Logging

The federal government could start selling off thousands of acres of Oregon public lands if provisions added to the One Big Beautiful Bill win Congressional approval.

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.

A federal judge in Medford agreed Tuesday with a previous ruling a year ago that the federal Bureau of Land Management wasn't adhering to its own resource management plan in protecting forest canopy for the northern spotted owl.

The bill would allow counties and the timber industry to sue the state forester if Oregon logs less than it promises.

Environmental groups and timberland owners are calling on Oregon lawmakers to support a yearslong agreement that will be financially slashed under current budget proposals.

President Donald Trump called on agencies to expand domestic timber supply. That could influence prospective forest polices that are currently in the works, but implications for Oregon's timber industry are less clear.

We'll talk with a reporter about his deep dive into this side of the forestry industry and how it’s changed over the last 50 years.

According to recent federal data, workers in the logging industry face the highest risk of a workplace fatality than in other civilian jobs. A New York Times journalist shares what he learned during a reporting trip to southwestern Oregon about the allure logging holds despite its risks.

Lawsuit claims Southern Oregon forestry companies failing foreign workers. A former worker has sued several Rogue Valley forestry companies, claiming they didn’t provide adequate training or medical care.

The management plan revision could determine how national forests in northeastern Oregon could be used, from grazing and logging to wilderness protections and wildfire restoration.