Oregon Department of Forestry

What Oregon Department of Forestry does

Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is an Executive Branch state agency of the State of Oregon, headquartered at 2600 State St., Salem, and operating under Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 629. Founded in 1911 and employing 501-1,000 staff, ODF is the state's primary regulatory and operational body for sustainable forestry, administering rules codified in Oregon Revised Statutes, coordinating wildfire detection and response across all 36 Oregon counties, and overseeing compliance with forestry and agricultural worker regulations such as Oregon's 2023 sustainable forestry and overtime laws.

ODF's core operational technology combines a $12.3 million multi-mission DHC-6-300 Twin Otter aircraft delivered by AEVEX Corp in June 2026 and equipped with sensing, mapping, and mission-system technologies for day-and-night wildfire detection, with the CBM-CFS3 forest carbon modeling framework used to quantify climate mitigation strategies including post-fire regeneration, thinning, prescribed burning, innovative wood use, and reduced forest loss. The agency delivers services through a network of district and unit offices (e.g., North Cascade District, Santiam Unit, recently relocated to Stayton after the Lyons office was lost to fire), coordinates suppression with rural fire protection districts such as Row River RFPD, and conducts joint research with Michigan State University, American Forests, NIACS, and Natural Resources Canada.

ODF's revenue model is public-sector: the agency is funded through Oregon state budget appropriations and intergovernmental grants (including a $9.94 million USDA award in October 2024), supplemented by private-sector co-funding such as Weyerhaeuser's multi-year Fighting Fires Together campaign. Services are not sold via priced tiers. ODF's customer base is a diversified set of Oregon stakeholders: rural fire protection districts, forest landowners and the nursery/landscape industry (engaged via events such as the 2025 Farwest Show), wildland firefighters, Oregon lawmakers and residents in wildfire-prone areas, and external research collaborators.

Name

Oregon Department of Forestry

Legal name

Oregon Department of Forestry

Website

https://oregon.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Oregon Department of Forestry is a Salem-based Executive Branch state agency that regulates sustainable forestry, coordinates statewide wildfire detection and response, and advances climate-smart forest management across Oregon's 36 counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Forestry and Wildfire Management

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildfire Risk Assessment, Prevention & Suppression Services (IMAMAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry & Public Lands Administration (State/National Forests) (BPAIAMAF), Integrated Forest Health & Fire Management Planning (AFAMAEAK), Wildfire Suppression & Incident Response (AFAMAEAE)

Keywords

• State forestry regulation
• Wildfire response services
• Aerial fire detection
• Forest carbon management
• Public land stewardship

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State government appropriations: Public agency funded through Oregon state budget appropriations to oversee sustainable forestry practices, wildfire response, and compliance with state legislation including the 2023 agricultural worker overtime and sustainable forestry laws.
2. Federal and intergovernmental grant funding: Co-recipient of research funding through collaborative projects with U.S. and Canadian federal/national institutions (NIACS, Natural Resources Canada Forest Service Carbon Accounting Team) and U.S.-based NGOs (American Forests) to support climate-smart forestry and emission reduction work.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oregon Department of Forestry is a state government agency that regulates sustainable forestry practices and coordinates wildfire detection, response, and forest protection across Oregon. It operates aerial wildfire detection via a multi-mission aircraft platform, co-funds rural fire protection districts, and advances climate-smart forestry through carbon modeling research and partnerships with academic, federal, and private-sector collaborators.

Product overview

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is a public-sector state agency (executive branch, Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 629) rather than a commercial product company. Its service portfolio centers on forest protection and wildfire management, anchored by wildfire response and forest protection services delivered in partnership with organizations such as Weyerhaeuser, rural fire protection districts, the Oregon State Fire Marshal, and federal collaborators. The DHC-6-300 Twin Otter Multi-Mission Wildfire Detection Aircraft, delivered by AEVEX Corp in June 2026, is the agency's primary aerial wildfire detection platform, equipped with sensing, mapping, and mission-system technologies for day-and-night fire behavior monitoring and rapid deployment across Oregon. Its climate-smart forestry and forest carbon management program, developed jointly with American Forests, NIACS, Natural Resources Canada, and Michigan State University, uses the CBM-CFS3 modeling framework to quantify climate mitigation strategies, while its forestry career outreach and education program supports workforce development through industry events such as the Farwest Show.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wildfire Response and Forest Protection Services Statewide coordination of wildfire management, suppression, and forest protection across Oregon, delivered in partnership with Weyerhaeuser, rural fire protection districts, the Oregon State Fire Marshal, and federal collaborators. Services include wildfire response coordination, suppression support, aerial detection coordination, and post-fire recovery assistance.
• DHC-6-300 Twin Otter Multi-Mission Wildfire Detection Aircraft Multi-mission aircraft platform with sensing, mapping, and mission-system technologies enabling rapid identification of fire starts and real-time monitoring of fire behavior day and night across Oregon. Prepositioned for statewide rapid deployment.
• Climate-Smart Forestry and Forest Carbon Management Program Research and policy program quantifying climate mitigation potential of climate-smart forestry and emission reduction strategies in Oregon using the CBM-CFS3 modeling framework, evaluating actions such as post-fire regeneration, thinning, prescribed burning, innovative wood use, and reducing forest loss.

