Federal judge blocks 3 Oregon timber sales and strikes down 'loophole'

A federal judge vacated approvals for three logging projects in Oregon and ruled the U.S. Forest Service could not use a ...
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This forgotten Oregon logging village looks frozen in the 1800s

Hidden along the scenic routes of southern Oregon lies a place where time seems to stand still. Collier Memorial State Park ...
OPB

Despite workplace hazards and industry’s decline, logging still beckons in parts of Oregon

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 ...
Corvallis Gazette-Times

Logging the right way: Emerald Valley Thinning wins an award for its practices

FALLS CITY - Tracy Smouse works the radio as he pilots his mud-caked double-cab pickup over an unpaved logging road on the slopes of Laurel Mountain in western Polk County. His Philomath-based logging ...
Albany Democrat-Herald

Oregon loggers raise $80,000 for children’s hospitals

Oregon’s loggers, log truck drivers and timber companies raised another $80,000 through the annual Log A Load for Kids program to support three children’s hospitals in the state, according to Jim ...