How collecting pine cones is helping regenerate Oregon forests destroyed by wildfires - CBS News
Conservationists are teaming up with the U.S. Forest Service and logging companies to clear scorched land and make room for new reforestation projects.
Number of trees that die years after wildfire likely bigger than thought, research shows • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A year after a forest wildfire, the U.S. Forest Service assesses the damage but research shows that's not enough time to map restoration.
Environmentalists, loggers reach consensus on NW Forest Plan amendment | Timber | capitalpress.com
Last July, 21 scientists, loggers, conservationists, and tribal and government representatives were convened for one simple task: decide the future of Northwest forests.
USDA Forest Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Guidance for Old Growth Management on National Forests | USDA
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 — Tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is taking the next step to advance President Biden’s commitment to conserve old growth forests by publishing a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed national old growth forest plan amendment. The proposed amendment will be available tomorrow in the Federal Register, and will be open for public comment for 90 days following publication.
Forestry leaders talk 50 years of forest practices | The Daily World
1974 Forest Practices Act laid foundation for logging rules in Washington’s forests
WSU Extension Education on Forest Health, Western Pine Beetle
Oregon’s aspiring tree climbers reach new heights - OPB
Western Cascades landscapes in Oregon historically burned more often than previously thought | News | triplicate.com
As tree species face decline, ‘assisted migration’ gains popularity in Pacific Northwest - OPB
Women help drive forestry industry forward | The Seattle Times
Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests - Columbia Insight
Coordinator’s Corner – Urban and community Forestry in Washington State
Study: Drought, wildfires cause $11.2B in lost timber value | Timber | capitalpress.com
Federal money will support Native American burn practices in Oregon’s oak habitats - OPB
Community engagement key in tree program
Vancouver eyes climate-adaptive trees for future - The Columbian
A giant Oregon wildfire shows the limits of carbon offsets in fighting climate change - OPB
Nakia Creek Fire burn area ‘a pretty resilient landscape’ - The Columbian
Pacific Northwest forests are heating up and drying out | Crosscut
New study sounds alarm, provides hope for western redcedars - Columbia Insight
Our Need for Seed Fosters an Unusual Partnership to Restore Forests | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Follow these tips to properly plant a conifer tree - oregonlive.com
New finding: Lack of humidity, not rainfall, is bigger problem for trees - Columbia Insight
Whitebark pines – 'quintessential wilderness tree’ – added to the Endangered Species List
Studies show prescribed burns key to forest resiliency - Northwest Public Broadcasting
Washington forest board nixes smaller buffers, protest follows | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
State forest practices study finds high compliance among working forests – Washington Forest Protection Association
Pac NW’s ‘trees of life’ are dying. Now we know why - Columbia Insight
Forest Service to plant more than 1 billion trees in wake of fires, insect infestations | Timber | capitalpress.com
WA Supreme Court rules on multiple benefits of trust lands | AP News