/tags/forestry forestry en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:54:27 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-02-23/1-billion-timber-case-goes-before-oregon-court-of-appeals Sides are debating whether the “greatest permanent value” of Oregon state forestlands lies exclusively in their ability to generate revenue. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:54:27 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-02-23/1-billion-timber-case-goes-before-oregon-court-of-appeals Bradley W. Parks /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-09-09/osu-doesnt-want-to-own-the-elliott-state-forest-anymore 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. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:47:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-09-09/osu-doesnt-want-to-own-the-elliott-state-forest-anymore Bradley W. Parks /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-03/portland-author-assesses-trees-in-trouble 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… Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:35:17 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-03/portland-author-assesses-trees-in-trouble The �Ϸ��Ӵ�ý Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-13/comment-period-open-on-oregon-forest-plan 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… Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:45:03 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-13/comment-period-open-on-oregon-forest-plan The �Ϸ��Ӵ�ý Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-24/now-the-details-turning-elliott-state-forest-into-research-center 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… Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:39:15 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-24/now-the-details-turning-elliott-state-forest-into-research-center The �Ϸ��Ӵ�ý Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-11/rainbow-ridge-logging-draws-protests-in-humboldt 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… Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:46:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-06-11/rainbow-ridge-logging-draws-protests-in-humboldt The �Ϸ��Ӵ�ý Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-17/making-private-california-forests-more-fire-resistant 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.… Fri, 17 May 2019 16:49:49 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-17/making-private-california-forests-more-fire-resistant The �Ϸ��Ӵ�ý Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-12/the-potential-high-cost-of-sudden-oak-death 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… Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-12/the-potential-high-cost-of-sudden-oak-death The �Ϸ��Ӵ�ý Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-11-13/after-the-fire-douglas-firs-grow-back-without-help 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… Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:50:41 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-11-13/after-the-fire-douglas-firs-grow-back-without-help Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-03/study-shows-industrial-deforestation-not-slowing-down The world is aware of the conversion of forest to farm in many places. And governments and businesses have dedicated themselves to stopping deforestation… Wed, 03 Oct 2018 17:27:35 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-03/study-shows-industrial-deforestation-not-slowing-down Geoffrey Riley