By Bob Ferris gump•tion [guhmp-shuhn] noun Informal. 1. initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself. 2. courage; spunk; guts: It takes gumption to quit a high-paying job. 3. common sense; shrewdness. From Dictionary.com There are times when I fantasize about products that I would like to see. One … Continue reading Interior Department: The Need for a Gumption Pill
Forests, Fracking and LNG: Francis Defending People and Places
Francis Eatherington, Cascadia Wildands' Conservation Director was recently interviewed on a broad range topics relating to Oregon's precious coastal forests and the problems with allowing liquefied natural gas exports through Coos Bay. Please listen to what she has to say in this engaging and thoughtful interview. Click here to listen to the … Continue reading Forests, Fracking and LNG: Francis Defending People and Places
Wyden-style Clearcut Causes Mudslide on O&C Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wyden-style Clearcut Causes Mudslide on O&C Lands Mudslide found by neighboring resident at Buck Rising Timber Sale (Photo by Francis Eatherington) Roseburg, OR Feb 27, 2014 Earlier this week, neighboring landowners discovered a mudslide in the "experimental" Buck Rising clearcut logging project on public lands managed by the Bureau … Continue reading Wyden-style Clearcut Causes Mudslide on O&C Lands
Senator Wyden is Holding a Hearing on the O&C Lands Today: He Should be Hearing From You
On February 6, 2014 Oregon Senator Ron Wyden will be holding hearings on Senate Bill 1784. Cascadia Wildlands is so concerned about elements of this bill that we sent our own Francis Eartherington and Nick Cady to Washington, DC to talk about to our elected officials about the dangers of this bill. Our concerns are laid … Continue reading Senator Wyden is Holding a Hearing on the O&C Lands Today: He Should be Hearing From You
Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Send Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Letters About O&C Logging Bill
Click here to read the letter to Senator Ron Wyden. Click here to read the letter to Senator Jeff Merkley.
Roseburg BLM Clearcut Logging Plan Challenged
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2014 Contacts: Steve Pedery, Oregon Wild – sp@oregonwild.org – (503) 283-6343, ext. 211 Francis Eatherington, Cascadia Wildlands – francis@cascwild.org – (541) 643-1309 Doug Heiken, Oregon Wild – dh@oregonwild.org – (541) 344-0675 Roseburg BLM Clearcut Logging Plan Challenged Conservationists go to court to stop controversial clearcutting plan in White Castle forest; century-old trees on chopping block … Continue reading Roseburg BLM Clearcut Logging Plan Challenged
Oldest Trees Are Growing Faster, Storing More Carbon as They Age
Science Daily January 15, 2014 In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their growth rates and sequester more carbon as they age. In a letter published today in the journal Nature, an international research group reports … Continue reading Oldest Trees Are Growing Faster, Storing More Carbon as They Age
Paranoia Strikes the Deep: Our Oceans’ Bad Acid Trip
By Bob Ferris I grew to semi-adulthood in the 1960s deep in the shadow of The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane-energized Bay Area. How deep? Well Santana played as a backup band at a dance at my high school during my sophomore year. It also means that Haight-Ashbury was a real place for me … Continue reading Paranoia Strikes the Deep: Our Oceans’ Bad Acid Trip
Oh Deer: Reading between the O&C Lines
By Bob Ferris Before I even thought about wolf and bear advocacy, I worked on deer (at right). In those pre-wolf times I fully immersed myself in all things Wallmo, was the first through the gate of Clover traps and pioneered some tranquilizer dart capture techniques for black tailed deer. Some of this is rusty … Continue reading Oh Deer: Reading between the O&C Lines
Wyden Bill Boosts Cuts, Conservation
by Saul Hubbard The Register-Guard November 26, 2013 U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is seeking to roughly double timber harvests on Western Oregon’s federal forest land under a much-anticipated bill unveiled Tuesday. Like a plan backed by Oregon U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Greg Walden and Kurt Schrader that passed the House this fall, Wyden’s … Continue reading Wyden Bill Boosts Cuts, Conservation