BLM Seeks Input on Revamping Oregon's Forest Management Plans
Published Date: 2/19/2026
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Land Management is updating forest plans for Northwestern, Coastal, and Southwestern Oregon to tackle wildfire damage, protect wildlife like barred owls, and boost timber production to help local economies. They want your ideas by March 23, 2026, to shape smarter land use and keep Oregon’s forests healthy and thriving. This update could change how forests are managed and impact jobs and nature for years to come.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Drive to Increase Timber Harvests
If you live or run a business in the Oregon planning area (about 2,460,000 acres), the BLM proposes revising forest plans to increase sustained timber harvest to levels more consistent with historical production. The plan would declare a new allowable sale quantity and still reserve approximately 4% for Congressionally designated lands, about 13% for lands not capable of sustained-yield production, and roughly 6% as streamside buffers.
Expanded Wildfire Treatments and Salvage
The BLM will revise plans to expand forest treatments that reduce fuel loads and allow salvage of timber killed by wildfire, drought, and other disturbances. The revision cites wildfire trends (BLM lands averaged about 236,530 acres burned annually between 2009 and 2024 and 4,927,904 acres burned on federal land between January 1 and November 28, 2025) and is intended to help keep people safe.
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