/tags/logging Logging en-US Copyright Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:11:38 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-25/court-dismisses-case-brought-by-oregon-school-district-over-reduced-timber-revenue The judge ruled that the Jewell School District failed to make the case that the Oregon Department of Forestry was violating a funding law by reducing logging. Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:11:38 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-25/court-dismisses-case-brought-by-oregon-school-district-over-reduced-timber-revenue Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-12/sharp-divide-in-oregon-over-bill-to-step-up-logging-to-prevent-wildfires Republicans are backing a proposal to scale back environmental regulations to “thin” forests while Democrats and environmentalists want to fund community preparedness. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 15:02:03 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-12/sharp-divide-in-oregon-over-bill-to-step-up-logging-to-prevent-wildfires Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-10/josephine-county-commissioners-put-forestland-up-for-auction-after-backing-out-of-conservation-deal The conservation group that had hoped to buy and preserve the property is now facing a much higher price at auction. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:30:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-10/josephine-county-commissioners-put-forestland-up-for-auction-after-backing-out-of-conservation-deal Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-23/feds-to-auction-off-dead-trees-that-conservationist-says-are-healthy The federal Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off almost 500 acres of forestland on Thursday to log dead or dying trees. But, one conservationist says many of the trees are actually healthy. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:18:28 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-23/feds-to-auction-off-dead-trees-that-conservationist-says-are-healthy Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-11/school-district-slated-to-lose-timber-revenue-under-oregons-conservation-plan-spends-big-to-sue-state The Jewell School District in Clatsop County plans to “bet the farm” to overturn a habitat conservation plan that threatens the district’s timber funding. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:05:05 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-11/school-district-slated-to-lose-timber-revenue-under-oregons-conservation-plan-spends-big-to-sue-state Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-26/timber-companies-cant-log-former-elliott-state-forest-parcel-appeals-court-affirms Environmental groups celebrated the decision, calling it a win for protecting vulnerable species on private land. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:40:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-26/timber-companies-cant-log-former-elliott-state-forest-parcel-appeals-court-affirms April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-06/activists-embark-on-second-tree-sit-protest-on-blm-land-in-southern-oregon Protestors have moved into another Bureau of Land Management project area in Southern Oregon after claiming their tree-sitting prevented construction of a logging road in April. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:24:55 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-06/activists-embark-on-second-tree-sit-protest-on-blm-land-in-southern-oregon Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-28/oregon-gov-tina-kotek-moves-forward-with-forestry-board-picks-despite-backlash Kotek had scrapped plans earlier this month to nominate two men to the Oregon Forestry Board. Wed, 29 May 2024 00:25:08 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-28/oregon-gov-tina-kotek-moves-forward-with-forestry-board-picks-despite-backlash Dirk VanderHart /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-10/tree-sitters-protest-old-growth-logging-from-100-feet-above-the-forest-floor Old-growth trees provide vital wildlife habitat, help forest ecosystems and store massive amounts of carbon. But some activists in Southern Oregon claim the Bureau of Land Management is allowing the logging of old-growth trees despite recent calls by the Biden administration for protection. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:35:05 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-10/tree-sitters-protest-old-growth-logging-from-100-feet-above-the-forest-floor Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-04/activists-protest-in-trees-file-lawsuit-to-block-old-growth-logging-on-blm-land-near-grants-pass A coalition of conservation groups and activists has blocked a logging site and filed a legal complaint over another area with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:16:27 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-04/activists-protest-in-trees-file-lawsuit-to-block-old-growth-logging-on-blm-land-near-grants-pass Alex Baumhardt