U.S. Bureau of Land Management /tags/u-s-bureau-of-land-management U.S. Bureau of Land Management en-US Copyright Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:43:44 GMT Oregon’s only congressional Republican joins chorus against federal land sales /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-06-26/oregons-only-congressional-republican-joins-chorus-against-federal-land-sales Rep. Cliff Bentz was among those questioning the proposal Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:43:44 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-06-26/oregons-only-congressional-republican-joins-chorus-against-federal-land-sales Courtney Sherwood Removing public land protections has Southern Oregon conservationists worried /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-06-25/roadless-rule-rollback-oregon-threat Changes at the federal level could reduce protections for millions of acres of public land. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:54:41 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-06-25/roadless-rule-rollback-oregon-threat Justin Higginbottom Major legal win for environmental groups in Southern Oregon will protect old-growth forests /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-02/major-legal-win-for-environmental-groups-in-southern-oregon-will-protect-old-growth-forests Environmental groups in Southern Oregon got a win in court this week in a lawsuit over old-growth forests. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:38:51 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-04-02/major-legal-win-for-environmental-groups-in-southern-oregon-will-protect-old-growth-forests Roman Battaglia The man who helped create the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument weighs in on the new plan to manage it /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-28/the-man-who-helped-create-the-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument-weighs-in-on-the-new-plan-to-manage-it The federal Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the monument, finalized a new resource management plan in early January that outlines how the government will take care of the over 100,000 acres of breathtaking landscape. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:37:54 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-28/the-man-who-helped-create-the-cascade-siskiyou-national-monument-weighs-in-on-the-new-plan-to-manage-it Roman Battaglia Oregon gets new sage grouse policies in final days of Biden administration /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-16/oregon-gets-new-sage-grouse-policies-in-final-days-of-biden-administration The announcements come just days before the start of the Trump administration, which is widely expected to promote extractive industries over conservation. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 01:21:24 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-16/oregon-gets-new-sage-grouse-policies-in-final-days-of-biden-administration April Ehrlich Environmental groups sue to stop timber sale in Southern Oregon /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-20/environmental-groups-sue-to-stop-timber-sale-in-southern-oregon A number of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against federal land managers for a timber sale in old-growth forest north of Grants Pass. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:57:51 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-20/environmental-groups-sue-to-stop-timber-sale-in-southern-oregon Roman Battaglia Despite Biden’s promise to protect old forests, his administration keeps approving plans to cut them down /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-13/despite-bidens-promise-to-protect-old-forests-his-administration-keeps-approving-plans-to-cut-them-down In Oregon’s Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:54:49 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-11-13/despite-bidens-promise-to-protect-old-forests-his-administration-keeps-approving-plans-to-cut-them-down April Ehrlich, McKenzie Funk, Tony Schick Feds to auction off dead trees in the Applegate that conservationist says are healthy /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-23/feds-to-auction-off-dead-trees-that-conservationist-says-are-healthy The federal Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off almost 500 acres of forestland on Thursday to log dead or dying trees. But, one conservationist says many of the trees are actually healthy. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:18:28 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-23/feds-to-auction-off-dead-trees-that-conservationist-says-are-healthy Roman Battaglia BLM proposes protecting a quarter of public wild areas in southeastern Oregon /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-09/blm-proposes-protecting-a-quarter-of-public-wild-areas-in-southeastern-oregon The wild sagebrush deserts of southeastern Oregon are a step closer toward additional environmental protections. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:01:00 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-09/blm-proposes-protecting-a-quarter-of-public-wild-areas-in-southeastern-oregon April Ehrlich US Forest Service proposes protections for old-growth trees, without an outright logging ban /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-22/us-forest-service-proposes-protections-for-old-growth-trees-without-an-outright-logging-ban The Biden administration has published its proposed plan for preserving old-growth trees in national forests across the country, opening another opportunity for public input on conserving ancient trees. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:50:54 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-06-22/us-forest-service-proposes-protections-for-old-growth-trees-without-an-outright-logging-ban April Ehrlich