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A logging company has canceled a proposed road within a Bureau of Land Management project in Josephine County. Activists had claimed that construction of the route threatened old-growth trees.
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Generating money from logging state forestland has been hotly debated. Environmental groups are pushing for more habitat protection while counties want Oregon to meet legal obligation to maximize timber revenue for their benefit.
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The peak of the shipping season for Christmas trees has arrived.Christmas tree farmers in Oregon's Willamette Valley are optimistic about this year's…
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Oregon U. S. Senator Ron Wyden wants to double the timber harvest on 2.1. million acres of O & C timber lands in Western Oregon. In a proposal to be…
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Loggers may go back to work on national forests without waiting for federal agencies to lift logging bans prompted by the government shutdown.Following a…
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A surprise extension of a federal subsidy to Oregon timber counties will prevent jail shutdowns and keep deputies on the road for now, but local officials…
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The U.S. Forest Service has confirmed it is shutting down logging operations on national forests across the country due to the partial government…
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A one-year extension of federal subsidies for timber counties has passed the U.S. House.Oregon counties would get about $100 million under the extension…
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A bill to boost logging on national forests, including a provision aimed at producing more money for Oregon timber counties, is facing a possible White…
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Douglas-fir trees grow abundantly in Northern California and Southern Oregon. Its wood, one of the hardest softwoods, is a favorite framing timber, while…