The world’s largest fungus is hiding in Oregon's Blue Mountains — and its really big

In Oregon’s Blue Mountains, patches of dying trees once looked like separate outbreaks, scattered across ridges and drainages as if disease had struck at random. Instead, scientists found something ...
OPB

Months after Oregon’s state forester resigned, officials outline a recruitment plan

Courtesy of Mason Marsh via Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon forestry officials now have a general idea of how they’ll find a new state forester — more than four months after Cal Mukumoto’s sudden ...
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Oregon forester approves controversial habitat conservation plan for state lands

Oregon forestry officials are moving ahead with a controversial plan that will reduce logging on state lands west of the Cascades. The Western State Lands Habitat Conservation Plan will change the way ...

Tiny school district suing Oregon over reduced timber revenue will have day in court

A tiny school district in Northwest Oregon surrounded by state forestland will get its day in court against the Oregon ...
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Cool off at Portland's magical indoor forest museum this summer

Legend has it that trees can talk-if you know how to listen. From towering redwoods to ancient bristlecone pines, forests are ...
KLCC

Oregon Department of Forestry warns of a tough summer for trees

The Oregon Department of Forestry says that Oregon trees are in for another difficult year due to climate change. Conditions this spring are already similar to those in 2015, when there were peak high ...
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Tattooed, pink-haired DEI trainer gets boss at Oregon forestry service put on leave for hiring based on merit instead of gender identity

A top Oregon state official has been put on administrative leave after a pink-haired, DEI-obsessed subordinate complained he was making hiring decisions based on qualifications instead of personal ...

A powerful partnership aims to save an Oregon city from wildfire. Decision makers are taking notes

On a cool morning in late April, blackened ground smoldered under ponderosa pines in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The air at the southern Oregon site in the vast Ashland watershed had a ...
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‘Most Destructive And Costliest Forest Pest Ever’ Found In Oregon

Forestry officials in Oregon said Monday that an invasive beetle known for decimating ash trees throughout North America and Europe was recently discovered west of Portland. The Oregon Department of ...
Woodworking Network

Deal protects 10 million acres of Oregon forest; shields landowners

SALEM, Ore. -- An agreement has been reached between timber and environmental groups to overhaul management of 10 million acres of private forestlands in Oregon. The deal, announced Saturday, Oct. 30, ...
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‘Historic’ deal reached to overhaul Oregon’s private forest management

'We're all really proud to be part of a new era of forestry in Oregon' SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An agreement has been reached between timber and environmental groups to overhaul management of 10 million ...