As we take a look at the amount of funding and the funding stress on the forest service, to move to the areas of highest risk seems to make sense to me.
The PLF feels that neither of these bills will result in a workable solution for the O&C lands.
Senator Wyden and Representatives DeFazio, Schrader, and Walden have 'stepped up to the plate' to take on this very cont...
We appreciate Senator Wyden's efforts to protect the old-growth forests and other special places of western Oregon.
The sad fact is the current management in place on Oregon and California Railroad lands (O & C) is essentially non-manag...
The Wyden bill severely limits citizen lawsuits.
The Wyden bill has some serious drafting problems.
Increased logging--especially clearcutting--is incompatible with climate mitigation and other public values.
The Wyden bill will NOT fix the counties' financial problems; it will NOT meaningfully reduce unemployment; it will NOT ...
I encourage this committee to increase its support of science and local community-based collaborative groups.
For these reasons, I believe Senate Bill 1784 is the only politically viable solution for managing these lands currently...