forests

(Runtime 1:06) Smokey Bear was created to educate the public on the importance of preventing wildfires caused by people. He’s since become a beloved…

The Whatcom County Council made no specific recommendations on which county timberlands to conserve for the next phase of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ carbon offset project. In the letter, the council affirmed its commitment to work with the department, and instead of offering recommendations, asked the DNR to provide more information about the potential impacts of the project.

Like the roots of northwest forests, the roots of the logging industry run deep in the region "Be safe. Don't kill Makayla!" shouts Paul Riebe captain of…

NWPB's Lauren Gallup continues her series "The Fight For Legacy Forests" with a look at how concerns about habitat for a bird species may have touched off…

In this Facebook Live Reporter Debrief, Northwest Public Broadcasting reporter Lauren Gallup discusses her multi-part series "The Fight For Legacy…

If you love being in the forest consider becoming a volunteer ‘campground host’ this summer. Several sites throughout the Northwest are hiring.

Oregon Forest Resources Institute, created in the early 1990s to educate residents about forestry, has acted as a public-relations agency and lobbying arm for the timber industry, in some cases skirting legal constraints that forbid it from doing so.