Hampton Blog
Yes, in My Backyard: Rural Oregonians Defend Deep Connections to Working State Forestlands
Commissioner Courtney Bangs left her home on Oregon’s north coast at 5am on a Tuesday morning. Her destination; the Oregon Capitol. A working mom of three, her position on the Clatsop County Commission is her first experience with public office. “It’s been like...
Can Collaboration Save Our Federal Forests?
There is very little timber being harvested from federal forests in Oregon and Washington these days, despite increasingly severe wildfire seasons and a widely acknowledged need for fuels reduction. What is also true is that what is harvested is hard won progress, the...
The Emperor Has No Clothes
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has a big problem on its hands. Last week it became clear that the 70-year State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) ODF spent years developing will decimate the agency’s budget, do significantly more economic harm to...