In The Media
2026
Conservation group protests potential removal of the Roadless Rule at OSU Forestry event
09/02/2026 — by Macy Moore, KLCC
Learn from the Burn
08/06/2026 — by Eve Weston, Eugene Weekly
Roadless and Unruly
07/30/2026 — by Aishiki Nag, Eugene Weekly
Environmental Group’s Lawsuit Against BLM Could Have Nation-Wide Implications
07/12/2026 — by Sage Marshall, MeatEater
Green Group Sues to Invalidate Decades of Federal Land Decisions
06/24/2026 — by Bobby Magill, Bloomberg Law
BREAKING: Oregon Attorneys File Historic Lawsuit to Fight CRA Abuse on Public Lands
06/24/2026 — by Will Pattiz, More Than Just Parks
Environmentalists Use Congress’ Own Public-Land Loophole to Sue Over a Timber Sale
06/24/2026 — by Andrew McCean, Outdoor Life
Cascadia Wildlands sues to terminate 2025 timber sale because BLM did not submit plan to Congress
06/24/2026 — by Zac Ziegler, KLCC
Judge stops BLM timber operation amid old-growth logging dispute
05/15/2026 — by Ashli Blow, Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Conservationists ask federal judge to stop timber operation over old-growth ‘lie’
05/12/2026 — by Ashli Blow, Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Dam debate continues
04/27/2026 — by Eve Weston, Eugene Weekly
With rising wildfire risks, ‘inferior’ fish passage at EWEB dam draws federal review calls
04/23/2026 — by Ashli Blow, Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Federal agency accidentally killed 2 protected Oregon wolves last year, state report reveals
04/21/2026 — by Alejandro Figueroa, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon wolves and farmers
04/16/2026 — by Eve Weston, Eugene Weekly
Oregon’s new forest plan will guide logging, conservation for decades
01/29/2026 — by April Ehrlich, Oregon Public Broadcasting
2025
Passage ‘failure’ at EWEB dam killing endangered fish, conservation groups warn
06/30/2025 — by Ashli Blow, Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Local forest land falls under ‘reckless’ Trump proposals for development
06/25/2025 —by Ashli Blow, Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Law and water
06/05/2025 — by Eve Weston, Eugene Weekly
OR conservation groups intervene to protect spotted owl habitat wildlife protections”
06/02/2025 — by Isobel Charle, Public News Service
Elliott State Research Forest takes major step with new wildlife protections
05/28/2025 — by Gina Binole, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Federal judge halts logging plan in Oregon
04/28/2025 — by Hillel Aron, Missoula Current
Protestors rally to oppose BLM plan to log old-growth forests
04/23/2025 — KQEN
Oregon wolf population rises to at least 204 in first meaningful growth in years
04/11/2025 — by Zach Urness, Salem Statesmen Journal
Controversial timber sale near Roseburg is the target of protests and lawsuits
03/24/2025 — by Roman Battaglia, Jefferson Public Radio
EWEB faces lawsuit from Oregon conservation groups over lack of fish pass
03/19/2025 — by Noah Chavez, KEZI
Environmental groups sue Eugene utility, alleging failure to protect Chinook salmon, bull trout
03/19/2025 — by Rebecca Hasen-White, KLCC
Executive order calls for ramping up logging in OR
03/10/2025 — by Isobel Charle, Public News Service
Trump’s timber directives could sway Oregon forest policy, but market effects remain unclear
03/6/2025 — by April Ehrlich, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pressure builds on Army Corps to produce years-late reports on Willamette River Basin dams
02/14/2025 — by Melanie Henshaw, Investigate West
2024
Despite Biden’s promise to protect old forests, his administration keeps approving plans to cut them down
11/12/2024 — by April Ehrlich (OPB) & McKenzie Funk (ProPublica)
Wolf poaching affects recreation in Oregon
9/12/2024 — by Eric Tegethoff | Public News Service
“Music for oregon’s wildlife”
8/30/2024 — by EW Staff | Eugene Weekly
“Timber companies can’t log former Elliott State Forest parcel, appeals court affirms”
6/26/2024 — by April Ehrlich | OPB
“Army Corps faces pressure over pricey oregon hydropower dams”
5/21/2024 — by Kellie Lunney | Bloomberg Government
“Oregon’s wolf population plateaus for the first time in more than a decade”
4/16/2024 — by April Ehrlich | OPB
“Wolf depredation ‘multiplier’ payments dealt another setback in Oregon”
2/26/24 — by Mateusz Perkowski | Capital Press
2023
Celebrating 25 years of saving Oregon’s forests
12/7/23 — by Emerson Brady | Eugene Weekly
Wolverines get federal protection under Endangered Species Act
11/30/23 — by Sheraz Sadiq | OPB, Think Out Loud
Op-Ed: Transition to clean energy in Oregon homes will prevail, despite fossil fuel industry’s tactics
10/24/23 — by Bethany Cotton and Aya Cockram | Oregon Capital Chronicle
Conservation groups call for an end to aging Umpqua River dam after emergency fish salvage
9/18/23 — by Alex Baumhardt | Oregon Capital Chronicle
A gas utility’s astroturf campaign threatens Oregon’s first electrification ordinance
3/7/23 — by Joseph Winters, Newsletter Reporter | Grist
Not going flat
1/12/23 — by Henry Houston | Eugene Weekly
2022
Opinion: “Electrify Your Home to Benefit the Climate, Your Health and Your Wallet”
