Field Burning

	Dramatic photograph of field burning in Lane County, Oregon

Open Field Burning in Lane County

Field burning in Oregon is regulated by the Oregon Department of Agriculture's (ODA) Smoke Management Program. Up to 65,000 acres of annual and perennial grass seed crop residue and cereal grain residue within the Willamette Valley are burned each summer. Field burning typically starts mid-July and ends mid-October.

For more specific information about field burning, visit ODA Smoke Management Program.

Complaints about field burning

Complaints about field burning are logged, compiled weekly and reported to the Governor's Office. You may call the Oregon Department of Agriculture to log a complaint directly, or call LRAPA and have your complaint forwarded to the ODA.

LRAPA recommends making complaints directly to the ODA to ensure all complaints are reported to the Governor's Office. We recommend you include your name and contact information when leaving your complaint with the ODA. Anonymous complaints may not be reported to the Governor's Office.

Your comments and complaints provide supplemental information on the extent and location of smoke problems. You may receive a tape-recorded message asking you to leave a message describing the problem. Remember to leave your name and contact information as well.

To log a complaint, call:

ODA Eugene complaint line: 541 686-7600
ODA Salem complaint line: 503 986-4709
ODA Smoke Management Program line: 503 985-4701
LRAPA complaint line: 541 726-1930

Other contacts:

Governor's Citizen Call Line: 503 378-4582
Environmental Quality Commission: 1-800-844-8467
Oregon State Legislature citizen comment Web site