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 and looks up at a tree.

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

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

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

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.

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

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, … Continue reading Stand with Community Members — Say No to the Aloha Trout Logging Project!

Cascadia Wildlands Statement on the Election Results

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 administratively and legislatively. Imperiled species, clean … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands Statement on the Election Results

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

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.

Press Release: Court Protects Old-Growth Reserves from Fed’s Logging Scheme

May 28, 2024 — In response to a challenge brought by conservation organizations, on Friday a federal district court found that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) violated the law with its “Integrated Vegetation Management” (IVM) program, which proposed aggressive logging in forest areas set aside for forest conservation.

WildCATs looking over maps for the Calloway Timber Sale during this Summer's Basecamp (photo by Cascadia Wildlands).

Field checking the Calloway timber sale — May 17

Join Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT Field Checking outing to the U.S. Forest Service’s Calloway Project, located within the McKenzie District of the Willamette National Forest. THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.Please check back on our website and social media for more field checking opportunities this summer!You can email Madeline to let them know you are interested in future field … Continue reading Field checking the Calloway timber sale — May 17