Forks was once the self-proclaimed “logging capital of the world” but that industry has waned. Now there’s a booming economy ...

When I quit logging and moved to Seattle in 1984 to go back to college, the spotted owl issue had heated up. The debate over preserving old growth set the environmentalists against the loggers, and I ...

President Donald Trump has instructed federal agencies to increase logging on national forests nationwide, including in Washington state, counter to decades of environmental policy and protections. A ...

People have until Friday to weigh in on a proposal that could allow new roads and logging in wild areas. Read Story ...

Rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule could have economic benefits but also environmental drawbacks. In considering a proposal to remove the 2001 rule, federal officials must take a long-term ...

A section of the Colville National Forest is shown in this file photo Steve Ringman The Seattle Times/TNS The Pacific Northwest is fortunate to have vast forests and ideal conditions for growing trees ...

Some of the wildest country in the U.S. is in Washington state's Cascade Range, reached by old logging and jeep roads that give way to high alpine trails. NPR's Brian Mann sends an audio postcard.

In this file photo from 2014, a staff member of the National Parks Conservation Association approaches the Highway 101 bridge during a rafting tour of the Elwha River. This area was underwater as part ...

On his first day in office, Dave Upthegrove, the state’s new public lands commissioner, said he would pause logging sales in some older state-managed forests for about six months. In doing so, he’s ...