OGWC Forest Carbon Task Force to Meet December 19 in Salem

CONTACT:
Angus Duncan 503-248-7695

SALEM — The Oregon Global Warming Commission’s Forest Carbon Task Force will meet Tuesday, December 19, 2017. The public meeting will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in Conference Room Meitner at the Oregon Department of Energy (550 Capitol St NE) in Salem.

A listen-only call-in line will be available for those who cannot attend the meeting. Please call 1-877-336-1831, then use access code 872206. Please be sure to mute your telephone line during the meeting and do not place the line on hold, as it will cause hold music to play for all participants.

At the meeting, the Commission plans to discuss, among other things:

• Findings from the OGWC Forest Carbon Task Force
• Content for the 2018 Report to the Legislature

A final agenda and any background documents will be available 24 hours before this meeting at http://www.keeporegoncool.org/view/meetings-and-events.

To request an interpreter for the hearing impaired or accommodations for persons with disabilities, please contact Linda Ross at 503-378-6874 or linda.ross@oregon.gov at least 72 hours before the meeting. TTY users should call the Oregon Relay Service at 711.

The Oregon Global Warming Commission is a 25-member advisory group created by the 2007 Legislature through House Bill 3543. Members were appointed and directed to develop long-term policy recommendations to prepare for, adapt to, and combat global warming. For more information go to www.keeporegoncool.org.

To learn about the state’s efforts to address climate change, visit www.oregon.gov/energy/energy-oregon/Pages/Climate-Change.aspx.

Oregon Global Warming Commission Oregon Department of Energy 550 Capitol St. NE Salem, OR, 97301 503-378-4040 Oregon.GWC@oregon.gov

Toll-free in Oregon: 1-800-221-8035 1.800.221.8035