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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oregon forest practices policies | 1 |
Statements (42)
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforcedBy | Oregon Department of Forestry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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protect other environmental values ⓘ protect soil productivity ⓘ protect water quality ⓘ protect wildlife habitat ⓘ regulate timber harvesting practices ⓘ |
| includesRegulationOf |
chemical use in forestry
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harvest planning ⓘ protection of riparian areas ⓘ protection of threatened and endangered species habitat ⓘ reforestation requirements ⓘ road construction in forests ⓘ slash disposal ⓘ streamside buffers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Oregon
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surface form:
State of Oregon
|
| legalArea |
environmental protection law
ⓘ
natural resources law ⓘ |
| regulates |
forest management
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logging ⓘ |
| sector | forestry ⓘ |
| subjectOf | forest practice rules ⓘ |
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Oregon forest practices policies