialists Manager  Rosemary Mannix  503-945-7347 
Asset Management Manager  Ed Deblander  503-945-7348
Planning and Policy Specialist  John Barnes  503-945-7481
Research and Monitoring Specialist Jeff Brandt  503-945-7228
Office Manager  Berta Bodi  503-945-7486 

Forest Recreation
 
RecreationTillamook Forest Center 

Public Use
Firewood CuttingFire RestrictionsSpecial Forest Products

Public Input
Public InvolvementAdvisory CommitteesVolunteersPublic Opinion SurveyPublications

Forest Education
Education and Interpretation ProgramsTillamook Forest Center

Timber and Land Assets
Timber SalesReforestation ContractsLand Acquistions and Exchanges

Forest Management and Planning
Forest Management PlansDistrict Implementation PlansAnnual Operations PlansForest RoadsHistorical Site Preservation 

Forest Research and Monitoring
Reports and ResearchMonitoringIssues

Wildlife and Streams
Threatened SpeciesHabitat DevelopmentStream ProtectionRestoration ProjectsWatershed Analysis

County Revenue Distributions
Oregon Department of Forestry County Revenue Distributions
 
State Forests Revenue to Counties 2009 - 2011 
 

Page updated: December 21, 2011