The cold, clear waters of Blue Creek provide vital habitat for salmon. (Godofredo A. Vásquez / Associated Press) Along the Klamath River in Northern California, where logging companies once cut ...

National forests will soon seen increased logging after the USDA released a memo directing the forest service to increase timber production on those lands. This includes logging in all the national ...

A memo from the secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture released last week outlines the Trump administration’s plans to quickly expand logging operations in the country’s national ...

The USDA ordered a 25% increase in lumber production from national forests, including those in Southern California. Experts argue that Southern California forests lack suitable lumber and nearby ...

Western states have faced severe wildfire seasons in recent years. This year was no exception, prompting officials in many states to bemoan the growing threats wildfires pose to the environment and ...

This photo of the Gualala River was featured in a federal complaint in September 2020 challenging a plan to chop down old-growth Redwood trees in a 342-acre area around the river. SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — ...

A firefighter clears loose brush from around a Sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., in this July 2022 photo provided by the National Park Service. (Garrett Dickman/NPS via ...

The California Highway Patrol is proposing to adopt the federal electronic logging device mandate for intrastate carriers, with a few exceptions. California is one of only two states that has not yet ...

LOS ANGELES — Along the Klamath River in Northern California, where logging companies once cut ancient redwood trees, vast tracts of land have been returned to the Yurok Tribe in a years-long effort ...

An effort to return 73 square miles of forests to the Yurok Tribe has been completed. Organizers say it’s the largest such “land back” deal in California history. Tribal management of the lands along ...