Andrew interviews Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director at Portland Audubon, on the history and current conservation efforts for the Elliott State Forest in Oregon. Bob details the public process over the past three years to separate the Elliott State Forest from the Common School Fund and turn the Elliott State Forest into a publicly owned research forest. Learn more here. 2022 is a turning point for the Elliott State Forest, and there is a bill in the Oregon 2022 short session that makes this transition possible. Learn more about the bill here.