A GOP resolution aims to cancel a government plan to kill barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to protect spotted owls.

They’ll grow in deep forest and bright sun. The best areas to look for them, DeLeo said, is in a mix of environments: The edge of a forest clearing, for example, where there’s a mix of sun and ...

The crop isn’t big enough to interest forest-land owners. “It’s not big money,” he said. “They don’t even want to answer the phone for that kind of money.” ...

The best areas to look for them, DeLeo said, is in a mix of environments: The edge of a forest clearing, for example, where there’s a mix of sun and shade.

Democratic lawmakers in Washington state sent a letter to the USDA and the USFS, asking the agencies to rehire federal employees fired by DOGE ahead of wildfire season in the Pacific Northwest.

The Northwest Forest Plan lays out how to manage millions of acres across Washington, Oregon and Northern California. But the scientists behind the plan say it hasn’t been very successful.

An advisory committee for the Northwest Forest Plan update — made up of timber industry representatives, environmental groups, foresters and tribes — has been meeting regularly since 2023.