The embattled Oregon Department of Forestry faces a new whistleblower lawsuit in Marion County Circuit Court. Shauneen Scott, a 40-year state employee who most recently served as ODF’s human resources director, alleges in the April 18 lawsuit that she filed reports with the state about a variety of concerns about ODF management after joining the agency in 2024. After some of those concerns contributed to high-level departures, Scott’s lawsuit says, the department’s acting director, Kate Skinner, fired Scott in February 2025. She is seeking $800,000 in damages. The Oregon Department of Justice, which will defend the state against Scott’s lawsuit, does not comment on pending litigation.