EAB Reported In Portland Area
The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced this week that the destructive emerald ash borer has spread to Multnomah County.
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BLM To Offer Multiple Timber Sales Across Oregon
The Bureau of Land Management announced this week it will offer eight timber sales this month in western Oregon.
MGP Rolls Out Jobs In The Woods Act
On Monday, southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and North Carolina’s David Rouzer introduced the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act. The legislation looks to connect young people with careers and training in forestry.
Legislation Looks To Support Mills In Oregon, Nationwide
On Wednesday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana’s Tim Sheehy introduced the bipartisan SAWMILL Act, which looks to supports mills across the nation
Rollins Rescinds Roadless Rule
Rescinding the rule will remove prohibitions on road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest on nearly 59 million acres of the National Forest System,
Land Managers Defend Budget Cuts, Plans to Sell Public Lands
The country’s top land managers testified before U.S. senators last week to defend sweeping budget cuts for the nation’s public lands and a plan to sell 3.3 million acres managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management so communities can build housing.
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Conservation Groups Praise The Stoppage Of Idaho Logging Project
A U.S. District Court has stopped a logging project in northern Idaho that environmental groups claim could harm the Selkirk grizzly population habitat. Estimates say roughly 50 grizzlies live in that portion of Idaho. Mike Garrity head of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, a Montana-based conservation organization, which has been in litigation with the Forest Service over this issue for nearly
WSU To Host Forest Owners Winter School Saturday
Washington State University Extension will host Forest Owners Winter School Saturday at the Water and Environmental Center in Walla Walla. Joshua Cardin with WSU-Extension said the weekend will be broken into five separate topics directly impacting forest owners.
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Merkley: More Management Of Our Forests Is Needed
Oregon will receive more than $9.4 million dollars from the USDA to address wildfire threats in three National Forest areas. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley said the allocation is needed to address the risk climate change poses to the state.
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WSU Extension Hosts Forest Owners Winter School
The Forest Owners Winter School on Saturday, February 24, will feature forestry experts, vendors, and more during an all day session.