If you’ve ever stared up in awe at the towering colossus of a centuries-old Douglas fir tree in Washington or Oregon, you likely have the Northwest Forest Plan to thank for its existence. Adopted in 1994, after years of contentious battles over the logging of old-growth forests…
Read More >Two Oregon State University faculty are among the lead authors of a report that combines Indigenous Knowledge and western science for the purpose of informing future climate-adapted land management decisions across the United States…
Read More >During an early February morning, nearly two dozen people found their chairs in a conference room at the University of Oregon, settling to hash out the future of Northwest forests. The 21 members of the Northwest Forest Plan advisory committee are foresters, political leaders, tribal members and lawyers…
Read More >North American forests face unparalleled threats. Ensuring their sustained existence for future generations requires wise stewardship.
Read More >The U.S. Forest Service has announced its intention to update a 30-year-old plan for managing forests in the Northwest. The agency has issued a Notice of Intent to amend the Northwest Forest Plan…
Read More >The Northwest Forest Plan, the landmark policy put in place in 1994 with the intent of saving the northern spotted owl and other old growth-dependent species, is up for revision in the coming year….
Read More >Since 1994, the Northwest Forest Plan has governed management of national forests across the Pacific Northwest. It was developed to strike a balance between conservation of old-growth wildlife habitat and the needs of human communities in a rapidly growing region…
Read More >The northwest timber wars of the 1980s and early 90s came to an end–in theory–with the creation of the Northwest Forest Plan, put into effect in 1994. It called for greatly reduced logging of national forests, and greater protection for the spotted owl and other sensitive forest creatures…
Read More >America’s oldest trees, most of which are in the West, will get added protection from wildfire and climate change under updated forest plans from the U.S. Forest Service. In announcements over the past week, officials from the Forest Service said they would begin the process of amending forest management plans…
Read More >The drive from Seattle into the Cascade mountains quickly plunges into dense, green tunnels of evergreen forest — and just as rapidly, reveals patches where the forest has been cleared. Nestled among the trees is the small town of Darrington…
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