SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is inviting the public to weigh in on a proposed rule that would modernize how state forests in western Oregon are managed. The proposed Western ...

Salem, Ore. — Recently, Senate Bill 147 A received a work session in the Joint Subcommittee on Natural Resources. Coastal Republicans, Representatives Boomer Wright (R-Coos Bay) and Court Boice ...

The 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest is in Coos and Douglas Counties. It was the first state forest established in Oregon. It is named after the state's first state forester, Francis Elliott. The ...

The Elliott State Forest near Coos Bay, managed by the Oregon Department of State Lands, is the largest research forest in the U.S. (Oregon State University) A lawyer, scientist and former manager at ...

SALEM — After a sustained outcry from environmental groups, state Treasurer Tobias Read appeared to signal his intent Tuesday to side with the governor in her evolving plan to stop the impending sale ...

A lawyer, scientist and former manager at the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services will become the new director of the Department of State Lands. Kaitlin Lovell of Colton, Oregon, begins her four ...