The sale includes the logging of large trees, defined as those ≥21” diameter at breast height, with the agency relying on the illegal rollback of protections for large trees that took place ...

A federal judge has thrown out an environmental lawsuit that claimed a 40,000-acre forest project in Eastern Oregon unlawfully authorized the harvest of large trees. In 2020, the U.S. Forest ...

Experience the power and precision of the Stihl 070 chainsaw as it cuts through massive sengon trees in this captivating video. Watch skilled operators handle this heavy-duty saw with expert technique ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation ...

On March 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production.” The ...

Burnes noted that historically, the Civilian Conservation Corps had three camps in Allegany County. The CCC camp at West ...

Large trees in particular act as significant carbon ... This advice marks a change of tune from previous generations when uncontrolled logging and forest clearing were common practice.

Spivak said unchecked logging will focus on the biggest mature trees, which are most important for animal habitat, wildfire resilience and carbon storage. And she noted that large timber projects ...

A complaint filed by the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project nonprofit claimed logging large trees within the Camp Lick project was “driven by economic interests rather than true forest ...