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# Cascadia Wildlands

Defending and restoring Cascadia's wild ecosystems in the forests, in the courts, and on the streets.

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- [Public Lands Need Public Voices. Don’t Let Them Silence You!](https://cascwild.org/2026/public-lands-need-public-voices-dont-let-them-silence-you/) - By: Noah Angell, Communications Fellow It is no secret that the Trump administration has prioritized profit and privatization over protecting our public lands, wildlife, and climate. So it should come as no surprise that the past two years have brought some of the biggest attacks on public lands, land management agencies, and environmental safeguards in
- [New Lawsuit Claims Oregon Timber Sale is Invalid After Congressional Overreach ](https://cascwild.org/2026/new-lawsuit-claims-oregon-timber-sale-is-invalid-after-congressional-overreach/) - Aloha Trout Timber Sale issued without valid management plan, violating key procedural law; precedent sows doubt about thousands of acres of timber harvest, leases, and permits across West For Immediate Release: June 24th, 2026 Contacts: Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482 3746 Susan Jane M. Brown, Principal & Chief Legal Counsel, Silvix Resources
- [Court Stops Fed’s Destructive Logging Plan](https://cascwild.org/2026/court-stops-feds-destructive-logging-plan/) - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Logging Plan Enjoined, Likely Violates Federal Law, Risks Loss of Wildlife Habitat and Harm to Public Interests For Immediate Release: July 20th, 2026 Contacts: Peter Jensen, Staff Attorney, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Brenna Bell, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Janice Reid, Conservation
- [Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Attempt to Stop Protecting Imperiled Species’ Habitat](https://cascwild.org/2026/lawsuit-challenges-trumps-attempt-to-stop-protecting-imperiled-species-habitat/) - For Immediate Release: July 15th, 2026 Contacts: Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Pete Frost, Staff Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center Tom Wheeler, Executive Director, EPIC Sydney Wilkins, Conservation Attorney, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center San Francisco, CA — Yesterday, conservation groups and a fishing guide filed suit in federal court in San Francisco to challenge the
- [Roadless Is Priceless: Defending the Wildly Popular Roadless Area Conservation Rule](https://cascwild.org/2026/roadless-is-priceless-defending-the-wildly-popular-roadless-area-conservation-rule/) - By: Noah Angell, Communications Fellow As I stepped out of the car that recent cold, foggy morning, the first thing I noticed was the silence. However, not complete silence. As I quietly walked through the forest I noticed it was alive with the calls of varied thrushes, dark-eyed juncos, yellow-rumped warblers, and red-breasted nuthatches. I
- [Annual Basecamp Inspires Forest Defenders](https://cascwild.org/2026/annual-basecamp-inspires-forest-defenders/) - By: Jack Dodson, Summer Field and Events Coordinator At the end of June, Cascadia Wildlands hosted our largest WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) event of the year: Field Checking Basecamp. Over the course of five days, from June 18-22, around 50 volunteers field checked units in the contentious 42 Divide timber sale near Camas Valley in
- [Conservation Organizations Hail Ruling That Halts Old-Growth Forest Logging at the Blue and Gold Timber Sale in the Oregon Coast Range](https://cascwild.org/2026/conservation-organizations-hail-ruling-that-halts-old-growth-forest-logging-at-the-blue-and-gold-timber-sale-in-the-oregon-coast-range/) - For Immediate ReleaseMay 15, 2026 Contacts:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon WildJanice Reid, Conservation Chair, Umpqua WatershedsMeriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center Eugene, OR — Late yesterday, the US District Court ruled the Blue and Gold timber sale project on Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-administered land west of
- [Conservation Organizations File for a Temporary Restraining Order in Response to Bureau of Land Management’s Illegal Old-Growth Forest Logging Near Yoncalla](https://cascwild.org/2026/conservation-organizations-file-for-a-temporary-restraining-order-in-response-to-bureau-of-land-managements-illegal-old-growth-forest-logging-near-yoncalla/) - For Immediate ReleaseMay 12, 2026 Contacts:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon WildJanice Reid, Conservation Chair, Umpqua WatershedsMeriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center Yoncalla, OR — In response to illegal logging of old-growth forest recently documented in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Blue and Gold timber
- [Advocates Ask Feds to Make EWEB Consider Volitional Fish Passage at Trail Bridge Dam](https://cascwild.org/2026/advocates-ask-feds-to-make-eweb-consider-volitional-fish-passage-at-trail-bridge-dam/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2026 Bethany Cotton, Cascadia Wildlands, (541)-534-1463 Jennifer Fairbrother, Native Fish Society Lindsey Hutchison, Willamette Riverkeeper Eugene, OR — Today, on Earth Day, Advocates submitted a petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting a cost and viability comparison of volitional passage at the Trail Bridge Dam on the McKenzie River, and interim improvements
- [Engaging During These Trying Times / Participando en Estos Tiempos Difíciles ](https://cascwild.org/2026/engaging-during-these-trying-times-participando-en-estos-tiempos-dificiles/) - By: Noah Angell, Communications Fellow In these trying times it’s easy to feel helpless, as if our voices don’t matter, our efforts too small, or the systems we’re up against too deeply rooted to change. I’ve felt that too. Working in conservation, especially as a Latino who has had to learn and navigate these systems
- [Flat Country Repackaged? Thankfully, no.](https://cascwild.org/2025/flat-country-repackaged-thankfully-no/) - By: Madeline Cowen, Field and Organizing Manager In May of 2018, the Willamette National Forest first proposed the egregious Flat Country old-growth timber sale. The project proposed aggressively logging 2,000 acres of older forests in the McKenzie River headwaters, which provide fresh drinking water to hundreds of thousands of residents in the Willamette Valley. Astonished
- [Lawsuit Filed Challenging Ongoing Post-Fire Clearcutting in Santiam State Forest East of Salem](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 Corvallis, Audubon Society of Salem, Oregon Wild, and the Benton Forest Coalition filed suit challenging the ongoing post-fire clearcutting in the Santiam State forest east of Salem. Closed to visitors since 2020’s Labor Day wildfires, the state forest is currently being extensively logged by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
- [Wild and Scenic River Legislation Introduced](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 add 4,700 river miles in Oregon into the Wild and Scenic Rivers system. The proposal will permanently protect waterways across the state, from tributaries of the Snake River in northeast Oregon to unprotected creeks in the Siskiyou Mountains in southwest Oregon and dozens within the Oregon Coast Range and Cascade Mountains.
