Oregon counties scramble as timber payments end
Timber Payments States
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2011 photo, private timber operations continue in Curry County, Ore. Curry County, and other Oregon counties, will cease to function if Congress does not renew federal funding intended to replace decades of timber harvest revenue. The county funding problem stems from the steep reduction in timber harvests on federal forests, which makes up 53 percent of the land in Oregon. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Jamie Francis)






