EUGENE, Oregon — The Bureau of Land Management is launching a major hiring initiative aimed at increasing staffing for forestry work and other critical priorities across western Oregon, including efforts to expand domestic timber production. The agency plans to hire approximately 130 forestry technicians, survey technicians and equipment operators. BLM officials said the hiring effort will use direct-hire authorities designed to speed up the federal employment process. Special emphasis will be placed on recruiting people who already live in the communities where the positions are located. The agency plans to use its new Field Unit Local hiring authority to help connect qualified local applicants with available jobs. The BLM will hold an informational job fair Friday, July 17 in Eugene. …The BLM seeks to increase staffing associated with forest management, timber production, land surveying and equipment operations on public lands in western Oregon.