- [Victory for Eugene Climate Goals!](https://cascwild.org/2021/victory-for-eugene-climate-goals/) - February 9, 2021 — After three months of public pressure and countless hours of public testimony about the climate and health impacts of fracked gas, the City’s franchise negotiations with NW Natural last night hit an impasse. Members of the Fossil Free Eugene campaign hailed this new development as a victory, as the franchise agreement being discussed was set to lock the city into a ten-year contract in which the fracked gas corporation could use the City’s right of way to expand its infrastructure and capacity without restriction.
- [Federal Government Rejects Request to Overturn Oregon's Denial of LNG Project](https://cascwild.org/2021/federal-government-rejects-request-to-overturn-oregons-denial-of-lng-project/) - February 8, 2020 — The proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and fracked gas pipeline faced another massive blow today when the US Secretary of Commerce rejected a request to override the State of Oregon’s February 2020 denial of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) federal consistency review. This project cannot begin construction without approval of the CZMA federal consistency review. This is another enormous victory for communities across the region who have been fighting this project for over 15 years.
- [Celebrating the Historic Confirmation of Secretary Haaland](https://cascwild.org/2021/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, the first Indigenous person to serve as a Cabinet member. Secretary Haaland’s leadership of the Department of the Interior is especially significant in light of the Department and the agencies it oversees’ historic and ongoing role in the systematic oppression and displacement of Native American communities since its creation 150 years ago. She enters the role at a time of unprecedented and urgent need for action on a host of environmental crises impacting public lands, from climate change to mass wildlife extinctions to fossil fuel extraction and ongoing irresponsible old growth logging.
- [A Call on Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack to Rein in Reckless Post-Fire Roadside Logging in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 of the Department of the Interior and Tom Vilsack of the Department of Agriculture opposing the sweeping post-fire roadside logging proposed or actively being carried out by their respective agencies. The organizations are calling for an end to the blanket prescription linear clearcuts within the perimeters of the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, and a halt to the use of Categorical Exclusions (CE) by federal land management agencies to bypass environmental review and public participation. These clearcuts are up to 200 feet wide on both sides of roadways, adding up to tens of thousands of acres of clearcuts in addition to the hundreds of thousands of acres of private land clearcuts and proposed public lands post-fire logging.
- [2020 Oregon Wolf Numbers Are In!](https://cascwild.org/2021/2020-oregon-wolf-numbers-are-in/) - April 21, 2021 — Today, gray wolf advocates are celebrating the positive trends for wolves in Oregon in 2020. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW) annual state wolf report shows Oregon’s wolf population increased by 9.5% to a minimum count of 173 wolves. While 22 packs were identified, just 17 met the criteria of breeding pairs (an adult female and adult male with at least two pups surviving to December 31st of their year of birth), two fewer than at the end of 2019. Seven additional small groups of two to three wolves were documented; these groups are not considered packs, as a pack is defined as four or more wolves traveling together in winter. Wolf activity was documented in 12 Oregon counties and 35 geographic areas.
- [Recreation and Wildlands Enthusiasts Celebrate as Local Clearcut Proposal Defeated in Court for a Second Time](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 of forest from the Thurston Hills designated recreation area on the edge of Springfield has been deemed illegal by a federal judge. The Court’s Findings and Recommendations come after years of campaigning by affected landowners and wildlands and recreation enthusiasts working alongside attorneys litigating on behalf of Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild. Landowners living adjacent to Thurston Hills and citizens of Springfield and Eugene have opposed the project since its inception, due to the increased risk of wildfire and the diminished recreational value that clear-cut logging would bring to the area.
- [Press Release: The Green New Deal for Pacific Northwest Forests](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 sweeping Green New Deal for Pacific Northwest Forests platform calling for the transformation of current forest practices on private, state, and federal land in the face of the climate crisis and ecological collapse. The platform emphasizes the critical role that the forests of the Pacific Northwest must play in efforts to mitigate climate change and to safeguard communities from climate impacts such as wildfire and drought. The six pillars of the Green New Deal for Pacific Northwest Forests address the intersecting issues of industrial logging, climate change, species collapse, economic injustice and the disempowerment of frontline communities.
- [Press Release: WA Wolf Poaching, Reward for Information](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 female of the Wedge wolf pack. The wolf was found dead of a gunshot wound May 26 in the Sheep Creek area of Stevens County in northeast Washington state.
- [Press Release: CW Appeals ODOT's $87,000 Bill for Post-Fire Hazard Tree Removal Public Records Request ](https://cascwild.org/2021/press-release-cw-appeals-odots-87000-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 response to the organization’s public records request seeking documents related to the agency’s hazard tree removal activities following the 2020 Labor Day fires.
- [VICTORY! Marbled Murrelet Gains Increased Protections in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 give marbled murrelets more protection by reclassifying them from threatened to endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The 4-3 decision comes two years after an Oregon judge ruled that the commission had violated state law by denying the petition without explanation in 2018.
- [Lawsuit Filed Challenging Removal of 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Spotted Owl Habitat](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 than 3.4 million acres of federal old-growth forests, which are essential for the survival of the threatened northern spotted owl. The lawsuit asks the court to reject a rule issued in the last days of the Trump administration that eliminated one-third of the critical habitat protections for the species. The nonprofit law firms Earthjustice and Western Environmental Law Center represent Audubon Society of Portland, Cascadia Wildlands, Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Northwest, Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Oregon Wild, Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society in the lawsuit.
- [Lawsuit Filed to Protect Red Tree Vole](https://cascwild.org/2021/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 north Oregon coast population of red tree voles protection under the Endangered Species Act.
