Oregon’s Board of Forestry met on April 23, in Salem, and began discussions about the process of recruiting a new state forester as well as desired attributes for candidates. Board members agreed that the search should be conducted in a way that kept candidates’ names private until the final stages to encourage a wider pool of applicants… The search … comes following the resignation of Cal Mukumoto from the position in January. …Board Chair Jim Kelly started the discussion after Stevens’s presentation and said that he was concerned about a public process dissuading qualified people from applying, noting that in the last search for a state forester in 2021, only seven applications had been received. Kelly said that he wanted to have a process where information was closely guarded by the board to promote a nationwide pool of applicants. Board Members Joe Justice and Brenda McComb both agreed with Kelly.