The Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan covers 640,000 acres of state lands west of the Cascades, mostly in Tillamook and Clatsop counties. The draft outlines protections for 17 ...

Finding a compromise is never easy, particularly when it comes to Oregon's state forests. For years ... The proposed HCP area is west of the Cascades with large swaths in the northwestern corner ...

(KOIN) — Last year’s record-breaking wildfire season contributed to the trend of harsh conditions for Oregon forests ... and east of the Cascades through Central Oregon — as those that ...

radically altering how the forests were managed." By 1856, most remaining members of Willamette Valley and western Oregon Cascades tribes had been forcibly removed to reservations. Extensive ...

Oregon also is writing rules for the around 640,000 acres of forests it owns and manages west of the Cascades. The vast majority is in Northwest Oregon, but around 47,000 acres of the Santiam ...

All campfires are currently banned in all three of the national forests impacted by the red flag warning. East winds are known for causing extreme fire behavior in Oregon and fueled major wildfire ...

Before they were combined, the two forests employed about 1000 ... he covered territories from Gold Beach on the Oregon Coast to Fish Lake in the Cascades and administered permits at Mount Ashland.