- [Press Release: ODFW Uses Tax Dollars to Kill 3.5 Month Old Wolf Pups](https://cascwild.org/2021/press-release-odfw-uses-tax-dollars-to-kill-3-5-month-old-wolf-pups/) - August 2, 2021 — The Oregon Wildlife Coalition, an alliance of nine wildlife conservation organizations, has learned that the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) needlessly slaughtered two 3 ½ month-old wolf pups from the Lookout Mountain pack by helicopter over the weekend. As allowed by ODFW’s weakened wolf conservation and management plan, the pups were killed to appease the livestock industry, making it clear that Oregon aligns its wolf management with states like Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Alaska. The killing of defenseless pups underscores how the removal of federal wolf protections allows state agencies hostile to wolf recovery to undermine the decades long species’ recovery efforts. Pups this age are entirely dependent on the older wolves in their packs to bring back food: they do not participate in hunts.
- [Press Release: Wildlife Advocates Convince Feds to Keep Lynx Protections, Write Long-overdue Recovery Plan](https://cascwild.org/2021/press-release-wildlife-advocates-convince-feds-to-keep-lynx-protections-write-long-overdue-recovery-plan/) - November 1, 2021 — Today, a coalition of conservation organizations secured a legal settlement that will aid threatened Canada lynx recovery: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will abandon plans to remove Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the struggling snow cat in the contiguous U.S. and initiate recovery planning for the species after nearly 20 years of delay. Today’s agreement stems from a legal challenge wildlife advocates brought against the Service for its failure to prepare a recovery plan for threatened Canada lynx over this extended period.
- [VICTORY! Court Halts Roadside Post-fire Logging Project](https://cascwild.org/2021/victory-court-halts-roadside-post-fire-logging-project/) - November 5, 2021 — Today for the second time this year, a federal court halted U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) plans to carry out extensive post-fire roadside logging. In granting a preliminary injunction, the court stopped planned commercial logging along 400 miles of roads within the Willamette National Forest. Federal District Judge Michael McShane’s order states: “Given the immense scale of this Project, which allows the felling of trees along 404 miles of forest roads, Plaintiffs [Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild, and Willamette Riverkeeper] have demonstrated a likelihood of success on the claim that the Forest Service may not use the road repair and maintenance [Categorical Exclusion] to avoid [National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)] review,” page 11. The Forest Service will be largely precluded from commencing logging until the court has heard and decided on the case, likely in early 2022.
- [Press Release: Jordon Cove LNG Pipeline Project DEAD](https://cascwild.org/2021/jordon-cove-lng-pipeline-project-dead/) - December 1, 2021 — Pembina, the Canadian company that tried to impose a fracked gas pipeline and export terminal on communities across Southern Oregon, today filed a formal request asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to cancel its permit for the project.
- [Press Release: Death of 8 Wolves Confirmed to be by Poisoning](https://cascwild.org/2021/death-of-8-wolves-confirmed-to-be-by-poisoning/) - December 2, 2021 — Conservation and animal protection groups are offering a combined $26,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the deliberate poisoning and killing of eight gray wolves in eastern Oregon earlier this year.
- [Press Release: Post-fire Logging Halted on the Willamette National Forest](https://cascwild.org/2021/post-fire-logging-halted-on-the-willamette-national-forest/) - December 3, 2021 — Today, a federal judge enjoined post-fire logging on the Willamette National Forest near Detroit Lake and Breitenbush hot springs. The Forest Service was converting previously approved restorative thinning projects into post-fire clearcuts without any public notice or environmental review, despite the significant new information and conditions created by the fires.
- [Press Release: Groups Offer Reward for Info on Wolf Killed Illegally](https://cascwild.org/2022/groups-offer-reward-for-info-on-wolf-killed-illegally/) - January 13, 2022 — Conservation groups announced today a $16,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction for the illegal shooting death of a two-year-old collared female wolf in Wallowa County in early January. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Turn in Poachers (TIP) division also offers a potential $300 reward for information regarding illegal wolf killings.
- [Press Release: Cascadia Wildlands Receives Historic $500,000 Grant](https://cascwild.org/2022/cascadia-wildlands-receives-historic-500000-grant/) - Nonprofit conservation organization, Cascadia Wildlands, announced today it is the recent recipient of a $500,000 grant from the Evergreen Hill Education Fund.
- [Press Release: Lawsuit filed challenging the BLM's Archie Creek post-fire logging plans](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-lawsuit-filed-challenging-the-blms-archie-creek-post-fire-logging-plans/) - Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Archie Creek post-fire logging plans.
- [Press Release: VICTORY! Wolves' Endangered Species Status Restored](https://cascwild.org/2022/victory-wolves-endangered-species-status-restored/) - February 10, 2022 — Today, a federal court restored Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf after they were eliminated by the Trump administration in 2020. The ruling orders the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to resume recovery efforts for the imperiled species. Today’s decision redesignates the gray wolf as a species threatened with extinction in the lower 48 states with the exception of the Northern Rockies population (map), for which wolf protections were removed by Congress in 2011.
- [Press Release: Groups Offer Reward for Another Recent Illegal Wolf Killing](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-groups-offer-award-for-recent-illegal-wolf-killing/) - February 23, 2022 — Conservation and animal-protection groups announced a combined $22,500 reward today for information leading to a conviction in the killing of a collared wolf outside the town of Cove in Northeast Oregon.
- [Press Release: Victory for the Elliott State Forest!](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-victory-for-the-elliott-state-forest/) - March 3, 2022 — Today, the Oregon House of Representatives voted 50-8 to approve SB 1546 to create the Elliott State Research Forest and appropriate $121 million to decouple the 82,500-acre forest near Coos Bay from the Common School Fund (CSF). The vote follows the Oregon Senate’s approval of the legislation 22-4 on Tuesday.
- [Press Release: Legal Victory Saves Threatened Old-growth Forest in Southern Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-legal-victory-saves-lost-antelope-timber-sale/) - March 11, 2022 — The Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) “Lost Antelope” timber sale would have: Removed fire-resilient old-growth trees located in the “Wildland Urban Interface” and increased wildfire hazard to nearby ranches, farms and communities. Conducted “regeneration” and “gap creation” logging activities that resemble clearcutting. Resulted in the establishment of dense young even-age timber plantations that tend to burn at stand-replacing intensity.
