How to weigh in on BLM’s plans to quadruple logging in Oregon’s forests

By April Ehrlich
Oregon Public Broadcasting
March 18, 2026
Category: Forestry
Region: US West

You have until Monday to provide input on the Trump administration’s plan to dramatically increase logging in western Oregon forests. Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced its plans to quadruple the amount of logging that could happen in the forests it manages. Specifically, the agency aims to revise management plans for areas designated as O&C Lands, named after the Oregon and California Railroad company that once owned them. BLM is eyeing 2.5 million acres of forests spanning 17 counties across Oregon. They include mature and old-growth forests treasured by recreationists, hunters, conservationists and tourism businesses who now worry about Oregon’s remaining old trees that are on the chopping block. Timber industry representatives welcomed the news, celebrating a potential return to 20th-century logging levels that once supported rural economies.

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