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VICTORY! Marbled Murrelet Gains Increased Protections in Oregon

VICTORY! Marbled Murrelet Gains Increased Protections in Oregon

July 9, 2021 — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today approved a petition filed by five conservation groups to...

Press Release: CW Appeals ODOT’s $87,000 Bill for Post-Fire Hazard Tree Removal Public Records Request 

Press Release: CW Appeals ODOT’s $87,000 Bill for Post-Fire Hazard Tree Removal Public Records Request 

July 6, 2021 — Cascadia Wildlands appealed the $87,756.60 estimated bill issued by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) in...

DeFazio Letter Requests Immediate Protections for Gray Wolves

DeFazio Letter Requests Immediate Protections for Gray Wolves

July 1, 2021 — Earlier this week, Rep. Peter DeFazio sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland...

Press Release: WA Wolf Poaching, Reward for Information

Press Release: WA Wolf Poaching, Reward for Information

June 17, 2021 — Conservation groups announced today a combined $15,000 reward for information on the poaching of the breeding...

Press Release: The Green New Deal for Pacific Northwest Forests

Press Release: The Green New Deal for Pacific Northwest Forests

June 9, 2021 — Today, dozens of forest and climate justice organizations across northern California, Oregon, and Washington released a...

Recreation and Wildlands Enthusiasts Celebrate as Local Clearcut Proposal Defeated in Court for a Second Time

Recreation and Wildlands Enthusiasts Celebrate as Local Clearcut Proposal Defeated in Court for a Second Time

June 4, 2021 — For the second time in three years, a logging proposal slated to clearcut over 100 acres...

2020 Oregon Wolf Numbers Are In!

2020 Oregon Wolf Numbers Are In!

April 21, 2021 — Today, gray wolf advocates are celebrating the positive trends for wolves in Oregon in 2020. The...

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Ongoing Post-Fire Clearcutting in Santiam State Forest East of Salem

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Ongoing Post-Fire Clearcutting in Santiam State Forest East of Salem

April 14, 2021 — Today conservation groups including Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity, Willamette Riverkeeper, Audubon Society of...

A Call on Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack to Rein in Reckless Post-Fire Roadside Logging in Oregon

A Call on Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack to Rein in Reckless Post-Fire Roadside Logging in Oregon

April 13, 2021 — Today, over twenty conservation and climate justice organizations sent a letter to Cabinet Secretaries Deb Haaland...

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Red Tree Vole

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Red Tree Vole

March 25, 2021 — Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging a decision by the Trump administration to deny the...

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Removal of 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Spotted Owl Habitat

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Removal of 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Spotted Owl Habitat

March 23, 2021 — Conservation groups in the Pacific Northwest filed a legal challenge to reinstate federal protections on more...

Celebrating the Historic Confirmation of Secretary Haaland

Celebrating the Historic Confirmation of Secretary Haaland

March 16, 2021 — Oregon’s conservation community is celebrating the historic bipartisan confirmation of Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland,...

Federal Government Rejects Request to Overturn Oregon’s Denial of LNG Project

Federal Government Rejects Request to Overturn Oregon’s Denial of LNG Project

February 8, 2020 — The proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and fracked gas pipeline faced another massive blow today...

Victory for Eugene Climate Goals!

Victory for Eugene Climate Goals!

February 9, 2021 — After three months of public pressure and countless hours of public testimony about the climate and...

Wild and Scenic River Legislation Introduced

Wild and Scenic River Legislation Introduced

February 4, 2021 — On February 3, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced the River Democracy Act, which will...