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Environment
Federal budget bill would boost logging — but cut funds to Oregon timber counties
The proposed budget bill would increase logging on federal lands, but most of that money won't go to Oregon counties that typically receive a portion of timber sales.

Business
Mass timber company picks Portland for manufacturing facility
The Port of Portland has granted a lease to Zaugg Timber Solutions. The company makes wood products, sometimes called mass timber.

Environment
Elliott State Research Forest takes major step with new wildlife protections
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.

State forestry officials face backlash over Astoria timber sales, board member resigns in wake
A year-long communication breakdown between concerned residents and state forestry leaders required investigation and halted one state timber sale.

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

Controversial timber sale near Roseburg is the target of protests and lawsuits
The Yellow Panther timber sale is part of the controversial Blue and Gold project approved by the Bureau of Land Management. Some trees targeted for logging are over 600 years old and crucial for endangered species like the northern spotted owl.

Oregon streams, fish protections face budget cuts under legislative proposals
Environmental groups and timberland owners are calling on Oregon lawmakers to support a yearslong agreement that will be financially slashed under current budget proposals.

Trump’s timber directives could sway Oregon forest policy, but market effects remain unclear
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.
Science & Environment
Portland’s airport hypes sustainable timber, but those lofty claims are more complicated than they seem
The Port of Portland has heavily touted the sustainability and local wood sourcing behind its newly renovated, $2 billion terminal. But a closer look illustrates both lofty ambitions — and a sustainable timber industry that may not exist.

Environmental groups sue to stop timber sale in Southern Oregon
A number of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against federal land managers for a timber sale in old-growth forest north of Grants Pass.