Oregon Creates Research Forest

Oregon Creates Research Forest

Oregon Creates Research Forest After seeking to sell the Elliott State Forest previously, Oregon’s State Land Board recently voted to convert the 80,000 acre tract into a research forest, de-coupling it from the state’s school funding system. The coast forest isn’t a...
Biofuels Project Sinks

Biofuels Project Sinks

Biofuels Project Sinks The Red Rock Biofuels project in southern Oregon appears headed for foreclosure according to notices published in the Lake County Examiner newspaper in late December after the company failed to make principal and interest payments on some $300...
Industry Wins Black Hills Appeal of Reduced Harvest

Industry Wins Black Hills Appeal of Reduced Harvest

Industry Wins Black Hills Appeal of Reduced Harvest Officials with the Black Hills Forest Resources Assn. (BHFRA) have prevailed in an appeal of a 2021 decision to drastically reduce future timber harvests on the Black Hills National Forest. In February 2021, the...
American Truckers Cite Fuel Prices, Drivers

American Truckers Cite Fuel Prices, Drivers

American Truckers Cite Fuel Prices, Drivers American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), recently released its 18th annual top industry issues report, identifying the leading industry concerns including fuel prices, driver shortage, truck parking, driver...
Oregon Creates Research Forest

Oregon Returns $61 Million In Timber Revenues

Oregon Returns $61 Million In Timber Revenues Out of almost $100 million in overall timber sale revenues in 2022, the state of Oregon has returned $61 million to the counties that have state forest acreage. State law requires two-thirds of forest revenues be...