A number of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against federal land managers for a timber sale in old-growth forest north of Grants Pass. The Last Chance timber sale by the Bureau of Land Management would auction off up to 8,500 acres of forestland at the intersection of Douglas, Jackson and Josephine counties. George Sexton from the non-profit KS Wild said the agency’s continued focus on logging is hurting efforts to improve forest resiliency. “It’s unfortunate that, on one hand, the BLM is implementing some prescriptions that would reduce fire hazard, while, on the other hand, they’re implementing other logging prescriptions that would increase it,” said Sexton. The BLM did not respond to requests for comment. In its report, the agency said the commercial harvests it proposes would reduce the likelihood that wildfires can spread through the tree canopy, and would encourage growth of larger trees that are more resistant to fire.