The Medford District BLM continues to remove old-growth trees within the Late Successional Reserves, or forestland that's set aside for forest conservation and wildlife habitat.
In the case of the Paul's Payoff timber sale within the Last Chance project, the Medford BLM is targeting large, shade-tolerant western hemlocks that otherwise have extremely high ecological value, despite their lack of timber value.
Learn more about the Last Chance project at www.kswild.org/last-chance