Press Releases

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Conservation Groups Decry Vote by State Treasurer, Secretary of State to Sell Elliott State Forest

February 15, 2017 — A broad coalition of conservation, hunting, and fishing groups across Oregon decried a state land board...

Response to Governor Brown’s Plan for the Elliott State Forest

February 13, 2017 — Just days before the quarterly meeting of the State Land Board, Governor Brown released a framework...

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Washington Rivers, Salmon from Destructive Suction Dredge Mining

January 10, 2017 — Conservation groups filed a notice of intent today to sue the state of Washington for allowing highly...

Court Halts Logging of Elliott State Forest Tract Sold to Timber Company

December 20, 2016 — A U.S. District Court in Eugene has issued a preliminary ruling preventing Scott Timber from clearcutting...

Oregon Board of Forestry Reverses Course, Will Develop Murrelet Protections

Oregon Board of Forestry Reverses Course, Will Develop Murrelet Protections

December 1, 2016 — The Oregon Board of Forestry has reversed its prior decision to deny a petition from conservation...

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Coyote Killing Contest Placing Oregon’s Wolves in Crosshairs

November 14, 2016 — Six wildlife conservation organizations representing nearly 212,000 Oregonians are calling on the U.S. Forest Service and...

Science Review Begins for Northwest Forest Plan Revision

November 10, 2016 — Today, the United States Forest Service released for public and heightened peer review its anticipated science...

Poll: Most Oregonians Oppose Hunting of Wolves, Favor Nonlethal Conflict Prevention

October 7, 2016 — A new poll conducted by Mason Dixon Polling and Research finds that the vast majority of...

Oregon Board of Forestry Sued for Failure to Protect Marbled Murrelet Habitat

September 30, 2016 — Four conservation organizations filed suit today against the Oregon Board of Forestry over dismissal of a...

Press Release: Marbled Murrelet Moves One Step Closer to State Endangered Status, Stronger Protections

September 9, 2016 — In response to a petition from Cascadia Wildlands and other conservation groups, the Oregon Fish and...

Press Release: Court Orders Fish and Wildlife Service to Reexamine Lynx Critical Habitat

September 7, 2016 — Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ordered the U.S Fish and Wildlife...

Press Release: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelet from Logging on Former Elliott State Forest

August 25, 2016 — Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and Portland Audubon filed a lawsuit in federal court...

New Western Oregon Forest Management Plan Challenged

August 9, 2016 — Late yesterday, a coalition of conservation and fishing groups challenged in the U.S. District Court in...

Wolves Being Killed in Northeast Washington

August 3, 2016 — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced late today they will kill members of the...

Oregon Wolf Delisting Challenge Reinstated by Court of Appeals

July 6, 2016 — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and...