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Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsEnvironmental activists in Southern Oregon say the fight to protect forests has grown more difficult under the Trump administration. -
Courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management)Oregon’s congressional Democrats are asking federal officials to give the public more time to learn about and comment on new plans that would open up millions of acres of federal forests in Oregon to logging activity not seen since the 1960s.
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The Bureau of Land Management is preparing a revision to how much logging is allowed on O&C Lands. That proposal is causing excitement and criticism. -
A recent federal budget bill includes some good news for Oregon counties with O&C land.
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The Bureau of Land Management’s state office in Oregon increased its timber sales in 2025, leading to one of its largest years for sales by board-feet and dollars in decades. -
The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast. -
The Fix Our Forests Act passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday, and now heads to a full vote -
The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month. -
The public comment period for rescinding the "roadless rule" ends this week. Federal forest land along the Oregon-California border could be affected. -
Curry County commissioners floated the idea of leasing tens of thousands of acres of federal land for logging. The U.S. Forest Service said no. Commissioners now say that was all part of the plan. -
Curry County has proposed leasing 80,000 acres of national forest land for timber harvests and tree thinning. -
A budget crisis a century in the making is coming to a head as Oregon’s rural counties wait on Congress to approve funding they’ve long relied on.
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The latest lawsuit is part of nearly 20-year fight to protect the red tree vole that has lost 65% of its Oregon Coast old-growth habitat to logging and wildfire. -
People have until Monday to comment on a Trump administration proposal to drastically limit public input on logging in Oregon and California.
