by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots OrganizerOriginally published in The Register-Guard, May 22, 2021. On April 29, The Oregonian published an article wherein Oregon Department of Transportation spokesman Tony Andersen dismissed community concern … Continue reading Opinion: Oregon Department of Transportation is a hazard to Oregon’s wildfire recovery
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
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Ongoing Post-Fire Clearcutting in Santiam State Forest East of Salem
For Immediate Release April 14, 2021 Contacts:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands; email, 314.482.3746Noah Greenwald, Endangered Species Director, Center for Biological Diversity; email, 503.484.7495 Environmental … Continue reading Lawsuit Filed Challenging Ongoing Post-Fire Clearcutting in Santiam State Forest East of Salem
A Call on Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack to Rein in Reckless Post-Fire Roadside Logging in Oregon
For Immediate ReleaseApril 13, 2021 Contacts:Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director, Cascadia Wildlands; email, 503.327.4923Tim Ingalsbee, Executive Director, Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology (FUSEE); email, 541.338.7671 Conservationists Call on Biden … Continue reading A Call on Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack to Rein in Reckless Post-Fire Roadside Logging in Oregon
Op-Ed: The Slippery Slope of Hazard-Tree Logging
by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots OrganizerOriginally published in The Register-Guard, March 27, 2021. Pacific Northwest forests are crisscrossed with roads — enough logging roads alone to circle the planet 13 times. … Continue reading Op-Ed: The Slippery Slope of Hazard-Tree Logging
Post-wildfire logging is moving fast, raising environmental concerns
By Cassandra Profita (OPB)Originally published on OPB. March 12, 2021 6 a.m. Special rules for logging after wildfire allow more trees to be cut faster with fewer restrictions Jon Haas … Continue reading Post-wildfire logging is moving fast, raising environmental concerns
BLOG: After the Fires, the Birds and the Blooms
by Rebecca White, Wildlands Director As we move into the post-wildfire season here in western Oregon, I am thinking of having some bumper stickers printed up. Maybe, “Gaia Knows Best.” … Continue reading BLOG: After the Fires, the Birds and the Blooms
Progressive Fire Mgmt. for Healthy Forests & Safe Communities — October 22nd
When: Monday, October 22, 2018 6-8pm Where: Sam Bonds Brewing, 540 East 8th Street Eugene What: Join fire expert Richard Fairbanks for a discussion about the role of progressive fire … Continue reading Progressive Fire Mgmt. for Healthy Forests & Safe Communities — October 22nd
On Westerman, Walden, and Kids: Contemplating Oregon’s Fire Season from Drake Peak Lookout
by Gabe Scott, Cascadia Wildlands In-House Counsel I’m sitting in the Drake Peak fire lookout tower in Oregon's Fremont-Winema National Forest for a long weekend with my young kids, … Continue reading On Westerman, Walden, and Kids: Contemplating Oregon’s Fire Season from Drake Peak Lookout