News - Cascadia Wildlands

LEGAL VICTORY: Oregon to Regulate Humboldt Marten Trapping!

July 31, 2025January 3, 2019 by nsc425

January 3, 2019 — In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has agreed to issue new regulations addressing the trapping of critically imperiled Humboldt martens in Oregon’s coastal forests. The regulations must be finalized by September, according to a legal agreement. Fewer than 200 Humboldt martens survive in Oregon due to historical over-trapping and clear-cutting of coastal forests.

Oregon Sued for Humboldt Marten Trapping

July 31, 2025December 19, 2018 by nsc425

December 19, 2018 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands sued the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today for failing to ban the trapping of imperiled Humboldt martens in Oregon’s coastal forests.

Press Release: 9th Circuit Voids Old-Growth Timber Sales on the Tongass

July 31, 2025November 29, 2018 by Gabe

November 29, 2018 — A unanimous verdict of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated four U.S. Forest Service (USFS) logging projects in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the nation’s largest national forest, ending a ten year legal battle. Greenpeace USA and Cascadia Wildlands filed the suit in 2008.

Washington Targeting Three Wolf Packs for Killing

November 9, 2018 by nsc425

by Nick Cady, Legal Director On November 7, 2018, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) authorized the killing of wolves in the Smackout pack in Stevens County and ordered the complete elimination of the Togo pack in Ferry County. Department staff are still actively trying to kill the last adult and pup in … Read more

Flat Country Timber Sale

October 15, 2018 by sam

Flat Country — Willamette National Forest, McKenzie Ranger District UPDATE: Early in 2022, in honor of Earth Day, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies. The EO represents progress in its acknowledgement that old-growth and, notably, mature forests are essential against the worst impacts of climate … Read more

Devil’s Staircase Hike: Carbon Basin and the Dark Grove — November 10th, 2018

October 8, 2018 by sam

This all-day strenuous hike is a collaboration between Cascadia Wildlands and Our Forests that will take you into one of the most primeval places left in Oregon. This hike doesn’t go to the Devil’s Staircase waterfall, but instead we will see a portion of one of the most extensive remaining old-growth forests remaining in the Coast … Read more

Federal Timber Sale Challenges

October 8, 2018 by nsc425

Below is a sample of some of our recent timber sale challenges. We will update this list periodically! Lower Grave Timber Sale: The Lower Grave timber sale is a Medford District Bureau of Land Management sale targeting old-growth forests near the Rogue River in southern Oregon. The sale targets old-growth forests inhabited by the northern … Read more

Press Release: Oregon Wildlands Legislation Advances Through Key Senate Committee

July 31, 2025October 2, 2018 by Josh

October 2, 2018 — This morning, on the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced the Oregon Wildlands Act (S. 1548) sponsored by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The legislation would designate approximately 108,000 acres of Wilderness in the Devil’s Staircase and Wild Rogue areas, protect 252 miles of river across Oregon as Wild and Scenic, and safeguard more than 119,000 acres of the Rogue and Molalla Rivers as National Recreation Areas. The legislation would also withdraw the famed Chetco River in southwest Oregon from mining.

Hike & Bike the Threatened Thurston Hills Trails – November 3rd

October 1, 2018 by sam

REGISTER HERE TO JOIN US WHAT: Join Cascadia and Climate Justice League for a visit to the proposed Thurston Hills clearcut timber sale. The Springfield Bureau of Land Management is planning to clearcut log 100 acres of this public forest within Willamalane biking/hiking trails and directly adjacent to the Thurston Hills Natural Area. Cascadia Wildlands … Read more

Progressive Fire Mgmt. for Healthy Forests & Safe Communities — October 22nd

September 14, 2018 by sam

When: Monday, October 22, 2018 6-8pm Where: Sam Bonds Brewing, 540 East 8th Street Eugene What: Join fire expert Richard Fairbanks for a discussion about the role of progressive fire management in keeping communities safe and maintaining forest resiliency. We’ll explore our region’s historical relationship with fire and possibilities for using commonsense fire management to … Read more

Fall Creek Fire Ecology Hike — October 14th

September 12, 2018 by sam

Join Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands on a fall hike through old-growth forests affected by the 2003 Clark Fire near Fall Creek in the Willamette National Forest. This area is well known for its lush and beautiful creek-side trail, which we’ll experience while exploring the natural recovery of this diverse area after the fire. We’ll … Read more

September WildCAT Volunteer Meeting — September 26th

September 12, 2018 by sam

Join us for our monthly WildCAT volunteer meeting, where Cascadia volunteers connect, share and get involved in our conservation work. Get updates from our ongoing campaigns, meet like minds and get involved in the action of educating, agitating and organizing to defend wild places. Refreshments provided. All are welcome!