“Ecological Forestry” Mandate: Wyden O&C Bill Analysis, Pt 1

When talking about the O&C lands, it’s important to understand three things. The first is that the O&C lands represent a very small fraction of the federal forest lands in Oregon. Oregon has about 30 million acres of forest lands, approximately 20 million acres of which are managed by the federal government. The O&C lands comprise only 2.1 million acres, about 10% of the federal forest lands in Oregon.

Read more at the Oregon Catalyst
(Hat tip: KimR)