Articles written by Nathan Gilles

Nathan Gilles, Oregon Capital Chronicle|May 23, 2024

This story was first published by Columbia Insight. It’s said that “the map is not the territory.” This statement, say critics, is especially true of the maps created by the U.S. Forest Service to inventory the nation’s largest carbon sinks: its mature and old-growth forests. In April 2023, under pressure from the Biden administration, the Forest Service completed its first-ever nationwide inventory of mature and old-growth forests found on federal lands. This inventory of older trees is part...