GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s state forester has resigned.
Marvin Brown turned in his resignation Tuesday at a special meeting in Salem to take up issues over his performance evaluation.
Board of Forestry chairman John Blackwell told The Associated Press that the board wants a new leader for the Oregon Department of Forestry as it struggles with low budgets and increased demands.
Blackwell says the board particularly wants someone who will build better relationships with the wide range of interest groups — from conservation groups to the timber industry — that use Oregon’s state forests.
