Associated Oregon loggers, Inc. 

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

March4,2016 

~P~'!~Y and Doug Grafe 

Oregon Dept of Forestry 

2600 State St. 

Salem, OR 97310 

RE: Memorandum of Agreement for Operator Education, AOL & ODF-2015 Annual Report 

Dear Peter and Doug: ~~-- --.. 

This letter reports 2015 accomplishments of our Memorandum of Agreement for Operator Education 

(MOA). The MOA, between Associated Oregon Loggers and Oregon Dept. of Forestry, provides 

operator continuing education about rule compliance in forest practices, industrial fire, and burning. 

The attached '20 15 Annual Report' illustrates our cumulative accomplishments this past year, and the 

year ahead. Although our daily press of work dominates out attentions, we should not neglect the 

importance of our joint cooperation toward operator education. 

I want to thank you both-and your Salem staff and field foresters-for your ongoing commitment to 

provide successful operator education. Please share this with Paul Clements and Tom Fields. 

The Annual Report describes how this MOA enabled ODF and AOL to successfully deliver 

education to 2,896 logging and forest operators during 2015. This translates to about two employees 

from every contract company attending a training class. This accomplishment fosters continued 

forest regulation compliance by the contract logging sector. And as regulation and guidance continue 

to evolve, this education program provides a key venue to inform operators. 

I'm sure that you'll agree that we should continue working together under the MOA. Although, a 

rationed budget limits your support, I'm encouraged that we can both look forward to together 

maintaining and strengthening this effective program in the future. I hope your two Divisions can 

redouble efforts to support this program. AOL invests our staff, funding, facilitation, and the 

operator audience- which would otherwise be unavailable to you without this MOA program. Only 

through our joint efforts can we continue to deliver this valuable operator education, which produces 

more willing compliance with forest practices, fire, and burning rules. 

Thank you for your commitment to operator education programs< 

Sincerely~ << < 

/~/~~ Rex D. Storm, CF 

Forest Policy Manager; Associated Oregon Loggers, Inc. 
2015 ANNUAL REPORT 

Memorandum of Agreement 

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 of Agreement for Operator Education' (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- 161

h 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 

20 16*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 of this 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 every job 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 of educational 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 sponsor with 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 Year Awards 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 Audit lessons 

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 for Logging Operators) 

,/ 2016 SFT REVISION: Upgrade to 60-minute DVD; 83 messages; 20-page Workbook 

,/ AOL produces 3'd version of training DVD -

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 Operator Education MOA Page 3 
2015 SUMMARY-- OPL FOREST PRACTICES PROGRAMS 

Operator Education; Oregon Professional Logger(OPL); Sponsored by OR Dept. of Forestry; Associated OR Loggers 

BASIC FOREST PRACTICES WORKSHOPS (BFPW) 

6-hour Overview of Oregon forest Practices Act/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 I 0 Salem- Days Inn BFPW NW 6 

ATTEND 

26 

7 

17 

Nov.l3 Eugene, ValleyRiverlnn (AOLsafctyConl) BFPW SW 6 60 

2015 1'BFPW" SUMMARY 4 BFPWWorkshops, 110 attended, Average: 28 per class attendance= 110 [110] 

"OTHER" FOREST PRACTICES PROGRAMS 

Miscellaneous classes/programs that qualify for OPL-Forest Practices Credit (FPA rules and Industrial Fire regulations) 

OPL-FP # 

DATE LOCATION-Sponsor PROGRAM REGION Credit ATTEND 

Statewide AOL/OLC Programs, with ODF help: 

.Jan. 15 Eugene- AOL Convention Statewide FP Seminar sw 

Feb.20 Eugene- OR Logging Con f. FP Seminar for Loggers sw 

ODF Operator Meetings: 

Jan. 20 Tillamook-ODF ODF wet weather roads NW 

Feb. 19 Eugene-OLC-ODF Hands-On Seminar: Fire Prevent Safety SW 

Apr. 15 Klamath Falls- ODF/AOL ODF Kla-Lk Op Brkfst E 

Apr. 30 LaGrande-ODF/AOL, 1-4pm Stream Management E 

Apr. 30 LaGrande- ODF/AOL,5-8pm ODF NEO Op Dinner E 

Apr!O-Mayll Veneta-ODF ODF Fire Prevent Refresh sw 

May26/June8 CoosBay-CFPA& Weyco CFPA Fire Prevent Refresh sw 

June 3 Elsie Camp I 8-0DF ODF NW Op Dinner NW 

June 4 Philomath-ODF ODF Operator Mtg NW 

June 5 Toledo-ODF ODF Operator Mtg NW 

June 9 SweetHome-ODF ODF Operator Mtg NW 

June 12 Dallas -ODF ODF Operator Mtg NW 

June 15 EugeneLCC/S.CascadeODF ODF Operator Mtg sw 

June 18 Molalla-ODF ODF Operator Mtg NW 

June 18 Molalla-ODF ODF FP "Basic" NW 

June 18 Molalla-ODF ODF Fire Prevent Refresh NW 

Feb.-Julx Rsbrg,Cynviii,LnRk,RFP,Senca DFPA Fire Training sw 

Industry/Other Operator Training/Meeting, with ODF help: 

May 12 Roseburg-Plum Ck Contractor Mtg sw 

May20 McMinvil\e-MiamiCo Fire PreventionTrain NW 

May26 Dellwood-Weyco Fire-Contractor Mtg sw 

June 3 CoosBay-CampbcllGlobal Fire-Contract Mtg sw 

June 4 Astoria-Clatsop SafetyCouncil Fire Prevent Safety NW 

June 10 Silverton -Weyco Fire-Contract TruckMtg NW 

June 11 Blodgett-Starker/Thompson Fire-Contractor Mtg NW 

June 19 Willamina-Hampton Fire PreventionTrain 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 Contractor Mtg 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 54 per class 

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 [I 03] 

2015 "OTHER" SUMMARY Attendance= 2,786 

(*=AOL not a co-sponsor) 

2015 GRAND TOTAL 56 Classes; Average 52 per class; Attendance = 2,896 

2015 Report- AOL/ODF Operator Education MOA Page4