More logging for schools


The Oregon Department of Forestry has proposed a new plan that makes room for more logging on the only state forest that contributes money to schools.

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The Oregon Department of Forestry has proposed a new plan that makes room for more logging on the only state forest that contributes money to schools.

The plan would lay the groundwork for a way of logging around protected fish and wildlife favored by the timber industry, but not environmentalists.

Under the current habitat conservation system, habitat favored by species is protected from harm. The board has been unable to reach agreement with federal fish and wildlife agencies over habitat protections for coho salmon and marbled murrelets that would allow timber production to increase.

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