Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Logging operations on public land in Washington state. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Natural Resources) Two ...

A 6-year-old boy died in a logging accident in Washington as his older brother tried to save him, family members said. Chris Bell, 27, was out getting firewood with his younger brother Noah and their ...

Washington’s Commissioner of Public Lands runs the state Department of Natural Resources. The agency is responsible for managing nearly 6 million acres of public lands — everything from coastal waters ...

In this file photo from 2014, a staff member of the National Parks Conservation Association approaches the Highway 101 bridge during a rafting tour of the Elwha River. This area was underwater as part ...

The Pacific northwest hills are carved with clearcuts, and forests are valued for the lumber they produce. But as Washington passes a grim milestone, with forests covering less than half the state for ...

A section of the Colville National Forest is shown in this file photo Steve Ringman The Seattle Times/TNS The Pacific Northwest is fortunate to have vast forests and ideal conditions for growing trees ...

Logging operations on public land in Washington state. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Natural Resources) Two Washington tribal leaders could soon snag seats on the state’s Board of ...

Two Washington tribal leaders could soon snag seats on the state’s Board of Natural Resources, which guides logging sales and other management decisions for millions of acres of public land. Sen.