Forest

Backers of a habitat conservation plan say it could serve as a national model for reconciling conservation and science with forest management. But critics remain concerned about how the plan will be implemented, and whether ecological promises will hold under future political and financial pressures.

In fire-prone Southern Oregon, residents of the Green Springs joined forces to carry out a 12-acre prescribed burn — lighting controlled fire to reduce wildfire risk and restore forest health. The effort reflects a growing movement to use“good fire” to reshape landscapes and build community resilience.

Oregon State University announced Friday that it’s finalizing its purchase of land northwest of Portland's Forest Park, above the Tualatin Mountains.

Staffing uncertainties and delayed reimbursements threaten to gut the U.S. Forest Service’s capacity to care for the 1.8 million-acre Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.

Portland General Electric’s Harborton Reliability Project could remove about 400 mature trees to upgrade one transmission line and build a stretch of new line.

Curry County is considering taking over management of federal forests within its borders by applying a novel legal strategy used by a county in Arizona.

Portland General Electric says it needs to remove about 400 trees in Northwest Portland's Forest Park to make way for transmission lines.

National forests in the Pacific Northwest were set to be protected under two major updates to forestry plans— but that changed Tuesday. Now just one proposal remains on the table.

A group of students is helping lead a "tiny forest" movement at their school outside west Portland — where they've squeezed about 600 plants and trees into a plot the size of a tennis court.

The bodies were located following an extensive three-day search over hazardous and rough terrain. The Gifford-Pinchot National Forest has seen freezing temperatures and heavy rain in the past few days.