/the-challenges-facing-oregons-family-owned-forests Nearly half of Oregon's privately-owned timber lands are owned by family foresters. These lands are nestled between the valleys where people live and the long mountain ranges where most trees are federal property or owned by industrial-scale timber companies. Located low in watersheds, many family forests have bigger streams than their upslope counterparts. These are the forests Oregonians are most likely to see when they are out driving around the countryside.In collaboration with the Seattle-based journalism non-profit InvestigateWest, ŔĎ·ň×Ó´«Ă˝ explores the forces that are bringing change to the timber lands owned by Oregon's family foresters. en-US Copyright Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:38:14 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-07-01/what-does-the-future-hold-for-oregons-family-owned-forests Cary Renzema interrupts a stroll around his 50-acre forest to point out tiny purple petals peeking out from the forest floor.“Beautiful little orchids,”… Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:38:14 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-07-01/what-does-the-future-hold-for-oregons-family-owned-forests Robert McClure & Ben Dejarnette / InvestigateWest /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-29/oregon-considers-wider-stream-buffers-for-logging The basic science is deceptively simple: streams with trees around them tend to be cooler because of the shade.Streams with no trees warm up and become… Fri, 29 May 2015 17:10:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-05-29/oregon-considers-wider-stream-buffers-for-logging Geoffrey Riley /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-05-12/family-foresters-nervously-eye-possible-new-logging-rules The federal government has been telling Oregon for over a decade that its rules to protect threatened coastal salmon are not up to snuff. Now, the state… Wed, 13 May 2015 01:00:36 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-05-12/family-foresters-nervously-eye-possible-new-logging-rules Liam Moriarty /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-05-12/when-it-comes-to-fish-streams-how-warm-is-too-warm Salmon and other threatened fish need cold water to thrive. Research shows current logging rules in Oregon can result in streams warming up more than is… Wed, 13 May 2015 00:59:10 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-05-12/when-it-comes-to-fish-streams-how-warm-is-too-warm Liam Moriarty /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-05-12/the-future-is-now-for-three-small-forests Some of Oregon’s forest owners are seeking innovative ways to make a living off their land without logging it hard. Oregon’s small forest landowners,… Wed, 13 May 2015 00:01:47 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-05-12/the-future-is-now-for-three-small-forests InvestigateWest /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-05-12/can-carbon-markets-help-oregons-small-forests When cancer comes calling, what if owners of small forest plots had another choice but to sell or to cut.That’s the premise of a pilot program being… Tue, 12 May 2015 23:04:21 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2015-05-12/can-carbon-markets-help-oregons-small-forests Robert McClure