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Conservation Groups Challenge Feds’ Illegal 42 Divide Logging Plan in Western Oregon

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2026  Contacts: Peter Jensen, Staff Attorney, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Brenna Bell, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Janice Reid, President, Umpqua Watersheds Roseburg, Oregon — Today, a coalition of conservation organizations filed suit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “42 Divide … Read more

Flat Country Repackaged? Thankfully, no.

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By: Madeline Cowen, Field and Organizing Manager In May of 2018, the Willamette National Forest first proposed the egregious Flat Country old-growth timber sale. The project proposed aggressively logging 2,000 acres of older forests in the McKenzie River headwaters, which provide fresh drinking water to hundreds of thousands of residents in the Willamette Valley. Astonished … Read more

Fire, Forests, and Collaboration on Dead Mountain

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People standing in a forest

By: Flora Booker, 2025 Summer Field and Events Coordinator On July 30th, Cascadia Wildlands staff and WildCAT volunteers joined a tour hosted by the Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative and the U.S. Forest Service to take a look at the proposed Dead Mountain Project. The collaborative is a mix of agency staff, environmental groups, timber industry … Read more

Forests Over Fascists—Don’t Shut the Public Out of Public Lands.

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The Trump administration is dismantling the public’s ability to engage with federal land management decisions — an alarming shift with especially dire consequences for Pacific Northwest  forests. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which governs the environmental review process for public land management decisions and mandates public input in the review process, has been a repeat … Read more

Legal Intervention Defends Northern Spotted Owl Habitat 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    May 21, 2025 Contact: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463Chelsea Stewart-Fusek, Center for Biological DiversitySusan Jane Brown, Silvix ResourcesTom Wheeler, Environmental Protection Information CenterSydney Wilkins, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands CenterJohn Persell, Oregon WildDavid Woodsmall, Western Environmental Law CenterJoe Liebezeit, Bird Alliance of OregonDave Werntz, Conservation NorthwestKimberly Baker, Klamath Forest Alliance Eugene, Ore.— Conservation groups … Read more

Illegal IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Struck Down

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For Immediate Release April 1, 2025 Contact: Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 George Sexton, Conservation Director, KS Wild John Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Meriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center Medford, OR — On March 31, 2025, Federal District Court Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Integrated … Read more

Weigh In on the Future of Northwest Public Forests 

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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 … Read more

Supporters Rally to Save Aloha Trout

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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 … Read more

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

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A volunteer stands near the base of an old-growth douglas fir, surrounded by woody and green understory.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2024 Contact:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746George Sexton, Conservation Director, KS Wild John Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild 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 … Read more

Stand with Community Members — Say No to the Aloha Trout Logging Project!

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Salmon spawn in Honey Grove creek in the Aloha Trout logging project. The water is clear, and the surrounding rocks are brown. Trees above have yellow leaves.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a new logging project just a few miles east of the community of Alsea, Oregon. The Aloha Trout project would log and build new roads through 1,800 acres of public forest in the middle of Oregon’s Coast Range. While some of the project area is relatively young, … Read more

Cascadia Wildlands Statement on the Election Results

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   November 7, 2024 As we process the results of the election and the disastrous consequences it will have on marginalized communities, democracy, and our environment, one thing is certain: We must support each other like never before to successfully defend the values we hold closely. We anticipate an all-out assault on the environment … Read more

Press Release: Ninth Circuit Upholds Conservationists’ Efforts to Stop Coastal Old-Growth Logging

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June 26, 2024 — Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2022 ruling from the District Court of Oregon that prevents Scott Timber Co. from clearcutting old-growth forest within Oregon’s Elliott State Forest. The court held that the proposed logging of the 355-acre Benson Ridge parcel by the subsidiary of Roseburg Forest Products would harm threatened marbled murrelets in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act. The case marks the first time a private timber company has been held to account in court for potential violations of the federal Endangered Species Act in Oregon.

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