It takes a lot to fly pine trees off a mountain, but the cost of leaving them might be greater still. At least that has been the driving calculation behind the Bill Williams Mountain Restoration ...

PORTLAND -- The Oregon Board of Forestry is considering changing the rules for logging on private timberlands to make it easier for timber companies to cut on steep slopes where landslides may occur.

Nielsen Brothers plans to cut 54 acres of timber directly behind the community of 83 homes. Locals said they were never consulted. CONCRETE — A hillside rises 1,300 feet within less than a mile, right ...

A coalition of five groups is asking a federal court to immediately halt clear-cutting on steep, landslide-prone slopes and prevent the state from permitting logging that could harm coho streams. The ...

View of Saratoga Lake from a home on Hill Road on Monday, April 24, 2017, in Stillwater, N.Y. Neighbors are upset with developer John Witt's plans to clear cut trees from land at the end of Hill Road.

Excavators provide an ideal platform for working on slopes when they are properly equipped and run by skilled operators. But this type of work requires a greater attention to detail than working on ...