People walk in a forest with strong sunlight and large ferns in the understory.

N126, one of the largest Oregon logging projects in decades, needs more detailed study to safeguard environment, imperiled species

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 3, 2025 Contact: Nick Cady, legal director, Cascadia Wildlands, 314-482-3746 nick@cascwild.orgSangye Ince-Johannsen, attorney, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-778-6626, sangyeij@westernlaw.org Eugene, OR — In response to a challenge brought by Cascadia Wildlands and the Western Environmental Law Center, an Oregon federal district court on Monday held that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the law in authorizing the N126 … Continue reading N126, one of the largest Oregon logging projects in decades, needs more detailed study to safeguard environment, imperiled species

WildCATs field checking the Windy Peak Unit in the N126 timber sale (photo by Anupam Katkar).

Press Release: Conservationists Challenge Logging Plan

May 26, 2022 — Late yesterday, Oregon-based conservation organizations Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Siuslaw Field Office’s plan to log public lands west of Eugene across seven watersheds. The agency’s “N126 Late Successional Reserve Landscape Plan Project” is one of the largest logging proposals on public lands in Oregon in decades. The targeted forests are home to at least three federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed species: northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, and Oregon Coast coho salmon, along with the red tree vole, which is currently a candidate for ESA listing. The agency failed entirely to consider impacts to these species, amongst other errors.

N126 Timber Sale

N126 Timber Sale Thank you to everyone that submitted comments on this project and helped field check this massive area! Stay tuned for opportunities to help push back on the Bureau of Land Management logging agenda for our public forests in western Oregon. KEY INFO UPDATE Along with our allies, Cascadia Wildlands formally protested the … Continue reading N126 Timber Sale