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For Immediate Release: October 28, 2026 Contacts: Bethany Cotton, Cascadia Wildlands, bethany@cascwild.org, (541) 434-1463 Chelsea Stewart-Fusek, Center for Biological Diversity Deirdre Dlugoleski, Defenders of Wildlife George Sexton, Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center Tom Wheeler, EPIC PORTLAND, Ore.— A coalition of conservation organizations today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of their intent to sue over … Read more
As a Result, Conservation Organizations and Other Parties Dismiss Case Against Agency For Immediate Release: October 23, 2026 Contacts: Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Meriel Darzen, Crag Law Center Elise Newman, Oregon Shores On October 23, conservation organizations Oregon Shores and Cascadia Wildlands, along with the city of Newport and the state of Oregon, … Read more
Public Overwhelmingly Supports Retaining the Roadless Rule, Keeping Public Lands Public For Immediate Release: September 2nd, 2026 Contacts: Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director, bethany@cascwild.org, (541) 393-8178 Corvallis, Ore — Today, community members and forest advocates gathered in protest of the U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz’s appearance at Oregon State University’s “Science, Stewardship, and Sustainable Forests Resource and … Read more
For Immediate Release: August 18th, 2026 Contacts: Grace Brahler Newsome, Wildlands Director, grace@cascwild.org, (541) 393-8178 Eugene, OR — Today, the Trump administration is advancing its repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, commonly called the Roadless Rule, despite overwhelming public opposition. The proposed rollback of the widely popular Roadless Rule threatens nearly 45 million … Read more
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Logging Plan Enjoined, Likely Violates Federal Law, Risks Loss of Wildlife Habitat and Harm to Public Interests For Immediate Release: July 20th, 2026 Contacts: Peter Jensen, Staff Attorney, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Brenna Bell, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Janice Reid, Conservation … Read more
For Immediate Release: July 15th, 2026 Contacts: Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Pete Frost, Staff Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center Tom Wheeler, Executive Director, EPIC Sydney Wilkins, Conservation Attorney, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center San Francisco, CA — Yesterday, conservation groups and a fishing guide filed suit in federal court in San Francisco to challenge the … Read more
Aloha Trout Timber Sale issued without valid management plan, violating key procedural law; precedent sows doubt about thousands of acres of timber harvest, leases, and permits across West For Immediate Release: June 24th, 2026 Contacts: Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482 3746 Susan Jane M. Brown, Principal & Chief Legal Counsel, Silvix Resources … Read more
For Immediate ReleaseMay 15, 2026 Contacts:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon WildJanice Reid, Conservation Chair, Umpqua WatershedsMeriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center Eugene, OR — Late yesterday, the US District Court ruled the Blue and Gold timber sale project on Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-administered land west of … Read more
For Immediate ReleaseMay 12, 2026 Contacts:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon WildJanice Reid, Conservation Chair, Umpqua WatershedsMeriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center Yoncalla, OR — In response to illegal logging of old-growth forest recently documented in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Blue and Gold timber … Read more
