Saving Oregon's forests.

• Position: On the Line - Protest against logging practices in Oregon - Brief article

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Environmental activists in Oregon blockaded roads to the Elliott State Forest in early July to stop a timber sale in the forest. The blockade lasted for three days, and police arrested twenty-seven. The activists were criticizing logging practices that they say damage the old-growth forest and endanger the habitat of three endangered species: spotted owls, marbled...