The 10-Year Plan for Oregon created by Governor Kitzhaber in August 2011, identifies Healthy Environment as one of the six high-level outcome areas. The outcome area's focus is to manage Oregon’s air, water, land and wildlife resources to support a healthy environment that sustains Oregon communities, Oregon’s economy and the places Oregonians treasure.
The Healthy Environment Policy Vision states:
Oregon’s farms, forests, rangelands, waters and other natural resources provide the basic building blocks that support Oregon’s communities and economy. Oregon is known as a national leader in protecting its environment and for fostering a special relationship between its people and its places –natural resources also are key to Oregon’s economy. Agriculture, forestry and wood products are Oregon’s leading industries after high-tech manufacturing. Managing Oregon’s natural resources in a way that recognizes their critical role in providing jobs and supporting rural communities, while protecting the clean water and air Oregonians treasure, is fundamental to Oregon’s future.
The vision highlights 10 state-adopted natural resource plans that were or are being developed through extensive public processes and stakeholder input and have been adopted by various governing boards and commissions. These include (by date):
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The Integrated Water Resources Strategy. Oregon Water Resources Commission. August 2012. |
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Ten Year Energy Action Plan for Oregon. Ten Year Energy Action Plan Task Force. Governor's Draft, June 5, 2012. |
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Oregon Invasive Species Council Action Plan 2012–2016. Oregon Invasive Species Council. January 2012. |
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Oregon Wetland Program Plan. Oregon Department of State Lands. Wetlands & Waterways Conservation Division. 2017. |
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Forestry Program for Oregon: A Strategy for Sustaining Oregon's Public and Private Forests. Oregon Board of Forestry. July 2011. |
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Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan: Toward a Sustainable Future. Oregon Environmental Literacy Task Force. October 1, 2010. |
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Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework. State of Oregon. December 2010. |
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Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan: Ensuring Oregon's Outdoor Legacy, 2013-2017. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. |
Oregon Conservation Strategy. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. February 2006. |
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Columbia River Gorge Management Plan. Columbia River Gorge Commission. 2004. |
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Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reductions. Governor’s Advisory Group On Global Warming. December 2004. |
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Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. The Oregon Plan : Restoring an Oregon Legacy through Cooperative Efforts. Oregon Coastal Salmon Restoration Initiative. 1997. The plan is designed to improve and protect clean water and recover and maintain healthy populations of fish and wildlife in Oregon's watersheds. |
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Wildlife Management Plans. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Wildlife Division. |
Conservation and Recovery Plans. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Division. |
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Water Quality Management Plans. |