FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OR120-11-17
May 16, 2011
Contact: Megan Harper (541) 751- 4353
Coos Bay Wagon Road Pilot Project Public Meetings Scheduled
Coos Bay, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Coquille Indian Tribe will be
hosting a public meeting and field trip later this month to discuss the Coos Bay Wagon Road
Pilot Project.
The public meeting will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bear Grass Room at The Mill
Casino Hotel in North Bend on Tuesday, May 31. Interested members of the public will have
an opportunity to learn about the forestry pilot project and Professors Norm Johnson and Jerry
Franklin’s forest ecosystem restoration principles.
The field trip will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1. During the field trip,
participants will visit the timber stand east of Fairview that has been selected for the Coos Bay
Wagon Road Pilot timber sale. Professors Jerry Franklin and Norm Johnson, Dr. John Gordon,
the BLM, and the Tribe will be on hand to discuss their vision for the timber sale, answer
questions, and gather feedback.
Those interested in going on the field trip should meet at The Mill Casino Hotel lobby no later
than 9:45 a.m. An alternate pick-up location will also be available at Frona Park, east of
Fairview, at approximately 10:45 a.m. Transportation will be provided, but participants should
bring a sack lunch and water. Please RSVP by May 26 to Megan Harper at 541-751-4353.
The Coos Bay Wagon Road Pilot Project is a collaborative effort between the BLM and
Coquille Indian Tribe to plan and implement a timber sale that will demonstrate Professors
Johnson and Franklin’s ecosystem restoration principles, including regeneration harvest. The
project area includes approximately 200 acres of Coos Bay Wagon Road lands in Coos County.
The Secretary of Interior approved the BLM and Coquille Indian Tribe working together on the
project in April, and it is one of three pilot projects underway in southwestern Oregon.
Additional information on the Coos Bay Wagon Road Pilot Project is available online at
www.blm.gov/or/districts/coosbay/forestrypilot
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