Michael Donnelly stands in a grove of old-growth trees in the off-trail area of the Opal Creek Wilderness area, July 30, 2015, east of Salem, Ore. The Biden administration is moving to conserve groves of old-growth trees on federal lands by revising management plans for all national forests and grasslands in the U.S. (Zach Urness/Statesman-Journal via AP, File)
December 19, 2023
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Biden administration old growth forest proposal doesn't ban logging, but still angers industry
The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained by The Associated Press.
Biden administration moves to protect oldest trees as climate change brings more fires, pests
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration moved on Tuesday to conserve groves of old-growth trees on national forests across the U.S. as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease.