When David Barmon looks around at the trees in his east Portland neighborhood, he doesn't just see green. He also sees lumber. Big, beautiful slabs of lumber that could become furniture, decking, fencing and cabinetry. Continue reading →

Filed under: Sustainability, Forestry, Logging, Urban trees

During his talk with the Oregon Board of Forestry today, Gov. John Kitzhaber said he's worried about the increase raw logs on private land being exported to Asia: Continue reading →

Filed under: Forestry, Exports to China, Logging

Gov. John Kitzhaber talked at length to the Oregon Board of Forestry today. Among his many messages was a call for "a more visible, durable conservation strategy" than the state currently has for its forests. Continue reading →

Filed under: Forestry, John Kitzhaber, Logging, Oregon Department of Forestry

A study by Oregon State University suggests that the Oregon forest practices law doesn't require large enough stream buffers for private logging operations. Continue reading →

Filed under: Forestry, Forest Practices Act, Logging, Oregon State University

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Filed under: Forestry, Exports to China, Logging

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Filed under: Forestry, Logging, Ron Wyden

Do logging roads need water pollution permits? Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said yes. Last week several members of the Northwest congressional delegation said no. Continue reading →

Filed under: Forestry, Clean Water Act, John Kitzhaber, Logging

OPB's Rob Manning made a key connection in this story about more logging on Oregon's state forests. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized its plan for recovering the northern spotted owl, and it includes using new mapping technology to find new potential habitat for the threatened bird (as well as killing competing barred owls). Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Forestry, Logging, Oregon Department of Forestry, Spotted owl

Remember when the Ninth Circuit Court decided that logging roads were a point-source of pollution? I've been wondering about, though not following the fall-out from, that case. Does this mean every logging road will need a stormwater permit? Well, not if Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Forestry, Clean Water Act, Logging

Oregon Department of Forestry announced this week that timber harvests in Oregon last year were up 21 percent from the historic low they hit in 2009. The No. 1 reason? Log exports to China. Continue reading →

Filed under: Forestry, Logging, Oregon Department of Forestry