For immediate release September 12, 2018 Contacts: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746, nick@cascwild.org Pete Frost, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-359-3238, frost@westernlaw.org Stacey Detwiler, Rogue Riverkeeper, (541) 488-9831, stacey@rogueriverkeeper.org Jonathan … Continue reading Press Release: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds State Efforts to Protect Salmon Habitat from Mining
Saving Oregon’s Famed Rivers and Wild Salmon from Gold Mining
by Nick Cady, Legal Director It has been a long road to suction-dredge mining reform in Oregon, but this campaign is close to finalizing permanent protections for Oregon’s iconic rivers … Continue reading Saving Oregon’s Famed Rivers and Wild Salmon from Gold Mining
Federal Court in Oregon Rejects Miners’ Challenge to Suction-dredge Regulations
For Immediate Release March 25, 2016 Contact Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands (541) 434-1463 Forrest English, Rogue Riverkeeper 541-261-2030 Roger Flynn, Mining Action Project 303-823-5738 Lori Ann Burd, Center for … Continue reading Federal Court in Oregon Rejects Miners’ Challenge to Suction-dredge Regulations
Suction Dredge Reform Bill Passes Legislature
Salem Statesman Journal by Zach Urness July 8, 2013 A bill that would scale back the number of suction dredge mining permits issued in Oregon has passed the House … Continue reading Suction Dredge Reform Bill Passes Legislature
Press Release: Bill to Protect Salmon Habitat in Oregon Passes House and Senate, Awaits Governor’s Signature
For immediate release July 8, 2013 Contact: Forrest English, Rogue Riverkeeper, 541-261-2030 Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, 541-844-8182 Salem, OR — Celebrated by fishermen, landowners, outdoor recreation businesses, and … Continue reading Press Release: Bill to Protect Salmon Habitat in Oregon Passes House and Senate, Awaits Governor’s Signature
Protecting Oregon’s Rivers from Suction Dredge Mining
Editorial by the Register-Guard March 4, 2013 Nearly a quarter century has passed since Oregon last updated the State Scenic Waterways Program, which increases protection for the state’s most … Continue reading Protecting Oregon’s Rivers from Suction Dredge Mining
Coho Protection Focus of Suction Dredge Mining Suit
Mail Tribune by Mark Freeman Three environmental groups are suing the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest for allegedly failing to protect threatened coho salmon from suction dredgers mining for gold in … Continue reading Coho Protection Focus of Suction Dredge Mining Suit
General Response to Joe Greene
[Editor's note: When the New 49er's griped about the bias of scientists involved in the public advisory committee for suction dredging in California, the State eventually acquiesced allowed the New … Continue reading General Response to Joe Greene
The Impacts of Suction Dredge Mining
Harmful to aquatic life. Suction dredging harms fish and other wildlife. Suction dredging reduces the ability of fish to see, feed, and spawn. Additionally, the turbidity and increased sedimentation caused … Continue reading The Impacts of Suction Dredge Mining
Suction Dredging…Sucks
By Bob Ferris My access point to my career in the conservation field came originally from fish. I caught my first trout on the Eel River in northern California … Continue reading Suction Dredging…Sucks