Founded in 1998, Cascadia Wildlands is a Eugene, Oregon-based grassroots conservation organization known for innovative and effective campaigns.
Our staff of nine, active board of directors, and dedicated volunteers accomplish our goals through policy advocacy, outreach and organizing, and litigation. Our work is sustained by generous people like you, the business community, grant-making foundations, and inspiring fundraising events.
What We Do
Cascadia Wildlands is based in the heart of the Cascadia bioregion, which stretches from northern California to south-central Alaska. Cascadia Wildlands partners with organizations across the bioregion on pressing conservation priorities, but primarily focuses its efforts in western Oregon.
Our Mission: Cascadia Wildlands defends and restores Cascadia’s wild ecosystems in the forests, in the courts, and in the streets.
Our Vision: We envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, a stable climate, and vibrant communities sustained by the unique landscapes of the Cascadia bioregion.
Our Tagline: We like it wild.
Our Team
Meet our staff, board members, and interns.
History
Cascadia Wildlands was born out of the forest defense movement of the 1990s, bringing students, community members, business owners, scientists, and forest advocates together in direct action.
Work With Us
Cascadia Wildlands cares deeply about the well-being of our employees, our relationships with the community, and our role in the greater environmental movement.
Prominent Victories
Throughout the years, Cascadia Wildlands has grown into a regional conservation leader, working with partners and in coalition to protect and restore our lands and wildlife.
Our Bioregion
The temperate forest zone of Cascadia found on its westside is known for its lush rainforests, steep mountains, roaring rivers, unique fish and wildlife species, and its ability to sequester and store vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change.
