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When fires scorched over 230,000 acres of Oregon's Umpqua National Forest so intensely that trees couldn't regrow on their own, a bold partnership launched the largest replanting effort in the forest's history. Now students, contractors, and conservationists are working together to restore what was lost.
A burned Oregon forest is sprouting back to life thanks to a first-of-its-kind carbon credit project that's proving nature can pay for its own recovery. The Henry Creek restoration shows companies can fund reforestation while fighting climate change.
Reforestation crews just planted over 635,000 seedlings across 5,000 acres of Oregon's Malheur National Forest burned in massive 2024 wildfires. The four-week spring planting effort is helping restore forests where extreme heat destroyed natural seed sources.
While the Trump administration weakens national protections for endangered species, Oregon is pushing forward with its own six-year conservation plan to save spotted owls and marbled murrelets. The state just approved a 70-year forest management plan that protects habitats on half of its 640,000 acres of state forests.
Oregon just completed its first state-led reforestation project on federal land, planting more than 74,000 ponderosa pines across wildfire-scorched acres. The partnership shows how states and federal agencies can team up to speed up forest recovery after devastating fires.
A family's decades-long effort to restore a fire-ravaged Oregon forest has attracted one of North America's most mysterious mammals. Trail cameras recently captured footage of a ringtail, a rare raccoon relative that now calls the thriving woodland home.
Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated Southeast forests, a major replanting effort is creating jobs and restoring thousands of acres. The nonprofit American Forests is hiring orchard managers and reforestation technicians as part of a five-year partnership with the Forest Service.
Helicopters delivered nearly half a million tree seedlings to fire-scarred Oregon forests that trucks couldn't reach. The ambitious winter planting project brings new life to 2,255 acres damaged by four major wildfires.
Oregon is swapping biologists hiking through dark forests for AI-powered sound recorders that can monitor threatened species safer, cheaper, and more effectively. The new technology costs just $600 per device and could revolutionize how we protect endangered wildlife.
A federal court just ended a logging rule that bypassed environmental reviews for decades, protecting millions of acres of public forests. The win means future large-scale timber projects must now prove they won't harm the environment.
After Hurricane Helene damaged 190,000 acres of Pisgah National Forest, a new partnership is tackling the biggest bottleneck in reforestation: getting enough seedlings. The National Forest Foundation and U.S. Forest Service are teaming up to grow the seeds that will restore these damaged landscapes. #
Multiple fire crews teamed up to save an injured logger trapped in steep, hard-to-reach terrain near Alsea Falls. Their quick coordination got him to the hospital safely.
A groundbreaking study of 322 tropical forests shows that reducing poverty directly protects biodiversity. When communities gain access to affordable energy and diverse livelihoods, forests grow richer in tree species.
Scientists in Borneo discovered that simply cutting back invasive vines helps logged forests grow three times faster than replanting trees alone. This simple, cost-effective method could transform how we restore tropical forests worldwide.
Scientists discovered that adding nitrogen to newly cleared tropical forest land makes trees grow twice as fast, offering a natural solution to speed up climate action. The groundbreaking Panama study shows nitrogen, not phosphorus, is the missing ingredient in young forest recovery.
Three Central Oregon students just received $3,500 each to pursue their dreams through SELCO Community Credit Union's scholarship program. The awards are part of $77,500 distributed to 21 students across Oregon this year.
The U.S. Forest Service just signed its largest partnership ever to heal western North Carolina's forests after Hurricane Helene. Over the next decade, $290 million will repair damaged wilderness, restore wildlife habitats, and reopen beloved outdoor spaces that bring billions to local communities.
An Indian forest officer is bringing back Mahakal Van, the ancient sacred forest that once covered Ujjain before centuries of urban growth replaced trees with temples. He's creating sacred groves along pilgrimage routes, blending faith with ecology to help one of India's holiest cities reconnect with its green past.
High school and college volunteers just completed a 15-year mission to restore an Oregon forest stream, planting 1,200 willow trees across three acres. Their work is bringing a Coast Range creek back to life, one sapling at a time.
Labor unions across Oregon have joined forces to create Climate Jobs Oregon, ensuring the clean energy transition puts working families first. The coalition aims to build a homegrown renewable energy economy with good-paying union jobs while tackling climate change and inequality.
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