Logging has a lengthy history in the Pacific Northwest and local industry leaders say it’s taken decades to find a balance between economy and environment.
SEATTLE —
The US Forest Service has been tasked by President Trump to create a plan that will increase timber production in federal forests, and Pacific Northwest industry leaders are waiting to see how that plan will be implemented in a region rich in logging history. Many leaders are worried that this new order will disrupt the decades of work put into policies locally.
March 1, President Trump signed an Executive Order, which reads in part:
The United States
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