Oregon Names Top 2022 Operators
Oregon’s state Board of Forestry recently released the 2022 Forest Operator of the Year awards that honor forest professionals who consistently meet or exceed requirements of the Oregon Forest Practices Act under challenging project conditions. This year’s award winners are Chuck Sarrett of Full Circle Consulting of La Grande; Mike Falleur of F and B Logging in Warrenton; and Bobby King of R and R King Logging in Florence.
- Eastern Oregon winner Sarrett, a forestry consultant, has developed an easy-to-use application to help forest landowners obtain federal assistance grants to manage their forestlands. He has helped scores of landowners develop forest management plans, a pre-requisite for obtaining federal funds.
- Northwest Oregon winner Falleur was honored for protecting streams against sediment from clearcuts by an innovative system of settling ponds and pumps. The pumps spread rain runoff onto vegetation on the forest floor so it can trap dirt and debris and keep it out of streams.
- Southwest Oregon winner King was nominated for his work protecting water quality in a forest unit bounded by a fish-bearing stream and a meandering tidal slough. He used a drone to run yarding cables across the slough and was able to hoist logs above a protected tree buffer with no damage.
The winners are being honored during a ceremony at the Oregon Logging Conference in Eugene, Ore. in February.
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