The Oregon Department of Forestry approved a plan, which preserves almost 700,000 acres of state forest land for endangered species over the next 70 years.
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry is moving forward with a controversial new Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The plan is meant to help endangered species by protecting almost 700,000 acres of state forest land from logging over the next 70 years.
The decision comes after a series of lawsuits were filed against the state, claiming that Oregon violated the federal Endangered Species Act by destroying vital habitats when parcels of state forest land were sold for logging.
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