Google Earth reveals large swaths of the state wiped clean of forest The best way to see the extent of clear-cutting in Oregon is to take a look at the satellite imagery in Google Earth. While the Northwest Forest Plan, enacted under President Bill Clint ...
2 Mar 2018 - Street Roots
The Center for Sustainable Economy renews calls for state climate-change legislation to include timber industry regulations Industrial clear-cutting of Oregon’s forest is now the state’s single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a ne ...
11 Dec 2017 - Joanne Zuhl
Politicians say thinning forests will help prevent ‘catastrophic’ fires. But ecologists say this season wasn’t the worst, and logging won’t stop it from happening again. Attorney Brenna Bell keeps a worn Trivial Pursuit card on her desk at Bark’s headquar ...
17 Nov 2017 - Emily Green
Bark invites Portlanders to free event addressing climate change, forest management If you live in Portland, chances are you’ve taken a short road trip east to enjoy the splendor of Mt. Hood National Forest. This federally managed chunk of Northwest Oreg ...
11 Apr 2017 - Emily Green
Some timber producers say it's time for a cultural shift in how we think about logging and forests' role in the ecosystem The way Peter Hayes explains it, every time the timber industry makes a change to the way it harvests America’s forests, it ...
18 Aug 2016 - Emily Green