May 9, 2017 — In a 3-0 vote today, the Oregon State Land Board, made up of Governor Kate Brown, Treasurer Tobias Read and Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, terminated the protocol that led to the timber industry proposal to privatize the 82,500-acre Elliott State Forest in the Oregon Coast Range.
Conservation Groups Decry Vote by State Treasurer, Secretary of State to Sell Elliott State Forest
February 15, 2017 — A broad coalition of conservation, hunting, and fishing groups across Oregon decried a state land board vote pushing the Elliott State Forest to brink of privatization yesterday.
Response to Governor Brown’s Plan for the Elliott State Forest
February 13, 2017 — Just days before the quarterly meeting of the State Land Board, Governor Brown released a framework for her plan for the Elliott State Forest. Though not an action item on the agenda for the Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Land Board meeting, the Board is set to hear an update on the potential sale of the forest from the Department of State Lands. The DSL staff report on the issue again asks the Board for direction on whether and how to proceed with privatizing the Elliott State Forest as described in a proposal submitted by Lone Rock Timber in December 2016.
Press Release: State of Oregon Shelves Elliott State Forest Privatization Idea
December 8, 2014 — The State of Oregon has decided against privatizing the Elliott State Forest after receiving overwhelming public comment encouraging a conservation solution for the 93,000-acre state forest located northeast of Coos Bay. 1,147 out of 1,185 comments received during the public process, or 97%, encouraged the Department of State Lands and the Oregon State Land Board to protect the iconic forests for its outstanding water quality, salmon and wildlife habitat, hunting and fishing opportunities and its remarkable ability to store carbon to mitigate climate change.
“Safeguard the Elliott!” — Come Testify at the October 8 North Bend Hearing
Future management of the 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest located northeast of Coos Bay is at a pivotal crossroads. The State Land Board (made up of Governor John Kitzhaber, Treasurer Ted … Continue reading “Safeguard the Elliott!” — Come Testify at the October 8 North Bend Hearing
Press Release: Suit Filed Challenging Sale of Elliott State Forest Land
For Immediate Release, April 21, 2014 Contact: Francis Eatherington, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 643-1309 Bob Sallinger, Audubon Society of Portland, (503) 380-9728 Noah Greenwald, Center … Continue reading Press Release: Suit Filed Challenging Sale of Elliott State Forest Land