![A protestor holds up a sign during a protest in opposition of the sale of the Elliott State Forest on October 11 in Salem, OR.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56918627-5efb-4c40-bf46-eabb98d1cd19/0/0/0/0,0,3646,2426,3646,1200/0-0-0/1421d84d-9872-4210-a497-9ef61aca8057/1/1/102716-tw-nws-elliott01-al_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598377~hmac=45b45fba2a7882c7cf60b9e56f5ef8b3e5c74aa6aa7c7ae1436525026b5da044)
A protestor holds up a sign during a protest in opposition of the sale of the Elliott State Forest on October 11 in Salem, OR.
![Joe Metzler walks across a fallen log over a creek in the Silver Grove in the Elliott State Forest. The trees in the grove are over 220 years old in places.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56918627-5efb-4c40-bf46-eabb98d1cd19/0/0/0/0,0,3646,2426,3646,1200/0-0-0/df1907b2-5c79-4d5f-bf7f-62acf73d6970/1/1/102716-tw-nws-elliott03-al_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598377~hmac=45b45fba2a7882c7cf60b9e56f5ef8b3e5c74aa6aa7c7ae1436525026b5da044)
Joe Metzler walks across a fallen log over a creek in the Silver Grove in the Elliott State Forest. The trees in the grove are over 220 years old in places.
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Howard "Butch" Wright, vice president of operations at Huffman-Wright Timber, stands on the edge of a recent clear-cut by the company. The operation is able to cut approximately 1 acre per day. "It gets in your blood," Wright said of logging. The family company has been in business for 61 years and encompasses four generations.
![Protestors gathered in Salem, OR on October 11, including a bus-load from Coos Bay, at a hearing concerning the sale of the Elliott State Forest.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56918627-5efb-4c40-bf46-eabb98d1cd19/0/0/0/0,0,3410,2269,3410,1200/0-0-0/3f4dcacf-29fb-4af3-8016-54701345fed9/1/1/102716-tw-nws-elliott02-al_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598377~hmac=e9e4d441f43c6cd22478d3657b89cc1e1520c52fc8e45bc28f6c558d38cf61cd)
Protestors gathered in Salem, OR on October 11, including a bus-load from Coos Bay, at a hearing concerning the sale of the Elliott State Forest.
![Remnants of a recent clear-cut by Huffman-Wright Timber and Construction Operations.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56918627-5efb-4c40-bf46-eabb98d1cd19/0/0/0/0,0,3650,2424,3650,1200/0-0-0/6628681c-c3a4-41ee-a413-fe031f168e53/1/1/102716-tw-nws-elliott08-al_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598377~hmac=caeaabbaf3fe6df3cf8492b525fb8232052fc50856d0cb7572f01523bc4346db)
Remnants of a recent clear-cut by Huffman-Wright Timber and Construction Operations.
![Elizabeth Roberts, of Bandon, and Sam Schwarz, of Coos Bay, head back to the Department of State Lands building after marching with fellow protestors to the State Capitol Building following a state land board meeting concerning the sale of the Elliott Sta](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56918627-5efb-4c40-bf46-eabb98d1cd19/0/0/0/0,0,3460,2557,3460,1200/0-0-0/1ef9c463-05c0-4e6c-b803-385cad6aea66/1/1/101116-tw-nws-protest-al_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598377~hmac=97bcff6daea5166921c75ba84e6999f241a152beba2e7afecb7daa47769cc410)
Elizabeth Roberts, of Bandon, and Sam Schwarz, of Coos Bay, head back to the Department of State Lands building after marching with fellow protestors to the State Capitol Building following a state land board meeting concerning the sale of the Elliott State Forest on Tuesday, October 12. Twenty people from Coos Bay rode a bus to the meeting in Salem, leaving town at 5:30 a.m. to attend and make their voices heard.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown listens to public commentary during a hearing concerning the sale of the Elliott State Forest.
![Joe Metzler cuts a chanterelle mushroom in Silver Grove in the Elliott State Forest.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/56918627-5efb-4c40-bf46-eabb98d1cd19/0/0/0/0,0,3252,2164,3252,1200/0-0-0/6e485524-52f6-44d4-9ab5-a5abedc48466/1/1/102716-tw-nws-elliott05-al_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037598377~hmac=7c2ea674f85b62cf99e9667e4c94ed515862464ed543ce39ae26c72d5b507d6a)
Joe Metzler cuts a chanterelle mushroom in Silver Grove in the Elliott State Forest.