The Oregon Board of Forestry is a seven-member citizen board appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the state Senate. The mission of the board is to lead Oregon in implementing policies and programs that promote sustainable management of Oregon’s public and private forests. Their primary responsibilities are to:
Supervises all matters of forest policy within Oregon
Appoints the State Forester
Adopts rules regulating forest practices
Provides general supervision of the State Forester’s duties in managing ODF
Translation: To kill the forests.