Southern Oregon tree sitters protest old-growth logging from 100 feet above the forest floor. By Justin Higginbottom (Jefferson Public Radio) April 11, 2024 1 p.m. Updated: April 11, 2024 6:04 p.m.

Oregon community activist Aiden Wilson has lived for three weeks on an 8-by-4-foot platform in an old growth tree located in the southern part of the state. They said it’s a little windy up ...

PENDLETON, Oregon, September 2, 2023 (ENS) - A Trump-era change in U.S. Forest Service regulations that permitted the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates three separate ...

The change upended the Forest Service's criteria for tree protection, replacing its old 21-foot standard with one that allowed timber sales for trees up to 30 feet in diameter. In January 2021 — just ...

Mature and old growth forests are an integral part of Oregon’s wilderness, Meiffren-Swango said — providing natural beauty, habitat for thousands of species and serving as an important tool in ...