The public can comment on the management of state forest lands until March 31.

The Oregon Department of Forestry annual operations plans identify and describe specific projects relative to the economic, environmental, and social aspects of managing state lands, such as timber sales, road maintenance, stream enhancement and trail building.

The plans detail a total timber harvest of 237 million board feet. There are about 13,000 board feet of framing lumber in an average house.

Annual operations plans are at http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/STATE_FORESTS/2007_AOP.shtml.

Comments, with the specific forest district identified, may be e-mailed to rwelty@odf.state.us or mailed to the State Forests Program, Oregon Department of Forestry, Attn: Roger Welty, 2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310, or faxed to (503) 945-7376.