old growth

The U.S. Forest Service has pulled its intent to issue an official nationwide policy to preserve old-growth forests.

The U.S. Forest Service is trying to amend almost all its forest plans to provide some protection for old-growth forests, but based on thousands of public comments, the agency doesn’t have an easy task.

A Legislative committee is backing the Gianforte administration in its opposition to a proposed U.S. Forest Service amendment that could make small changes to preserve old-growth forests.

A coalition of environmental groups and regional activists are attempting to stop the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from allowing old growth trees to be logged in southern Oregon by waging a complaint in court and sitting in trees slated to be cut.

The Biden administration is revamping all federal forest management plans to conserve old forests and put stronger limits on logging of older trees.