September 14, 2023 3:10 a.m.

Forest Bridges: The O&C Habitat Project, Inc. will host the first in a series of open public meetings Thursday night at the Roseburg Public Library to share and obtain feedback on its Active Conservation management and principles for the O&C Lands of western Oregon.

The Roseburg based organization is a grassroots collaborative nonprofit that formed in 2015 to bring consensus and trust among people of different perspectives and interests. That includes conservation and environmentalism, forest industry, recreation and wildlife – specifically in regards to the management of the nearly 2.9 million acres of O&C lands.

Forest Bridges promotes an active, metered management – or Active Conservation – approach across those lands, integrating western science based on the preponderance of evidence, Tribal knowledge and practice, and field practitioner experience.

At the meeting, the group will provide an introduction to its Principals of Agreement, and proposals, and encourage attendees to share comments and ask questions. Future meetings will cover specific topics of public interest or concern.

The event will run from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Register to attend the meeting through a link at: https://forestbridges.org/