In 2019, conservation activist and longtime Washington state resident Stephen Kropp did something he’d never done before: he explored a forest managed as state trust land by the Washington State ...

To the editor — State Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove was elected on a promise to permanently protect 77,000 acres of legacy forest. Yet his day-one action was only a temporary pause, not a true ...

Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove was elected on a promise to permanently protect 77,000 acres of legacy forest. Yet his day-one action was only a temporary pause, not a true moratorium.

Too young to save? The issue isn’t that Department of Natural Resources must log old trees to keep up with demand for wood. Most of the agency’s holdings consist of younger forests, many of which are ...

There is a debate over management practices on our state lands which boils down to forest preservation versus economics. Both candidates in the public lands commissioner race claim they are the best ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $3 million for a Forest Legacy project in Washington County during its latest round of funding. Dubbed the "Zion Connectivity Project" ...