"“They're going after basically everything that they possibly can in this proposal,” Lauren Anderson, the climate forest program manager at environmental nonprofit Oregon Wild, said."
"“The BLM is clearly and overtly saying, 'The only thing that matters to us is timber and timber production,'” Sexton said. “That's a step away from real fire and fuels management and restoration.”"
"“The culture of the BLM has always been timber first, second, and third, nobody else gets to drive the car,” Sexton said. “What the Trump administration has done is to smash through any and all guardrails that might mitigate the impacts of that timber production agenda.”"
BLM filed a notice of intent to revise its resource management plan for nearly 2.5 million acres of forest land in Oregon. The proposal aims to quadruple annual timber harvest. About 500,000 acres are protected by congressional orders or lack sustainably grown forests, while the remainder could be opened for clear cutting. Environmental groups argue the proposal prioritizes timber production over conservation and fire and fuels management. Critics say BLM’s approach has long focused on logging, and they view the proposal as removing guardrails that could reduce impacts. They contrast BLM’s timber-first culture with a multiple-use approach that includes recreation, wildlife, and water quality.
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