- [Press Release: Oregon Department of Forestry Moves Flawed Endangered Species Plan Forward ](https://cascwild.org/2022/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 statement today for a habitat conservation plan that regulates logging on more than 600,000 acres of state forest in western Oregon. The plan would allow the department to continue to log and harm endangered species, including coho and Chinook salmon, northern spotted owls, marbled murrelets and others, for 70 years in exchange for some habitat protection.
- [Press Release: 2021 Worst Year for Oregon’s Wolf Population Growth Since Return](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-2021-worst-year-for-oregons-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 and agency killings. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW) annual wolf population report, released late yesterday, shows Oregon’s wolf population grew by the lowest percentage (just over one percent) since wolves naturally returned to the state. The 2021 minimum population of 175 wolves increased by just two animals from the 2020 minimum count of 173.
- [Press Release: Oregon’s North Coast Red Tree Voles Get New Shot at Crucial Protections](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-oregons-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 tree voles on Oregon’s North Coast need protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Service has until January 31, 2024, to make a decision.
- [Press Release: Conservationists Challenge Logging Plan](https://cascwild.org/2022/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 (BLM) Siuslaw Field Office’s plan to log public lands west of Eugene across seven watersheds. The agency’s “N126 Late Successional Reserve Landscape Plan Project” is one of the largest logging proposals on public lands in Oregon in decades. The targeted forests are home to at least three federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed species: northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, and Oregon Coast coho salmon, along with the red tree vole, which is currently a candidate for ESA listing. The agency failed entirely to consider impacts to these species, amongst other errors.
- [Press Release: Court again forces feds to reconsider wolverine protections, this time using science](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-court-again-forces-feds-to-reconsider-wolverine-protections-this-time-using-science/) - Today, a federal judge invalidated a Trump administration decision denying protections to imperiled wolverines under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
- [Press Release: Court Halts Logging of Elliott State Forest Tract Sold to Private Timber Company](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-court-halts-logging-of-elliott-state-forest-tract-sold-to-private-timber-company/) - Today, a U.S. District Court judge issued a ruling preventing Scott Timber from clearcutting old growth forest previously part of the Elliott State Forest. The court’s ruling permanently enjoins logging of the occupied murrelet habitat.
- [Press Release: Legal Warning Challenges Plan to Log Thousands of Acres of Oregon’s Old-Growth Forest Reserves](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-legal-warning-challenges-plan-to-log-thousands-of-acres-of-oregons-old-growth-forest-reserves/) - July 5, 2022 — A coalition of Oregon conservation organizations notified the Bureau of Land Management today it intends to sue the agency to protect marbled murrelets and coastal martens from a plan by the agency to log thousands of acres of old-growth forest in areas designated as late-successional reserves. The reserves were designated as part of the Northwest Forest Plan to protect the two threatened species, as well as hundreds of others.
- [Press Release: Eugene City Council Advances Policy to Transition New Construction to All-Electric, Sets Ambitious Targets for Decarbonizing Existing Buildings](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-eugene-city-council-advances-policy-to-transition-new-construction-to-all-electric-sets-ambitious-targets-for-decarbonizing-existing-buildings/) - July 27, 2022 — In a major step toward a clean energy future, the Eugene City Council voted today to move forward with a suite of measures advancing the transition off of gas in homes and buildings. The motions include one directing staff to draft ordinance language to mandate that all new homes be constructed 100% electric by June 1, 2023; a second advancing conversations to transition new commercial and industrial construction to require all electric; and a third directing the City Manager
- [Press Release: Mature and old-growth logging sale undermines Biden climate policy; threatens McKenzie River, habitat](https://cascwild.org/2022/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 pending Trump-era “Flat Country” timber sale in Oregon’s Willamette National Forest. The vast majority of the proposed logging would be in mature and old-growth forests, with over 1,000 acres of clearcutting, even though President Biden this year ordered his administration to prioritize conserving these forests as a crucial climate protection.
- [Press Release: Lawsuit Challenges Washington's Failure to Enact Wolf Management Rules](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-lawsuit-challenges-washingtons-failure-to-enact-wolf-management-rules/) - Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today asking a state court to enforce Gov. Jay Inslee's order directing state wildlife officials to enact wolf management rules. The rules should have outlined what steps must be taken before wolves can be killed for conflict with livestock.
- [Press Release: Conservationists Challenge Coast Range Logging Plan ](https://cascwild.org/2022/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”) Siuslaw Field Office’s plan to log 13,225 acres of public forests in the coast range foothills west of Eugene. The agency’s Siuslaw HLB (“Harvest Land Base”) Project will clearcut these mature and old-growth forests that border many communities and residences west of Eugene. The BLM admits that this logging will increase fire hazard risks, slope instability and landslide risks, and drinking water contamination for these communities, but dismissed concerns raised about these impacts as insignificant.
- [Press Release: Court Rules Logging Project Violates Endangered Species Act](https://cascwild.org/2022/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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) justification for Bureau of Land Management (Bureau) timber sales totaling nearly 18,000 acres including in old growth forest violated the Endangered Species Act. The judge ruled against the Service’s claim that old-growth logging in the Poor Windy and Evans Creek timber sales on 15,848 acres of threatened northern spotted owl habitat would not harm the imperiled bird species.
- [Press Release: Over 100 “Kayaktivists” and Community Members Protest Old-Growth Logging](https://cascwild.org/2022/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 protest an old-growth logging sale in the Willamette National Forest. The Flat Country project, proposed by the U.S. Forest Service, targets over 2,000 acres of old-growth and mature forests for logging across the headwaters of the McKenzie River. The agency could auction the old growth to be cut at any moment. Attendees held up signs from boats and kayaks, and unfurled a large banner declaring “Forest Defense is Watershed Defense”, to draw attention to the logging sale’s impact on downstream drinking water.
- [Press Release: Forest Advocates Knock out Massive Trump Post-fire Logging Loophole](https://cascwild.org/2022/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 a Trump-era rule excluding vastly more logging in post-fire landscapes from detailed environmental review. The agreement resolves a legal challenge the groups brought against the agency in October, 2021.
