{"id":6841,"date":"2010-03-04T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-joins-effort-to-restore-forest-health-and-create-jobs-in-rural-oregon\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:25","slug":"merkley-joins-effort-to-restore-forest-health-and-create-jobs-in-rural-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-joins-effort-to-restore-forest-health-and-create-jobs-in-rural-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley se une a los esfuerzos para restaurar la salud de los bosques y crear empleos en las zonas rurales de Oreg\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>WASHINGTON DC<\/strong> &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley announced today that he is co-sponsoring Senator Wyden&rsquo;s Oregon Forest Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act of 2009.&nbsp; The legislation, forged by Senator Wyden, representatives from Oregon&rsquo;s timber industry and conservation groups, will promote sustainable forest thinning practices in Central and Eastern Oregon while protecting old growth.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&ldquo;We must move forward on the agreement made to end the longstanding dispute between Oregon&rsquo;s timber industry and conservation advocates,&rdquo; said Merkley.&nbsp; &ldquo;Senator Wyden deserves enormous credit for pulling together a consensus approach that will put folks to work in our forests using responsible thinning practices.&nbsp; This bill will help bring jobs to rural Oregonians and protect local communities from the threat of wildfire while also safeguarding Oregon&rsquo;s treasured old growth forests.&rdquo;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The legislation would require the Forest Service to work at landscape scales and identify areas that are in need of restoration and develop a responsible harvest plan to support local mills and create jobs.&nbsp; The plan would be developed over three years, in collaboration with the timber industry, conservation representatives and a scientific panel.&nbsp; The bill also establishes protections for large trees and in addition, directs the Forest Service to develop experimental projects to protect trees above 150 years of age.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &ndash; 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