by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands DirectorOriginally published in The Register-Guard, October 23, 2021. A post-fire timber grab is sweeping the western Cascades, and it appears even our beloved state parks are … Continue reading Opinion: Silver Falls State Park faces post-fire chainsaws. Don’t allow it
Opinion: Oregonians are too smart to buy Big Timber’s climate greenwashing
by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands DirectorOriginally published in The Register-Guard, September 25, 2021. I recently steeled myself to take a good look at the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. … Continue reading Opinion: Oregonians are too smart to buy Big Timber’s climate greenwashing
Hundreds of Businesses Across Oregon Urge Congress to Pass the River Democracy Act
More than 250 Oregon Businesses thank Senators Wyden and Merkley for working to protect Oregon’s Rivers Portland, OR | September 29, 2021: A growing number of businesses from across Oregon … Continue reading Hundreds of Businesses Across Oregon Urge Congress to Pass the River Democracy Act
Opinion: The perils of cutting public out of post-fire forest decisions
by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands DirectorOriginally published in The Register-Guard, August 28, 2021. Ever since 2020’s wildfires cooled, we’ve been taking calls from community members alarmed at the amount of … Continue reading Opinion: The perils of cutting public out of post-fire forest decisions
Local environmental group warns of lawsuit over BLM salvage harvest
By Adam Duvernay (RG Reporter)Originally published in The Register-Guard, August 15 A number of environmental groups have warned the Bureau of Land Management they intend to sue if changes aren’t made to … Continue reading Local environmental group warns of lawsuit over BLM salvage harvest
Environmental groups sue over post-wildfire roadside logging plans
By Cassandra Profita (OPB)Originally published on OPB, Aug. 19, 2021 5:43 p.m. Lawsuit challenges plans to remove ‘danger’ trees along 400 miles of roads in Willamette National Forest Conservation groups … Continue reading Environmental groups sue over post-wildfire roadside logging plans
LTE: Forward-thinking conservation
Originally published in The Register-Guard, Letters to the EditorAugust 1, 2021 Recently, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission delivered a commonsense vote reclassifying the marbled murrelet from “threatened” to “endangered” … Continue reading LTE: Forward-thinking conservation
Opinion: Will we learn from the 2020 wildfire season?
by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands DirectorOriginally published in The Register-Guard, July 24, 2021. Gazing at the Milky Way from my tent in the Three Sisters Wilderness last weekend, I reflected … Continue reading Opinion: Will we learn from the 2020 wildfire season?
Opinion: Protecting Cascadia’s forests is our greatest climate solution
by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands DirectorOriginally published in The Register-Guard, June 26, 2021. Let’s talk “proforestation.” Coined by scientist William Moomaw, this term describes letting older forests do their natural … Continue reading Opinion: Protecting Cascadia’s forests is our greatest climate solution
DeFazio Letter Requests Immediate Protections for Gray Wolves
Earlier this week, Rep. Peter DeFazio sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland and Principal Deputy Director of the USFWS, Martha Williams urging emergency reinstatement of Endangered … Continue reading DeFazio Letter Requests Immediate Protections for Gray Wolves