- [Press Release: U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden’s Public Forest Protection Pledge with Logging Plans, According to Report](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-u-s-agencies-undermine-bidens-public-forest-protection-pledge-with-logging-plans-according-to-report/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2023 EUGENE, OR — As world leaders gather to address the climate crisis, U.S. land management agencies are undermining President Joe Biden’s commitment to conserve mature and old-growth forests and trees by proposing to log thousands of acres on public lands that serve as climate-saving carbon sinks, as well as providing wildlife habitat and clean drinking water for communities.
- [Press Release: Protestors Call Out Biden’s Mature and Old-Growth Logging Sales at Portland Forest Service Office](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-protestors-call-out-bidens-mature-and-old-growth-logging-sales-at-portland-forest-service-office/) - November 17, 2022 — Today, forest and climate activists gathered at Terry Schrunk Plaza across from the Forest Service Region 6 offices in support of stronger protections for mature and old-growth forests.
- [Press Release: Lawsuit Challenges FEMA-Funded Logging Road in Oregon’s Coast Range](https://cascwild.org/2023/press-release-lawsuit-challenges-fema-funded-logging-road-in-oregons-coast-range/) - July 17, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for authorizing federal disaster relief funding to rebuild Cook Creek Road, a logging road in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest.
- [Press Release: FEMA Pulls Oregon Logging Road Funding In Response to Lawsuit](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 Federal Emergency Management Agency has pulled its authorization of federal disaster relief funding to rebuild Cook Creek Road. The road would have been used for logging in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest.
- [Press Release: Eugene City Council Hears Overwhelming Support for Healthy Homes Policy](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-eugene-city-council-hears-overwhelming-support-for-healthy-homes-policy/) - November 22, 2023 — Over 100 community members rallied ahead of a Eugene City Council hearing last night to support the city’s proposed policy to phase out gas in new homes over climate and health concerns. At the rally, 63 people testified in support of the proposed ordinance, providing hours of testimony to the council about the benefits of electrification.
- [Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Eugene Water and Electric Board’s Recommendation to Decommission Leaburg Dam on the McKenzie River](https://cascwild.org/2022/cascadia-wildlands-statement-on-eugene-water-and-electric-boards-recommendation-to-decommission-leaburg-dam-on-the-mckenzie-river/) - December 7, 2023 — Following two years of extensive research, analysis, and outreach, the Eugene Water and Electric Board’s (EWEB) General Manager and staff presented a recommendation to decommission and remove the Leaburg Hydroelectric Project and Dam at the December 6 Board of Commissioners meeting. In agreement with the recommendation, the Board directed EWEB staff to convert the recommendation to an action item for the Board to vote to approve early next year.
- [Press Release: Oregon Court of Appeals Rejects Oakridge Mining Proposal](https://cascwild.org/2022/press-release-oregon-court-of-appeals-rejects-oakridge-mining-proposal/) - December 16, 2022 —The Oregon Court of Appeals recently ruled against the proposal to mine TV Butte on the eastern edge of Oakridge, citing significant impacts blasting and industrial operations would have on resident deer and elk herds. The ruling was a major victory for Oakridge residents and local businesses who have long opposed the gravel mine proposed by Ed King III of King Estate Winery.
- [Press Release: Eugene Water and Electric Board’s Unanimously Votes to Decommission Leaburg Hydroelectric Project on the McKenzie River](https://cascwild.org/2023/cascadia-wildlands-statement-on-eugene-water-and-electric-boards-unanimous-decision-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 voted unanimously to initiate a plan to decommission the Leaburg Hydroelectric Project on the McKenzie River at its January 3 meeting. The Board of Commissioners formally approved EWEB General Manager Frank Lawson’s December 6 recommendations to decommission the project, which discontinued electricity generation in 2018, and remove the aging Leaburg Dam.
- [Press Release: $15,000 Reward Offered for Info on Oregon Wolf Killed Illegally in Late 2022](https://cascwild.org/2023/press-release-15000-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 for the illegal killing of a collared male wolf in Klamath County late last fall.
- [Press Release: Eugene becomes first city in Oregon to phase out gas in new construction as electrification movement grows](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 in new homes and buildings, a historic step that will cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and lower utility bills for households. The vote from the City Council delivered a major victory to the dozens of climate, environmental justice, health, housing and racial justice groups who organized for more than two years in favor of the policy.
- [Press Release: Legal Agreement Will Bring New Protections From Logging to Oregon Coast Coho Salmon](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 today with the Oregon Department of Forestry to greatly expand stream buffers across more than half a million acres of the Tillamook and Clatsop state forests.
- [Press Release: Legal Challenge to BLM’s Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme](https://cascwild.org/2023/press-release-legal-challenge-to-blms-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 (BLM) “Integrated Vegetation Management” (IVM) program that would aggressively log forest stands located within Late Successional Reserves, areas purportedly set aside for forest conservation. In particular, IVM authorizes so-called “gap creation” and “open seral” logging prescriptions within mature and old-growth forests that are fire-resilient and provide important habitat at-risk wildlife species.
- [Press Release: Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Oregon’s 2022 Minimum Gray Wolf Population Count](https://cascwild.org/2023/press-release-cascadia-wildlands-statement-on-oregons-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 2022 gray wolf population and pack count for the state, which shows a continuing pattern of very low growth. The 178 wolves documented in 2022 is only an increase of three wolves over year-end 2021 numbers, while the number of wolf packs increased from 21 to 24. The state’s minimum wolf population only grew by two wolves in 2021, from 173 to 175 wolves. The stagnant population numbers are a cause for great concern in a state with significant suitable – yet unoccupied – wolf habitat. Removal of state Endangered Species Act protections was predicated on an assumed steady population increase, an assumption that has proven false since 2020.
- [Press Release: Federal Agencies Release Joint Report on Mature and Old-Growth Forests](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 US released a much-anticipated report defining, identifying, and producing an initial inventory of mature and old-growth forests. The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) inventory, which will continue to expand, identified more than 32 million acres of old-growth and around 80 million acres of mature forest across 200 types of forests.
