/tags/old-growth old growth en-US Copyright Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:50:54 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-22/us-forest-service-proposes-protections-for-old-growth-trees-without-an-outright-logging-ban The Biden administration has published its proposed plan for preserving old-growth trees in national forests across the country, opening another opportunity for public input on conserving ancient trees. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:50:54 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-22/us-forest-service-proposes-protections-for-old-growth-trees-without-an-outright-logging-ban 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/2024-05-30/judge-rules-against-bureau-of-land-managements-late-mungers-timber-sale A judge has ruled that the Bureau of Land Management’s use of commercial logging in southwestern Oregon violates federal law by threatening old-growth forest habitat. Thu, 30 May 2024 14:08:43 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-30/judge-rules-against-bureau-of-land-managements-late-mungers-timber-sale Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-23/activists-say-more-direct-action-likely-after-claiming-victory-in-blm-timber-sale A logging company has canceled a proposed road within a Bureau of Land Management project in Josephine County. Activists had claimed that construction of the route threatened old-growth trees. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:59:32 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-04-23/activists-say-more-direct-action-likely-after-claiming-victory-in-blm-timber-sale Justin Higginbottom /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 /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-12-20/more-protections-coming-for-old-growth-forests-under-federal-plans Changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s national and Northwest forest plans should protect more old-growth trees from wildfire and climate change. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:38:50 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-12-20/more-protections-coming-for-old-growth-forests-under-federal-plans Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-15/conservationists-ask-gov-kotek-to-preserve-more-of-western-state-forests-as-landmark-plan-stalls The groups want more old-growth stands and a watershed included in the state’s landmark Western Forests Habitat Conservation Plan. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:40:27 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-15/conservationists-ask-gov-kotek-to-preserve-more-of-western-state-forests-as-landmark-plan-stalls Alex Baumhardt /npr-news/2023-08-31/judge-trump-era-rule-change-allowing-the-logging-of-old-growth-forests-violates-laws U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:31:54 GMT /npr-news/2023-08-31/judge-trump-era-rule-change-allowing-the-logging-of-old-growth-forests-violates-laws The Associated Press /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