Stewardship Plan Updates
Recent news and Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan updates will be posted here.
In fiscal year 2022/2023, City staff have initiated an update of the Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan. The update will follow a public process outlined by the Corvallis City Council and involve a volunteer Task Force of community members with expertise in natural resources, ecology, and land management. More details on the Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan Update Task Force, including meeting minutes and details, can be found here.
The current discussion schedule is available here: CURRENT CFSP POLICY REVIEW SCHEDULE.
October 2024
The Task Force approved the Fire policy, standards and guidelines and the Forest Chemicals policy, standards and guidelines at the October 23rd meeting. The Task Force also continued to discuss the Water Quality/Water Quantity policy, standards and guidelines, and Wildlife Habitat/Aquatic Habitat policy, standards and guidelines.
September 2024
There was a continued conversation on Desired Future Conditions. The Fire policy, standards and guidelines, Water Quality/Water Quantity policy, standards and guidelines, and Forest Chemicals policy, standards and guidelines were discussed.
August 2024
The Task Force discussed revisions to the Fire policy, standards and guidelines and the Water Quality policy, standards and guidelines, and agreed to keep the Wildlife Habitat/Aquatic Habitat policy, standards and guidelines combined. There were no policies approved by the Task Force at this meeting.
July 2024
The Task Force approved the Forest Age and Structure policy, standards and guidelines at the July 24th, 2024 meeting.
June 2024
The Task Force approved the Neighbors & Allied Organizations policy, standards and guidelines as well as the Reserve Areas policies, standards and guidelines at the Jun 26th, 2024 meeting.
March 2024
The Task Force approved the Roads policy and the Public Access policy in March of 2024.
February 2024
The Task Force is finalizing Policies, Standards, and Guidelines for the Roads policy in the CFSP and will begin discussing Public Access and Neighbor/Allied Organizations Policies, and the associated standards.
January 2024
The Task Force is currently reviewing Policies, Standards, and Guidelines for the Roads policy in the CFSP.
April 14, 2023-April 28, 2023
The Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan Update Task Force has drafted REVISED Vision and Guiding Principles for the Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan. The next step in this process is to solicit public input to the Task Force on the draft Vision and Guiding Principles before the Task Force finalizes their recommended revisions and presents them to the Corvallis City Council on June 22, 2023. The Task Force is soliciting feedback on this work product from Friday, April 14, 2023, through April 28th, 2023. To provide input to the Task Force on the DRAFT Vision and Guiding Principles, please complete this survey [survey closed]. You can also submit input to the Task Force via email at CFSPUTF@corvallisoregon.gov. A summary of the comments received will be provided in the meeting packet for the May 24, 2023 Task Force Meeting.
Click here to see the video recording of the April 14th webinar, including additional background information on the forest.
February 1, 2023
The Task Force will begin to discuss the current vision and guiding principles of the Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan on February 22, 2023. The current Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan (2013 CFSP) was developed through a robust public engagement process. It was built on a strong foundation of an overall vision statement and nine guiding principles. As City staff and the Task Force begin updating the CFSP, it makes sense to start with an evaluation of the existing vision statement and guiding principles. At the Task Force's meeting on February 22, 2023, they will learn about these existing plan elements and discuss whether amendments should be considered as part of the CFSP update. City staff and the Task Force would like to hear from you in preparation for that meeting!
Do you have thoughts, comments, or questions you would like the Task Force to keep in mind while they discuss the vision and guiding principles (as listed below or see pages 7 and 8 of the current plan linked above.)? If so, please provide your input by emailing City staff at RCWTF@corvallisoregon.gov. Input received by February 17th will be included in the Task Force packet for discussion at the February 22, 2023 meeting. If you are unable to submit your comments by the 17th but still want to provide input for the February 22nd meeting, please inquire with staff at the email above.
