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By Bob Ferris My older brother had his wedding videotaped by a rather intrusive photographer. And then after the wedding and before the honeymoon they rushed home and watched the video. I never understood that until this week when I was going through the Hoedown videos and images. Putting on an event like this puts … Read more
by Gabe Scott Small victories have been piling up in Alaska. It’s starting to feel like spring (see Alexander Archipelago wolf pups at right from last spring). Thanks to all of you who helped with the Cordova oil spill response port campaign. This little deepwater port project is a lynchpin to development on … Read more
by Nick Cady, Legal Director Last week Senator Wyden held a hearing on his O&C bill, a bill aimed at doubling logging in Western Oregon by suspending foundation environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act and mandating clearcutting on one million acres of public forest lands. Cascadia had … Read more
The US Fish and Wildlife Service just release the following press statement about the independent Peer review (see link at bottom of page): Service Reopens Comment Period on Wolf Proposal Independent scientific peer review report available for public review Following receipt of an independent scientific peer review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service … Read more
By Bob Ferris People in the Pacific Northwest love and understand good coffee made just right. You can see their eyes light with pleasure when they sip that mug prepared with the right amount of grounds from fresh beans that have met the optimal amount of hot, steamy water. When it comes to state … Read more
On February 6, 2014 Oregon Senator Ron Wyden will be holding hearings on Senate Bill 1784. Cascadia Wildlands is so concerned about elements of this bill that we sent our own Francis Eartherington and Nick Cady to Washington, DC to talk about to our elected officials about the dangers of this bill. Our concerns are laid … Read more
Today is the last day of wolf comments and folks are speaking up. Please click these links to see what people are saying. Cascadia Wildlands People Pictures and Comments: Wolf Comments People with Pictures American Society of Mammalogists: ASM 2013 Wolf Delisting letter_revision_15Dec And last but certainly not least, Cascadia Wildlands' joint comments with Center … Read more
The Rally today to save the three Elliott parcels from sale went well and we are very grateful to our friends and partners for showing up in force. In spite of this brave and informed showing on a very cold day, the State Land Board decided to move forward with these sales. Cascadia Wildlandsill continue … Read more
By Bob Ferris On December 10th the State Land Board (SLB) is going to decide whether or not to sell off a portion of the 93,000 acre Elliott State Forest in coastal Oregon. Many Elliott watchers consider this the opening of the door to sell most or all of this state forest. The land … Read more
The Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon is scheduling a series of what they are calling “Community Listening Sessions.” The stated goal of these sessions is to: 1) update the public on the plan revision progress and 2) hear the public’s thoughts on key issues like timber production and forest management, endangered species conservation … Read more
A Message from Bob Ferris Cascadia Wildlands’ catch phrase is: we like it wild. But it could just as easily be: we get things done. Recent examples? Sure. – Our lawsuit and settlement prevented the State of Oregon from killing wolves when and where they wanted. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife now … Read more
By Bob Ferris I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s and watched Westerns with my dad. We liked the action, wildness and, at times, the messaging contained in the films about cowboys, mountain men, desperados and the first folks in the Americans. Somewhere in the proteinaceous filing cabinets of my brain I am … Read more
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