by Web Editor | Jun 9, 2014 | News, News/PR
Three Oregon environmental groups filed a notice of intent to sue timber companies and stop them from logging on three parcels of the Elliott State Forest. Seneca Jones and Scott Timber bought the parcels from the Department of State Lands for a combined $4.2 million...
by Web Editor | Apr 14, 2014 | News, News/PR
The state of Oregon will consider selling the whole Elliott State Forest, where legal battles over logging and protections for threatened species have reduced revenues for schools. Jim Paul, assistant director of the Department of State Lands, said Friday the forest...
by Web Editor | Apr 4, 2014 | News, News/PR
A prominent Oregon timber company’s bid to purchase state forest land in Oregon is hitting a nerve with environmentalists who say it could lead to logging on the habitat of species protected by state and federal laws. The Seneca Jones Timber Co. has submitted a bid on...
by Web Editor | Nov 21, 2012 | News, News/PR
The state of Oregon has withdrawn more than 900 acres of planned timber sales in Elliott State Forest, pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed by environmentalists. The Oregon Department of Forestry plans instead to open 465 acres of alternative logging sites that were...