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  • A county writes strict logging rules

    Rio Arriba County, N.M., a pro-logging area, passes a far-reaching law to mandate environmentally responsible logging.

    by Deborah Begel, Oct 12, 1998

  • A new world in the woods

    In many Western communities, forest workers are quietly converting their skills from industrial logging to forest restoration.

    by Jane Braxton Little, Apr 01, 2002

  • A quiet victory in Quincy

    The controversial forest management plan put together by the Quincy Library Group in California is signed into law without much fanfare, as members of the consensus group brace for the next round of fighting over the forest.

    by Jane Braxton Little, Nov 09, 1998

  • A tie that binds: county income and timber

    Former Curry County, Ore., commissioner Peg Reagan has founded a grassroots group, the Conservation Leaders Network, to work on environmental issues and break the connection between county coffers and federal timber contracts.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Oct 26, 1998

  • A timber country memoir

    Robert Leo Heilman's "Overstory: Zero; Real Life in Timber Country" portrays life in a logging community.

    by Sarah Dry, Oct 13, 1997

  • A timber town learns to care for the forest

    Lakeview, Ore., survived the drop in the timber economy by learning to take care of its forests

    by Greg Hanscom, Sep 27, 2004

  • A timber town rallies for roads

    Idaho Republican Rep. Helen Chenoweth takes part in a rally in the timber town of Cascade, Idaho, to protest the Forest Service's road-building moratorium.

    by Dewey Haeder, Jul 06, 1998

  • A timber town yells for help

    Town officials in Forks, Wash., which has been badly hit by logging restrictions, complain to the state government that they were promised economic assistance.

    by Emily Miller, Aug 18, 1997

  • A ‘nature girl’ remembers a dying lumber town

    An ardent conservationist remembers her childhood in a California timber town that cut itself out of existence

    by Louise Wagenknecht, Jun 09, 2003

  • An open letter to Andy Kerr in rural Oregon

    Oregon writer muses on how Andy Kerr will fit into his new community.

    by Rich Wandschneider, Apr 04, 1994
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