- [Press Release: Eugene Earth Day rally calls for forest protection, Biden to keep promises](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 in support of a proposed new national rule to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests on federally managed public lands. As thousands of acres of forests on public lands are threatened to be logged, members of the public were joined by Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis and Eugene City Councilmember Matt Keating to urge federal agencies to protect mature and old-growth forests as a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy.
- [Press Release: Lawsuit Launched Against Road Reopening in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest](https://cascwild.org/2023/press-release-lawsuit-launched-against-road-reopening-in-oregons-tillamook-state-forest/) - May 8, 2023 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands filed a notice of intent today to sue the Federal Emergency Management Agency for funding the reopening of Cook Creek Road in the Oregon Coast Range.
- [Press Release: Over half a million people call on Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests and trees](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 the agency to adopt a rule that protects mature and old-growth trees and forests on federal land as a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy. Activists were joined by organizers from the Climate Forests Campaign, a coalition which includes Oregon Wild, Cascadia Wildlands, and WildEarth Guardians, to deliver some of these public comments at an event at the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse in Eugene on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
- [Press Release: Feds Withdraw Controversial Big League Logging Project Following Legal Challenge](https://cascwild.org/2024/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 project in the Calapooia and Mohawk River Watersheds northeast of Eugene.
- [Breaking: Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission ends wildlife killing contests on Oregon’s public lands](https://cascwild.org/2023/breaking-oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commission-ends-wildlife-killing-contests-on-oregons-public-lands/) - September 15, 2023 —Today at a hearing in Bend, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to prohibit wildlife killing contests for coyotes and other species classified as unprotected mammals in the state. A coalition of 22 local and national wildlife and conservation organizations and hunters, wildlife management professionals, scientists, veterinarians, and advocates across Oregon submitted testimony in support.
- [Press Release: Conservationists Challenge BLM Clearcut of Endangered Species Habitat](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 and old-growth forests and degrade protected wildlife habitat for endangered species. The Big Weekly Elk logging sale, proposed by the BLM’s Coos Bay District, includes logging over 3,500 acres of forest, including areas supposed to be set aside to protect marbled murrelets.
- [Press Release: Conservation Groups Challenge BLM’s "Big League" Logging Project Due to Impacts on Imperiled Spring Chinook Salmon Habitat and Other Values](https://cascwild.org/2023/press-release-conservation-groups-challenge-blms-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 Management (BLM), challenging the agency’s authorization of the approximately 4,600-acre Big League Project in the Calapooia and Mohawk River Watersheds northeast of Eugene. According to the groups’ complaint, the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to take the required “hard look” at the impacts that the Big League Project would have on a host of environmental values, including spotted owl habitat, carbon storage, stream flows, and water quality. Specifically, this project plans to clearcut the last and best older forest stands in the Calapooia and Mohawk River Watersheds.
- [Press Release: $26,500 Offered for Information About Two Illegal Oregon Wolf Killings  ](https://cascwild.org/2023/press-release-26500-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 totaling $26,500 for information leading to arrests and convictions following the separate killings of two wolves in Oregon.
- [Press Release: Wolverines listed as “threatened” under Endangered Species Act after 20-year conservation effort](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 Wildlife Service (the Service) found that wolverines warrant federal protections as a threatened species. Numbering only about 300 in the contiguous U.S., snow-dependent wolverine populations have suffered from climate change, habitat loss, trapping, and other anthropogenic pressures.
- [Suction Dredging...Sucks](https://cascwild.org/2012/suction-dredging-sucks-2/) - By Bob Ferris My access point to my career in the conservation field came originally from fish. I caught my first trout on the Eel River in northern California while my family was on their way to visit the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle. As we were on our way north, my mother grudgingly
- [Press Release: Groups Challenge BLM Commercial Logging in Conservation Reserve](https://cascwild.org/2024/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 District Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) efforts to aggressively log forest stands located outside of Gold Hill, Oregon. The Rogue Gold Forest Management Project (“Rogue Gold”) authorizes heavy commercial logging within Late Successional Reserves, areas expressly set aside for old forest conservation. The BLM is targeting mature and old-growth forests that are fire-resilient and provide important habitat for at-risk wildlife species. BLM admits that the purpose of the heavier logging prescriptions being authorized is the generation of commercial timber volume despite locating these logging activities within areas set aside for conservation, called Late Successional Reserves.
- [Press Release: Oregon’s Wolf Population Stagnates](https://cascwild.org/2024/press-release-oregons-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 did not grow in 2023. The stagnation in the wolf population marks the worst year for wolves in Oregon since the species began returning to the state in 2008 after decades of absence. This concerning news for Oregon wolves caps a multi-year trend of very low population growth: the 2022 minimum wolf count was 178, just three wolves more than the 2021 year-end count of 175, which itself was just two wolves more than 2020’s minimum count of 173. Oregon’s wolf population has grown less than 3% in the past four year combined.
- [Press Release: Greensky Bluegrass, Margo Price and Oteil and Friends to Headline Two-Day Bigstock Fundraiser at Hoodoo Ski Area](https://cascwild.org/2024/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 on September 6-7 as a benefit for Oregon Adaptive Sports and Cascadia Wildlands.
- [Press Release: Court Protects Old-Growth Reserves from Fed’s Logging Scheme](https://cascwild.org/2024/press-release-court-protects-old-growth-reserves-from-feds-logging-scheme/) - May 28, 2024 — In response to a challenge brought by conservation organizations, on Friday a federal district court found that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) violated the law with its “Integrated Vegetation Management” (IVM) program, which proposed aggressive logging in forest areas set aside for forest conservation.
- [Press Release: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Oregon’s Red Tree Voles ](https://cascwild.org/2024/press-release-lawsuit-launched-to-protect-oregons-red-tree-voles/) - June 20, 2024 — Conservation groups informed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today that they intend to sue over the agency’s denial of Endangered Species Act protections to the imperiled North Oregon Coast population of red tree voles. The Service’s decision to deny protections in February echoes a 2019 Trump administration denial, which was made despite several previous findings that protection was warranted. North Coast voles are threatened by logging and climate change-fueled wildfires.
