Tag: Oregon

VICTORY! Marbled Murrelet Gains Increased Protections in Oregon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 9, 2021 Contact:         Quinn Read, Center for Biological Diversity, (206) 979-3074, emailKatie Arberg, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772- 0259, emailBob Sallinger, Portland Audubon, (503) … Continue reading VICTORY! Marbled Murrelet Gains Increased Protections in Oregon

Arborists say ODOT post-fires tree cutting is excessive, rushed

By Cassandra Profita (OPB)Originally published on OPB.org April 14, 2021 6 a.m. Critics who worked on state project say it’s removing trees that aren’t actually hazardous Oregon has a lot … Continue reading Arborists say ODOT post-fires tree cutting is excessive, rushed

Jordan Cove Withdraws Removal Fill Application!

[SALEM, OR] – Amidst enormous public opposition and just one week before the Department of State Lands (DSL) was set to make a decision on a critical Removal-Fill permit on … Continue reading Jordan Cove Withdraws Removal Fill Application!

Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Challenge Enormous North Landscape Timber Sale

Cascadia Wildlands, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Oregon Wild, and Soda Mountain Wilderness Council have filed suit to stop a 9,000-acre timber project in Southern Oregon that will allow logging in threatened … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Challenge Enormous North Landscape Timber Sale

Oregon Adopts Petition; Bans Trapping of Humboldt Martens!

For Immediate Release, September 16, 2019 Contacts: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746, nick@cascwild.org Oregon Bans Trapping of Humboldt Martens PORTLAND, Ore.— In response to a petition from conservation groups, … Continue reading Oregon Adopts Petition; Bans Trapping of Humboldt Martens!