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Oregon Department of Agriculture seeks $136,500 for forest‑health monitoring; lawmakers press on Japanese beetle and tanoak disease
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture requested retroactive approval of a $136,500 US Forest Service capacity grant to support statewide invasive‑species and forest‑health work; committee members pressed ODA on Japanese beetle monitoring gaps and sudden oak death containment plans.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture on Sept. 30 asked the Natural Resources Subcommittee to retroactively authorize a $136,500 non‑competitive grant from the U.S. Forest Service to expand capacity for ongoing forest‑health work.
Deputy Director Jonathan Sandow told the subcommittee the funds augment existing plant‑protection efforts and will support three core projects: noxious weed control across an anticipated ~75,000 acres, early detection and rapid response for exotic wood‑boring beetles…
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