Press Releases

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Press Release: Forest Advocates Knock out Massive Trump Post-fire Logging Loophole

Press Release: Forest Advocates Knock out Massive Trump Post-fire Logging Loophole

November 10, 2022 — This month, conservation groups finalized a legal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management to reverse...

Press Release: Over 100 “Kayaktivists” and Community Members Protest Old-Growth Logging

Press Release: Over 100 “Kayaktivists” and Community Members Protest Old-Growth Logging

October 8, 2022 — Today, a “kayaktivist” flotilla of over 100 concerned community members rallied on the McKenzie River to...

Press Release: Court Rules Logging Project Violates Endangered Species Act

Press Release: Court Rules Logging Project Violates Endangered Species Act

October 4, 2022 — Late Friday, a judge in the District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that the...

Press Release: Conservationists Challenge Coast Range Logging Plan 

Press Release: Conservationists Challenge Coast Range Logging Plan 

September 8, 2022 — Today, Oregon-based conservation organizations Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s (“BLM”)...

Press Release: Lawsuit Challenges Washington’s Failure to Enact Wolf Management Rules

Press Release: Lawsuit Challenges Washington’s Failure to Enact Wolf Management Rules

August 5, 2022 — Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today asking a state court to enforce Gov. Jay Inslee's...

Press Release: Mature and old-growth logging sale undermines Biden climate policy; threatens McKenzie River, habitat

Press Release: Mature and old-growth logging sale undermines Biden climate policy; threatens McKenzie River, habitat

August 2, 2022 — Today, old-growth forest and wildlife advocates provided the U.S. Forest Service the means to reconsider the...

Press Release: Legal Warning Challenges Plan to Log Thousands of Acres of Oregon’s Old-Growth Forest Reserves

Press Release: Legal Warning Challenges Plan to Log Thousands of Acres of Oregon’s Old-Growth Forest Reserves

July 5, 2022 — A coalition of Oregon conservation organizations notified the Bureau of Land Management today it intends to...

Press Release: Court Halts Logging of Elliott State Forest Tract Sold to Private Timber Company

Press Release: Court Halts Logging of Elliott State Forest Tract Sold to Private Timber Company

June 28, 2022 — Today, a U.S. District Court judge issued a ruling preventing Scott Timber from clearcutting old growth...

Press Release: Court again forces feds to reconsider wolverine protections, this time using science

Press Release: Court again forces feds to reconsider wolverine protections, this time using science

May 26, 2022 — Today, a federal judge invalidated a Trump administration decision denying protections to imperiled wolverines under the...

Press Release: Conservationists Challenge Logging Plan

Press Release: Conservationists Challenge Logging Plan

May 26, 2022 — Late yesterday, Oregon-based conservation organizations Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild challenged the Bureau of Land Management’s...

Press Release: Oregon’s North Coast Red Tree Voles Get New Shot at Crucial Protections

Press Release: Oregon’s North Coast Red Tree Voles Get New Shot at Crucial Protections

May 24, 2022 — In a legal victory, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed today to reconsider whether red...

Press Release: 2021 Worst Year for Oregon’s Wolf Population Growth Since Return

Press Release: 2021 Worst Year for Oregon’s Wolf Population Growth Since Return

April 20, 2022 — Conservationists are concerned about the plateau of Oregon’s wolf population in 2021, largely resulting from poaching...

Press Release: Oregon Department of Forestry Moves Flawed Endangered Species Plan Forward 

Press Release: Oregon Department of Forestry Moves Flawed Endangered Species Plan Forward 

March 17, 2022 — The Oregon Department of Forestry and the National Marine Fisheries Service issued a draft environmental impact...

Press Release: Legal Victory Saves Threatened Old-growth Forest in Southern Oregon

Press Release: Legal Victory Saves Threatened Old-growth Forest in Southern Oregon

March 11, 2022 — The Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) “Lost Antelope” timber sale would have: Removed fire-resilient...