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Associated Press View Comments PORTLAND — Oregon's state forester and the leader of the long-struggling Department of Forestry, Peter Daugherty, has resigned effective May 31.  Daugherty submitted his resignation to the state Board of Forestry, which oversees the department, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Friday.  Daugherty has led the agency since 2016, and his tenure has been marked by department financial problems, a dysfunctional relationship with the Board of Forestry and the loss of state lawmakers' confidence. That's all as the agency is looking for a large infusion of new resou...

Oregon’s embattled state forester Peter Daugherty resigns PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s state forester and the leader of the long-struggling Department of Forestry, Peter Daugherty, has resigned, effective May 31. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Friday that Daugherty had submitted his resignation to the state Board of Forestry. Daugherty has led the agency since 2016, and his tenure has been marked by department financial problems, a dysfunctional relationship with the Board of Forestry and the loss of state lawmakers’ confidence. That's all as the agency is looking for an infusi...

Oregon’s embattled state forester, Peter Daugherty, submits resignation Updated May 07, 6:10 PM; Posted May 07, 10:43 AM State Forester Peter Daugherty on the stand at a 2019 trial where jurors awarded 13 rural counties more than $1 billion in a breach of contract lawsuit against the Department of Forestry. Facebook Share Peter Daugherty, Oregon’s state forester and the leader of the long-struggling Department of Forestry, has submitted his resignation to the state board that oversees the department, effective May 31. Daugherty has led the agency since 2016, and his tenure has been mark...

Apr 15, 2021 The Oregon Department of Forestry is putting to work the $5 million it was granted in January by the Oregon Legislative Emergency Board (E-Board) for reducing wildfire risk. The agency has lined up 37 projects that rely on partnerships to improve community resilience to wildfire and restore and maintain healthy, resilient forests. The projects are spread evenly on both sides of the Cascades. Most of those in western Oregon – 16 out of 19 projects – are concentrated from Lane County to the California border, where wildfire risk near populated areas is generally higher. "The fu...

Apr 15, 2021 The Oregon Department of Forestry is putting to work the $5 million it was granted in January by the Oregon Legislative Emergency Board (E-Board) for reducing wildfire risk. The agency has lined up 37 projects that rely on partnerships to improve community resilience to wildfire and restore and maintain healthy, resilient forests. The projects are spread evenly on both sides of the Cascades. Most of those in western Oregon – 16 out of 19 projects – are concentrated from Lane County to the California border, where wildfire risk near populated areas is generally higher. "The fu...