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Press Release: Over half a million people call on Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests and trees
Thursday, July 20, 2023 — More than 500,000 people have submitted public comments to the U.S. Forest Service calling for the agency to adopt a rule that protects mature and old-growth trees and forests on federal land as a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy. Activists were joined by organizers from the Climate Forests Campaign, a coalition which includes Oregon Wild, Cascadia Wildlands, and WildEarth Guardians, to deliver some of these public comments at an event at the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse in Eugene on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
Next Volunteer Meeting — August 9
Join us for our next WildCAT volunteer meeting on Wednesday, August 9 (NOT on the first Wednesday of August). Let us know you’re coming, because this meeting is a movie … Continue reading Next Volunteer Meeting — August 9
Press Release: FEMA Pulls Oregon Logging Road Funding In Response to Lawsuit
July 18, 2023 — In response to a lawsuit Monday by the Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has pulled its authorization of federal disaster relief funding to rebuild Cook Creek Road. The road would have been used for logging in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest.
Press Release: Lawsuit Challenges FEMA-Funded Logging Road in Oregon’s Coast Range
July 17, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for authorizing federal disaster relief funding to rebuild Cook Creek Road, a logging road in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest.
Cascadia Wildlands Stands in Solidarity with the Transgender Community
Cascadia Wildlands finds our work increasingly at the intersection of the conservation, environmental justice, human rights and social justice movements. Recent extreme rhetoric, policies and laws proposed and – in … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands Stands in Solidarity with the Transgender Community
Press Release: Lawsuit Launched Against Road Reopening in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest
May 8, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands filed a notice of intent today to sue the Federal Emergency Management Agency for funding the reopening of Cook Creek Road in the Oregon Coast Range.
Press Release: Eugene Earth Day rally calls for forest protection, Biden to keep promises
April 22, 2023 — Hundreds of concerned community members gathered Eugene, Oregon on Earth Day for a rally and demonstration in support of a proposed new national rule to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests on federally managed public lands. As thousands of acres of forests on public lands are threatened to be logged, members of the public were joined by Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis and Eugene City Councilmember Matt Keating to urge federal agencies to protect mature and old-growth forests as a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy.