In February, an AJC resident at the neighborhood meeting voiced a wish to alert neighbors to a public comment period about proposed new logging activity near Corvallis, Estacada, and other Oregon locations. To quote the Corvallis Advocate:
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking to eliminate old-growth and wildlife protections across nearly 2 million acres of public lands. Clearcutting is part of that plan, the idea being to facilitate “maximum” logging capacity. Marys Peak and Alsea Falls are among the threatened areas the BLM manages across Oregon. Other notable sites include parts of the Sandy River and North Fork Clackamas, the Valley of the Giants, the Upper Molalla River, and Crabtree Valley. On Thursday, the Trump Administration published what is called a notice of proposed revisions for management plans that encompass Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management, or BLM forests. The proposed revisions target lands for logging and reduced protections that had previously been set aside for conservation. Many of these areas contain some of the last remaining low-elevation old-growth forests in the state. The notice kicks off a month-long public comment period, it ends on March 23. The agency does not plan to hold any public meetings.
To submit a comment, do either of the following by Monday, March 23:
- Submit a comment online here; or
- Send an email to: BLM_OR_Revision_Scoping@blm.gov