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The State Land Board will vote in October on a plan to put most of the forest into carbon storage and crediting.
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Oregon is on the verge of major changes to the rules that govern how state, federal and privately owned forestlands are logged, and how vulnerable species are protected.
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Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz visited the Rogue Valley on Tuesday to hear from voters about pressing issues in the region.
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Four private landowners say the work will improve forest health and safety, but the project has drawn concern from some local residents.
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A major forest management project in Southern Oregon has been approved using a new model from the federal Bureau of Land Management.
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This week, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection awarded $3 million to Sierra Pacific Industries to jumpstart production of tree seedlings for wildfire restoration.
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A new forest management plan from the Bureau of Land Management in Medford will help speed up proposed projects. But local activists fear the plan could hurt forests and endangered species.
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A federal rule prohibited cutting trees larger than 21 inches in diameter for more than two decades on millions of forested acres in Oregon and Washington. That changed in the final days of the Trump administration.
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America's oldest trees store vast amounts of carbon. Counting them is the first step to preserving them, says the Biden administration.
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The Western Oregon Habitat Conservation Plan would offer the state legal protection for 70 years of forest management.
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A bill before the Oregon Legislature would set in motion a plan to create an Elliott State Research Forest that would preserve the oldest trees and protect vulnerable species while allowing some logging.
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Save the Redwoods League purchased and donated the 523-acre area to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wildnerness Council, a group of 10 tribes that have been connected to the land for thousands of years.
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Advocates say federal spending on wildfire prevention could rebuild forest industry jobs and help rural communities. Critics say the plan relies too heavily on logging.
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In Blodgett Forest, west of Lake Tahoe, researchers grapple with the state’s forest-management history while investigating what it means to have a healthy one.