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 The Oregon Department of Forestry released a report to state forest trust land counties last week, highlighting economic, environmental and social accomplishments in fiscal year 2021, including distributing $11.3 million in revenue to Marion, Linn and Clackamas counties.

The 47,000-acre Santiam State Forest covers portions of the three counties. Linn received about $4.4 million in  2021, while Marion and Clackamas received $6.9 million and $17,021, respectively.

This reporting period included post-fire harvest following the Labor Day weekend fires of 2020, which damaged more than 16,000...