July 24, 2017 Fixing dysfunctional Endangered Species Act with a new breed of legislation The House of Representatives is now reviewing five new bills aimed at reworking unworkable and unreasonable provisions in the 1973 Endangered Species Acts, which…
July 2, 2017 Too little too late? Congress advances legislation to curb wildfire proliferation Our forest health crisis can no longer be neglected,” said chairman Rob Bishop, Utah Republican. “Active management is needed to reduce the risk of…
June 2, 2017 Ag Secretary directs Forest Service to coordinate with local governments, private entities Third, the Forest Service must engage at the local level on every issue. Everyone must have a voice in the decision-making. At the end…
May 17, 2017 This green group finally gets that restoring a forest requires cutting down trees The restoration thinning project outside the city of Cle Elum mirrors numerous projects in forests across the U.S. West, mostly on federal public lands,…
March 16, 2017 If you want to protect forests, you must harvest trees You want to save a forest? Buy wood products and plant trees. Those are ways to ensure that overgrown forests are properly managed and…
March 2, 2017 Basalt Colorado: Sane forest management vs recreation Council members are concerned that logging-truck traffic will pose danger to the many bicyclists, campers, boat enthusiasts and anglers using Frying Pan Road. The…
December 7, 2016 Federal forest policies one big reason for worsening wildfires across U.S. Over 60 years of total fire suppression policy led to more intense fires that are more dangerous and difficult to extinguish. The cost of fire suppression, unsurprisingly,…
November 13, 2016 Timber industry looking forward to a comeback The American Forest Resource Council is a Eugene-based trade association working to rekindle logging operations in rural communities. Douglas County is Oregon’s top timber…
November 9, 2016 Debate on federal lands management heats up, even as Oregon standoff news cools down They all want to get to a point where the state can generate more economic activity on land currently owned and managed by the…
