A management plan, adopted in 1995, called for 25 million board feet from , half of it
clearcut. A new management plan adopted by the land board in October 2011 aimed to increase annual net revenue from the forest to $13 million, up from $8 million. This would be achieved by increasing the annual timber harvest to 40 million
board feet culled from , of which about three-fourths could be clearcut. The plan also changed the way in which the forest is managed to protect threatened and endangered species such as
spotted owls and
marbled murrelets. Supporters of the new plan say it will benefit wildlife by making more acres off-limits to logging than had been reserved for owls, murrelets, and
watershed protection under the old plan. Opponents of the plan say it will damage habitat and harm wildlife. They would prefer a plan that promotes thinning of young trees, avoids clear-cutting, and seeks other ways of raising revenue from the CSF lands. In 2012 and prior years, Elliott State Forest timber sales contributed substantial profits to the Common School Fund, typically on the order of $5 million per year. In 2013 and 2014, timber sales were below costs. Timber sales turned around in 2015 resulting in revenue of $0.7 million in 2015 for the Common School Fund. At the meeting, DSL director Jim Paul announced the Elliott generated $1.3 million in revenue for the Common School Fund as a preliminary figure. The value of Elliott State Forest was originally assessed at between $260 and $440 million, prompting the DSL set its value at the midpoint, $360 million, according to Secretary of State
Dennis Richardson at the meeting. Given the February 2017 amendments to the Protocol, the purchase proposal of $221 million created by Elliott Forest, LLC will require revision. Elliott Forest LLC has two members: a company in
Roseburg with international investors known as Lone Rock Timber Management Company, and the Pacific Northwest
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. On May 9, 2017 the OSLB unanimously voted to cancel the sale process of the Elliott, ensuring that the forest would remain publicly owned. == See also ==