/tags/northwest-forest-plan Northwest Forest Plan en-US Copyright Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:49:22 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-30/environmentalists-push-for-stronger-old-growth-protections-in-northwest-forest-plan Around a hundred community members showed up to the U.S. Forest Service office in Medford on Wednesday night for a public meeting about proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:49:22 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-30/environmentalists-push-for-stronger-old-growth-protections-in-northwest-forest-plan Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-09/northwest-forest-plan-update-continues-despite-termination-of-national-old-growth-proposal National forests in the Pacific Northwest were set to be protected under two major updates to forestry plans— but that changed Tuesday. Now just one proposal remains on the table. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:33:25 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-09/northwest-forest-plan-update-continues-despite-termination-of-national-old-growth-proposal April Ehrlich /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/2024-03-11/this-is-a-big-year-for-forests-in-oregon-heres-what-you-need-to-know Oregon is on the verge of major changes to the rules that govern how state, federal and privately owned forestlands are logged, and how vulnerable species are protected. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:45:39 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-03-11/this-is-a-big-year-for-forests-in-oregon-heres-what-you-need-to-know April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-12-20/more-protections-coming-for-old-growth-forests-under-federal-plans Changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s national and Northwest forest plans should protect more old-growth trees from wildfire and climate change. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:38:50 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-12-20/more-protections-coming-for-old-growth-forests-under-federal-plans Alex Baumhardt /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-06-15/nw-forest-plan-enters-adulthood-with-mixed-results The Northwest Forest Plan just turned 20 years old, but "Happy Birthday" might not be the appropriate comment. The plan was designed to preserve both old… Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:10:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-06-15/nw-forest-plan-enters-adulthood-with-mixed-results Geoffrey Riley /northwest-environmental-news/2015-06-14/breaking-down-the-northwest-forest-plan-report-card Northwest forest policy is once again heating up. Last week, federal officials presented their latest assessment of the Northwest Forest Plan, which… Sun, 14 Jun 2015 21:06:00 GMT /northwest-environmental-news/2015-06-14/breaking-down-the-northwest-forest-plan-report-card Liam Moriarty