- [Press Release: Ninth Circuit Upholds Conservationists’ Efforts to Stop Coastal Old-Growth Logging](https://cascwild.org/2024/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 prevents Scott Timber Co. from clearcutting old-growth forest within Oregon’s Elliott State Forest. The court held that the proposed logging of the 355-acre Benson Ridge parcel by the subsidiary of Roseburg Forest Products would harm threatened marbled murrelets in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act. The case marks the first time a private timber company has been held to account in court for potential violations of the federal Endangered Species Act in Oregon.
- [Lawsuit Launched to Prevent Old-Growth Logging in Oregon Coast Range](https://cascwild.org/2024/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 Meriel Darzen, Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center John Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Oakland, OR — Today Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild filed a legal complaint challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Blue
- [Cascadia Wildlands Statement on the Election Results](https://cascwild.org/2024/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 have on marginalized communities, democracy, and our environment, one thing is certain: We must support each other like never before to successfully defend the values we hold closely. We anticipate an all-out assault on the environment
- [Conservation Groups Challenge Bureau of Land Management SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2024/conservation-groups-challenge-bureau-of-land-management-sw-oregon-old-growth-timber-sale/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2024 Contact:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746George Sexton, Conservation Director, KS Wild John Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Eugene, OR — Today forest conservation organizations filed a legal challenge in Medford federal district court challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) latest old-growth timber sale located in the Cascade foothills
- [Cascadia Wildlands Responds to Trump's Big Timber Executive Order](https://cascwild.org/2025/cascadia-wildlands-responds-to-trumps-big-timber-executive-order/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2025 On March 1, Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production,” calling on federal land managers to “fully exploit our domestic timber supply,” and instructing agencies to bypass existing federal laws and regulations that protect stately forests, rural communities, clean water, imperiled species, recreation, and the climate. Trump
- [Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act  ](https://cascwild.org/2025/eugene-water-and-electric-board-violating-endangered-species-act/) - Today, conservation organizations filed suit against the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) alleging ongoing violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). For over sixteen years, the public utility has been out of legal compliance with federal requirements to provide proper fish passage for ESA-listed Chinook salmon and bull trout at the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project and Trail Bridge Dam on the famed McKenzie River.
- [Illegal IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Struck Down](https://cascwild.org/2025/illegal-ivm-late-successional-reserve-logging-scheme-struck-down/) - For Immediate Release April 1, 2025 Contact: Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 George Sexton, Conservation Director, KS Wild John Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Meriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center Medford, OR — On March 31, 2025, Federal District Court Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Integrated
- [Court: N126, One of the Largest Oregon Logging Projects in Decades, Needs More Detailed Study to Safeguard Environment, Imperiled Species](https://cascwild.org/2025/n126-one-of-the-largest-oregon-logging-projects-in-decades-needs-more-detailed-study-to-safeguard-environment-imperiled-species/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 3, 2025 Contact: Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463Sangye Ince-Johannsen, Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center Eugene, OR — In response to a challenge brought by Cascadia Wildlands and the Western Environmental Law Center, an Oregon federal district court on Monday held that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the law in authorizing the N126
- [After Years of Stagnation, Oregon’s Wolf Population Grows](https://cascwild.org/2025/after-years-of-stagnation-oregons-wolf-population-grows/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2025 Contact(s): Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Eugene, OR — Today, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released in its annual report of the minimum 2024 gray wolf population and pack count for the state, which shows encouraging growth after years of stagnation. In both 2022
- [Federal Land Agency Auctions Old-Growth Forest on Earth Day, Protesters Rally in Roseburg to Oppose the Project](https://cascwild.org/2025/federal-land-agency-auctions-old-growth-forest-on-earth-day-protesters-rally-in-roseburg-to-oppose-the-project/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2025 Contact: Madeline Cowen, Grassroots Organizer, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Roseburg, OR — Today, Earth Day April 22nd, 2025 activists rallied in opposition to a Bureau of Land Management plan to log old-growth forests on federally-managed public lands in the Umpqua River watershed. Conservation groups filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management
- [Court Rejects Coast Range Clearcutting Project](https://cascwild.org/2025/court-rejects-coast-range-clearcutting-project/) - Feds failed to consider harm to ecosystems and failed to follow required environmental review processes. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2025 Contacts: Peter Jensen, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 John Persell, Oregon WildOliver Stiefel, Crag Law Center Eugene, OR — Conservation groups secured a victory as a federal court rejected the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM)
- [Legal Intervention Defends Northern Spotted Owl Habitat ](https://cascwild.org/2025/legal-intervention-defends-northern-spotted-owl-habitat/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2025 Contact: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463Chelsea Stewart-Fusek, Center for Biological DiversitySusan Jane Brown, Silvix ResourcesTom Wheeler, Environmental Protection Information CenterSydney Wilkins, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands CenterJohn Persell, Oregon WildDavid Woodsmall, Western Environmental Law CenterJoe Liebezeit, Bird Alliance of OregonDave Werntz, Conservation NorthwestKimberly Baker, Klamath Forest Alliance Eugene, Ore.— Conservation groups
- [Public Shut Out as Trump Administration Guts Bedrock Environmental Protections  ](https://cascwild.org/2025/public-shut-out-as-trump-administration-guts-nepa/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2025 Contact: Grace Brahler, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Jade Hagan, PhD, Bark Eugene, Ore. — The Trump administration is dismantling the public’s ability to engage with federal land management decisions — an alarming shift with especially dire consequences for Pacific Northwest forests. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which governs the environmental review
- [Legal Challenge: Feds More Than a Year Overdue in Designating Much Needed Critical Habitat for Wolverine](https://cascwild.org/2026/legal-challenge-feds-more-than-a-year-overdue-in-designating-much-needed-critical-habitat-for-wolverine/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2026 Contacts: Bethany Cotton, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law CenterLizzy Pennock, WildEarth GuardiansDan Brister, Wilderness WatchConnie Poten, Footloose MontanaLarry Campbell, Friends of the BitterrootJohn Meyer, Cottonwood Environmental Law CenterKC York, Trap Free MontanaMike Garrity, Alliance for the Wild RockiesJeff Juel, Friends of the ClearwaterKeith Hammer, Swan View
- [Lawsuit Aims to Protect Oregon Coast Red Tree Voles](https://cascwild.org/2025/lawsuit-aims-to-protect-oregon-coast-red-tree-voles/) - Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for denying protections to the imperiled North Oregon Coast population of red tree voles.
