Oregon Forest Practices Act

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The Oregon Forest Practices Act is a state law that regulates logging and forest management on public and private lands in Oregon to protect water quality, wildlife habitat, and other environmental values.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental law ⓘ
forest management regulation ⓘ
state statute ⓘ
aimsToBalance environmental protection ⓘ
timber production ⓘ
appliesTo private forest lands in Oregon ⓘ
public forest lands in Oregon ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcedBy Oregon Department of Forestry ⓘ
focusesOn nonpoint source pollution control from forestry ⓘ
governs commercial timber harvesting in Oregon ⓘ
forest road building in Oregon ⓘ
reforestation after timber harvest in Oregon ⓘ
hasComponent rules for operations near streams and wetlands ⓘ
rules for protecting fish and wildlife ⓘ
rules for protecting water quality ⓘ
rules for reforestation after harvest ⓘ
rules for road construction and maintenance in forest operations ⓘ
hasObjective conserve forest resources ⓘ
maintain forestland productivity ⓘ
minimize environmental impacts of forest operations ⓘ
hasPurpose protect fish habitat ⓘ
protect other environmental values ⓘ
protect soil productivity ⓘ
protect water quality ⓘ
protect wildlife habitat ⓘ
regulate timber harvesting practices ⓘ
includesRegulationOf chemical use in forestry ⓘ
harvest planning ⓘ
protection of riparian areas ⓘ
protection of threatened and endangered species habitat ⓘ
reforestation requirements ⓘ
road construction in forests ⓘ
slash disposal ⓘ
streamside buffers ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Oregon
legalArea environmental protection law ⓘ
natural resources law ⓘ
regulates forest management ⓘ
logging ⓘ
sector forestry ⓘ
subjectOf forest practice rules ⓘ

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Tillamook State Forest → governingLaw → Oregon Forest Practices Act ⓘ
State of Oregon natural resource agencies → implementsPolicy → Oregon forest practices policies ⓘ
linked to: Oregon Forest Practices Act