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On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon/Washington announced the fiscal year 2025 wrapped up with a “standout timber performance".

Rural communities across the Northwest could, once again, see federal money for schools and roads, under a program that lapsed in 2023.

On Monday, Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse introduced the Supporting American Wood and Mill Infrastructure with Loans for Longevity Act, better known as the SAWMILL Act.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said Monday the state will see the addition of hundreds of new jobs in rural communities, thanks to $700,000 in state funding.

A Southwest Washington lawmaker said a recent decision to conserve thousands of acres from harvest could have serious consequences on kids going back to school.

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.

Last week, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced he is co-sponsoring a bill he says will help timber communities.

On Wednesday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana’s Tim Sheehy introduced the bipartisan SAWMILL Act, which looks to supports mills across the nation

Rescinding the rule will remove prohibitions on road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest on nearly 59 million acres of the National Forest System,

On Wednesday, the Senate unanimously passed legislation to reauthorize the Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program through Fiscal Year 2026.  The votes was celebrated by Idaho’s Republican senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, as well as Oregon Democrats Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden; the four worked together to get the legislation across the finish line.   The Secure R... R