/tags/timber-industry timber industry en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:50:18 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-24/controversial-timber-sale-near-roseburg-is-the-target-of-protests-and-lawsuits A timber sale near Roseburg and an accompanying protest have been pushed back to April 22, or Earth Day. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:50:18 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-24/controversial-timber-sale-near-roseburg-is-the-target-of-protests-and-lawsuits Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-07/northwest-forest-plan-has-left-a-lasting-legacy-despite-falling-short The Northwest Forest Plan lays out how to manage millions of acres across Washington, Oregon and Northern California. But the scientists behind the plan say it hasn’t been very successful. It cost thousands of timber industry jobs and failed to protect vulnerable species. Now that the government is reconsidering it, the scientists reflect on what was considered the best option 31 years ago. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:22:00 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-07/northwest-forest-plan-has-left-a-lasting-legacy-despite-falling-short Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-06/trumps-timber-directives-could-sway-oregon-forest-policy-but-market-effects-are-unclear Republican-led policy directives could rewrite forest policies that affect public lands in Oregon and the rest of the West. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:33:26 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-06/trumps-timber-directives-could-sway-oregon-forest-policy-but-market-effects-are-unclear April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-02-06/democrats-split-on-charging-public-or-timber-industry-for-more-of-oregons-wildfire-protection Democratic lawmakers are split over whether a greater share of the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to protect the state from wildfires should come from all Oregon taxpayers or from the private property and business owners whose valuable assets receive state protection. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:50:39 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-02-06/democrats-split-on-charging-public-or-timber-industry-for-more-of-oregons-wildfire-protection Alex Baumhardt /wildfire/2024-02-03/the-oregon-timber-industry-won-huge-tax-cuts-in-the-1990s-now-it-may-get-another-break-thanks-to-a-top-lawmaker As the cost of fighting wildfires increases, state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner has proposed a bill — developed in consultation with the logging industry — that would shift millions in expenses away from the biggest landowners and onto taxpayers. Sat, 03 Feb 2024 13:27:01 GMT /wildfire/2024-02-03/the-oregon-timber-industry-won-huge-tax-cuts-in-the-1990s-now-it-may-get-another-break-thanks-to-a-top-lawmaker Rob Davis /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/2024-01-22/report-chinese-billionaire-california-family-own-hundreds-of-thousands-of-acres-of-oregon-timberland A Chinese billionaire and a Redding, California timber family have become among the largest private landowners in the U.S. following major purchases of Oregon forests. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:58:52 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-22/report-chinese-billionaire-california-family-own-hundreds-of-thousands-of-acres-of-oregon-timberland Alex Baumhardt /wildfire/2024-01-03/oregon-needs-more-money-to-fight-big-wildfires-who-should-pay-for-it Two senators aim to boost funding to the state’s firefighting efforts, one funded by the public, the other by timber companies. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:45:46 GMT /wildfire/2024-01-03/oregon-needs-more-money-to-fight-big-wildfires-who-should-pay-for-it Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-04-24/federal-court-affirms-expansion-of-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument A federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case upholding the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon and northwest California. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:33:22 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-04-24/federal-court-affirms-expansion-of-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument Roman Battaglia /housing/2022-09-04/oregons-mass-timber-industry-gets-boost-from-federal-government A $41 million grant could help create a pipeline of affordable mass timber homes. Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:11:11 GMT /housing/2022-09-04/oregons-mass-timber-industry-gets-boost-from-federal-government Kate Davidson