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- Some See Beetle Attacks on Western Forests as a Natural Event [1%] Jul 08, 2009 12:18 PM
- The New York Times ran a fascinating article on western bark beetles that bucked the traditional wisdom.
- HFRA Part Deux [1%] Aug 31, 2009 12:11 PM
- Walden goes for the backcountry
- New Walden Logging Plan Drains Money From Community Fire Protection [1%] Dec 08, 2009 04:13 PM
- New legislation faces uphill climb in Congress, proposes actions unsupported by majority of scientific community.
- Study: Forests hit by beetles can regenerate [1%] Apr 14, 2010 01:36 PM
- Another study shows beetle epidemics are a natural part of the life cycle of western forests and don't need human intervention to recover.
- Federal forests could be tasked with fighting global warming [1%] Dec 07, 2009 11:44 AM
- Oregon scientists weigh in on how our forests can best mitigate global warming.
- Who's Still Afraid of the Big Bad Beetle? [1%] Mar 04, 2010 04:16 PM
- Logging in the backcountry to stop beetle outbreaks and reduce fire risk does neither.
- Lost art of compromise [1%] Jun 03, 2008 06:02 PM
- Timber deal shows it’s alive, well in Grant County.
- She's a (Black) Butte [1%] May 12, 2008 07:20 PM
- Three years, 15 presentations, more than 20 field tours, several media stories, and multiple volunteer projects after the Glaze Meadow project near Black Butte ...
- Oregon wildfires released far less greenhouse gas than previously estimated, researchers say [1%] Jan 28, 2010 03:42 PM
- New studies from Oregon State University put a damper on the myths that forest fires are catastrophic for global warming.
- Wyden Senate Hearing Highlights Need For Restoration on Public Forestlands [1%] Dec 13, 2007 11:58 AM
- Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) calls thinning hearings. Experts discuss benefits of restoration thinning and the need for old growth protection.
- Forest fire strategy: Just let it go [1%] Nov 09, 2006 02:55 PM
- In 2006 more acres of the Payette National Forest burned than in recent memory, yet the fire manager and forest supervisor are lauding the benefits of letting ...
- Science vs. politics gets down and dirty [1%] Aug 09, 2007 04:35 PM
- Scientists are bitter about what they call Bush administration interference.
- Drifting on the Klamath [1%] Aug 14, 2007 12:25 PM
- The problem with Sen. Gordon Smith's defense of the Bush administration's 2002 decision to divert Klamath Lake water for irrigation isn't that the Oregon ...
- Black Butte Forest Project Serves As Wildfire Model [1%] Oct 05, 2007 09:50 AM
- August's GW Fire in Central Oregon came within one mile of burning homes at the Black Butte Ranch resort near Sisters. The close call reignited discussion ...
- Feds playing with forest fire [1%] Oct 12, 2007 03:09 PM
- Ashland resident examines the impacts the BLM's WOPR will have on the threat of fire.
- Field trip helps forge trust among diverse interests [1%] Nov 20, 2007 03:25 PM
- Oregon Wild's Tim Lillebo is part of an effort to being diverse interests together to restore a forest to an old-growth state.
- Foresters look for fresh approach [1%] Dec 05, 2007 10:25 AM
- Sisters, OR paper takes a look at the Black Butte project to restore old growth.
- Outdoorsmen stump for trees [1%] Jan 07, 2008 09:31 AM
- BLM plan - Hunters and fishermen say tripling logging acres would harm the habitats of prized game
- Wyden presses for forest-thinning bill [1%] Jan 10, 2008 03:09 PM
- The Oregon Senator says that old-growth protection and restoration thinning must go hand in hand.
- Senator Wyden writing bill to thin forests [1%] Jan 10, 2008 03:11 PM
- Oregon Senator discusses forest restoration and protection at Medford roundtable.
- Bush official faces jail for dodging court orders on toxic fire retardant [1%] Feb 26, 2008 05:14 PM
- Bush administration forestry official facing heat from a federal court.
- Update: Ag chief Rey apologizes for delays in retardant evaluatio [1%] Feb 26, 2008 05:38 PM
- Faced with possible jail time, U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey on Tuesday repeatedly apologized to a federal judge in Missoula for the Forest ...
- Timber salvage hinges on question of when a tree is dead [1%] Mar 17, 2008 12:25 PM
- Logging plans face judicial scrutiny over the question of how to determine when a tree is dead.
- Oregon Wild's Fire Policy Statement [1%] Sep 22, 2006 12:33 PM
- Because fire is an inevitable and ecologically essential component of forest ecosystems, fire prevention should not be a goal of forest management in the ...
- Report: Protecting Homes and Communites from Fire (Center for Biological Diversity) [1%] Sep 12, 2006 06:54 PM
- This 2002 Report explores how treating forests near homes and communities, rather than logging in backcountry areas, is the key to fire protection.
- Ad in The Oregonian: Protect Our Communities from Fire [1%] Sep 28, 2006 08:20 AM
- This 2002 ad in The Oregonian urges the US Forest Service to take a new path, giving higher priority to protecting communities from fire rather than logging in ...
- An Ecologically Based Strategy for Fire Management in Roadless Wildlands [1%] Nov 02, 2006 12:40 PM
- Report: An Ecologically Based Strategy for Fire and Fuel Management in National Forest Roadless Areas. Researchers: Dominick DellaSala, a Forest Ecologist and ...
- Babyfoot Lake Hike [1%] Jun 02, 2008 09:24 AM
- View wildflowers and conifer seedlings under the shade of towering snags created by the 2002 Biscuit Fire.
- Senate Committee Comes to Central Oregon to Hear Testimony on Wyden Forest Bill [1%] Jun 18, 2010 12:52 PM
- Senator Wyden hosts field hearing, listens to all sides in eastern Oregon forest legislation compromise.
- Chetco River holidaze [1%] Jul 06, 2009 02:30 PM
- Logging in a roadless area and a gorgeous spot on the Chetco River don't mix well over this Independence Day.