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The Elliott State Forest has about 41,000 acres of old-growth trees, making it one of the largest uncut areas left in the Oregon Coast Range, according to Oregon Wild.
MEDFORD, Ore. -- Gov. John Kitzhaber and two other top state officials moved Oregon closer to a break from past forest policy Tuesday when they voted for increased logging on the Elliott State ...
The Elliott State Forest’s fate seemed sealed this February when the state moved to sell the forest, which would have privatized it for further logging.
The state still plans to establish the Elliott State Research Forest, but Oregon State University officials say the financial risk of owning the forest is too high for the school.
We were 6 miles deep in the Elliott State Forest, and so far from any marked trail I feared we would never find our way back. An hour ago, we left a logging road and started climbing up and down ...
OSU wants Elliott State Forest. Members of the State Land Board voted to work on a plan to transfer the 80,000-acre forest to the university.
The 83,000-acre Elliott State Research Forest near Coos Bay was intensively logged for much of the last century to provide revenue for Oregon schools before transitioning in 2022 into a research ...
Francis Eatherington’s iPad slides across the dash of her Subaru as she swings the car onto the 7700 road in the Elliott State Forest. The tablet is full of downloadable maps of past timber sales, … ...
A $121 million question remains to be resolved before Oregon State University can assume responsibility for the management of the Elliott State Forest.
OSU President Jayathi Murthy said this week she wouldn't recommend the university mange the controversial Elliott State Research Forest at this time. Here's why.
Oregon is one step closer to using a state forest to help capture and store more planet-warming greenhouse gases, and to fight climate change and earn money through the carbon market.