Oregon Wild Issues Commentary: Trouble in Our Backyard Forests
December 18, 2024
December 18, 2024
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 18 -- Oregon Wild issued the following commentary on Dec. 17, 2024:
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Trouble in Our Backyard Forests
By Arran Robertson
When most people think of public forest lands, they picture the Forest Service. But in Oregon, 2.4 million acres of forests are managed by a different agency: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Many of these BLM "backyard forests" are found at lower elevations, scattered across the lands . . .
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Trouble in Our Backyard Forests
By Arran Robertson
When most people think of public forest lands, they picture the Forest Service. But in Oregon, 2.4 million acres of forests are managed by a different agency: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Many of these BLM "backyard forests" are found at lower elevations, scattered across the lands . . .