Press Releases

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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...

Breaking: Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ends wildlife killing contests on Oregon’s public lands

Breaking: Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ends wildlife killing contests on Oregon’s public lands

September 15, 2023 —Today at a hearing in Bend, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to prohibit wildlife killing...

Press Release: Over half a million people call on Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests and trees

Press Release: Over half a million people call on Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests and trees

Thursday, July 20, 2023 — More than 500,000 people have submitted public comments to the U.S. Forest Service calling for...

Press Release: FEMA Pulls Oregon Logging Road Funding In Response to Lawsuit

Press Release: FEMA Pulls Oregon Logging Road Funding In Response to Lawsuit

July 18, 2023 — In response to a lawsuit Monday by the Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands, the...

Press Release: Lawsuit Challenges FEMA-Funded Logging Road in Oregon’s Coast Range

Press Release: Lawsuit Challenges FEMA-Funded Logging Road in Oregon’s Coast Range

July 17, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the...

Press Release: Lawsuit Launched Against Road Reopening in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest

Press Release: Lawsuit Launched Against Road Reopening in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest

May 8, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands filed a notice of intent today to sue...

Press Release: Eugene Earth Day rally calls for forest protection, Biden to keep promises

Press Release: Eugene Earth Day rally calls for forest protection, Biden to keep promises

April 22, 2023 — Hundreds of concerned community members gathered Eugene, Oregon on Earth Day for a rally and demonstration...

Press Release: Federal Agencies Release Joint Report on Mature and Old-Growth Forests

Press Release: Federal Agencies Release Joint Report on Mature and Old-Growth Forests

April 20, 2023 — On April 20, 2023, the two federal agencies charged with overseeing federally-managed public forests in the...

Press Release: Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Oregon’s 2022 Minimum Gray Wolf Population Count

Press Release: Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Oregon’s 2022 Minimum Gray Wolf Population Count

April 18, 2023 — Today, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released its annual report of the minimum...

Press Release: Legal Challenge to BLM’s Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme

Press Release: Legal Challenge to BLM’s Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme

April, 10, 2023 — Today a coalition of conservation organizations filed a legal complaint challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s...

Press Release: Legal Agreement Will Bring New Protections From Logging to Oregon Coast Coho Salmon

Press Release: Legal Agreement Will Bring New Protections From Logging to Oregon Coast Coho Salmon

March 23, 2023 — Resolving multiyear litigation over the harms of logging to coho salmon, conservation groups reached an agreement...

Press Release: Eugene becomes first city in Oregon to phase out gas in new construction as electrification movement grows

Press Release: Eugene becomes first city in Oregon to phase out gas in new construction as electrification movement grows

February 6, 2023 — The City of Eugene voted five to three tonight to phase out fossil fuels like gas...

Press Release: $15,000 Reward Offered for Info on Oregon Wolf Killed Illegally in Late 2022

Press Release: $15,000 Reward Offered for Info on Oregon Wolf Killed Illegally in Late 2022

January 10, 2023 — Wildlife conservation groups today announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction...

Press Release: Eugene Water and Electric Board’s Unanimously Votes to Decommission Leaburg Hydroelectric Project on the McKenzie River

Press Release: Eugene Water and Electric Board’s Unanimously Votes to Decommission Leaburg Hydroelectric Project on the McKenzie River

January 4, 2023 — Following years of extensive research, analysis, and outreach, the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) Commission...