/tags/forest-management forest management en-US Copyright Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:01:55 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-19/controversial-plan-for-elliott-state-forest-would-put-its-83-000-acres-into-fighting-climate-change The State Land Board will vote in October on a plan to put most of the forest into carbon storage and crediting. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:01:55 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-19/controversial-plan-for-elliott-state-forest-would-put-its-83-000-acres-into-fighting-climate-change Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-23/blm-postpones-controversial-southern-oregon-timber-sales-for-third-time Two controversial timber sales in Southern Oregon’s Applegate Valley were postponed for a third time by the federal Bureau of Land Management on Monday. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:56:47 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-23/blm-postpones-controversial-southern-oregon-timber-sales-for-third-time Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-16/oregon-state-walks-away-from-elliot-forest-plan-but-backers-say-forest-in-good-hands The announcement marks a major roadblock for the 82,000-acre forest that’s been immersed in controversy for more than a decade. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 01:55:43 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-16/oregon-state-walks-away-from-elliot-forest-plan-but-backers-say-forest-in-good-hands April Ehrlich, Monica Samayoa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-02-15/new-blm-forest-plan-in-southern-oregon-speeds-up-wildfire-prevention-but-it-has-its-critics A major forest management project in Southern Oregon has been approved using a new model from the federal Bureau of Land Management. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:42:09 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-02-15/new-blm-forest-plan-in-southern-oregon-speeds-up-wildfire-prevention-but-it-has-its-critics Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-01-22/following-environmental-controversy-oregon-forest-management-project-will-be-reworked Following the withdrawal of a controversial logging proposal for Lane County and surrounding areas, the U.S. Forest Service says it’s reworking its plans to improve local wildlife resiliency. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 14:01:18 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-01-22/following-environmental-controversy-oregon-forest-management-project-will-be-reworked Nathan Wilk /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-14/oregons-new-elliott-research-forest-declared-north-americas-largest 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. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:15:20 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-14/oregons-new-elliott-research-forest-declared-north-americas-largest David Steves /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-11-11/blm-agrees-to-reverse-trump-era-post-fire-logging-rule 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. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:10:42 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-11-11/blm-agrees-to-reverse-trump-era-post-fire-logging-rule Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-10-17/conservationist-says-lack-of-transparency-on-blm-projects-hinders-community-collaboration 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. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:17:25 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-10-17/conservationist-says-lack-of-transparency-on-blm-projects-hinders-community-collaboration Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-10-12/state-of-the-birds-report-shows-decline-in-western-forest-birds A new report looking at bird population trends across the country shows a poor outlook for bird species in the Pacific Northwest. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:00:39 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-10-12/state-of-the-birds-report-shows-decline-in-western-forest-birds Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-09-21/environmental-groups-and-the-blm-fight-over-forests-but-share-similar-passions-and-goals Environmental groups and federal agencies seem to be locked in a never-ending fight over how to manage our forests. Can they work together? Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:23:21 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-09-21/environmental-groups-and-the-blm-fight-over-forests-but-share-similar-passions-and-goals Roman Battaglia