Tag: Oregon

A fledgling spotted owl, with fluffy white feathers sits on a branch.

Legal Intervention Defends Northern Spotted Owl Habitat 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    May 21, 2025 Contact: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746, nick@cascwild.org Chelsea Stewart-Fusek, Center for Biological Diversity,  (971) 717-6425, cstewartfusek@biologicaldiversity.org Susan Jane Brown, Silvix Resources, (503) 680-5513, sjb@silvix.org Tom Wheeler, Environmental Protection Information Center,  (206) 356-8689, tom@wildcalifornia.org  Sydney Wilkins, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center,  (949) 812-0632, sydney@kswild.orgJohn Persell, Oregon Wild, (503) 896-6472, jp@oregonwild.orgDavid Woodsmall, Western Environmental Law Center (971) 285-3632, woodsmall@westernlaw.orgJoe Liebezeit, Bird Alliance of Oregon, (503) 329-6026, jliebezeit@birdallianceoregon.orgDave … Continue reading Legal Intervention Defends Northern Spotted Owl Habitat 

A person stands next to a large tree with a white board delineating the DBH.

Court Rejects Coast Range Clearcutting Project

Feds failed to consider harm to ecosystems and failed to follow required environmental review processes. April 25, 2025 Peter Jensen, Cascadia Wildlands peter@cascwild.org (385) 444-8631John Persell, Oregon Wild jp@oregonwild.org (503) 896-6472Oliver Stiefel, Crag Law Center, oliver@crag.org (503) 227-2212 Eugene, OR — Conservation groups secured a victory as a federal court rejected the Bureau of Land … Continue reading Court Rejects Coast Range Clearcutting Project

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

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Illegal IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Struck Down

April 1, 2025 Medford Oregon For Immediate Release Contact: George Sexton, Conservation Director KS Wild (541) 778-8120 gs@kswild.orgNick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands (314) 482-3746 nick@cascwild.orgJohn Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild (503) 896-6472 jp@oregonwild.orgMeriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center (503) 525-2725 meriel@crag.org On March 31, 2025, Federal District Court Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the … Continue reading Illegal IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Struck Down

The Trail Bridge dam sits at the end of the frame. The dark blue water of the Mckenzie runs with green trees on the shore.

Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act  

Advocates Sue to Address Harm to Bull Trout and Chinook Salmon Contacts:  Bethany Cotton, Cascadia Wildlands, bethany@cascwild.org 503.327.4923 John Persell, Oregon Wild jp@oregonwild.org 503.896.6472  Jennifer Fairbrother, Native Fish Society: jennifer@nativefishsociety.org 541.602.0696  Lindsey Hutchinson, Willamette Riverkeeper lindsey@willametteriverkeeper.org  Hannah Goldblatt, Advocates for the West: hgoldblatt@advocateswest.org 503.506.5131 Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net, 203.435.1722 EUGENE, OR — Today, conservation … Continue reading Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act  

A bright green forest lets dappled sunlight through. A volunteer stands to the right, dwarfed by the trees.

Help Strike Out the Big League Logging Project

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revived the deeply flawed Big League logging project in the Mohawk River and Upper Calapooia River watersheds near Marcola and Wendling, Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management wants to log 2,700 acres of forested watersheds and construct or renovate a whopping 133 miles of roads in the Big … Continue reading Help Strike Out the Big League Logging Project

A young person stands to the right of a huge tree that makes them look tiny. The surrounding foliage is bright green.

Weigh In on the Future of Northwest Public Forests 

For 30 years, the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) has guided management of 17 national forests stretching from western Washington and Oregon south to northwestern California. Proposed changes to the plan are underway. We are asking you to take two concrete actions to help advocate for the ecosystems you love. Originally developed to curb the impacts … Continue reading Weigh In on the Future of Northwest Public Forests 

Supporters Rally to Save Aloha Trout

This November, Cascadia Wildlands and supporters rallied against the Aloha Trout project just a few miles east of the community of Alsea, Oregon.  This Bureau of Land Management logging project would log and build new roads through 1,800 acres of public forest in the middle of Oregon’s Coast Range. While out in the forest, Cascadia … Continue reading Supporters Rally to Save Aloha Trout

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Conservation Groups Challenge Bureau of Land Management SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. November 19, 2024 Contact:Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746George Sexton, Conservation Director KS Wild 541-778-8120 gs@kswild.orgJohn Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild 503-896-6472 jp@oregonwild.org EUGENE, OR. Today forest conservation organizations filed a legal challenge in Medford federal district court challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) latest old-growth timber sale located in the Cascade foothills east of … Continue reading Conservation Groups Challenge Bureau of Land Management SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale

Cascadia Wildlands staff admire an old-growth tree at the Blue & Gold sale . The camera is angled below the tree and onlookers, capturing ferns and leaves in the frame as well.

Say No to Blue and Gold Old-Growth Logging Project!

Despite the dual worsening climate and biodiversity crises, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is pushing forward with a controversial plan to log over a  thousand of acres of pristine, resilient old-growth forest habitat on public lands in Oregon’s Coast Range. The Blue and Gold logging project, located west of Yoncalla in the Umpqua River … Continue reading Say No to Blue and Gold Old-Growth Logging Project!