Oregon Department of Forestry

Wildfires in Oregon were burning more than 200,000 acres Sunday as crews were stretched to their limits working to contain them.

The tree-killing emerald ash borer is expected to continue south through Oregon, eating away at ash trees along the way. Experts are saying the community can help stay on top of the insect.

An appeals judge overturned a lower court’s decision dismissing Jewell School District’s lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Forestry over logging revenue

The Board of Forestry has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester. Then lawmakers passed a bill transferring that authority to the governor.

Oregon forestry officials now have a general idea of how they’ll find a new state forester — more than four months after Cal Mukumoto’s sudden resignation from the job.

Following a bumpy few months for the Oregon Department of Forestry and the abrupt resignation of its leader, Kotek wants to pick the next state forester.

The resignation of Oregon’s top forestry executive last week comes at a pivotal moment for environmental policies in the state.

Final maps were released Tuesday by the Oregon Department of Forestry showing the wildfire hazard for every property in the state.

The judge ruled that the Jewell School District failed to make the case that the Oregon Department of Forestry was violating a funding law by reducing logging.

The Jewell School District in Clatsop County plans to “bet the farm” to overturn a habitat conservation plan that threatens the district’s timber funding.

The State Land Board will vote in October on a plan to put most of the forest into carbon storage and crediting.

Two years ago Oregon officials pulled their map showing the fire hazard of properties throughout the state. That was after public backlash by those worried the data would impact home values and insurance rates. The state has released a new draft map. And people are still concerned.