by Web Editor | Feb 4, 2015 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have disapproved the state of Oregon’s coastal nonpoint pollution control program because it does not sufficiently protect salmon streams and landslide-prone...
by Web Editor | Feb 2, 2015 | News, News/PR
Oregon’s timber industry hasn’t exactly been robust. You can see the charts showing a steady decline, read environmentalists’ 2015 plans to increase state authority over the industry or listen to conventional wisdom that says people just don’t...
by Web Editor | Jan 30, 2015 | News, News/PR
Environmentalists want to stop an Oregon logging project they claim is a “test case” for clear-cutting trees on the verge of becoming “old growth” stands. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved logging on 187 acres near Myrtle Creek, Ore., as part of the “White...
by Web Editor | Jan 28, 2015 | News, News/PR
America is a nation of laws, but that does not mean the courtroom is necessarily the best place to resolve problems. Sometimes, the best place to settle differences is out in the fresh air, in the scent of pines and the sound of the breeze overhead. The people of...
by Web Editor | Jan 21, 2015 | News, News/PR
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced January 14th that the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) has been selected to receive funding through the inaugural USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The $12 million award will...
by Web Editor | Dec 22, 2014 | News
By Wendy Farrand T’was the DAY before Christmas, when all through the woods, Not a creature was stirring, all asleep like they should. The skidders were parked on the landing with care, In hopes that their operators soon would be there. The cutters were nestled all...
