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Time is running out to tell the Trump administration what you think about its proposal to drastically scale up logging in Oregon's old-growth forests. The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a plan last month that would quadruple the amount of allowed logging in western Oregon's forests, in hopes of increasing timber yield harvest to about 1 billion board feet annually. Last year, the BLM yielded around 250 million board feet in the same area, so this would be a dramatic increase-akin to what was being harvested prior to restrictions that were put in place in the 1990s (remember the Northern Spotted Owl!??). Some in the timber industry celebrated the proposal, as did leaders in parts of Oregon that historically relied on logging money and have suffered economically since the restrictions went into place. It speaks to major problems within Oregon's government and budget system that these rural logging counties have not been able to recover in the 30+ years since the BLM was las
Mar. 20,2026
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Time is running out to tell the Trump administration what you think about its proposal to drastically scale up logging in Oregon's old-growth forests. The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a plan last month that would quadruple the amount of allowed logging in western Oregon's forests, in hopes of increasing timber yield harvest to about 1 billion board feet annually. Last year, the BLM yielded around 250 million board feet in the same area, so this would be a dramatic increase-akin to what was being harvested prior to restrictions that were put in place in the 1990s (remember the Northern Spotted Owl!??). Some in the timber industry celebrated the proposal, as did leaders in parts of Oregon that historically relied on logging money and have suffered economically since the restrictions went into place. It speaks to major problems within Oregon's government and budget system that these rural logging counties have not been able to recover in the 30+ years since the BLM was las
Mar. 20,2026
#Portland #PDX #Oregon #PortlandOregon #Homeless #English
https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2026/03/20/48391828/good-morning-news-chuck-norris-dies-city-councilor-sends-very-spicy-emails-homeless-services-org-needs-support-after-four-recent-fires-an
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Good Morning, News: Chuck Norris Dies, City Councilor Sends Very Spicy Emails, Homeless Services Org Needs Support After Four Recent Fires, and Buzzfeed Let AI Prompt Its Downfall
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