/tags/forest-health forest health en-US Copyright Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:30:15 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-19/more-logging-is-proposed-to-help-curb-wildfires-in-the-pacific-northwest U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:30:15 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-19/more-logging-is-proposed-to-help-curb-wildfires-in-the-pacific-northwest Matthew Brown /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-13/despite-bidens-promise-to-protect-old-forests-his-administration-keeps-approving-plans-to-cut-them-down In Oregon’s Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:54:49 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-13/despite-bidens-promise-to-protect-old-forests-his-administration-keeps-approving-plans-to-cut-them-down April Ehrlich, McKenzie Funk, Tony Schick /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-12/sharp-divide-in-oregon-over-bill-to-step-up-logging-to-prevent-wildfires Republicans are backing a proposal to scale back environmental regulations to “thin” forests while Democrats and environmentalists want to fund community preparedness. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 15:02:03 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-12/sharp-divide-in-oregon-over-bill-to-step-up-logging-to-prevent-wildfires Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-06/oregon-house-republicans-target-forests-for-wildfire-reform-as-grass-and-shrubland-burns Three prominent Republicans are calling for legislative action on wildfire policy that targets scaling back forest conservation and logging restrictions. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:49:27 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-06/oregon-house-republicans-target-forests-for-wildfire-reform-as-grass-and-shrubland-burns Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-28/oregon-gov-tina-kotek-moves-forward-with-forestry-board-picks-despite-backlash Kotek had scrapped plans earlier this month to nominate two men to the Oregon Forestry Board. Wed, 29 May 2024 00:25:08 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-05-28/oregon-gov-tina-kotek-moves-forward-with-forestry-board-picks-despite-backlash Dirk VanderHart /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-17/climate-change-caused-11b-drop-in-value-of-west-coast-private-forests-new-study-shows An Oregon State University study has found climate change has led to an $11 billion decrease in the value of privately-owned West Coast forests over the last 20 years. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 00:35:20 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-17/climate-change-caused-11b-drop-in-value-of-west-coast-private-forests-new-study-shows Rebecca Hansen-White /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-03-26/new-study-sounds-alarm-provides-hope-for-the-northwests-western-red-cedars Research links cedar death to climate, details which trees are dying, which are surviving and shows how the species might be saved Sun, 26 Mar 2023 11:57:47 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-03-26/new-study-sounds-alarm-provides-hope-for-the-northwests-western-red-cedars Nathan Gilles / Columbia Insight /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-03-22/private-landowners-logging-replanting-in-ashland-watershed Four private landowners say the work will improve forest health and safety, but the project has drawn concern from some local residents. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:43:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-03-22/private-landowners-logging-replanting-in-ashland-watershed Jane Vaughan /wildfire/2023-01-22/federal-government-announces-930m-investment-in-high-risk-areas-impacted-by-wildfires The federal government announced a $930 million investment last week that would go toward 11 at-risk areas located throughout the western U.S., in an effort to aid regions hard hit by wildfires. The at-risk areas include parts of California, Oregon, Arizona and eight other states. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 14:01:33 GMT /wildfire/2023-01-22/federal-government-announces-930m-investment-in-high-risk-areas-impacted-by-wildfires Manola Secaira /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-01-07/oregonians-express-mixed-feelings-about-benefits-of-logging-survey-says More than 40% of Oregon adults say the state’s forests are overlogged, but most also believe that harvesting timber is part of maintaining healthy forests, according to a recent survey. Sat, 07 Jan 2023 13:41:39 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-01-07/oregonians-express-mixed-feelings-about-benefits-of-logging-survey-says Alex Baumhardt