by Web Editor | Jun 21, 2013 | News, News/PR
A Senate committee on Tuesday endorsed legislation to extend federal subsidies for Oregon timber counties one more year, and to protect more wilderness and wild rivers. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the two bills are part of his effort to solve the funding crisis for...
by Web Editor | Apr 5, 2013 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service’s demands that rural timber counties pay back millions of dollars in federal subsidies under automatic budget cuts have outraged members of Congress from both parties and caused concern in those counties with struggling economies....