Discussions about how to best manage Washington forests often get heated. And nothing seems to incite a more negative response than the idea of clear-cutting. In a recent Seattle Times article, there ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The executive order does not directly call for 280 million acres of national forests and other protected public lands to be ...

To the editor: The study referenced in this article (“Private land used for logging is more prone to severe fire than public lands. A new study shows why,” Aug. 21) highlights how clear-cut logging ...

An Oregon State University forest scientist emerita called the proposal "insanity," saying these carbon-storing forests are among the most effective in the world at fighting climate change.

Too young to save? The issue isn’t that Department of Natural Resources must log old trees to keep up with demand for wood. Most of the agency’s holdings consist of younger forests, many of which are ...

Trump's order claims that "heavy-handed federal policies" have made the U.S. dependent on foreign timber and that increased logging is necessary for national and economic security. The directive ...

Clear-cutting can make catastrophic floods 18 times more frequent with effects lasting more than 40 years, according to a new UBC study. In one watershed, these extreme floods also became more than ...

Controversial plans for the Adirondack Park Agency to loosen review rules for “clear-cut” logging have been pulled from the agenda for the agency’s Jan. 10 meeting, when they could have been approved.

A new study from the University of British Columbia suggests that clearcut logging can make catastrophic floods up to 18 times more frequent. The study, published in the Journal of Hydrology, analyzed ...