Help Stop the Outlaw Ridge Project’s Plan to Clearcut Cascade Foothills Forest
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to clearcut almost 500 acres of forests at least 80 years and older through the Outlaw Ridge project. The project area, located in the North Santiam River watershed just south of Lyons and east of Salem, has lush, carbon-storing conifer forests vital for imperiled species and community health. The feds are proposing using the most aggressive form of logging on public lands, clearcutting mature and old-growth forests. Act now to help stop Outlaw Ridge! You have until Monday, January 12th, 2026 at 10:59 p.m. PST to submit your comment.
This project was first proposed in March of 2024, when national efforts were underway to stop logging old-growth trees on federally-managed public lands. In fall 2024, the agency pulled the project, apparently because of the impacts to older forests. Proposing a timber sale project targeting older forests, cancelling it under Biden, and later reviving it under Trump is a trend across BLM-managed forests in Western Oregon. No matter who is in office, it’s up to community members like you to make sure our message is clear: no clearcutting old-growth! Stop Outlaw Ridge!
