Walden questions Obama’s forest plan

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) wants to know how the Obama Administration plans to manage Oregon’s west side forests, including the BLM forests in Josephine, Jackson, and Klamath counties. In a bipartisan letter also signed by U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Walden…

Doubleday fire kept Butte Falls on edge

Grand opening of the remodeled Butte Falls Library went off as scheduled despite nearby forest fire. Although the threat of evacuation hung over their heads, the townspeople of Butte Falls showed true grit by going ahead on September 18 with the grand opening of the 15th and last library to be remodeled or rebuilt as…