Defend the Tongass National Forest

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

Cascadia Wildlands Leads Ground-truth Expedition into Fabled Tongass National Forest

by Alaska Legal Director Gabe Scott [updated 9/8/16] TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA— Lots to report from our ground-truthing trek last week into Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. We spent a week on … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands Leads Ground-truth Expedition into Fabled Tongass National Forest

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

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

Win on the Tongass: Forest Service Withdraws Mitkof Island Old-Growth Timber Sale

For Immediate Release October 12, 2015 Contact: Gabe Scott, Cascadia Wildlands, (907) 491-0856, gscott@cascwild.org Becky Knight , GSACC, (907) 772-9391, bknight15@hotmail.com Oliver Stiefel, Crag Law Center, (503) 227-2212, oliver@crag.org … Continue reading Win on the Tongass: Forest Service Withdraws Mitkof Island Old-Growth Timber Sale

Six Groups File for Emergency Listing for Alexander Archipelago Wolf

by Leila Kheiry, KRBD-Ketchikan September 14, 2015 Six conservation groups on Monday petitioned for an emergency Endangered Species Act listing for the Alexander Archipelago wolf. In a letter … Continue reading Six Groups File for Emergency Listing for Alexander Archipelago Wolf

Appeals Court Affirms Roadless Protections on Tongass

E&E by Phil Taylor Thursday, July 30, 2015 By the thinnest of margins, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday ruled to reinstate roadless protections on the Tongass … Continue reading Appeals Court Affirms Roadless Protections on Tongass

Legal Battle Results in Protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

NEWS RELEASE: August 29, 2015 Contact: Gabe Scott, Cascadia Wildlands, 907.491.0856, gscott@cascwild.org Liz Judge, Earthjustice, 415.217.2007, ljudge@earthjustice.org Anne Hawke, 202-513-6263, ahawke@nrdc.org Jacob Eisenberg, 202-289-2391, jeisenberg@nrdc.org Ninth Circuit Ensures … Continue reading Legal Battle Results in Protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Cascadia’s Efforts to Save Alaskan Wolves in the News

by Leila Kheiry, Ketchikan Community Radio for Southern Southeast Alaska Citing a state study that shows a sharp decline in the wolf population on Prince of Wales Island and surrounding … Continue reading Cascadia’s Efforts to Save Alaskan Wolves in the News

Press Release: Cascadia Petitions for Emergency Action to Save Alaska Wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2015 Contact: Gabriel Scott, Cascadia Wildlands, (907) 491-0856 Rebecca Noblin, Center for Biological Diversity, (907) 274-1110 Rebecca Knight, Greater Southeast Alaska Conservation Community, (907) … Continue reading Press Release: Cascadia Petitions for Emergency Action to Save Alaska Wolves