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Oregon Governor Kate Brown says 10 months of negotiations have resulted in an agreement that will allow more timber harvest and protection for the environment.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown says 10 months of negotiations have resulted in an agreement that will allow more timber harvest and protection for the environment.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown says 10 months of negotiations have resulted in an agreement that will allow more timber harvest and protection for the environment.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown says 10 months of negotiations have resulted in an agreement that will allow more timber harvest and protection for the environment.

SALEM, Ore. -- An agreement has been reached between timber and environmental groups to overhaul management of 10 million acres of private forestlands in Oregon. The deal, announced Saturday, Oct. 30, by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s office, concludes more than a year of negotiations between forestry and environmental groups to develop a plan to boost protections for vulnerable fish and wildlife while shielding the timber industry’s ability to log. The agreement curbs attempts by both sides to place initiatives on the ballot during upcoming elections.