by Web Editor | Jul 21, 2014 | News, News/PR
Northwest fire officials declared what essentially amounts to a state of emergency early Friday, calling on national resources to help tapped out crews fighting wildfires in Oregon and Washington. The declaration of a Preparedness Level 5, the top tier, will help...
by Web Editor | Jul 18, 2014 | News, News/PR
The Oregon timber harvest rose to 4.2 billion board feet last year, marking four straight years of improvement from the recession low of 2.72 billion board feet in 2009, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday. “This was the first harvest above four...
by Web Editor | Jul 16, 2014 | News, News/PR
The California Bully Fire continued to rage across 12.6 square miles Tuesday, growing mostly east toward Ono and threatening almost 70 buildings as of Tuesday afternoon. The blaze forced the evacuation of 12 homes, caused 10 injuries and had destroyed 18 buildings in...
by Web Editor | Jul 14, 2014 | News, News/PR
Firefighters made progress Sunday battling a large Washington wildfire that has burned thousands of acres of mountain wilderness. The wildfire — the largest of numerous ones burning in the West — started July 8 in Mills Canyon in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest,...
by Web Editor | Jul 11, 2014 | News, News/PR
It’s no secret that logging crews are aging, and that experienced loggers are struggling to attract young people to the profession. Even NPR has picked up the story, reporting on June 16th about the looming shortage of loggers in the American workforce. But not all...
by Web Editor | Jul 9, 2014 | News, News/PR
Drought conditions and scorching temperatures that set a record on Monday are prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry to increase restrictions for Oregon logging sites and other commercial operations in Jackson and Josephine counties. The restrictions go into...
