/tags/forest-policy Forest policy en-US Copyright Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:43:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-15/why-it-matters-that-oregon-just-lost-its-chief-forester The resignation of Oregon’s top forestry executive last week comes at a pivotal moment for environmental policies in the state. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:43:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-15/why-it-matters-that-oregon-just-lost-its-chief-forester April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-06-15/lawsuit-challenges-rollback-of-large-tree-protections-east-of-the-cascades A federal rule prohibited cutting trees larger than 21 inches in diameter for more than two decades on millions of forested acres in Oregon and Washington. That changed in the final days of the Trump administration. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:48:16 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-06-15/lawsuit-challenges-rollback-of-large-tree-protections-east-of-the-cascades Bradley W. Parks /wildfire/2022-04-15/newsom-hailed-this-critical-wildfire-prevention-program-two-years-on-it-hasnt-completed-a-single-project In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But an investigation by CapRadio and The California Newsroom found the program hasn’t resulted in a single completed project. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:59:08 GMT /wildfire/2022-04-15/newsom-hailed-this-critical-wildfire-prevention-program-two-years-on-it-hasnt-completed-a-single-project Scott Rodd / CapRadio /environment-energy-and-transportation/2019-09-18/firefighter-group-critiques-oregon-governors-draft-wildfire-management-plan Governor Kate Brown’s Council on Wildfire Response held a meeting to discuss new wildfire management plans on Monday. Their draft proposal is already… Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:19:16 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2019-09-18/firefighter-group-critiques-oregon-governors-draft-wildfire-management-plan Erik Neumann