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The Jewell School District in the Clatsop State Forest predicts it could lose nearly $1 million in revenue if a plan to scale back logging is implemented.
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Oregon is on the verge of major changes to the rules that govern how state, federal and privately owned forestlands are logged, and how vulnerable species are protected.
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Working to protect land, and the creatures that live upon it, can be hard in the best of circumstances. Those do not exist in war-torn Afghanistan, but…
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It's not fair to say the Klamath Lake Land Trust is twice as committed to its mission as it used to be. But it is now protecting and restoring twice as…
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There's a certain regularity to some stories emerging from Washington, like the program that will soon expire if Congress does not renew it. So it is once…
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It's easy to take the wide-open views of our region for granted. So it's a rude awakening when they disappear under new subdivisions or other…
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There's an old line directed to gullible people: "if you believe that, I have some swamp land I'd like to sell you." Is it better if the swamp is just…
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Arguments in favor of protecting this stream or that forest tend to come down to ecological significance or some other scientific reason. Robert Leonard…
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It seems like a straightforward path: fix the environment, and the people will thrive. But the experience of Western organizations and individuals in…
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If you follow news about land set aside for preservation, you may occasionally wonder: when can I go visit that land? This Saturday, June 24th, is a good…
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They're pretty and they provide shade, but trees mean more than that to non-human species. The trees are homes for many animals, and arborists like Brian…
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Where chain saws once roared, only the sounds of the McKenzie River can be heard.And that's the way things are likely to stay for a very long time. The…
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Offshore drilling for oil and gas is often opposed by people who favor the protection of sensitive and significant lands. Except for one thing: the…
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The Northwest wine industry has grown tremendously over the last few decades. That’s had a big economic impact but has also changed the region’s...