The federal government owns about 53% of Oregon's land — more than 32 million acres — and much of its forest, mountains and desert is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, BLM and, to a much smaller extent, the National Park Service. The number of people ...
We are learning more tonight about the potential local impacts of another set of Executive Orders from President Trump. This time directed at American timber production. Over the weekend the White House put out multiple Executive Orders aimed at ramping up domestic production of lumber and other wood products.
A wave of mass firings and a hiring freeze implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has some environmentalists worried over the fate of endangered species in southern Oregon.