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COMM. OOUG ROBERTSON. PRES.
DOUGlAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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KEVIN a. DAVIS, LEGAl. COUNSEL
sUITe 1600, UMPQUA BANK PlAZA
ONE S.W. COLUMBIA
PORTlAND, OREGON 97258
(503) 517-2405
DALlAS, OREGON 9733a
(503) 623-8173
. COMM. TONY HYDE, SEC.-TREAS.
COlUMBIA COUNTY COURTHOUSE 8T HELENS, OREGON 97051 (503) 397-4322
February 2, 2011
DAVID S. BARROWS, LEGIS. COUNSEL
1201 S.W. 12TH AVENUE, SUITE 200
PORTLAND, OREGON 97205
(503) 227-5591
Jay Carlson, District Manager .~
Roseburg BLM District 777 N\\:, Garden Valley Blvd. Roseburg,
, OR 97470 Dear Jay:
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As the pilot projects go through their formative stages, the Association ofO&C
Countie~ wants to make clear its expectations and desired outcomes.
The me~ting that led to the decision to create the pilots was initiated first by members of
the Oregon congressional delegation. This was in response to the withdrawal of the
Western Oregon Plan Revision and a concern about jobs and timber output on the O&C
lands, e~pecially in Jackson and Douglas counties. It is our understanding that Dr.
. Johnson and Dr. Franklin will attempt to create a project that includes adequate levels of
timber yolume while working within the restraints and requirements of the draft spotted
owl recdvery plan, survey and manage, and consultation.
The Association believes for the pilots to meet the expectations of the congressional
delegation and the stakeholders, certain outcomes must be achieved, including an
acceptable timber harvest volume. From projected timber harvest volumes, the expected
job creation and economic impacts can be calculated. It is imperative that the harvest
volume .and subsequent job ·and economic impacts b~ ;'lpplicable proportionately to all
other O&C BLM districts, If the pilots produce acceptable results only in isolated
location~ that cannot be duplicated across the O&C landscape, the pilots will not
provide ·a model for broader management on the O&C lands.
It is clear these goals must be achieved within the federal regulatory process. It is also
importarit to note that there is federal law that specificaliy directs how the O&C lands
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February 3, 2011
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are to be managed, and that the dominant use mandate of the O&C Act has been upheld
in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The BLM must be mindful of these requirements
as the pilot projects are developed.
Please keep us informed of meetings, field trips, and/or other opportunities to provide
input and receive information.
Thank you, Jay, for your time and efforts.
Sincerely,
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President
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