Quantifiable outcome

• Substantial increase in Oregon forests' climate mitigation potential achievable through post-fire regeneration, thinning, prescribed burning, innovative wood use, and reducing forest loss (per CBM-CFS3 modeling report).
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• AEVEX CorpcoreTechnology or Integration · 11 June 2026AEVEX delivered a $12.3 million multi-mission DHC-6-300 Twin Otter aircraft to ODF equipped with sensing, mapping, and mission-system technologies for wildfire detection and all-hazard response. AEVEX will complete final mission-system tailoring and operator training with ODF personnel before the aircraft is prepositioned centrally for rapid deployment statewide ahead of the 2026 fire season.
• Oregon Department of AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2026Joint state agency oversight partner cited in coverage of Oregon's 2023 legislation on agricultural worker overtime and sustainable forestry practices; co-listed with ODF on Farwest Show industry outreach.
• Michigan State University Department of Forestry Forest Carbon and Climate Program (FCCP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026Co-author with ODF, American Forests, NIACS, and Natural Resources Canada Forest Service Carbon Accounting Team of a report quantifying climate-smart forestry and emission reduction strategies in Oregon using the CBM-CFS3 modeling framework; part of a larger US-Canada collaborative project on natural climate solutions.
• American ForestscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026Co-author with ODF, MSU FCCP, NIACS, and Natural Resources Canada on a report quantifying climate-smart forestry mitigation potential in Oregon through the CBM-CFS3 framework.
• NIACS (Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026Co-author with ODF, MSU FCCP, American Forests, and Natural Resources Canada on a report quantifying climate-smart forestry and emission reduction strategies in Oregon using the CBM-CFS3 modeling framework.
• Natural Resources Canada Forest Service Carbon Accounting TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2026Co-author with ODF, MSU FCCP, American Forests, and NIACS on a US-Canada collaborative report using CBM-CFS3 to quantify climate-smart forestry mitigation potential in Oregon.
• Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2026Source of science-backed wildfire mitigation standards referenced in Oregon legislative concept LC 182 (sponsored by Sen. Jeff Golden), shaping how ODF-supported mitigation efforts inform insurance affordability for homeowners in wildfire-prone areas.
• Weyerhaeuser CompanyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Fifth-year Fighting Fires Together campaign in Oregon combining wildfire management and community support. Weyerhaeuser provides nearly $25,000 in Giving Fund grants to four rural fire protection districts, a $10,000 investment in Lane Community College's Wildland Fire Management Program, and mental health resources via the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance. Ongoing operational partnership with ODF and a 38-acre land donation to Row River RFPD in 2025.
• Lane Community CollegecoreOthers · 1 January 2026Recipient of a $10,000 Weyerhaeuser investment (via ODF-aligned Fighting Fires Together campaign) for the Wildland Fire Management Program, supporting wildland firefighter training and workforce pipeline development.
• Firefighter Behavioral Health AllianceminorOthers · 1 January 2026Provides mental health resources to wildland firefighters as part of Weyerhaeuser's Fighting Fires Together campaign in coordination with ODF's wildfire response partnerships.
• Row River RFPD (Rural Fire Protection District)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026Recipient of a 38-acre land donation from Weyerhaeuser in 2025 as part of the Fighting Fires Together campaign; ODF partner in wildfire response coordination and grant support to rural fire protection districts.
• Oregon Association of Nurseries (Farwest Show)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 June 2025Industry association producing the Farwest Show at the Oregon Convention Center (Aug 20-22, 2025) where ODF hosts a booth alongside Oregon State University and other agencies to engage horticulture and landscaping professionals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE): CAL FIRE is the largest state-level forestry and fire protection agency in the U.S., performing the same statutory forestry oversight, wildfire detection, suppression, and forest protection functions in California that ODF performs in Oregon.
• Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Washington DNR manages state trust lands, wildfire response, and forest health on a comparable scale to ODF, operating under analogous state-level statutory authority in a neighboring Pacific Northwest jurisdiction with similar wildfire risk.
• Colorado State Forest Service: Colorado State Forest Service is a state-level forestry agency with wildfire mitigation, forest health, and outreach responsibilities closely paralleling ODF's mandate, operating under a university-based service model in a different but similarly wildfire-prone jurisdiction.
• Idaho Department of Lands: Idaho Department of Lands administers state endowment lands, forestry, and wildfire protection in Idaho, with statutory authority and operational scope directly comparable to ODF's responsibilities in Oregon.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Forest Service: The U.S. Forest Service is the federal incumbent managing national forests, wildfire response, and forestry research at scale; it is a peer because ODF coordinates directly with USFS on wildfire response in Oregon and shares overlapping mandate in forest protection and climate-smart forestry.

Emerging players

• AEVEX Aerospace: AEVEX is the technology vendor that delivered ODF's $12.3M multi-mission wildfire detection Twin Otter aircraft, making it an emerging player in the aerial wildfire detection segment with material overlap in ODF's core detection capability.

Others

• Weyerhaeuser Company: Weyerhaeuser is ODF's flagship private partner in wildfire response, providing grants, training, and land donations to rural fire protection districts in Oregon through the multi-year Fighting Fires Together campaign.
• American Forests: American Forests is a national NGO that co-authored ODF's CBM-CFS3 climate-smart forestry quantification report, providing research collaboration and policy advocacy on forest climate mitigation.
• National Association of State Foresters: NASF is the national association representing state forestry agencies including ODF, providing policy coordination, federal funding advocacy, and best-practice sharing across the state forester community.
• Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety: IBHS is the science-backed source of wildfire mitigation standards referenced in Oregon legislation (LC 182) that ODF's mitigation efforts inform, making it an adjacent standards-setting and research peer in the wildfire risk reduction ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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