# Associated Oregon loggers, Inc.

FO< Box 12339 • Salem, Oregon 97309-0339 • (503) 364-1:130 • fax: (503) 364-0836 

### March4,2016

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### andDoug Grafe OregonDept ofForestry 2600 State St. Salem, OR 97310
RE: Memorandum ofAgreementfor OperatorEducation, AOL & 

### ODF-2015Annual Report
DearPeterand Doug:

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# .. This letterreports 2015 accomplishments ofourMemorandum ofAgreement for OperatorEducation (MOA). The MOA, betweenAssociated OregonLoggers and OregonDept. ofForestry, provides operator continuing education aboutrule complianceinforest practices, industrial fire, and burning.
The attached '2015AnnualReport'

### illustrates our cumulative accomplishments this pastyear, and the year ahead. Although our dailypress ofworkdominates out attentions, we should not neglectthe importance ofourjointcooperationtoward operatoreducation.
I wanttothank youboth-andyour Salem staffand field foresters-for your ongoing commitmentto provide successful operatoreducation. Please share this withPaul Clements and TomFields.
The AnnualReport describes howthis MOAenabled ODF andAOLto successfully deliver educationto 2,896 logging andforest operators during 2015. This translates to abouttwo employees from every contract company attending atraining class. This accomplishment fosters continued forest regulation compliance by the contractlogging sector. And as regulation and guidance continue to evolve, this educationprogramprovides akeyvenue to inform operators.
I'm surethat you'll agree thatwe shouldcontinue workingtogether underthe MOA. Although, a rationed budget limits your support, I'mencouragedthatwe can both lookforward to together maintaining and strengtheningthis effectiveprograminthe future. I hopeyourtwo Divisions can redouble efforts to supportthis program. AOLinvests our staff, funding, facilitation, and the operator audience- which would otherwisebeunavailable to youwithoutthis MOA program. Only through ourjoint efforts canwe continueto deliver this valuable operator education, which produces
more willing compliance withforest practices, fire, and burningrules.
Thankyoufor your commitmentto operator educationprograms<



### Sincerely~ << <



# /~/~~ Rex D. Storm, CF Forest Policy Manager; Associated OregonLoggers, Inc.

### 2015 ANNUAL REPORT Memorandum ofAgreement for Operator Education Associated OR Loggers, Inc. and OR Dept. of Forestry Oregon Professional Logger Program (OPL) 

### December 31, 2015

**··----·~** Since 2000, Associated Oregon Loggers, Inc. (AOL) and Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF) have cooperated under a formal Agreement to provide effective operator education that aims to increase understanding and ensure high compliance with forestry regulations-including: forest practices rules; industrial fire prevention rules; and burning regulations. This 'Memorandum ofAgreement for OperatorEducation' (MOA) between AOL and ODF, also delivers required continuing education credit for logging professional companies participating in AOL's Oregon Professional Logger program (OPL). AOL and ODF mutually strive to keep education programs effective at informing operators about current forestry regulations, guidance and compliance issues, areas for improvement, as well as encouraging communication between contractors and local ODF foresters/fire officers. ODF foresters observe better forest rule compliance by those professional operators who understand the rules involved in their day-today forest management work. This continuing education is a required element of the Oregon Professional Logger (OPL)-a professional qualification program administered by AOL. Education classes and seminars qualify for OPL-" Forest Practices" (FP) credit. OPL "FP" education instruction involves ODF and/or AOL forestry and fire professionals (includes fire patrol association staff). Although referred to as "Forest Practices" educat"1on, these classes involve contact education about awareness and compliance with three important Oregon forest regulations: 

