March 13, 2012, 12:05 AM
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote as early as today on continuing a decade-old program that compensates rural counties and schools for declining timber revenue. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act has been a safety net for more than 700 counties nationwide that have...
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February 29, 2012, 12:05 AM
Proposed federal legislation would require increased timber sales in national forests to generate revenue for rural counties and schools – a plan that's at odds with other Congressional efforts to extend a decade-old program that compensates forest communities that have cut back...
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February 10, 2012, 12:05 AM
It’s been more than 30 years since Kermith Walters hauled logs of pine and fir through the mountains of Siskiyou County. He says he left it behind when the habitat of a dark brown, white-speckled bird became a matter of federal law. Since 1990, when the northern spotted owl was...
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February 10, 2012, 12:05 AM
This map shows how much money each county received in 2011 through Secure Rural Schools, as well as total payments since 2001.
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