Tag: Earth Day

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.

Press Release: Federal Agencies Release Joint Report on Mature and Old-Growth Forests

April 20, 2023 — On April 20, 2023, the two federal agencies charged with overseeing federally-managed public forests in the US released a much-anticipated report defining, identifying, and producing an initial inventory of mature and old-growth forests. The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) inventory, which will continue to expand, identified more than 32 million acres of old-growth and around 80 million acres of mature forest across 200 types of forests.

Join Us for an Earth Day rally in Eugene — April 22, 2023

Join Cascadia Wildlands and our partners for an Earth Day rally in Eugene to call for lasting protections for federal mature and old-growth forests from logging. Date: Saturday, April 22nd Time: … Continue reading Join Us for an Earth Day rally in Eugene — April 22, 2023