New Ruling Allows Oregon's Forests to Stay Wild

Text by Alyson Sheppard

In a surprise reversal of a Bush administration land management plan, the Interior Department is abandoning the Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR), which would have allowed extensive logging of western Oregon.  The controversial plan left 2.6 million acres of property surrounding the Rogue River susceptible to commercial clear-cutting. Conservation groups have been fighting to safeguard this old-growth forest, carbon sink, wildlife haven, and outdoor sport sanctuary since the plan was solidified late last year. (The debate surrounding management of the Rogue is chronicled in the upcoming August/September issue of ADVENTURE.)

Read why Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called the plan "indefensible" here. Read how this will affect the struggling Oregon economy here.

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