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Oregon Board of Forestry Grants Petition to Protect Coho Salmon from Private and State Logging

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July 26, 2019 — Late Wednesday afternoon after hours of deliberation, the Oregon Board of Forestry voted 5-2 to accept a petition for rulemaking on coho salmon. The petition was brought by 22 different conservation and fishing groups under a rarely used portion of the Forest Practices Act which requires the Board to consider forest protections on private and state land when species are listed under state or federal endangered species acts. The Board is required to identify “resource sites” for listed species and subsequently develop rules to protect these species if threatened by state and private logging practices.

Legal Victory: Lower Grave Timber Sale Halted

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Old-Growth Timber Sale Above Rogue River Deemed Illegal Federal Judge Finds BLM Failed to Consider Approach to Reducing Fire Threat On the evening of July 2, Oregon Federal District Judge Michael McShane issued a legal order effectively halting the “Lower Graves” old-growth timber sale proposed above the popular lower Rogue River in the Grants Pass … Read more

13th Annual Hoedown — Sept. 7, 2019

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Join Cascadia Wildlands & Mountain Rose Herbs for the return of the Hoedown for Cascadia’s Ancient Forests! We’re bringing back the Hoedown in all its glory! This 13th incarnation will feature live bluegrass by Moonlight Jubilee, square dancing with caller Rosie, barn games, and boot kickin’ fun all at an incredible new location at the Rockin’ HK … Read more

Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Votes to Weaken Oregon Wolf Plan

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June 13, 2019 — On June 7, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, whose members are appointed by Governor Kate Brown, adopted revisions to the state’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. This plan is required to be updated every five years, but this latest update was over four years late given the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW) efforts to remove wolves from the state list of threatened and endangered species. Although wolves in Oregon are slowly recovering from their extirpation in the 1940s, the updates to the plan dramatically increase the situations in which wolves can be killed both by ODFW and members of the public.

Press Release: Lane County Board of Commissioners Withdraws Membership from Extreme Timber Lobby Group

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June 11, 2019 — Today, the Lane County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to withdraw its membership from the Association of O&C Counties (AOCC), an extreme timber lobby group. Newly elected commissioner Heather Buch brought forward the motion to remove Lane County’s funding, totaling $79,444 for 2019-2020, and membership in the AOCC. Commissioner Jay Bozievich was the lone commissioner to oppose the withdrawal.

Cascadia Wildlands and Partners in Front of Oregon Supreme Court to Protect the Elliott State Forest

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by Noah Mikell, Cascadia Wildlands Summer Legal Intern Last week we kicked off our summer as Cascadia Wildlands’ latest legal interns by attending oral arguments in the Oregon Supreme Court! It couldn’t have been better timing that we started our internships just as attorneys Dan Kruse and Nick Cady were putting the final touches on … Read more

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