/tags/u-s-bureau-of-land-management U.S. Bureau of Land Management en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:38:51 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-02/major-legal-win-for-environmental-groups-in-southern-oregon-will-protect-old-growth-forests Environmental groups in Southern Oregon got a win in court this week in a lawsuit over old-growth forests. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:38:51 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-02/major-legal-win-for-environmental-groups-in-southern-oregon-will-protect-old-growth-forests Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-28/the-man-who-helped-create-the-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument-weighs-in-on-the-new-plan-to-manage-it The federal Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the monument, finalized a new resource management plan in early January that outlines how the government will take care of the over 100,000 acres of breathtaking landscape. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:37:54 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-28/the-man-who-helped-create-the-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument-weighs-in-on-the-new-plan-to-manage-it Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-16/oregon-gets-new-sage-grouse-policies-in-final-days-of-biden-administration The announcements come just days before the start of the Trump administration, which is widely expected to promote extractive industries over conservation. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 01:21:24 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-16/oregon-gets-new-sage-grouse-policies-in-final-days-of-biden-administration April Ehrlich /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/2024-11-13/despite-bidens-promise-to-protect-old-forests-his-administration-keeps-approving-plans-to-cut-them-down In Oregon’s Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:54:49 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-13/despite-bidens-promise-to-protect-old-forests-his-administration-keeps-approving-plans-to-cut-them-down April Ehrlich, McKenzie Funk, Tony Schick /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-23/feds-to-auction-off-dead-trees-that-conservationist-says-are-healthy The federal Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off almost 500 acres of forestland on Thursday to log dead or dying trees. But, one conservationist says many of the trees are actually healthy. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:18:28 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-23/feds-to-auction-off-dead-trees-that-conservationist-says-are-healthy Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-09/blm-proposes-protecting-a-quarter-of-public-wild-areas-in-southeastern-oregon The wild sagebrush deserts of southeastern Oregon are a step closer toward additional environmental protections. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:01:00 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-09/blm-proposes-protecting-a-quarter-of-public-wild-areas-in-southeastern-oregon April Ehrlich /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-22/us-forest-service-proposes-protections-for-old-growth-trees-without-an-outright-logging-ban The Biden administration has published its proposed plan for preserving old-growth trees in national forests across the country, opening another opportunity for public input on conserving ancient trees. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:50:54 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-22/us-forest-service-proposes-protections-for-old-growth-trees-without-an-outright-logging-ban April Ehrlich /music-arts-culture/2024-06-07/artist-in-residence-at-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument-discusses-scientific-illustration In her current role as the BLM’s artist-in-residence at the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Serena Richelle discusses the role of scientific illustration in conservation and its ability to accurately illustrate species and create awareness with the public. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:28:53 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-06-07/artist-in-residence-at-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument-discusses-scientific-illustration Vanessa Finney /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-06/activists-embark-on-second-tree-sit-protest-on-blm-land-in-southern-oregon Protestors have moved into another Bureau of Land Management project area in Southern Oregon after claiming their tree-sitting prevented construction of a logging road in April. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:24:55 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-06/activists-embark-on-second-tree-sit-protest-on-blm-land-in-southern-oregon Justin Higginbottom