OR Dept. of Forestry release - SALEM, Ore. – Two loggers and a forest road builder have been chosen as Operator of the Year for their respective region of Oregon. Three regional advisory committees to the Oregon Board of Forestry selected the trio earlier this fall. The recipients will be recognized in Salem at the January meeting of the Board. The honorees are:  Eastern Oregon—Boulder Ridge, LLC, headquartered in Bend, Ore.; Northwest Oregon—Quality Excavation, Inc., out of Seaside, Ore.; Southwest Oregon—Weber Logging and Construction, Inc. of Roseburg, Ore.  The award recognizes forest operators who, while harvesting timber or doing other forestry work, have an excellent track record of protecting natural resources and improving forest health at a level that consistently meets or exceeds requirements of the Oregon Forest Practices Act *. That law requires people to manage forests responsibly and protect streams and water quality, protect and enhance habitat, and reduce landslide risks. The law also requires landowners to replant forests after harvesting.  Videos about each of the three Operators of the Year and five Merit Award winners can be viewed on the ODF website at https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Working/Pages/default.aspx