10/2/22 — by Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director for Cascadia Wildlands | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “Rewilding the West with wolves and beavers will curb climate change”
8/28/22 — by Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director for Cascadia Wildlands | The Register-Guard
“Oregon lawmakers, groups demand investigation over NW Natural’s gas claims”
8/17/22 — Monica Samayoa (OPB) | OPB.org
Opinion: SCOTUS is turning up the heat on climate change
7/31/22 — by Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director for Cascadia Wildlands | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “Enhancing Oregon’s River Safeguards Would Be a Lasting Legacy”
6/26/22 — by Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director for Cascadia Wildlands | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “NW Natural’s campaign reeks of desperation”
5/27/22 — by Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director for Cascadia Wildlands | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “Biden’s old-growth forest executive order has giant hole”
5/1/22 — by Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director for Cascadia Wildlands | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “Eugene must act now to address climate change”
4/26/22 — by Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director for Cascadia Wildlands | The Register-Guard
“Environmental groups file lawsuit against BLM over Archie Creek hazard trees”
2/9/22 — by Carisa Cegavske, Senior Staff Writer | The News-Review
“Conservation groups sue to stop post-fire logging on BLM land in Douglas County”
2/8/22 — by Rachael McDonald | KLCC
2021
Opinion: “Finding hope and taking action in a time of crisis”
12/25/21 — by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands Director | The Register-Guard
Guest Opinion: “QMS logging project will undermine Willamette National Forest recreation”
12/21/21 — by Nadene LeCheminant | The Statesman Journal
“A gray wolf’s epic journey ends in death on a California highway: OR-93 traveled further south than any wolf had in a hundred years. Even after death, he continues to inspire.”
12/5/21 — by Katharine Gammon | The Guardian
Opinion: “To achieve Glasgow’s climate goals, end old-growth logging at home”
11/27/21 — by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands Director | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “Silver Falls State Park faces post-fire chainsaws. Don’t allow it.”
10/23/21 — by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands Director | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “Oregonians are too smart to buy Big Timber’s climate greenwashing”
9/25/21 — by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands Director | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “The perils of cutting public out of post-fire forest decisions”
8/28/21 — by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands Director | The Register-Guard
“Environmental groups sue over post-wildfire roadside logging plans”
8/19/21 — by Cassandra Profita (OPB) | OPB.org
“Local environmental group warns of lawsuit over BLM salvage harvest”
8/15/21 — by Adam Duvernay (RG Reporter) | The Register-Guard
LTE: “Forward-thinking conservation”
8/1/21 — by Marty Farrell, Eugene | The Register-Guard, Letters to the Editor
Opinion: “Will we learn from the 2020 wildfire season?”
7/24/21 — by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands Director | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “Protecting Cascadia’s forests is our greatest climate solution”
6/26/21 — by Rebecca White, CW Wildlands Director | The Register-Guard
“BLM approves 910-acre salvage harvest in Holiday Farm Fire area”
6/3/21 — by Adam Duvernay (RG Reporter) | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “Oregon Department of Transportation is a hazard to Oregon’s wildfire recovery”
5/22/21 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
“Flattening a Forest: Retired forestry professors, an environmental group and a lawmaker speak out on a proposed logging of mature forestland”
5/13/21 — by Henry Houston | Eugene Weekly
“Oregon Utility Using Greenwashing and ‘Renewable Natural Gas’ To Push Back on Potential Gas Bans”
5/6/21 — by Nick Cunningham | DeSmog
Guest Opinion: “Protect older natural forests in the western Cascades”
4/27/21 — by Jerry F. Franklin and K. Norman Johnson | The Register-Guard
Opinion: “It’s DeFazio’s Time to Shine on Climate”
4/24/21 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
Guest Opinion: “Salvage does not aid ecological recovery of forests”
4/23/21 — by Jerry F. Franklin and K. Norman Johnson | The Statesman Journal
“Wolf population in Oregon grows by nearly 10%, but illegal killings worry advocates”
4/21/21 — by Kale Williams | The Oregonian/OregonLive
“Arborists say ODOT post-fires tree cutting is excessive, rushed”
4/14/21 — by Cassandra Profita (OPB) | OPB.org
Op-Ed: “The Slippery Slope of Hazard-Tree Logging”
3/27/21 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
“Has Eugene, Oregon, found a ‘superpower’ for climate action?”
