NBC Connecticut
Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP
The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry. The move was announced by U.S.
Woodworking Network
U.S. Forest Service targets Alaskan old-growth forest for logging
The proposed action includes harvest of about 4,343 acres of old-growth timber and about 1,037 acres of young-growth timber ...
CounterPunch
Conservation Victory Saves Greater Yellowstone’s Old-Growth Forests and Critical Habitat for Western Birds
The recent halting of the Forest Service’s massive deforestation and road-building project bordering Yellowstone National Park benefitted far more than grizzly bears and lynx. In fact, the area’s ...
Asheville Citizen-Times
Forest Service sued by conservation orgs over Nolichucky River logging
Two conservation organizations sued the U.S. Forest Service alleging the agency unlawfully entered into a contract with a logger to harvest timber near the Nolichucky River in the Pisgah National ...
Asheville Citizen-Times
US Forest Service details plan for Pisgah National Forest near Big Ivy
The U.S. Forest Service is considering plans to rebuild Big Ivy Road after catastrophic damage from Tropical Storm Helene. Over 200 residents attended a meeting to voice concerns about a proposed new ...