A federal rule that has safeguarded some of Oregon's last undeveloped forests since 2001 could soon be repealed.U.S.

The public comment period for rescinding the "roadless rule" ends this week. Federal forest land along the Oregon-California ...

Many beloved recreation areas across Oregon would be opened up to road construction and logging if the Trump administration rescinds a two-decade-old rule that protects wild areas in national forests ...

People have until Friday to weigh in on a proposal that could allow new roads and logging in wild areas. Read Story ...

According to recent federal data, workers in the logging industry are roughly 33 times more likely to die from a workplace injury compared to those in other civilian occupations. In Oregon, the ...

The Elliott State Forest in Oregon. (By Oregon Department of Forestry, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News). (CN) — In a landmark decision, a Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday upheld a ...

A fire crew with a brush tender works on suppressing the Rail Ridge Fire, which has been burning south of Dayville since Sept. 2. Oregon's federal lawmakers are divided on the merits of a proposal to ...

A bill under consideration in the Oregon Legislature would require the Oregon Department of Forestry to set annual targets for logging in state forests. (Courtesy Oregon Department of Forestry)_ SALEM ...

EUGENE, Ore.— The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed a lower court ruling that prevents Scott Timber from clearcutting old growth trees within Oregon’s Elliott State Forest. The decision will ...

The protest is attempting to stop logging expected to start next week. A group of about 25 community activists in southern Oregon are holding what they call a blockade to stop an already approved ...

EO Media Group Workers sort lumber at the Malheur Lumber Co. mill in John Day, Ore. Mill managers have announced that they plan to add 20 to 30 jobs. PORTLAND — An Eastern Oregon logging outfit and a ...