ODFW's Private Forest Accord Advisory Committee will meet on Sept. 30

SALEM, Ore. – The Private Forest Accord (PFA) Advisory Committee will hold its regular virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.

ODFW staff will present two new funding pathways for the PFA Grants Program, Land Transactions and Water Transactions, followed by Advisory Committee discussion of these pathways and the accompanying draft guidance documents.

The draft documents are available on the PFA Grants webpage under meeting materials. Public comments on the proposed guidance documents should be submitted as soon as possible to be considered ahead of the Fall 2025 Grant Offering by emailing Andrew.j.Spyrka@odfw.oregon.gov.

For a full agenda, all meeting materials, and virtual login information about the meeting, please visit:

https://www.dfw.state.or.us/habitat/PFA/meetings/2025/09_Sep/index.html.

The public is welcome to attend virtually.

The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Fund was established in the 2022 Legislative Session (Senate Bills 1501 and 1502; House Bill 4055) as an outcome of the landmark agreement between timber and conservation groups to recommend changes to the Forest Practices Act. The Private Forest Accord allows for forest practices to proceed with increased protections for natural resources, including the development of a habitat conservation plan (HCP) for aquatic species. The Private Forest Accord Mitigation Fund's purpose is to fund projects that help aquatic species and habitats covered by the HCP, and is to be administered by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Learn more about this important effort at the Oregon Department of Forestry's webpage.