In November 2017, the Oregon Board of Forestry (BOF) directed staff to evaluate whether the pursuit of a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) in conjunction with the issuance of incidental take permits made sense from [...]
Oregon set a goal of generating 50% of the total electricity needed for Oregonians through renewable resources by 2040. As a result of this goal, found in the Oregon Renewable Portfolio Standard, wind and [...]
Since the state legislative session adjourned in June, the natural resources portfolio at the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) has been active implementing AOC’s policy priorities passed during the 2023 session and queuing up [...]
Counties have until July 12th, 2023 to submit allocation elections between SRS and USFS 1908 payments - and elections between SRS Title I, II, and III - to AOC. Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 [...]
The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) has continuously engaged with the legislature, state agencies, and stakeholders in the development of comprehensive wildfire policies for numerous sessions. By focusing on thoughtful, effective, and regionally tailored [...]
On April 14, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced the release of $228 million for the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments, with $45.6 million coming to Oregon counties. A few days after, the Bureau of Land [...]
Following the passage of SB 762, the 2021 Legislative Session's comprehensive wildfire policy, the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) took an active role in ensuring its implementation information was provided to county staff and [...]
Since the passage of Senate Bill 762, the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) has taken an active role in ensuring implementation information from state agencies is provided to county elected officials and staff. Over the [...]
During AOC’s Legislative Committee on October 10, 2022, the AOC Natural Resources Steering Committee principles were unanimously approved. Among the approved principles were a series related to water - a portion of which focused on [...]
Two central pieces of Senate Bill 762, the 2021 omnibus wildfire bill, the establishment of the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) and the development of a wildfire risk map, are coming to fruition this month. The Oregon [...]