Active Conservation Management on the BLM and Forest Service Lands of Western Oregon

Thursday, September 19, 2024

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM MST

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch C

Speaker(s)

Denise A. Barrett, n/a (she/her/hers)

Executive Director
Forest Bridges: The O&C Forest Habitat Project, Inc
Roseburg, Oregon, United States

Handouts
Edward W. Shepard, CF (he/him/his)

Board Member
Forest Bridges: The O&C Forest Habitat Project, Inc
Newburg, Oregon, United States

Forest Bridges proposes fundamental shifts on the BLM and Forest Service O&C Lands of western Oregon to all-lands Active Conservation Management, including actively managing for multi-species habitat restoration and sustainability throughout these lands to help mitigate increased high severity wildfires and climate change-driven drought and boost rural economies.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participant will be able to define what the O&C Lands are and to explain why Active Conservation Management is a viable alternative for the BLM and Forest Service to adopt in western Oregon.
Upon completion, participant will be able to list barriers to effective management on the O&C Lands of western Oregon that may require developing legislative concepts to enact policy change.