by Web Editor | May 24, 2013 | News, News/PR
Eighteen Western Oregon counties will soon receive $2 million in federal timber payments that had been held up under the sequester law aimed at cutting federal spending, officials learned Thursday. Douglas County Commissioner Doug Robertson, who chairs the Association...
by Web Editor | Apr 30, 2012 | News, News/PR
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently outlined the federal government’s readiness for the wildland fire season to ensure protection for communities and restoration of forests and public lands across the country. The...
by Web Editor | Dec 5, 2011 | News
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), has recently been awarded a cooperative agreement by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to develop a Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) initiative aimed at raising the level of wildfire risk awareness among the public, and...