Timber

Forest plan change rankles - Sun, 05 Feb 2012 PST
WASHINGTON – Back in the 1980s, when conservation advocates were trying to stop logging in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, they relied on a 1982 regulation that required the National Forest Service to protect wildlife such as the spotted owl throughout its range. They won, and a new Northwest forest plan in 1990 greatly reduced logging in the region’s old-growth forests on federal ...

Plum Creek Foundation Provides Funds for CASA
Richard Stich, right, wildlife biologist for Plum Creek Timber this past week presented a check for $3,500 to Jeni Smith, director of the Ashley County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Also shown are, left, Jimmie Sadler, the chairman of the organization's board, and UAM intern Brittney Diel.