{"id":334291,"date":"2020-04-23T06:27:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T13:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=wherenext&#038;p=334291"},"modified":"2024-05-10T06:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:36:26","slug":"oregon-detente-loggers-conservationists","status":"publish","type":"wherenext","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/oregon-detente-loggers-conservationists","title":{"rendered":"A Historic Agreement Unites Timber Companies and Conservation Groups"},"author":501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[443111,1031,381322],"tags":[443971,443981,237901,443961,405822],"department":[488822],"wherenext-category":[],"industry":[],"class_list":["post-334291","wherenext","type-wherenext","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-climate-series","category-natural-resources","category-sustainability","tag-environmentalists","tag-ground-truth-location-intelligence","tag-land-use","tag-oregon-accord","tag-timber","department-sustainability-risk"],"acf":{"short_description":"Loggers and environmentalists pledge to work together to manage Oregon's timberland.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"A war quietly ended in Oregon earlier this year. After decades of costly political battles and adversarial behavior, the state's timber industry and environmental groups <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesmanjournal.com\/story\/news\/2020\/02\/10\/timber-environmental-groups-agree-work-toward-forest-management-plan-oregon-kate-brown\/4715249002\/\">reached an accord<\/a>. The two sides\u2014represented by 13 timber companies and 13 conservation groups\u2014agreed to withdraw competing ballot measures and spend the next 18 months developing new rules for logging on private land in Oregon. Kate Brown, the state's governor, called the agreement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/environment\/2020\/02\/oregon-environmental-groups-timber-companies-strike-landmark-compromise-signaling-end-to-november-ballot-fight.html\">historic and extraordinary.<\/a>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","layout":"standard","image_reference":null,"image_reference_figure":"","spotlight_image":null,"section_title":"","spotlight_name":"","position":"Right","content":"<strong>Article snapshot:<\/strong> A long-simmering war over timber and land use in Oregon has cooled with a new agreement, paving the way for the two sides to collaborate over a shared view of location data.","snippet":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Private land in Oregon designated as timberland\u2014forests that can produce commercial-grade timber\u2014covers nearly 25 percent of the state, an area the size of West Virginia. For years, natural resource companies have used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/see\/overview\">location technology<\/a> to manage activities in vast forests, underground gas fields, and offshore wind farms. Now, a geographic information system (GIS) could help the Oregon parties share an understanding of critical areas as they plot out activities under this pivotal agreement.\r\n<h3><strong>Visualizing the Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAs a first step in the Oregon compromise, both sides are urging state lawmakers to pass tougher rules on aerial herbicide spraying\u2014including establishing larger buffer zones around schools and homes\u2014in a move supported by even the timber industry's most ardent defenders. This will require the two sides to calculate buffer zone boundaries and produce maps to share with the public.\r\n\r\nFarmers and resource managers routinely use GIS to create and enforce buffer zones. Some agricultural equipment now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/location-intelligence-and-the-connected-farm\/\">automatically closes spray nozzles<\/a> when the machine crosses into a protected zone.\r\n\r\nPennsylvania is in the midst of a project with a focus on buffer zones. To create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/finding-the-perfect-spot\/\">95,000 new acres of forests<\/a> near streams, officials are using GIS to analyze existing terrain and calculate the necessary buffer zones between tree lines and stream banks.\r\n\r\nMore generally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/location-intelligence\">location intelligence<\/a> produced by GIS can help partners\u2014even former adversaries\u2014negotiate around a single, data-based reality. In essence, technology helps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/smart-city-and-the-chief-analytics-officer\/\">ground-truth<\/a> assumptions when it's important to measure what happens in certain locations.\r\n<h3><strong>Understanding the Needs of All Stakeholders<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nFor years, the relationship between the environmental movement and the timber industry in the Pacific Northwest has been framed as a zero-sum choice between conservation and jobs. The new Oregon accord is notable for the industry's pledge to further the region's biodiversity. Moving forward, timber companies have said their actions on private lands will not threaten endangered species\u2014particularly salmon, which have disappeared from many of the region's waterways."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"In practical terms, devising these types of plans means weighing the complex concerns of many stakeholders. Oregon's challenge echoes those found in some developing nations where land use is not well-defined. There, the solution often begins with a data-driven map around which stakeholders can communicate and negotiate.\r\n\r\nFor instance, a nonprofit organization has helped land managers in Cambodia control <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/winrock\/\">rampant deforestation<\/a>. Using location intelligence technology, stakeholders worked together to build maps that balance \"private sector interests in cash crops, timber, and textile mills . . . with Cambodia's need to feed its people and protect its natural resources,\u201d according to a recent article.\r\n\r\nIn other parts of the world, land managers are driving GIS-based ground-truthing a step further. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/finland-enhances-forest-data-accuracy-for-automation\/\">Using artificial intelligence models<\/a>, forest managers in Finland are filling out a meticulous inventory of forests, giving landowners insight on the location of certain species and creating a map that will help automated machines harvest wood without human intervention.\r\n<h3><strong>Mapping the Road Ahead<\/strong><\/h3>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"form","form_type":"aside","form_position":"Right","form_title":"THE ESRI BRIEF","form_desc":"A biweekly email connecting senior executives and business leaders with thought-provoking articles on location intelligence and critical technology trends.","form_button_label":"Sign up now","form_content":"https:\/\/go.pardot.com\/l\/82202\/2017-10-12\/jw1bmb","form_tag":"low-commitment-form\/sign-up-form"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"As the two sides in Oregon work together on a forest management plan, they'll want to ground truth their decisions with reliable and <a href=\"https:\/\/esritech.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Media\/index.html?appid=803d060964e8442aa45681f35079f0f1\">detailed data about specific locations<\/a>. Although they will be discussing forestland, they might take cues from recent developments in urban planning.\r\n\r\nCity planners now routinely use location intelligence to better understand and manage explosive growth (as in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/buildable-lands\/\">Seattle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/space-premium-san-francisco-gets-creative\/\">San Francisco<\/a>), disruptive trends (e.g., the influx of short-term rentals squeezing a tight housing market in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/honolulu-planners-visualize-urban-development-patterns\/\">Honolulu<\/a>), and smart city features such as those found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/blog\/3d-gis-boston-digital-twin\/\">Boston<\/a>, where urban planners used GIS technology to produce a digital twin of the metropolis. Similarly, some timber companies have already built \"digital forest\" models, using remote sensing and the Internet of Things (IoT) to decide how best to manage their lands. Such models can provide valuable insight as companies manage resources and collaborate with organizations around a common truth.\r\n\r\nFor everyone involved in the Oregon accord, the next year and a half will require cooperation and compromise. A shared location intelligence strategy will help each side understand the other along with the resources in question. Even if the groups don't always see eye to eye, location intelligence can help them see more clearly and shape crucial conversations."}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Location Is Common Ground in Feud over Oregon Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Timber companies and environmentalists in Oregon sign a peace accord over resources, underscoring the importance of location data.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/publications\/wherenext\/oregon-detente-loggers-conservationists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Historic Agreement Unites Timber 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