3/26/21 — by Carl Segerstrom | High Country News
“Post-wildfire logging is moving fast, raising environmental concerns”
3/12/21 — by Cassandra Profita (OPB) | OPB.org
Op-Ed: “NW Natural is Gaslighting Oregonians”
2/27/21 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
Op-Ed: “Nothing Recovers from Massive Timber Grab”
1/23/21 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
2020
Op-Ed: “20/20 Vision For a Wilder Cascadia”
12/26/20 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
Op-ed: “Hope for Action Beyond Climate Deferral”
11/28/20 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
“Lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating environmental law with Portland tear gas deployment”
10/21/20 — by Monica Samayoa (OPB) | OPB.org
Op-Ed: “Same Playbook, Different Business”
10/24/20 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
Op-Ed: “Industrial Forest Management and the Holiday Farm Fire”
9/26/20 — by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots Organizer | The Register-Guard
Guest View: “Beavers and the Twisting of Sustainability”
7/7/20 — by Ernie Niemi | The Register-Guard
2019
“Jordan Cove Continues to Fail to Demonstrate That it Qualifies for State Permits”
3/6/19 — by Hannah Sohl, Director of Rogue Climate | The Coos Bay World
2018
“Timber Mandates Recklessly Ignore Common Interest”
10/10/18 — by Dylan Plummer, activist, student at the University of Oregon, and Cascadia Wildlands Intern | The Register-Guard
2016
Op-Ed: “State Should Scrap Elliott Forest Privatization”
6/5/16 — by Rod Sando | The Register-Guard
Guest Opinion: “Governor Brown’s Environmental Record Far from Green”
3/22/16 — by Shawn Donnille, vice president and co-owner of Mountain Rose Herbs in Eugene | The Register-Guard
2015
“Oregon Land Board May Seek Buyer for Elliott State Forest”
8/7/15 — by Jeff Barnard (The Associated Press) | The Spokesman-Review
“Appeals Court Affirms Roadless Protections on Tongass”
7/30/15 — by Phil Taylor | PoliticoPro E&E News
“Groups seek halt to POW wolf hunting, logging”
7/23/15 — by Leila Kheiry, Ketchikan Community Radio for Southern Southeast Alaska | KRBD-Ketchikan
“Wyden, Merkley Introduce New Oregon Wilderness Bill”
6/25/15 — by Zach Urness | The Statesman Journal
“Wolf Tracks”
5/26/15 — by Aaron Mesh | Willamette Week
“Kate Brown and Green Agendas”
2/26/15 — by Camilla Mortensen | Eugene Weekly
“Suit Aims to Stop Clearcut Logging Near Springfield”
1/16/15 — by Diane Dietz | The Register-Guard
2014
“Revenge Forestry: A Flare-up in the Elliott State Forest”
10/14/14 — by Jonathan Frochtzwajg | Oregon Business Magazine
Opinion: “Another mistake in managing wolf recovery”
9/16/14 — The Olympian & The Bellingham Herald
“Female wolf is Northwest descendant”
9/6/14 — By Lacey Jarrell (staff reporter) | Klamath Falls Herald and News
“Advocates Vow to Protect Devil’s Staircase Wilderness”
8/31/14 — by Zach Urness | Statesman Journal
“Coalitions sue Forest Service to block Alaska old-growth timber sale”
8/29/14 — by Maria L. La Ganga | Los Angeles Times
Opinion: “DeFazio, Wyden take wrong tack on timber”
8/11/14 — by Josh Laughlin, Campaign Director for Cascadia Wildlands | The Register Guard
Guest Opinion: “Why Hunters Should Oppose Sale of Elliott State Forest”
8/8/14 — by Marnie Allbritten | The Oregonian
“Murrelets surveyed at Elliott land sale”
5/19/14 — The Coos Bay World
“Elliott State Forest parcel to be sold to Seneca Jones, drawing environmental lawsuit”
4/21/14 — by Rob Davis | The Oregonian
Opinion: “In proposal to strip gray wolves’ protection, agency ignored the science”
3/20/14 — by Paul Paquet and Bob Ferris | San Jose Mercury News
“DeFazio Leads Effort to Get Obama to Protect Wilderness”
1/24/14 — by Jeff Makes | The Oregonian
“Coyote killing competition planned in Oregon”
1/16/14 — by Associated Press | Columbia Gorge News
“Oldest Trees Are Growing Faster, Storing More Carbon as They Age”
1/15/14 — Science Daily
“Oregon LNG: State delays decision, frustrating everyone involved”
1/9/14 — by Ted Sickinger | The Oregonian
“Cry wolf? Large carnivore decline puts humans at risk , study says”
1/9/14 —by John Roach | NBC News
2013
“Competitive hunting of wolves, coyotes in Idaho sparks outcry”
12/11/13 — Laura Zuckerman | Reuters
“Elliott State Forest Land Will Be Auctioned Off”
12/10/13 — by Karen Richards | KLCC
“Wyden Bill Boosts Cuts, Conservation”
11/26/13 — by Saul Hubbard | The Register-Guard
“Conservationists Seek Solutions To Sale Of Elliott State Forest Land”
11/21/13 — by Amy Klarup | Eugene Weekly
“Marbled murrelets discovered in Elliott State Forest, put land sale in doubt”
11/11/13 — by Rob Davis | The Oregonian