Press Releases

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Cascadia Wildlands Statement on the Election Results

Cascadia Wildlands Statement on the Election Results

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   November 7, 2024 As we process the results of the election and the disastrous consequences it will...

Lawsuit Launched to Prevent Old-Growth Logging in Oregon Coast Range

Lawsuit Launched to Prevent Old-Growth Logging in Oregon Coast Range

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 27, 2024 Contact:    Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463            ...

Press Release: Ninth Circuit Upholds Conservationists’ Efforts to Stop Coastal Old-Growth Logging

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...

Press Release: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Oregon’s Red Tree Voles 

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...

Press Release: Court Protects Old-Growth Reserves from Fed’s Logging Scheme

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...

Press Release: Greensky Bluegrass, Margo Price and Oteil and Friends to Headline Two-Day Bigstock Fundraiser at Hoodoo Ski Area

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...

Press Release: Oregon’s Wolf Population Stagnates

Press Release: Oregon’s Wolf Population Stagnates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2024 Eugene, OR — Today the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) revealed Oregon’s wolf population...

Press Release: Groups Challenge BLM Commercial Logging in Conservation Reserve

Press Release: Groups Challenge BLM Commercial Logging in Conservation Reserve

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2024 Medford Oregon —Today a coalition of conservation organizations again filed a legal complaint challenging the Medford...

Press Release: Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Board of Forestry Decision to Advance a Habitat Conservation Plan for Western Oregon State Forests

Press Release: Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Board of Forestry Decision to Advance a Habitat Conservation Plan for Western Oregon State Forests

March 8, 2024 — The Oregon Board of Forestry made a historic decision to move forward with a Habitat Conservation...

Press Release: Feds Withdraw Controversial Big League Logging Project Following Legal Challenge

Press Release: Feds Withdraw Controversial Big League Logging Project Following Legal Challenge

January 22, 2024 — In response to legal pressure, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) withdrew the proposed 4,600-acre Big League logging...

Press Release: $26,500 Offered for Information About Two Illegal Oregon Wolf Killings  

Press Release: $26,500 Offered for Information About Two Illegal Oregon Wolf Killings  

December 7, 2023 — The Oregon Wildlife Coalition, conservation partners and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are offering rewards...

Press Release: Wolverines listed as “threatened” under Endangered Species Act after 20-year conservation effort

Press Release: Wolverines listed as “threatened” under Endangered Species Act after 20-year conservation effort

November 29, 2023 — Today, after more than 20 years of advocacy by wildlife conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and...

Press Release: Letter Calls on Gov. Kotek to Protect Old-Growth Forests, Cook Creek Watershed

Press Release: Letter Calls on Gov. Kotek to Protect Old-Growth Forests, Cook Creek Watershed

November 14, 2023 — Eleven conservation groups today sent a letter calling on Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and the Board...

Press Release: Conservation Groups Challenge BLM’s “Big League” Logging Project Due to Impacts on Imperiled Spring Chinook Salmon Habitat and Other Values

Press Release: Conservation Groups Challenge BLM’s “Big League” Logging Project Due to Impacts on Imperiled Spring Chinook Salmon Habitat and Other Values

November 7, 2023 — Today, conservation organizations Willamette Riverkeeper, Cascadia Wildlands, and Oregon Wild filed suit against the Bureau of Land...

Press Release: Conservationists Challenge BLM Clearcut of Endangered Species Habitat

Press Release: Conservationists Challenge BLM Clearcut of Endangered Species Habitat

September 19, 2023 — Today, conservation groups challenged a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) logging project that would clearcut mature...