Notification Rights

Oregon Toxics Alliance and our partner Forestland Dwellers are creating our own spraying notification network.  This is how it works.

Notification Network

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) requires logging companies and their herbicide applicators to file a notification for any spray operation.  Citizens can subscribe to receive notification anytime a spray occurs in a given area called a “section."

1. As a volunteer, you sign-up to receive notification (instructions are below).
2. When you receive a notification, you contact the Forestland Dwellers (contact information is below).
3. The Forestland Dwellers will list the upcoming spray in the Eugene Weekly.  So by passing the information onto them, you have just passed it onto the public at large.

If enough volunteers sign-up, we can cover all of the forests within Lane County, and more.  Every spray operation and every chemical used will be public knowledge.

Unfortunately, there’s a catch.  Subscribing to be notified for a given “section” costs $5.  The Department of Forestry requires a minimum of 5 sections, so that's $25.  This is something we are trying to change, but remember: by being part of the forest spray notification network, you are doing your part to make that change become a reality.

How To Sign-Up

1. Contact the Forestland Dwellers. They can help you decide which section to monitor (and keep you from monitoring sections that are already being watched by another volunteer).
2. Go to the Derpartment of Forestry website and follow the application instructions there.
3. When you receive notification of a spray, call the Forestland Dwellers or mail them a copy of the notification, so they can spread the word.

Forestland Dwellers Contact Information

Phone: (541) 342-8332

Address:
Forestland Dwellers
PO Box 5954
Eugene, OR 97405