From the mid 1800s to mid 1900s, timber harvesting became the booming business in the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council reports that in 1914, logging provided 55% of ...

Logging has been part of the Pacific Northwest since people started settling here in the 1800s. Lewis and Clark traveled the Columbia River with their party in 1805, and the first sawmill was ...

Opinion: Tapping previously harvested younger moist forests won't harm the owls, which are already harmed. Here's why.

More logging proposed to help curb wildfires in PNW by: MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Posted: Nov 18, 2024 / 07:00 AM PST Updated: Nov 17, 2024 / 04:27 PM PST ...

U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies under proposed changes to a sweeping ...

RESERVE, N.M. — A federal program that began as a safety net for Pacific Northwest logging communities hard-hit by battles over the spotted owl in the 1990s has morphed into a sprawling entitlement — ...

MacGregor Campbell / OPB Logging camp fare: a real soup sandwich During World War I, there was a sharp demand for light, strong and flexible Pacific Northwest spruce for building war planes.