The Landscape Planning Collaboration Committee (LPCC) is the primary committee where Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative members collaborate around future Forest Service projects such as the East Oakridge Strategy. The LPCC holds monthly meetings on the first Monday at 1pm, in person at 48513 Hwy 58 in Oakridge, or online. Email info@swfcollaborative.org for more information.
Since January of 2023, the LPCC has worked collaboratively with the Forest Service to develop Zones of Agreement (ZOAs) to guide projects within the East Oakridge Strategy. The East Oakridge Strategy is a plan that will manage the forests east of Oakridge. The Forest Service is creating this management plan to protect the forests, communities and firefighters. There are three project areas: Dead Mountain, Aubrey Mountain, and Kitson Ridge. The threat of fire on the landscape has been a reality for the last several years in Oakridge, proving the need for this strategy. Click HERE to view a fire map of Eastern Lane County.
Approx. 28,000 acres are within the boundaries of the East Oakridge area.
The strategy builds off of fuels reduction projects on private lands in the Oakridge-Westfir area.
Combining shaded fuel breaks and landscape treatment can increase the ability to protect communities, support firefighters, restore ecosystem function and processes, and enhance landscape resilience and adaptive capacity.
Approximately 5700 Acres of harvestable managed stands (less than 80 years old) that are overstocked, representing around 50 MMBF in volume.
The current plan is to develop three Environmental Assessments, with implementation projects expected to go from the north to south in the order of: Dead Mountain, Aubrey Mountain, and Kitson Ridge.
Navigate the dropdown menu in the upper right corner to learn more about each project.
Click the photo to view the Zones of Agreement (ZOAs). Click the button below to sign on and register your support for the ZOAs.
