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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Oregon Department of Forestry shows a stand of trees on the Elliott State Forest north of Coos Bay, Ore. Since the forest turned from a revenue producer for the Oregon Common School fund to a liability due to environmental litigation, the Oregon Department of State Lands is considering selling all or part of the forest. Jim Paul, assistant director of the Department of State Lands, said Friday, April 11, 2014 the forest has turned from an asset into a liability, costing the Common School fund $3 million last year. (AP Photo/Tony Anderson/Oregon Department of Forestry)

Oregon considers selling forest to benefit schools

By JEFF BARNARD - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by David Forthoffer shows a marbled murrelet nesting on a tree branch. To settle a federal lawsuit brought by conservation groups under the Endangered Species Act, the Oregon Department of Forestry has agreed to cancel more than two dozen timber sales on state forests to protect nesting trees for the marbled murrlet, a threatened sea bird. (AP Photo/Courtesy of David Forthoffer)

Oregon settles seabird suits, cancels timber sales

By JEFF BARNARD - Associated Press