Across party lines, 164 Congress members are urging the Trump Administration to preserve the Roadless Rule, which has protected clean water sources and wildlife habitat across 44 million acres of national forest for the past 25 years.
BLM logged 41 million board feet across Oregon and California this past quarter, generating over $10 million and supporting jobs in logging, milling, and construction along the way.
The ROAD to Housing Act is set to help tackle the housing shortage and boost the timber industry, but it's stalled as President Trump seeks election reforms first.
Under Good Neighbor Authority, the U.S. Forest Service pays Oregon to help replant trees. The Crazy Creek fire burned nearly 87,000 acres in the Ochoco National Forest, outside Prineville.