Oregon Wildblog
Defending Our Burned Forests: Learn and Take Action
Late last month we alerted you to post-fire logging projects moving forward across western Oregon, and in particular Bureau of Land Management forests in the McKenzie and North Umpqua River watersheds. As the new year advances, so too will these and other logging proposals in sensitive burned landscapes.
Weighing in on the Elliott State Research Forest
UPDATE: Comment period extended to November 29th!
Just south of the Umpqua River in the central Oregon Coast Range, the 82,000-acre Elliott State Forest is home to the only significant old-growth forest remaining on state-owned lands in Oregon. State forests like the Elliott were long tied to the Common School Fund, ensuring an unfortunate conflict between producing revenue from logging and the conservation of old-growth dependent wildlife and salmon.
Moving Oregon to the Front of the Forest Climate Debate
My first introduction to Oregon’s forests came when I was in school at Oregon State University. The McDonald and Dunn Forests offered an easy escape from the stress of grad school and seemingly endless winter drizzle — and the old growth loop with its dense canopy was a welcome outdoor break rain or shine.