FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2022
Portland, OR — Today, forest and climate activists gathered at Terry Schrunk Plaza across from the Forest Service Region 6 offices in support of stronger protections for mature and old-growth forests.
Intro to Field Checking — Wed. March 30 @ 4pm
Want to help protect the forest while spending time in the forest? Become a trained field checker! Join the WildCAT Field Checking Spoke’s presentation:An Introduction to Field Checking on Wednesday, … Continue reading Intro to Field Checking — Wed. March 30 @ 4pm
Press Release: Legal Victory Saves Threatened Old-growth Forest in Southern Oregon
March 11, 2022 — The Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) “Lost Antelope” timber sale would have: Removed fire-resilient old-growth trees located in the “Wildland Urban Interface” and increased wildfire hazard to nearby ranches, farms and communities. Conducted “regeneration” and “gap creation” logging activities that resemble clearcutting. Resulted in the establishment of dense young even-age timber plantations that tend to burn at stand-replacing intensity.
Press Release: Victory for the Elliott State Forest!
March 3, 2022 — Today, the Oregon House of Representatives voted 50-8 to approve SB 1546 to create the Elliott State Research Forest and appropriate $121 million to decouple the 82,500-acre forest near Coos Bay from the Common School Fund (CSF). The vote follows the Oregon Senate’s approval of the legislation 22-4 on Tuesday.
Protect older natural forests in the western Cascades
By Jerry F. Franklin and K. Norman Johnson | Guest OpinionOriginally published in The Register-Guard April 27, 2021 Almost 20 years ago, the U.S. Forest Service essentially stopped logging older … Continue reading Protect older natural forests in the western Cascades
BLOG: Environmental Rollbacks Gut Core Conservation Laws
Trump Administration Pushing Through Environmental Rollbacks During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Gene McCarthy Cascadia Wildlands Legal Intern, Summer 2020 It can be exhausting keeping up with the constant barrage of … Continue reading BLOG: Environmental Rollbacks Gut Core Conservation Laws
Umpqua Sweets Chronicles Vol 4 – Community
by Gabe Scott, In-house Counsel November 5, 2019 It is a lot of fun to be part of a movement. A phenomenal community of people have been coming together in … Continue reading Umpqua Sweets Chronicles Vol 4 – Community
Press Release: Quartz Timber Sale Challenged Over Impacts to Red Tree Voles
For immediate release May 16, 2018 Contact: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746 Doug Heiken, Oregon Wild, (541) 344-0675 Reed Wilson, Benton Forest Coalition, (541) 754-3254 EUGENE, Ore.— Today, three … Continue reading Press Release: Quartz Timber Sale Challenged Over Impacts to Red Tree Voles