For immediate release, March 5, 2013 Contacts: Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495 Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 PORTLAND, Ore.— In an effort championed by Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), 52 House members sent a letter today to the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urging an … Continue reading Press Release: 52 Members of Congress Urge Continued Federal Protections for Wolves in Lower 48 States
More than a Mile of Dead Wolves Need Your Attention Now
by Bob Ferris When I was in high school the Viet Nam conflict was still in full swing and so was the draft. And as we neared graduation our guidance counselors had us take aptitude tests. Invariably all the aptitude test results for males—regardless of input—indicated a suitability for the military. I think about it … Continue reading More than a Mile of Dead Wolves Need Your Attention Now
Lawsuit Chops Down Logging Plans on the Elliott
The Roseburg News-Review by Don Jenkins November 15, 2012 A lawsuit filed by conservation groups has caused the Oregon Department of Forestry to sharply scale back logging plans in the Elliott State Forest for 2013, a year in which the state planned to ramp up timber production in the 93,000-acre coastal forest. The … Continue reading Lawsuit Chops Down Logging Plans on the Elliott
Conservation groups ask Obama to keep western population of Northwest’s gray wolves on endangered species list
August 14, 2012 Scott Learn, The Oregonian Gray wolves in the western Oregon and Washington and California are just beginning to recover and should continue to be protected under the Endangered Species Act, 24 conservation organizations said today in a letter to President Obama. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to rescind the 1978 … Continue reading Conservation groups ask Obama to keep western population of Northwest’s gray wolves on endangered species list
Press Release: State of Oregon Suspends 10 State Forest Timber Sales in Marbled Murrelet Habitat
For immediate release July 2, 2012 Contact: Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 844-8182 Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495 Bob Sallinger, Portland Audubon Society, (503) 380-9728 Tanya Sanerib, Crag Law Center, (503) 525-2722 State of Oregon Suspends 10 State … Continue reading Press Release: State of Oregon Suspends 10 State Forest Timber Sales in Marbled Murrelet Habitat