BLOG: Basecamp 2024 was a success!
By Isa Eisenberg, 2024 Summer Summer Field and Events Coordinator The Divide Project, located just south of Detroit, OR in the Willamette National Forest, consists of a variety of forests, some of which have no record of previous logging. This means there is high potential for old, complex forest in units being considered for timber … Continue reading BLOG: Basecamp 2024 was a success!
Press Release: Ninth Circuit Upholds Conservationists’ Efforts to Stop Coastal Old-Growth Logging
June 26, 2024 — Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2022 ruling from the District Court of Oregon that prevents Scott Timber Co. from clearcutting old-growth forest within Oregon’s Elliott State Forest. The court held that the proposed logging of the 355-acre Benson Ridge parcel by the subsidiary of Roseburg Forest Products would harm threatened marbled murrelets in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act. The case marks the first time a private timber company has been held to account in court for potential violations of the federal Endangered Species Act in Oregon.
Press Release: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Oregon’s Red Tree Voles
June 20, 2024 — Conservation groups informed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today that they intend to sue over the agency’s denial of Endangered Species Act protections to the imperiled North Oregon Coast population of red tree voles. The Service’s decision to deny protections in February echoes a 2019 Trump administration denial, which was made despite several previous findings that protection was warranted. North Coast voles are threatened by logging and climate change-fueled wildfires.
Press Release: Court Protects Old-Growth Reserves from Fed’s Logging Scheme
May 28, 2024 — In response to a challenge brought by conservation organizations, on Friday a federal district court found that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) violated the law with its “Integrated Vegetation Management” (IVM) program, which proposed aggressive logging in forest areas set aside for forest conservation.
Press Release: Greensky Bluegrass, Margo Price and Oteil and Friends to Headline Two-Day Bigstock Fundraiser at Hoodoo Ski Area
May 20, 2024 — Bigstock Fundraiser has announced its 15th annual music event to be held at Hoodoo Ski Area on September 6-7 as a benefit for Oregon Adaptive Sports and Cascadia Wildlands.
Field checking the Calloway timber sale — May 17
Join Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT Field Checking outing to the U.S. Forest Service’s Calloway Project, located within the McKenzie District of the Willamette National Forest. THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.Please check back on our website and social media for more field checking opportunities this summer!You can email Madeline to let them know you are interested in future field … Continue reading Field checking the Calloway timber sale — May 17
Webinar: What is the NW Forest Plan — May 21
Cascadia Wildlands invites you to a webinar: What is the NW Forest Plan & Understanding What’s At Stake DATE: Tuesday, May 21TIME: 12pm THIS EVENT IS OVER. Cascadia Wildlands is a member of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance (PNWFCA), the host of this webinar series. BACKGROUND: Following years of grassroots organizing to protect the … Continue reading Webinar: What is the NW Forest Plan — May 21
Register for Field Checking Basecamp — June 20-25
Registration for this event is now CLOSED. Any questions can be directed to Madeline via email: madeline@cascwild.org or text/call: 206-653-4959 Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT Field Checking BASECAMP will take place in the U.S. Forest Service’s Divide Project, located within the Detroit District of the Willamette National Forest (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians land) from June 20-25th, 2024. The project area is … Continue reading Register for Field Checking Basecamp — June 20-25
Act for the Willamette River: Hold the U.S. Army Corps Accountable
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