Governor renews effort to backfill open positions on Oregon Board of Forestry Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 Gov. Kate Brown has named three new nominees to the Oregon Board of Forestry. Associated Press fileFedor Zarkhin/Staff Facebook Share Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday nominated three candidates to fill vacant seats on the seven-member state Board of Forestry, renewing an effort to backfill the closely watched panel after a bi-partisan group of lawmakers ignored a similar slate last September. Brown has said she’s looking for members who can help address the Oregon Department of Forestry’s consistent financial problems and break through a logjam of weighty and controversial policy issues at the board.