Tag: timber

Salem Debacle Kicks Off a Very Consequential Year

A Recap of What Went Down This Legislative Session by Alexander Harris, Forest Policy Consultant for Cascadia Wildlands Last week, the Oregon Legislature ended its short session early, lacking the … Continue reading Salem Debacle Kicks Off a Very Consequential Year

Thurston Hills Timber Sale Challenged!

Lawsuit Says BLM Clearcuts on the Edge of Springfield Will Increase Fire Hazard and Harm Recreation Conservation groups and neighbors challenge the Pedal Power timber sale in the Thurston Hills … Continue reading Thurston Hills Timber Sale Challenged!

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

Oregon Board of Forestry Reverses Course, Will Develop Murrelet Protections

For Immediate Release, December 1, 2016 Contacts: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746, nick@cascwild.org Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Oregon Board of Forestry Reverses Course, Will … Continue reading Oregon Board of Forestry Reverses Course, Will Develop Murrelet Protections

Bob Ferris on the Radio in Coos Bay–of Timber, Coal, LNG, and Jobs

  Bob Ferris interview on the Mark McKelvey Show on July 10, 2012.  He and Mark talk about timber, coal, LNG and jobs in Coos Bay.  The 40-minute interview starts … Continue reading Bob Ferris on the Radio in Coos Bay–of Timber, Coal, LNG, and Jobs

The Carbon Curtain Coalition

Naomi Klein in her book Shock Doctrine laid out a recipe for our destruction: Take a real or manufactured crisis, add economic interests with political clout, and apply both towards … Continue reading The Carbon Curtain Coalition