FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2012 Contact: Josh Laughlin (Cascadia Wildlands) – 541.844.8182 Sean Stevens (Oregon Wild) – 503.283.6343 ext 211 Big Timber Manufactures Timber Volume Crisis in Western Oregon New logging data highlights inaccurate claims of gridlock by administration, politicians, and industry Eugene, Ore — With a new plan for Bureau … Continue reading Press Release: Big Timber Manufactures Timber Volume Crisis in Western Oregon
Cascadia Wildlands Legal Director on TV Talking Wolf Pups
June 14, 2102 By Lauren Mickler KEZI EUGENE, Ore. — The Cascadia Wildlands organization credits its lawsuit with helping Oregon's wolf population grow. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife had issued a kill order on this particular wolf pack after it attacked cattle. But Cascadia Wildlands filed a lawsuit to … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands Legal Director on TV Talking Wolf Pups
Ninkasi Commits to Another Wild Year
Local brewer and friend to Cascadia Wildlands Ninkasi Brewery just committed to another year of the legendary Pints Gone Wild events. The 2012-2013 series will start in early September 2012. Watch this site and the Pints Gone Wild page for updates and a solidified schedule. Bands interested in getting a little wild exposure to benefit … Continue reading Ninkasi Commits to Another Wild Year
Murrelet: More Information
The marbled murrelet The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small sea bird that spends most of its time at sea feeding on fish but nests inland in older forests. Murrelets do not build stick nests but rely on large tree branches with thick moss in which to lay their egg. Nesting habitat consists of … Continue reading Murrelet: More Information
State Accused of Violating ESA
May 31, 2012 By Chris Curtis EUGENE, Ore. — A rare bird is on the brink of extinction, and a Eugene group is working to change that. The Marbled Murrelets' population dropped 4 percent each year. Environmental activists blame that decline on the destruction of state forests. Cascadia Wildlands, the Center … Continue reading State Accused of Violating ESA
Cascadia Sues to Protect Seabird
For immediate release May 31, 2012 Contact: Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 844-8182 Noah Greenwald, Center Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495 Bob Sallinger, Portland Audubon Society, (503) 380-9728 Tanya Sanerib, Crag Law Center, (503) 525-2722 Lawsuit Filed to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelets … Continue reading Cascadia Sues to Protect Seabird
Other Hikes
Schedule Coming Soon! For All Hikes: Bring a hefty lunch, 1/2 gallon of water, raingear, and stout boots. Hikes are typically off-trail unless otherwise noted and not for the thin-skinned. Hypothermia, broken bones, falling trees and branches, dermatitis, and even vehicle accidents are an inherent hazard to this activity and participants assume all personal risks … Continue reading Other Hikes
Our Wants and Needs List
What might be sitting unused in your attic, garage, closet or office could bring a smile to our face. We all have those places where we have something that is of value and we cannot seem to part with it because we know it has a use. Consumables: We always have a need for office … Continue reading Our Wants and Needs List
Devil’s Staircase: More Info
Waterfalls, old-growth rainforest, Pacific giant salamanders, roadless country, solitude. Find them all in the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness — a priceless wild area located in the heart of the central Oregon Coast Range, northeast of Reedsport, Oregon. The Devil's Staircase area has one of the greatest concentrations of primary rainforest in the Coast Range. It … Continue reading Devil’s Staircase: More Info
Forest Frontier: Recent Updates
March 04, 2011: A federal district judge in Anchorage ruled in favor of our coalition's roadless rule lawsuit, reinstating roadless rule protections for the Tongass National Forest. Read the decision here. January 10, 2010: Three environmental groups sued the Forest Service in Federal District Court in Anchorage today, challenging the Logjam timber sale project on Alaska’s Tongass … Continue reading Forest Frontier: Recent Updates