Recognizing the importance of old growth for healthy and resilient forests, the U.S. Forest Service has proposed a nationwide forest plan amendment called the National Old Growth Amendment (NOGA ...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Forest Service announced it would not be following through with the National Old Growth Amendment, which would have protected some of Oregon's iconic old-growth trees.

A 90-day public comment period on the agency’s National Old Growth Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement ended today. Federal and state elected officials, faith groups and faith leaders, ...

The plan is moving forward despite its incongruence with President Biden’s pledge to protect old-growth and mature forests and trees. “The Yellowstone ecosystem is a national treasure that’s vital to ...