December 12, 2022 2:00 p.m. 

The State Land Board will meet in Salem on Tuesday.

At 9:00 a.m. it will present the Elliot State Research Forest Advisory Committee with its partnership award. A collection of stakeholders representing diverse perspectives, the group has worked over the past four years to create a framework for the Elliot to become a publicly owned research forest.

The Land Board will consider multiple items related to establishing an Elliot State Research Forest under the provisions of Senate Bill 1546. Passed by the Oregon State Legislature earlier this year, the law establishes an independent public agency to oversee the Elliot State Research Forest in coordination with Oregon State University.

Items under consideration include:

*Decoupling the Elliot State Forest from the Common School Fund

*Appointment of the initial Elliot State Research Forest Authority Board of Directors

*An update on OSU’s Forest Management Plan

The Land Board will also consider appointing Vicki Walker to serve a second four-year term as Department of State Lands Director.

The Elliot State Forest is in Douglas and Coos County.

The full agenda for the meeting is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/dsl/Board/Documents/SLBDecember2022Meeting%20Materialsweb.pdf