The Portland Mercury
Activists Reignite the Battle for Oregon’s Old-Growth Timber
It’s a big year for forest conservationists in Oregon, who are using a variety of tactics— deploying different levels of civil disobedience—to fight against continued old growth logging around the ...
Woodworking Network
U.S. Forest Service targets Alaskan old-growth forest for logging
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Forest Service is pursuing controversial plans to harvest more than 5,000 acres of trees in the Tongass National Forest located in Southeast Alaska. Last month, the Forest ...
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 ...