/tags/forest-management forest management en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:01:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-04-25/weds-9-40-5m-in-federal-funds-for-cal-fire-forestry-improvement-program-on-hold California Forest Improvement Program assists private landowners in financial partnership to support sustainability efforts. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:01:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-04-25/weds-9-40-5m-in-federal-funds-for-cal-fire-forestry-improvement-program-on-hold Mike Green, Natalie Golay /politics-government/2025-02-06/curry-county-considers-using-state-of-emergency-to-take-over-management-of-federal-forests Curry County is considering taking over management of federal forests within its borders by applying a novel legal strategy used by a county in Arizona. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 03:27:01 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-06/curry-county-considers-using-state-of-emergency-to-take-over-management-of-federal-forests Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-30/environmentalists-push-for-stronger-old-growth-protections-in-northwest-forest-plan Around a hundred community members showed up to the U.S. Forest Service office in Medford on Wednesday night for a public meeting about proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:49:22 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-30/environmentalists-push-for-stronger-old-growth-protections-in-northwest-forest-plan Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-20/environmental-groups-sue-to-stop-timber-sale-in-southern-oregon A number of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against federal land managers for a timber sale in old-growth forest north of Grants Pass. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:57:51 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-20/environmental-groups-sue-to-stop-timber-sale-in-southern-oregon Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-19/controversial-plan-for-elliott-state-forest-would-put-its-83-000-acres-into-fighting-climate-change The State Land Board will vote in October on a plan to put most of the forest into carbon storage and crediting. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:01:55 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-19/controversial-plan-for-elliott-state-forest-would-put-its-83-000-acres-into-fighting-climate-change Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-23/blm-postpones-controversial-southern-oregon-timber-sales-for-third-time Two controversial timber sales in Southern Oregon’s Applegate Valley were postponed for a third time by the federal Bureau of Land Management on Monday. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:56:47 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-23/blm-postpones-controversial-southern-oregon-timber-sales-for-third-time Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-16/oregon-state-walks-away-from-elliot-forest-plan-but-backers-say-forest-in-good-hands The announcement marks a major roadblock for the 82,000-acre forest that’s been immersed in controversy for more than a decade. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 01:55:43 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-16/oregon-state-walks-away-from-elliot-forest-plan-but-backers-say-forest-in-good-hands April Ehrlich, Monica Samayoa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-02-15/new-blm-forest-plan-in-southern-oregon-speeds-up-wildfire-prevention-but-it-has-its-critics A major forest management project in Southern Oregon has been approved using a new model from the federal Bureau of Land Management. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:42:09 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-02-15/new-blm-forest-plan-in-southern-oregon-speeds-up-wildfire-prevention-but-it-has-its-critics Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-01-22/following-environmental-controversy-oregon-forest-management-project-will-be-reworked Following the withdrawal of a controversial logging proposal for Lane County and surrounding areas, the U.S. Forest Service says it’s reworking its plans to improve local wildlife resiliency. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 14:01:18 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-01-22/following-environmental-controversy-oregon-forest-management-project-will-be-reworked Nathan Wilk /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-14/oregons-new-elliott-research-forest-declared-north-americas-largest The State Land Board at long last approves the creation of the Elliott State Research Forest, meant to end years of debate over what to do about a state forest that no longer generates enough money for education. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:15:20 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-14/oregons-new-elliott-research-forest-declared-north-americas-largest David Steves