Timber Wars

It’s the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. A march of chainsaws clear-cuts the country’s last available ancient forests. Protesters bury themselves in front of bulldozers and spend months sitting in the tallest trees in the world. And at the center, the Northern Spotted Owl becomes the most controversial bird in the country. The "Timber Wars" podcast tells the story of how this conflict reshaped the Northwest and the nation as a whole, in ways we’re dealing with still.For more, sign up for OPB’s newsletter that combines the podcast with further reporting to take readers through the history of this epic battle in stories, images, videos and more: