This “thinning” is a clearcut all but in name. Wallowa Whitman National Forest, Oregon. Photo George Wuerthner I recently gave a talk on wildfire issues in Baker City, a […]
Oregon’s Blue Mountains-Opportunities for Carbon Storage and Wildlands Preservation
Pondoersa pine forests dominate the lower elevations of the Blue Mountain Ecoregion. Photo George Wuerthner The Blue Mountains Complex of Oregon stretches east to west from the Snake River to […]
Logging Lostine Wild and Scenic River
The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is proposing to log the Lostine Wild and Scenic River corridor. The basic justification is to reduce the potential for large wildfires. Yet according to the […]