In February, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) filed a notice of intent to revise its resource management plan for the nearly 2.5 million acres of forest land it manages in Oregon—aiming to quadruple its annual timber harvest. If the revised plan goes into effect, it could represent a step back in time to an […]
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New Federal Logging Plan Could Decimate Oregon’s Old Growth Forests
Under Trump, the Bureau of Land Management wants to restore timber harvests to pre-1990 levels. Federal agencies say it could reduce wildfire risk and boost the economy. Environmental groups warn it could make conditions worse.