### A Forest Practices Act & Rules B. Industrial fire prevention rules and shutdowns, and/or C. Burning rules 

### OPL-FP TRAINING PROGRAM ATTENDANCE HISTORY- 161h 

### YEAR Forest Practices Education for Operators-- Co-instructed by either ODF or AOL- FP Initiated 2000 (Basic Workshop) #Other FP Other FP # BFPW Total# Total Year Programs Attendance BFPW Attendance Programs Attendance 2000 15 906 11 351 26 1,257 2001 21 1,062 12 570 33 1,632 2002 32 1,603 9 405 41 2,008 2003 30 2,031 4 175 34 2,206 2004 23 1,661 5 190 28 1,851 2005 26 1,599 5 210 31 1,809 2006 28 1,569 3 79 31 1,648 2007 33 1,823 3 96 36 1,919 2008 26 1,715 3 83 29 1,798 2009 42 1,863 2 55 45 1,918 2010 26 1,403 2 83 28 1,486 2011 25 1,623 3 112 28 1,735 2012 39 2,215 3 105 42 2,320 2013 49 2,808 3 121 52 2,929 2014 42 2,857 3 124 45 2,981 2015 52 2 786 4 110 56 2 896 16-YR TOTAL 509 29,524 75 2,869 556 32,393 2016*projected 50* 2,800* 4* 120* 54* 2,920* * Projected attendance f1gures

2015 Report- AOL/ODF Operator Education MOA Page 1

### BENEFITS of COOPERATIVE EDUCATION to PARTNERS
This 16-year-long cooperative education program affords many benefits toward strengthening forest rule compliance and nurturing important relationships among the forest workers engaged in forest operations. Good rule compliance results largely due to the willing voluntary performance of informed landowners and operators to conduct sound forestry. Operations commonly occur with minimal or no oversight by approx. 55 ODF stewardship foresters, working statewide. Yet, the ODF stewardship foresters indeed offer important value-added to operations through their accepted assistance roles in education, engineering/design, and enforcement. The operator education MOA serves to support these roles. Strengthening rule awareness and compliance yields positive outcomes that are shared amongst our three primary forest operating partners: 1. Operators; 2. Landowners; and 

### 3. ODF Foresters. We often refer to this triad of operations partners who willingly do good forestry, as "Cooperative Stewardship."



### Operators Landowners

ODF Foresters
There are no less than 12 benefits observed over the 16-year history ofthis operator cooperative education program. Future success of this MOA partnership between AOL and ODF relies upon our mutual effort to continue delivering operator education that strengthens forest rule compliance and fosters good relationships-leveraging the following benefits: 

### 12 Partnership Benefits How Benefit Adds Value to Compliance OPL-required continuing education for operators Forest rule compliance ODF Forester outreach Customary Delivery Mechanism Communication Among Parties Stewardship Forester Role- 

### 3 E Planning First

Continuous Improvement
New Rules Alerts/ Warnings!

Audit Reports
Recognition & Climate-building Operator OPL-FP training; 8FT-Employee training; Self-Tests
Improved operator compliance with FPA, fire and burning Enhanced ODF forester relationships with operator community
Forest practices training is customary part of every OPL operator company's routine annual business Demonstrate to operators the importance of communicating often with landowner, steward forester, purchaser, subcontractors, employees
Increased operator appreciation of Stew Forester's value toward assisting operator succeed (through J;;ducation/J;;ngineer/!;nforce) Encourage advance planning on everyjob to accommodate the unique challenges, designs, schedules, compliance, and costs Recurring forest practices training is a vehicle reinforce ongoing improvement in compliance: e.g. reminders, new ideas, sharing
Established venue to institute and inform about rule changes
Avenue to reach operators about vital new-found compliance issues or problems to avoid; key corrections needed Inform operators about lessons identified in forest practices audit findings- work on those low and high compliance topics Occasion to recognize and promote good operations and awards; share superior performance with policymakers & opinion-leaders
2015 Report- AOL/ODF Operator Education MOA Page 2

