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Oregon counties oppose new timber tax despite revenue potential
Oregon’s county governments are opposing a proposed timber severance tax due to its economic impacts even though they’d…
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Forest plan Access Subcommittee disagrees over wilderness, wildlife designations that restrict vehicle access
Members of the access, wilderness, habitat, and set-asides sub-committee of the Blues Mountain Intergovernmental Council are close to…
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‘The West is Burning’ documentary to be aired Thursday
A documentary examining the history of forest management and the scale of wildfires across the western part of…
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OTEC and other out-of-state electrical crews to help western Oregon restore power
As the snow and ice from last weekend’s storm started to melt, many Portlanders were still without power,…
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Finding common ground on active forest management
Environmentalists, working alongside timber industry professionals, helped end the ban on logging trees over 21 inches. Instead of…
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County opposes additional wild, scenic river designations
Grant County Court members are penning a letter of opposition to a bill in the U.S. Senate mandating…
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Natural Resources Advisory Committee elects new chairman
Grant County’s Natural Resources Advisory Committee installed a new chairperson Thursday. The committee voted in Chairperson Pat Voigt,…
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Grant County to get repeater towers each year for the next seven years
Grant County’s Office of Emergency Management tapped funding to erect a new radio repeater tower each year for…
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Forest Service axes 21-inch rule
The U.S. Forest Service lifted its ban on logging large trees in six national forests in Central and…
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Warm Springs evaluates carbon sequester project in wake of wildfire
Five years ago the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs set aside 24,000 acres of forestland for a project…
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