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Tell the Oregon Senate to Pass Beaver and Water Quality Bill HB 3932 

Speak up for Oregon’s beavers and waterways – HB 3932 passed the House and is now up for a hearing in the Senate. Express your support for this natural solution to a tricky conservation issue today! Beavers are ecosystem engineers, and one of our best natural climate solutions. The Beavers and Water Quality Bill would … Continue reading Tell the Oregon Senate to Pass Beaver and Water Quality Bill HB 3932 

The Trail Bridge dam sits at the end of the frame. The dark blue water of the Mckenzie runs with green trees on the shore.

Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act  

Advocates Sue to Address Harm to Bull Trout and Chinook Salmon Contacts:  Bethany Cotton, Cascadia Wildlands, bethany@cascwild.org 503.327.4923 John Persell, Oregon Wild jp@oregonwild.org 503.896.6472  Jennifer Fairbrother, Native Fish Society: jennifer@nativefishsociety.org 541.602.0696  Lindsey Hutchinson, Willamette Riverkeeper lindsey@willametteriverkeeper.org  Hannah Goldblatt, Advocates for the West: hgoldblatt@advocateswest.org 503.506.5131 Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net, 203.435.1722 EUGENE, OR — Today, conservation … Continue reading Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act  

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Help Strike Out the Big League Logging Project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revived the deeply flawed Big League logging project in the Mohawk River and Upper Calapooia River watersheds near Marcola and Wendling, Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management wants to log 2,700 acres of forested watersheds and construct or renovate a whopping 133 miles of roads in the Big … Continue reading Help Strike Out the Big League Logging Project

A bright green forest with mossy, downed logs spread across the forest floor.

Cascadia Wildlands Responds to Trump’s Big Timber Executive Order

On March 1, Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production,” calling on federal land managers to “fully exploit our domestic timber supply,” and instructing agencies to bypass existing federal laws and regulations that protect stately forests, rural communities, clean water, imperiled species, recreation, and the climate.  Trump argues that dramatically increasing domestic timber … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands Responds to Trump’s Big Timber Executive Order

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Weigh In on the Future of Northwest Public Forests 

For 30 years, the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) has guided management of 17 national forests stretching from western Washington and Oregon south to northwestern California. Proposed changes to the plan are underway. We are asking you to take two concrete actions to help advocate for the ecosystems you love. Originally developed to curb the impacts … Continue reading Weigh In on the Future of Northwest Public Forests 

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Tell the Oregon House: Vote No on anti-wolf bill!

We need you to speak up to improve a bad bill moving through the Oregon legislature! Unfortunately, the wolf compensation multiplier bill – SB 777, passed out of the Senate and is now getting a hearing in the House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources and Water Committee. The bill, as in past sessions, is designated … Continue reading Tell the Oregon House: Vote No on anti-wolf bill!

Supporters Rally to Save Aloha Trout

This November, Cascadia Wildlands and supporters rallied against the Aloha Trout project just a few miles east of the community of Alsea, Oregon.  This Bureau of Land Management logging project would log and build new roads through 1,800 acres of public forest in the middle of Oregon’s Coast Range. While out in the forest, Cascadia … Continue reading Supporters Rally to Save Aloha Trout

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Conservation Groups Challenge Bureau of Land Management SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. November 19, 2024 Contact:Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746George Sexton, Conservation Director KS Wild 541-778-8120 gs@kswild.orgJohn Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild 503-896-6472 jp@oregonwild.org EUGENE, OR. Today forest conservation organizations filed a legal challenge in Medford federal district court challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) latest old-growth timber sale located in the Cascade foothills east of … Continue reading Conservation Groups Challenge Bureau of Land Management SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale

Salmon spawn in Honey Grove creek in the Aloha Trout logging project. The water is clear, and the surrounding rocks are brown. Trees above have yellow leaves.

Stand with Community Members — Say No to the Aloha Trout Logging Project!

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a new logging project just a few miles east of the community of Alsea, Oregon. The Aloha Trout project would log and build new roads through 1,800 acres of public forest in the middle of Oregon’s Coast Range. While some of the project area is relatively young, … Continue reading Stand with Community Members — Say No to the Aloha Trout Logging Project!