Tag Archives: U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Editorial: The future of BLM’s conservation land rule

Biking. Four-wheeling. Ranching. Mining. Hiking. Conservation. Solar energy. Look across the millions of acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon and there is great competition for the use of the land. How should the different interests be weighed? Source: Editorial: The future of BLM’s conservation land rule | Opinion | rv-times.com

Legal dispute centers on murrelet ‘edge effects’ from logging

Environmental advocates said in court this week that a federal timber project near the Oregon Coast unlawfully doesn’t account for harms suffered by endangered marbled murrelets on forestland surrounding logging sites. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management argues the Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild nonprofits simply want to revise the plan based on their own […]
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BLM’s approach to dying Douglas fir stands in Southern Oregon raises some questions

While the bureau struggles to address a low-elevation die-off, it is also conducting ‘regeneration’ logging — replacing healthy older stands with dense Douglas fir stands that are not resilient to fire or drought. If you’ve recently spent time enjoying the gorgeous springtime weather around Ashland, you’ve likely heard the overhead whirring of helicopters as they […]
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Editorial: The future of BLM’s conservation land rule | Opinion |

Biking. Four-wheeling. Ranching. Mining. Hiking. Conservation. Solar energy. Look across the millions of acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon and there is great competition for the use of the land. How should the different interests be weighed? On April 18, the BLM made a change after months of input and consideration. Conservation […]
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Nonprofit proposes a different way of looking at the BLM timberlands of Western Oregon

The so-called “O&C lands” of Western Oregon have long been a focus of contention. They are lands once given by the federal government to the Oregon & California Railroad (O&C), taken back by the feds, then managed under law by the federal Bureau of Land Management. The bone of contention comes from the sharing of […]
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BLM to host meetings on monument management plan

U.S. Bureau of Land Management personnel are scheduled to provide an overview on Wednesday of the agency’s 618-page draft plan to manage the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, with wildfire risk and environmental issues among the issues expected to be discussed. The online event will be followed the following week by three in-person open house events in […]
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BLM’s new public lands rule makes conservation, public access equal priorities to resource extraction, development

Conservation and public access are on equal footing with other considerations for U.S. Bureau of Land Management lands under a recently announced rule. Source: BLM’s new public lands rule makes conservation, public access equal priorities to resource extraction, development – KTVZ

Speak your mind on the management of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

The comments have flowed pretty much nonstop since President Clinton first proposed creating the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Clinton created the monument under the Antiquities Act in 2000, and President Obama expanded the monument under the same law in 2017. Creation and expansion have both survived legal challenges, and now the Bureau of Land Management has […]
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Renewed commitment to state’s wildfire response urged

Members of the Oregon Congressional delegation are calling for a renewed long-term commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan (WOOP). Set to expire June 30 of this year, the WOOP serves as the agreement that governs fire response for BLM, the Oregon Department of Forestry, and Forest Protective Associations all over western Oregon. Source: Renewed […]
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BLM set to finalize rule allowing federal leases for protection of natural areas

The Bureau of Land Management will publish a final rule soon allowing the nation’s public lands to be leased for environmental protection, a Thursday, April 18, news release from the Interior Department said. The rule, which both proponents and detractors say marks a shift in the agency’s focus toward conservation, directs land managers at the […]
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