Off roaders are going to start seeing a lot of “closed” signs in the Mt. Hood National Forest. A new Forest Service plan dramatically cuts back where off road vehicles are allowed. Environmental groups couldn’t be much happier.
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Off roaders are going to start seeing a lot of “closed” signs in the Mt. Hood National Forest. A new Forest Service plan dramatically cuts back where off road vehicles are allowed. Environmental groups couldn’t be much happier.
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Apparently they do, according to Oregonians in Action. The property rights group says it will lobby the next Legislature to pass a law giving Oregon the power to condemn and seize federally owned land in the state. That includes 15 National Forests and Monuments, a National Park, and millions of acres of land managed...
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If you’re not happy with what’s going on in our National Forests, then this is the year to do something about it. The Obama Administration is working on a new planning rule that will guide the future of all 155 National Forests and Grasslands across the country. What’s at stake? Big issues such as logging,...
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The Mt. Hood National Forest is giving itself more time to make a huge decision that will affect just about everyone who uses the forest. It’s going to spend the spring and summer doing additional environmental studies before making a final ruling on where to allow off road vehicles. That ruling was expected by...
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The Oregon Sierra Club says it won’t support Senator Wyden’s logging bill for Eastern Oregon. The group had been withholding judgement ever since the deal was announced almost two months ago. But now, the group’s Conservation Director Ivan Maluski tells me that without some changes, the Sierra Club will oppose the measure. His critique...
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Long time adversaries in Oregon’s timber wars told the Senate today they’re ready to make peace, at least in Eastern Oregon. The setting was a hearing on the Eastern Oregon Logging bill sponsored by Senator Wyden. Based on a historic compromise between timber and conservation groups, the bill hopes to revive the region’s logging...
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See streaming video of hearing at this link. 1:29pm: Kerr admits the conservation community is split over the bill. Many groups still believe in preserving forests from development because that activity has been harmful in the past. More are recognizing that restoring forests are now what’s needed. 1:05pm Not a fan of the bill,...
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Tomorrow, the Senate gets its first look at a compromise logging bill for Eastern Oregon. Ideally, the bill is supposed to end years of timber wars. No more logging for the sake of logging. Instead, timber harvests happen as part of a greater effort to restore forests. Old growth trees are off limits. But...
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Senator Wyden’s logging bill for Eastern Oregon forests picked up the support of Senator Merkley today. Merkley’s office issued a press release saying he’ll co-sponsor the bill, officially known as the Oregon Forest Restoration and Old Growth Protection Act of 2009. It has a first hearing March 10 with the Senate Subcommittee on Public...
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We all know there’s something special about Oregon’s forests. A new study by the Wilderness Society says if you’re looking for a place to store carbon, Oregon forests are the best in the nation. Using Forest Service data, the Society says the top ten best forests for storing carbon are all in the Pacific...
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