August 27, 2022 — During the 2020 and 2021 fires in Oregon national forests, the Forest Service issued closure orders in the affected areas. But once the fires were extinguished, closure orders were extended, ostensibly to protect the … More
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FSEEE Wins Injunction Against Post-fire Logging in Oregon
November 8, 2021 — A federal judge agreed with FSEEE, blocking most of a Willamette National Forest commercial logging project that would affect habitat for the northern spotted owl, which is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species … More
FSEEE Files Lawsuit to Stop Post-fire Logging in Oregon
October 25, 2021 — As reported by the Statesman Journal, FSEEE has filed a lawsuit against the Forest Service over a commercial logging plan to harvest at least 15,000 acres of so-called “hazard trees” along 404 miles of … More
Biden Administration Moves to Reverse Trump’s Tongass Actions
July 16, 2021 — As reported by Juliet Eilperin in The Washington Post, the Biden administration recently announced new protections for the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska, including an end to large-scale old-growth logging and a proposal … More
Amid Widespread Opposition to California Logging Project, Forest Service Extends Comment Deadline
June 29, 2020 — By Rebecca August — The Forest Service has extended the deadline, from June 30 to August 14, for the public to comment on its proposal to cut down trees and chaparral across 755 acres … More