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Republican-led policy directives could rewrite forest policies that affect public lands in Oregon and the rest of the West.
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The central Oregon coast is infused with federal money, has branches of many federal agencies and is home to its hundreds of its employees.
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Around a hundred community members showed up to the U.S. Forest Service office in Medford on Wednesday night for a public meeting about proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan.
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The surprise move brings an abrupt end to a yearslong process to craft a nationwide plan that would better protect old trees that are increasingly threatened by climate change.
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U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades.
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In a typical year, the agency hires more than 1,000 summer workers for temporary roles in Oregon and Washington’s federal forests.
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The Umpqua National Forest has received four point eight million dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for efforts to reduce wildfire risks-- now and into the future.
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Fire crews are already spread thin across dozens of large Oregon wildfires. Officials say conditions will likely get worse before they get better.
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A conservation group says it’s going to sue the U.S. Forest Service for failing to protect a rare and threatened species in Oregon.
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Crews rescued a woman who fell several hundred feet on the mountain in November.
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Weekend showers and cool, overnight temps are helping put a damper on regional wildfires. But survey crews say there’s still need for caution in severely burned areas.And as it turns out, there’s a map for that.
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The U.S. Forest Service is hiring Wildland Firefighters in Oregon and Washington. About 150 permanent positions will be filled in September.