For Immediate Release February 9, 2018 Oregon Raises Protections for Rare Seabird Logging, Loss of Prey, Climate Change All Endanger Marbled Murrelet PORTLAND, Ore. — Responding to a petition from … Continue reading Press Release: Marbled Murrelet Listed as Endangered in Oregon

Marbled Murrelet Review Suggests Increased Protections!
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Status Review Demonstrates that Marbled Murrelet Urgently Needs Endangered Status In response to a petition from multiple conservation organizations, the Oregon Department of Fish … Continue reading Marbled Murrelet Review Suggests Increased Protections!
Deep Thoughts with Cascadia’s Summer Interns
Corinne Milinovich and Kristen Sabo, 2017 Summer Legal Interns The 2017 Cascadia Wildlands summer was filled with countless Oregon adventures, great conversations, and monumental educational growth for us both. We … Continue reading Deep Thoughts with Cascadia’s Summer Interns

Press Release: Lawmakers Advance $100 Million in State Bonding Revenue to Keep the Elliott State Forest Public
For immediate release July 3, 2017 Contact: Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, 541-844-8182 On July 3 during a work session in Salem, the Capital Construction Subcommittee of the Joint Ways and … Continue reading Press Release: Lawmakers Advance $100 Million in State Bonding Revenue to Keep the Elliott State Forest Public

Battle for the Elliott State Forest Won! Land Board Votes to Keep Forest Public!
For immediate release May 9, 2017 Contact: Josh Laughlin, Executive Director, 541.844.8182 State Land Board Votes Unanimously to Ditch Elliott State Forest Privatization Proposal, Advance Public Ownership Solution In a 3-0 … Continue reading Battle for the Elliott State Forest Won! Land Board Votes to Keep Forest Public!
Press Release: Conservation Organizations Enthusiastic about Governor’s Plan for the Elliott
For Immediate Release May 4, 2017 Contacts: Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 844-8182 Doug Moore, Oregon League of Conservation Voters, (503) 729-5175 Salem, OR – The Oregon Conservation … Continue reading Press Release: Conservation Organizations Enthusiastic about Governor’s Plan for the Elliott
Conservation Groups Decry Vote by State Treasurer, Secretary of State to Sell Elliott State Forest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bob Sallinger, 503.380.9728 or bsallinger@audubonportland.org Josh Laughlin, 541.844.8182 or jlaughlin@cascwild.org Doug Moore, 503.729.5175 or dmoore@olcv.org Conservation groups decry vote by State Treasurer, Secretary of State … Continue reading Conservation Groups Decry Vote by State Treasurer, Secretary of State to Sell Elliott State Forest
Response to Governor Brown’s Plan for the Elliott State Forest
Just days before the quarterly meeting of the State Land Board, Governor Brown released a framework for her plan for the Elliott State Forest. Though not an action item on … Continue reading Response to Governor Brown’s Plan for the Elliott State Forest
Court Halts Logging of Elliott State Forest Tract Sold to Timber Company
For Immediate Release, December 20, 2016 Contact: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746 Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495 Bob Sallinger, Portland Audubon, (503) 380-9728 Court Halts Logging of … Continue reading Court Halts Logging of Elliott State Forest Tract Sold to Timber Company
Oregon Board of Forestry Sued for Failure to Protect Marbled Murrelet Habitat
For Immediate Release September 30, 2016 Contact: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, 314-482-3746, nick@cascwild.org Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, 503-484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiveristy.org Steve Pedery, Oregon Wild, … Continue reading Oregon Board of Forestry Sued for Failure to Protect Marbled Murrelet Habitat