U.S. Congress - S.2895 Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009
S.2895 - Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009
A bill to restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests of the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests of the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 as introduced.
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12/17/2009--Introduced.Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to manage certain forest, stream, grassland, wetland, alpine, and other land and water located in a coverOfficial Summary
12/17/2009--Introduced.Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Chief of the Forest Service, to manage certain forest, stream, grassland, wetland, alpine, and other land and water located in a covered area of Oregon to:(1) conserve and restore forest and watershed health;
(2) reduce the risk of uncharacteristic natural disturbances from fire, insects, and disease;
(3) allow for characteristic natural disturbances; and
(4) increase the resistance and resiliency of the covered lands to uncharacteristic events. Requires the Secretary to implement ecological restoration projects in the covered area in order to achieve such goals. Requires the delineation of each riparian habitat conservation area in a watershed for all permanently flowing streams, lakes, wetlands, seeps, springs, and intermittent streams. Requires the conservation and restoration of aquatic and riparian resources within National Forest land in the covered area. Establishes the Eastside Forest Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel to periodically advise the Secretary, collaborative groups, and the public about the development and implementation of forest and watershed management goals, the Eastside Landscape Forest Restoration Assessment, and ecological restoration projects. Requires the Restoration Assessment to include a 10-year restoration plan for the comprehensive ecological restoration of forest and watershed health in the covered area. Subjects ecological restoration projects carried out under this Act to an environmental analysis. Provides for expedited judicial review of an action challenging a project developed under this Act. Provides for:
(1) the establishment of regional biomass projects;
(2) stewardship contracting projects to carry out ecological restoration projects; and
(3) the selection of a Deputy Regional Forester to serve as the principal agency contact for implementation of this Act.
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``As the administration expressed in testimony on S. 2895, we have reservations about legislating specific treatment levels and other aspects of our forest plans. However, I believe the approach and hard work of the stakeholders in ...
Forestry budget slash, Roadless extension, more – Natural Resource ...
It took testimony on Senator Ron Wyden's controversial election-year bill (S.2895), which offers a distasteful compromise that would attempt to increase thinning east of the Cascades. For decades environmentalists have litigated to ...
The biomass debate - Tasmanian Times
Opponents at the S. 2895 hearing in Bend, Oregon on June 4 included the Oregon Sierra Club and Cascadia's Ecosystem Advocates. Contact Carl Ross (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) to sign your group (if you have ...
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