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The state still plans to establish the Elliott State Research Forest, but Oregon State University officials say the financial risk of owning the forest is too high for the school.

Any resident of our region can tell you about the recent history with wildfires. They have grown larger and more destructive over time, as temperatures鈥�

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鈥�

Elliott State Forest was not producing the income it was supposed to produce for Oregon schools. So the state moved to sell it into private hands, and鈥�

Humboldt Redwood Company trumpets its environmental stewardship to the public. But not all of the public is pleased with the company's logging on Rainbow鈥�

You hear plenty about wildfires on public land, but that's got a lot to do with how MUCH Western land is owned by public agencies, primarily federal ones.鈥�

Left unchecked, Sudden Oak Death syndrome could run rampant in Oregon coastal counties, costing something like $50 Million a year in lost wages in the鈥�

You can count on two events after any major forest fire: 1) life returns to the forest, and 2) someone suggests salvage logging as a way for the forest to鈥�

The world is aware of the conversion of forest to farm in many places. And governments and businesses have dedicated themselves to stopping deforestation鈥�

How Oregon and other tree-rich areas use their forests will figure prominently in both the creation and capture of greenhouse gases. Emissions studies鈥�

The best-laid plans in forest management can go awry. Even controlled burns can have unintended consequences, as happened not long ago in the Ashland鈥�

Chris Bratt is all about the trees. He has plenty of experience using wood products from his days as a carpenter and contractor. And he's perfectly happy鈥