Oregon’s Industrial Forests and Herbicide Use: A Case Study of Risk to People, Drinking Water and Salmon is the first in-depth analysis of industrial forestry pesticide application records for the State of Oregon. This report provides GIS mapping and quantitative measurements derived from herbicide forestry spray records from Lane County, Oregon to document and discuss three primary concerns:

1. The Oregon Forest Practices Act lacks adequate protections for human health, surface and ground water, and the future survival of protected fish species.
2. Chemical application rules of the Oregon Forest Practices Act fail to fulfill legal responsibilities compared to regulations in the neighboring states of Washington and Idaho, states with similar forest ecosystems.
3. The Oregon Forest Practices Act prohibits other state agencies, researchers, medical professionals and the public from getting accurate information about what types and quantities of herbicides are sprayed. Lack of information increases the potential for health and environmental risks due to the absence of regulations for buffer zones around homes, schools, towns, drinking water, and the headwaters of rivers.