Clear-cutting in December 2020 near Jetty Creek, where 90% of the watershed has been logged in the last 20 years. Portland-based Stimson Lumber is now clearing some of the last remaining older trees.
Courtesy of Trygve Steen
Logging in Oregon rakes in billions of dollars annually, but an investigation by OPB, The Oregonian/OregonLive and ProPublica found that the state has prioritized corporations over its small logging communities and the environment. OPB reporter Tony Schick fills us in on the investigation.
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