Bureau of Land Management

Oregon’s congressional Democrats are asking federal officials to give the public more time to learn about and comment on new plans that would open up millions of acres of federal forests in Oregon to logging activity not seen since the 1960s.

Environmental activists in Southern Oregon say the fight to protect forests has grown more difficult under the Trump administration.

You have until Monday to provide input on the Trump administration’s plan to dramatically increase logging in western Oregon forests.

The Bureau of Land Management is preparing a revision to how much logging is allowed on O&C Lands. That proposal is causing excitement and criticism.

The Bureau of Land Management’s state office in Oregon increased its timber sales in 2025, leading to one of its largest years for sales by board-feet and dollars in decades. Sales measured in board-feet and dollars were near-peak for the last 20+ years.

Wildlife advocates say the project will disturb prime sage grouse habitat in Malheur County.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained at least 15 people in Lane County on Wednesday, according to local advocates.

Saturday is National Public Lands Day, and Oregonians have dozens of opportunities to volunteer.

The federal government is asking for input on Paramount Gold’s proposal, which could bring jobs and investment to the remote region, but could also deplete groundwater reserves in a struggling aquifer and its bright lights might harm wildlife. Though unlikely, it could also leak arsenic into drinking water reserves.

The timber available represents roughly 54 million board feet on nearly 1,900 acres

The Republican-backed budget bill that passed in the U.S. Senate Tuesday authorizes dramatic increases to logging on federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. But Oregon counties won’t see most of those revenues if the bill clears the U.S. House unchanged.

Environmental groups in Southern Oregon got a win in court this week in a lawsuit over old-growth forests.