A federal judge vacated approvals for three logging projects in Oregon and ruled the U.S. Forest Service could not use a ...

(CN) — A judge on Thursday put the brakes on a plan to harvest commercial timber on more than 13,000 acres of federal land in Oregon, pending a detailed environmental analysis. U.S. District Judge ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — In a win for conservation groups, a federal judge blocked the U.S. Forest Service from relying on a ...

Hidden along the scenic routes of southern Oregon lies a place where time seems to stand still. Collier Memorial State Park ...

A recent federal court ruling tossing out a streamlined environmental review for three Oregon timber projects will point the ...

According to recent federal data, workers in the logging industry are roughly 33 times more likely to die from a workplace injury compared to those in other civilian occupations. In Oregon, the ...

SALEM — Annual logging targets would be established for Oregon’s state forests under a bill meant to provide more certainty for timber companies and county governments. However, opponents of House ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the USDA memo’s emergency designation covers nearly 60% of Forest Service land, rolling back forest protections, as reported by the ...

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. On Earth Day in 2022, President Joe Biden stood among cherry blossoms and towering Douglas firs in a Seattle park ...

Trump administration officials intend to remove protections and open to some development more than 58 million acres of national forests across 40 states, including 2 million acres of national forests ...

Lawmakers have moved forward a controversial logging bill that could open the state up to lawsuits if Oregon doesn’t log enough timber in a given year. Representatives in the House Committee on ...

Oregon is one of the world’s great tree-growing areas. The state’s soils and climate provide ideal conditions to grow such commercially viable species as Douglas fir and ponderosa pine. Forests cover ...