The Northwest has less than 20% of its original forests remaining after decades of intense industrial logging. The Oregon Coast Range has been hit particularly hard and has lost approximately 95% of its original forests.
Every year, our government sells publicly owned tracks of older forest to private timber corporations. National Forests managed by the US Forest Service and other public lands are then roaded and logged at a loss to taxpayers. Trees six feet wide, 200 feet tall, and 400 years old are sacrificed for short-term profits. The public is left with clearcuts, crumbling logging roads, and muddied waterways.
Cascadia Wildlands advocates for permanent protection for older forests and stops destructive logging projects in strategically identified watersheds. Simultaneously, we actively promote and participate in restoration-based forestry projects that provide jobs and timber for local mills. Decades of clearcutting and fire suppression have creates unnaturally dense stands in need of restorative thinning.
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Cascadia Wildlands educates, agitates, and inspires a movement to protect and restore Cascadia's wild ecosystems. We envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry,and vibrant communities sustained by the unique landscapes of the Cascadia Bioregion. We like it wild.
Cascadia Wildlands • POB 10455 Eugene, OR 97440 • 541.434.1463 (ph) • 541.434.6494 (fax) • info@cascwild.org
