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Reflections on the Enormous Victory in Northern Cascadia and Coming Full Circle

by Gabe Scott, Cascadia Wildlands House Counsel Ready for some good news? Last week our partners at Eyak Preservation Council announced that the major part of Alaska’s Bering River Coalfield, and … Continue reading Reflections on the Enormous Victory in Northern Cascadia and Coming Full Circle

Tongass Groundtruth Expedition: 2016

Photos by Jacob Ritley, Cascadia Wildlands’ Tongass Groundtruth Expedition, 2016. Thanks to LUSH Foundation for their generous support. Southeast Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago is made up of thousands of islands large and … Continue reading Tongass Groundtruth Expedition: 2016

Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Road Project from Ketchikan to Shelter Cove

For Immediate Release, April 14, 2016 Contact: Larry Edwards, Greenpeace, (907) 747-7557, larry.edwards@greenpeace.org Gabe Scott, Cascadia Wildlands, (907) 491-0856, gscott@cascwild.org Dune Lankard, Center for Biological Diversity, (907) 952-5265, … Continue reading Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Road Project from Ketchikan to Shelter Cove

Lawsuit Challenges Frankenfish Approval

March 31, 2016 Media contacts: Gabriel Scott, Alaska Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, 907-491-0856; gscott@cascwild.org George Kimbrell, Senior Attorney, Center for Food Safety, 571-527-8618; gkimbrell@centerforfoodsafety.org Brettny Hardy, Earthjustice, 415-217-2142; bhardy@earthjustice.org … Continue reading Lawsuit Challenges Frankenfish Approval

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Effort to Overturn Tongass National Forest Protections

FDA Approves Frankenfish, Cascadians Resist

By Gabe Scott, Alaska Legal Director CORDOVA, AK— Frankenfish may be coming to a store near you, but not if we can help it. Last week's decision by … Continue reading FDA Approves Frankenfish, Cascadians Resist

Exciting Leadership Transition at Cascadia Wildlands

Dear Cascadia Wildlands Supporters, Bushwacking through head-high ferns to find the elusive Devil’s Staircase waterfall. Watching salmon thrash upstream to their natal grounds. Hearing the pre-dawn keer of the marbled … Continue reading Exciting Leadership Transition at Cascadia Wildlands

Coalitions sue Forest Service to block Alaska old-growth timber sale (Excerpt)

Coalitions sue Forest Service to block Alaska old-growth timber sale By Maria L. La Ganga Los Angeles Times August 29, 2015 Two coalitions of environmental groups have filed three separate … Continue reading Coalitions sue Forest Service to block Alaska old-growth timber sale (Excerpt)

Looking Backwards, Forward and to You

By Bob Ferris Last weekend I stood on the rim of Crater Lake with my wife. We were staring at the spectacular, Ty-D-Bol-colored water and contemplating strolling down the … Continue reading Looking Backwards, Forward and to You

Cascadia’s Northern Reaches: Small Victories Piling Up in South-central Alaska

by Gabe Scott Small victories have been piling up in Alaska. It’s starting to feel like spring (see Alexander Archipelago wolf pups at right from last spring). Thanks … Continue reading Cascadia’s Northern Reaches: Small Victories Piling Up in South-central Alaska