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General Information

An Overview of Oregon's State Forest Lands

The Oregon Department of Forestry manages about 780,000 acres of forestlands. There are four management plans to guide operations.

State forest lands are concentrated in five state forests: the Clatsop, Elliott, Santiam, Sun Pass, and Tillamook. See map for locations.

There also are a number of smaller tracts, scattered mostly in western Oregon’s Coast Range. Nine 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 taxing districts, and to the Common School Fund 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.

Map

• North Cascade District and the Santiam State Forest
• Western Lane District
• Coos District and the Elliott State Forest
• Klamath-Lake District and the Sun Pass State Forest
• Southwest Oregon District-Grants Pass Unit
• Astoria District and the Clatsop State Forest
• Forest Grove District
• Tillamook District
• West Oregon District
• Tillamook State Forest

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 Director    Nancy Hirsch     503-945-7351    
Public Information Officer     Jeff Foreman      503-945-7506    
Resource Specialists Manager     Rosemary Mannix      503-945-7347    
Asset Management Manager     Ed Deblander     503-945-7348   
Planning and Policy Manager     Barbara Lee      503-945-7354    
Adaptive Management Manager    Jeff Brandt     503-945-7228   
Office Manager     Berta Bodi      503-945-7486