City of Ashland, Oregon / Commissions & Committees / Forest Lands Commission
Forest Lands Commission
The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Forest Lands Commission are:
- To develop forest management plans for the City of Ashland's municipal forests
- To provide direction and oversight to planning teams concerning wildland urban interface (wildfire lands) and Ashland Creek Watershed.
- To develop community volunteer programs to assist in implementation of the Ashland Forest Plan and other project plans.
- To submit recommendations to the City Council regarding forest management practices.
- To ensure that plans integrate diverse opinions of citizens and private land owners.
- To promote public knowledge and acceptance of the Ashland Forest Plan programs.
Forest Lands Commission Documents
Winburn Parcel Management Plan DRAFT
City Forest Lands Restoration Project Phase II
AFR DEIS Response August 2005
AFR FEIS Response, August 2008 Ashland Forest Plan 1992
Community Wildfire Protection Plan committee e-mail archives
Ashland Forest Resiliency Project Community Alternative committee e-mail archives
Please remember that other than staff, the people listed below are volunteers working on behalf of our community and should only be contacted on matters related to their particular commission, committee or board.
Established
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Meetings
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Length of Term
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1994
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2nd Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at 51 Winburn Way (Community Development Building)
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3 year terms
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Members
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Name
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Email Address
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Title
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Term Begin
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Term End
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Chris Chambers
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Forest Resource Specialist
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Craig Gorson
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Commissioner
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10/02/2007
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04/30/2012
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Christopher Iverson
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Commissioner
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05/01/2007
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04/30/2013
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John Karns
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Fire Chief
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Anthony Kerwin
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Commissioner
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04/16/2002
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04/30/2012
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Greg Lemhouse
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Council Liason
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01/01/2009
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12/31/2010
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Dan Maymar
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Commissioner
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08/02/2005
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04/30/2011
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Melody Noraas
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Parks & Rec Liaison
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10/08/2008
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04/30/2010
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Gary Pool
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Commissioner
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01/05/2010
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04/30/2013
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John Williams
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Commissioner
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07/15/2008
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04/30/2013
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