Commissioners throw weight behind president’s forest executive order

This map shows local federal forestland, which includes approximately one-third of the land in Linn County.

By Alex Paul

Linn County Communications 

Reacting quickly to an executive order to investigate federal forest policies signed by President Donald Trump on Saturday, March 1, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker have authorized the county administrative officer to research the potential hiring of a lobbying firm.

The commissioners, in their meeting on Tuesday, March 4, agreed that Trump’s actions may lead to policies that help clear federal forest lands of…

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