/tags/forests Forests 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/2024-03-11/this-is-a-big-year-for-forests-in-oregon-heres-what-you-need-to-know 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. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:45:39 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-03-11/this-is-a-big-year-for-forests-in-oregon-heres-what-you-need-to-know April Ehrlich /politics-government/2023-08-22/rep-bentz-talks-postal-service-wildfires-during-jackson-county-town-hall Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz visited the Rogue Valley on Tuesday to hear from voters about pressing issues in the region. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:23:37 GMT /politics-government/2023-08-22/rep-bentz-talks-postal-service-wildfires-during-jackson-county-town-hall Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-03-22/private-landowners-logging-replanting-in-ashland-watershed Four private landowners say the work will improve forest health and safety, but the project has drawn concern from some local residents. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:43:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-03-22/private-landowners-logging-replanting-in-ashland-watershed Jane Vaughan /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/2022-12-11/cal-fire-awards-grant-to-double-state-seedling-production 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. Sun, 11 Dec 2022 15:09:05 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-11/cal-fire-awards-grant-to-double-state-seedling-production Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-06-24/new-blm-plan-promises-to-speed-up-forest-projects-but-some-activists-want-more-public-input 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. Sat, 25 Jun 2022 10:15:33 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-06-24/new-blm-plan-promises-to-speed-up-forest-projects-but-some-activists-want-more-public-input Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-06-15/lawsuit-challenges-rollback-of-large-tree-protections-east-of-the-cascades 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. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:48:16 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-06-15/lawsuit-challenges-rollback-of-large-tree-protections-east-of-the-cascades Bradley W. Parks /npr-news/2022-04-22/biden-will-order-a-study-of-old-growth-forests-in-an-earth-day-executive-action America's oldest trees store vast amounts of carbon. Counting them is the first step to preserving them, says the Biden administration. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-22/biden-will-order-a-study-of-old-growth-forests-in-an-earth-day-executive-action Laura Benshoff /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-25/plan-for-logging-oregons-state-forests-while-protecting-imperiled-wildlife-moves-forward The Western Oregon Habitat Conservation Plan would offer the state legal protection for 70 years of forest management. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:48:47 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-25/plan-for-logging-oregons-state-forests-while-protecting-imperiled-wildlife-moves-forward Monica Samayoa