forest management

The State Land Board at long last approves the creation of the Elliott State Research Forest, meant to end years of debate over what to do about a state forest that no longer generates enough money for education.

The Bureau of Land Management has agreed to reverse a Trump-era rule that allowed the agency to log large areas of forests after a wildfire without first doing an environmental review.

Some environmental groups in Southern Oregon are frustrated with the Bureau of Land Management. They say the agency is hiding commercial logging under the guise of forest resilience projects.

A new report looking at bird population trends across the country shows a poor outlook for bird species in the Pacific Northwest.

Environmental groups and federal agencies seem to be locked in a never-ending fight over how to manage our forests. Can they work together?

The denial affirms a lower court decision saying the "greatest permanent value" of Oregon forests is more than just timber revenue.

The U.S. is spending record money suppressing wildfires that are only getting more deadly and severe with climate change. But there are signs the needle is moving toward more upfront prevention work.

Four environmental groups are threatening to sue federal agencies over a new forest treatment plan. The activists say the Bureau of Land Management isn’t doing enough to protect two threatened species in Southern Oregon.

A new forest management plan from the Bureau of Land Management in Medford will help speed up proposed projects. But local activists fear the plan could hurt forests and endangered species.

As the Bootleg Fire continues to burn across south central Oregon, some conservationists are beginning to question how the region’s past forest management played a role in the speed of the wildfire’s growth.

It’s widely understood that forests in this region need fire to maintain their ecological balance. Are current efforts to keep fires under control setting us up for problems down the road?

The forested lands owned by the state of Oregon are small when compared with the state's federal forests. But the state lands still play an important role…