The “21-inch rule” protects trees that are 21-inches diameter at breast height and larger on six national forests east of the Cascade Mountains crest in Oregon and Washington. It was implemented in ...

It didn’t get much notice, but President Donald Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to increase dangerous wildfire. Inside the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that became ...

The Biden administration has published its proposed plan for preserving old-growth trees in national forests across the country, opening another opportunity for public input on conserving ancient ...

Too young to save? The issue isn’t that Department of Natural Resources must log old trees to keep up with demand for wood. Most of the agency’s holdings consist of younger forests, many of which are ...