When the Trump administration announced executive actions aimed at increasing timber production on federal lands​, Oregonians ...

A follow-up letter from the U.S. Forest Service called for an increase of 25% in the volume of timber being offered for logging. Whether or not logging would solve the wildfire problem is contentious.

Former U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief Jim Furnish talks with retired agency employee Dave Mertz at a logging site in the Black Hills National Forest in 2021. Matthew Brown / AP Photo ...

The U.S. Forest Service declined to comment on how much of the Allegheny National Forest falls under the designation. According to Rollins’ memo, lands were selected from a 2023 wildfire report ...

Stephen Kropp, the founder of the nonprofit Legacy Forest Defense Coalition of Washington, has ramped up his mission of raising awareness about logging so-called “legacy forests” on Washington ...

The U.S. Forest Service will seek to repeal a rule that has effectively blocked the logging of almost a third of America’s national forests, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told a meeting of ...

General Sherman tree, a towering giant sequoia, stands tall among a vibrant forest in Sequoia National Park. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it is rescinding the 2001 ...

Logging removes biomass from the forest which is critical for the next generation of forest. Logging negatively affects carbon storage (trees, even burnt trees store great amounts of carbon).

Though not an historic high, timbering will ramp up under new administrative directive. The Forest Service will put millions more in board feet for sale, a 12% increase fueled by new federal guidance.

Why the Forest Service is logging after Hurricane Helene — and why some say it’s a mistake. Katie Myers. Tue, April 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM UTC. 8 min read.