### MOA --COOPERATIVE EDUCATION DELIVERY MECHANISMS
AOL and ODF currently co-sponsor (or endorse) eleven types of programs that deliver continuing education and awareness to forest operators surrounding Oregon forest regulations. Operators have eleven types ofeducational programs annually to complete "Forest Practices" credit: FP Program Type Freguency/Year 1. Basic Forest Practices Workshop (BFPW) 3-4 2. Forest Practices Seminars (AOL-ODF co-sponsor) 2-12 3. Forest Practices Seminars (landowner/mill sponsorwith ODF help) 12-20 4. ODF Operator Meetings- Spring pre-season fire 20-32 5. AOL Annual Convention, Statewide FP Seminar 1 6. OR Logging Conference, Oregon FP Seminar 1 7. OSU-forestry extension or OFRI workshops (with ODF participation) 0-4 8. Consultation with ODF forester/fire officer numerous 9. Self-Test (AOL-produced forestry topic; independent study assignment for OPL) 

### 1-2 10. 8FT-Employee Training module (AOL-produced DVD for OPL v.2007) 

### each OPL company 11. ODF Operator of YearAwards program (ODF sponsors) 3-4 42-80 events/yr 

### 2016 PLANNED-- MOA EDUCATION DELIVERY
Statewide FP Seminars 

## v 2 x Completed: 1/14- AOL Statewide FP Seminar; 2/26- OLC Oregon FP Seminar
Basic Forest Practices Workshops ,/ 4 x Workshops: 2/24- Springfield; 5/9-Roseburg; 9/x-Salem; 11/11-Lebanon 

## v Add short chapter: FP focus on FP Compliance Auditlessons 

### ODF Spring Operator Meetings (Fire topics primarily+ some FP topics) 

## v 20 x ODF Operator Meetings: ODF promote Fire & 

### FP topics 

## v AOL co-sponsor Klamath-Lake, LaGrande, Dallas
Fall FP Seminars 

## v 11/11-Lebanon [evening program] ,/ 2 x additional November dates to be determined; same repeated at all locations OPL 8FT-Employee Training Module (§.ustainable Eorestry[raining forLogging Operators) 

### ,/ 2016 SFT REVISION: Upgrade to 60-minute DVD; 83 messages; 20-page Workbook ,/ AOL produces 3'd version of training DVD

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## v Upgrade: Add more BMPs, Improving Forestry, Business Management 

## v Add new SFI content; Revise for 2015-19 Sustainable Forestry Principles ,/ 2016 Workbook: Re-published annually; written materials; 2013 FP Audit Lessons ,/ OPL company's SFT training- all field employees required annually OPL Self-Tests (independent-study) ,/ 2 x Self-Tests: AOL publish written lesson & 

### test (Jan. 2016: FP Improvement Lessons) AOLIODF Partner Education Resources 

## v ODF--Paul Clements, Private Forest Program Training Coordinator I Stew. Foresters 

## v ODF--Tom Fields, Prevention Specialist I ODF Fire officers 

## v AOL--Rex Storm & 

### Bernie Bochsler

2015 Report- AOL/ODF OperatorEducation MOA Page 3

### 2015 SUMMARY-- OPLFORESTPRACTICESPROGRAMS Operator Education; Oregon Professional Logger(OPL); Sponsoredby OR Dept. ofForestry; Associated OR Loggers 

### BASICFORESTPRACTICESWORKSHOPS (BFPW) 6-hour Overview ofOregon forestPracticesAct/Rules and Industrial Fire Regulations OPL-FP DATE LOCATION-Sponsor PROGRAM REGION Credit# Feb. 18 Springfield-ComfortSuitcs BFPW SW 6 April 21 Grants Pass-Lodge@Riverside BFPW SW 6 .June I0 Salem- Days Inn BFPW NW 6 ATTEND 26

7 17 Nov.l3 Eugene, ValleyRiverlnn (AOLsafctyConl) BFPW SW 6 60 2015 1'BFPW" SUMMARY 4BFPWWorkshops, 110 attended, Average: 28 per class attendance= 110 [110] 

### "OTHER"FORESTPRACTICESPROGRAMS Miscellaneous classes/programsthat qualify for OPL-ForestPractices Credit (FPArules and Industrial Fire regulations) OPL-FP # DATE LOCATION-Sponsor PROGRAM REGION Credit ATTEND StatewideAOL/OLCPrograms,with ODF help: .Jan. 15 Eugene- AOL Convention StatewideFP Seminar 

