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Ben tells committee KPMs need overhaul as state's 10-by-10 resilience order moves agencies to act
Summary
Ben, presenting a Board of Forestry update, said the board will review and update key performance measures (KPMs) ahead of a February retreat and the legislature's May submission deadline; members discussed funding shortfalls for SFISH and how the governor's Executive Order 2526 (10-by-10) will shape measurement priorities.
Ben, presenting the Board of Forestry update, told the Committee for Family Forest Lands that the board will use a February retreat to begin modernizing key performance measures the department reports to the legislature. "These are our key performance measures that are negotiated with the legislature," he said, calling the current set "many years old" and in need of reworking to reflect 2026 priorities.
Committee members pressed for measures that capture both funding stability and on-the-ground outcomes. Dave Bugney warned of a steep reduction in SFISH funding: "Originally a $10,000,000 ask for funding ... was immediately slashed at 6,670,000, and now it's down to about 2,000,000," he said, and urged the committee to elevate the shortfall so the program does not evaporate.
Participants proposed concrete, trackable metrics. One suggestion was counting stream-restoration miles or culverts installed as performance indicators; Ben and others also discussed tracking stewardship-forester contacts with landowners as a measure of assistance and compliance. Theresa, speaking as a member of the public, urged tracking "actual forest cover" post-fire to better capture how many acres are functioning as forest, not just designated as such.
Ben also summarized Executive Order 2526, signed by the governor in November, and flagged a central element sometimes called the "10-by-10": agencies are directed to "protect, conserve, connect, or restore 10% of lands and waters in Oregon within 10 years as compared to baseline conditions established for 2025." He emphasized the directive is about increasing resilience and improving land condition, not about "locking up land." "This is about trying to build resilience on more acres and get more acres in the state to a higher functioning condition," Ben said.
The committee did not adopt formal KPM changes at this meeting; Ben said the process is multistep and will likely require follow-up sessions beyond the February retreat before a May submission to the legislature. He asked members to identify measurable priorities and to consider both what should be measured and what staff can practically collect.
