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Commissioner Roberts seeks meeting with Pacific Forest Trust over planned Mount Ashland prescribed burns
Summary
Commissioner Colleen Roberts told the Board Pacific Forest Trust plans additional prescribed fires in 2026 after coordinating 55 acres of burns in 2025 with Grayback Forestry; she will contact state and federal forestry supervisors to determine oversight.
Commissioner Colleen Roberts reported an invitation from Pacific Forest Trust to attend a Mount Ashland field demonstration and meet with the organization’s staff on-site. Roberts told the Board that Pacific Forest Trust coordinated prescribed fires on 55 acres in 2025 with Grayback Forestry, an action the Board previously objected to, and that Pacific Forest Trust plans additional prescribed fires in 2026.
Roberts said she would contact Dan Quinones, District Forester with the Oregon Department of Forestry, and Molly Juillerat, Forest Supervisor for the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, U.S. Forest Service, to determine whether the proposed 2026 prescribed fire falls within either agency’s area of supervision. The minutes record no decision or formal direction beyond Roberts’ proposal to consult the listed forestry officials.