## sw Feb.20 Eugene- ORLogging Conf. FP Seminarfor Loggers 

## sw
ODF Operator Meetings: Jan. 20 Tillamook-ODF ODFwetweatherroads NW Feb. 19 Eugene-OLC-ODFHands-On Seminar: FirePrevent Safety SW Apr. 15 Klamath Falls- ODF/AOL ODF Kla-Lk OpBrkfst E Apr. 30 LaGrande-ODF/AOL,1-4pm StreamManagement E Apr. 30 LaGrande- ODF/AOL,5-8pm ODFNEO Op Dinner E Apr!O-Mayll Veneta-ODF ODFFirePreventRefresh 

## sw May26/June8 CoosBay-CFPA&Weyco CFPAFirePreventRefresh 

## sw June 3 Elsie Camp I 8-0DF ODF NW OpDinner NW June 4 Philomath-ODF ODF OperatorMtg NW June 5 Toledo-ODF ODF OperatorMtg NW June 9 SweetHome-ODF ODF OperatorMtg NW June 12 Dallas -ODF ODF OperatorMtg NW June 15 EugeneLCC/S.CascadeODF ODF OperatorMtg 

## sw June 18 Molalla-ODF ODF OperatorMtg NW June 18 Molalla-ODF ODFFP "Basic" NW June 18 Molalla-ODF ODFFirePreventRefresh NW Feb.-Julx Rsbrg,Cynviii,LnRk,RFP,Senca DFPAFire Training 

## sw Industry/Other Operator Training/Meeting, with ODF help: May 12 Roseburg-Plum Ck ContractorMtg 

## sw May20 McMinvil\e-MiamiCo FirePreventionTrain NW May26 Dellwood-Weyco Fire-ContractorMtg 

## sw June 3 CoosBay-CampbcllGlobal Fire-ContractMtg 

## sw June 4 Astoria-Clatsop SafetyCouncil Fire Prevent Safety NW June 10 Silverton -Weyco Fire-ContractTruckMtg NW June 11 Blodgett-Starker/ThompsonFire-ContractorMtg NW June 19 Willamina-Hampton FirePreventionTrain NW June 19 Rickrea!/Polk-HancockFM NW Contractor Mtg NW June 26 Warrenton-Campbcl!Global Fire-Contract Mtg NW Oct 27 Seaside-OFRI Fish Passage workshop NW Oct29 Salcm-OFRI Fish Passage workshop NW Nov. 15 Corbett-Weyco Safety/Wet Roads Mtg NW Dec. 17 Rickrea!/Po!k-HancockFM NW ContractorMtg NW
AOL-ODF Fall Operator FP Seminars: Nov. 13 Eugenc-AOLIODF FP Seminar SW Dec. 7 Klamathfalls-AOL/ODF FP Seminar E Dec. 8 Roseburg-AOL/ODF FP Seminar SW Dec. 9eancelled/ODF closed/flood Tillamook-AOLIODF FP Seminar NW Dec. 10 Salem-1\0L/ODF FP Seminar NW
52 Classes: 2,786 attended, Average 54perclass AOL-ODF co-sponsor= 19711 3 240 3 315 555 [555]
2 30* 2 21* 2 39 3 37 2 53 I 14* 3 39* 2 118* 2 61* 2 32* 2 102* 2 74 [203] 2 203* 2 92* 2 5* 10* 2 (14 Qrograms) 425* 1,355
I f+3reg] 57* 2 [+2reg] 61 * 3 15* I [+2rcg] 60* 2 30* lf+l-reg] 45* 2 [+!reg] 106* 2 [+2regj 38* 2 [+lregj 73* I [+2rcgj 28* 3 f+4reg] 27* 3 [+4reg] 41* 2 [+2-reg] 32* I [+2reg] 160' 773
3 82 3 3 3 3 3 0 31Fall Total1031 15 I 03 [I03] Attendance=2,786 2015 "OTHER" SUMMARY (*=AOL not a co-sponsor) 

### 2015 GRAND TOTAL 56 Classes; Average 52 perclass; Attendance = 

### 2,896

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