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Up one levelPress related to the BLM's Western Oregon Plan Revisions.
Champion trees disappear all around us
Oregon Wild Old-Growth Campaign Coordinator, Jonathan Jelen talks about visiting the fallen Klootchy Creek Giant and the future of big trees in Oregon.
BLM misreads mandate
A Guest Viewpoint by an Earthjustice attorney looking at the relationship between the O&C Act and the WOPR.
Draft owl plan "deeply flawed," panel says
Plan review calls into question viability of eliminating protected habitat reserves.
Review says spotted-owl plan falls short
The findings by top scientists say the draft, already battered by criticism, underestimates habitat risks.
Logging plans put Rogue on endangered list
American Rivers conservation group places the Rogue River No. 2 on its list of 10 most endangered.
What’s next for the revised BLM forest plan?
A pro-con look at the future of the plan that looks to increase clear-cut logging of old-growth forests in western Oregon.
Heed science in future forest plans
Corvallis Gazette Times weighs in on the recent publication of the BLM Science Team report that questions the scientific soundness of the WOPR.
Another WOPR setback
The Eugene Register Guard editorial board describes how government scientists are criticizing the BLM's new logging plan and why the agency should scrap the plan altogether.
Government scientists look askance at an administration logging proposal for Oregon's Coast Range
The plan is faulted on various counts, including underestimating the possible environmental damage.
Government scientists critical of BLM logging increase in Oregon
The Bush administration's plan to ramp up logging in Western Oregon has come under sharp criticism from the government's own scientists.
DeFazio defends forest thinning proposal
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio defended his forest thinning plan Wednesday, following criticism from Douglas County commissioners.
Wyden hears from experts on old-growth forests
Experts testify in Senate on the role the federal government should play in protecting the values of old-growth forests.
Federal Protection On The Way For Northwest Old Growth?
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden held a hearing today to inform future draft legislation aimed at protecting older forests on federal lands in the Pacific Northwest. Wyden is expected to release a draft bill later in the year.
Best science often taking a back seat to bad politics
Oregon Wild board member, Susan Applegate, discusses the conflict between science and politics and how science has lost out during the Bush tenure.
Marbled murrelet will keep territory
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not shrink the seabird's habitat on the Northwest coast.
Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protected For Now
U.S. Fish and Wildlife decides not to rescind habitat protections for coastal sea bird that requires old-growth forests for nesting habitat.
Enviros win endangered-species fight with Bush administration
Fish and Wildlife backs off decision to review marbled murrelet critical habitat.
Feds reverse plan to slash habitat for threatened sea bird
Retention of marbled murrelet critical habitat may undercut the BLM's efforts to push through WOPR.