- [Conservation Groups Challenge Feds' Illegal 42 Divide Logging Plan in Western Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2026/conservation-groups-challenge-feds-illegal-42-divide-logging-plan-in-western-oregon/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2026 Contacts: Peter Jensen, Staff Attorney, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Brenna Bell, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Janice Reid, President, Umpqua Watersheds Roseburg, Oregon — Today, a coalition of conservation organizations filed suit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “42 Divide
- [US Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Permit to Advance Oregon’s Elliott State Research Forest ](https://cascwild.org/2025/us-fish-and-wildlife-service-issues-permit-to-advance-oregons-elliott-state-research-forest/) - Conservationists Applaud Approval, Which Safeguards Imperiled Species and Old-growth Forests For immediate release: May 28, 2025 Contact: Josh Laughlin, Executive Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Today, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced it has issued a required permit to the Oregon Department of State Lands in order for the recently created Elliott State Research
- [Fire, Forests, and Collaboration on Dead Mountain](https://cascwild.org/2025/fire-forests-and-collaboration-on-dead-mountain/) - By: Flora Booker, 2025 Summer Field and Events Coordinator On July 30th, Cascadia Wildlands staff and WildCAT volunteers joined a tour hosted by the Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative and the U.S. Forest Service to take a look at the proposed Dead Mountain Project. The collaborative is a mix of agency staff, environmental groups, timber industry
- [Murrelet Get Their Days in Court--Words From the Courtroom Part 1](https://cascwild.org/2019/murrelet-get-their-days-in-court-words-from-the-courtroom-part-1/) - By Gabriel Scott, Cascadia Wildlands Staff Attorney It may not be the trial of the century, but Monday saw the start of the trial of a lifetime for some cryptic, secretive seabirds nesting in the Elliot State Forest. The case is Cascadia Wildlands v. Scott Timber Company, and it is taking place this week in judge
- [Lawsuit Launched to Safeguard North Coast Red Tree Voles ](https://cascwild.org/2025/lawsuit-launched-to-safeguard-north-coast-red-tree-voles/) - By: Dara Evans and Nicole Morshead, 2025 Summer Legal Interns Among the old-growth forests along Oregon’s North coast lives a population of delightful little creatures that frolic in the treetops feasting on conifer needles and rarely ever touching the ground. Weighing less than two ounces, these North Coast red tree voles are a unique population
- [20th Annual Wonderland Auction](https://cascwild.org/2024/20th-annual-wonderland-auction/) - SOLD OUT! buy Tickets Reserve a Table Become a Business Sponsor Venue 252 / 252 Lawrence St, Eugene, OR 97401 / 6-10 pm It’s back! Join Cascadia Wildlands (indoors!) for the 20th annual Wonderland Auction set for Saturday, December 14 from 6-10 pm at Venue 252 in Eugene! We cannot wait to spend this special
- [Lawsuit Filed to Protect Imperiled Wolverine](https://cascwild.org/2020/lawsuit-filed-to-protect-imperiled-wolverine/) - December 14, 2020 — Today, a coalition of wildlife advocates challenged the Trump Fish and Wildlife Service’s (the Service’s) decision to deny protections to imperiled wolverines under the Endangered Species Act. This is the second time the Service has prioritized politics over science for wolverines, which number about 300 in the contiguous U.S.
- [BLOG: After the Fires, the Birds and the Blooms](https://cascwild.org/2020/blog-after-the-fires-the-birds-and-the-blooms/) - by Rebecca White, Wildlands Director As we move into the post-wildfire season here in western Oregon, I am thinking of having some bumper stickers printed up. Maybe, “Gaia Knows Best.” Or perhaps, “What Would Gaia Do?” In the aftermath of this year’s big fires, I want to share the idea that when the land has
- [Report Back from Basecamp](https://cascwild.org/2019/basecamp-report/) - By Sam Krop, Grassroots Organizer This August, 30 Cascadians gathered together for a weekend in a backyard timber sale to learn about field checking for forest defense. Cascadia Wildlands’ first ever Field Checking Basecamp brought together forest lovers from across the state for a weekend of field surveying, skill sharing, and community building in public
- [The First Week of 2021 & What is to Come in Cascadia and Beyond](https://cascwild.org/2021/the-first-week-of-2021-what-is-to-come-in-cascadia-and-beyond/) - I’ve long described my commitment to conservation as a combination of love and outrage: profound love for the wild places and wildlife we work to protect and outrage at the destruction for which our fellow humans are responsible. On Wednesday, I felt that same combination. This time a deep and abiding love for the people
- [WildCAT Meeting - July 5](https://cascwild.org/2021/wildcat-meeting-july-5/) - Volunteer with Cascadia Wildlands. Become a WildCAT! Join us for our monthly volunteer meeting:Monday, July 5 @ 6pm Join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89655943841Meeting ID: 896 5594 3841 One tap mobile+13462487799,,89655943841# US (Houston)+16699006833,,89655943841# US (San Jose)Dial by your location+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 312 626
- [No WildCAT meeting the month of July!](https://cascwild.org/2021/wildcat-meeting-sign-up/) - Our meetings are currently held in person (and also on Zoom) in our office (120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd, Suite #250, in Eugene). Help us practice good community care. If you are sick or have recently been exposed to COVID, please do not attend in-person. Expect an update on our current campaigns, dates for upcoming field
- [Next Volunteer Meeting — August 9](https://cascwild.org/2023/august-volunteer-meeting-august-9-2023/) - Join us for our next WildCAT volunteer meeting on Wednesday, August 9 (NOT on the first Wednesday of August). Let us know you're coming, because this meeting is a movie and ice cream night! RSVP by emailing Madeline at madeline@cascwild.org THIS MEETING will only be IN-PERSON at the CW office: 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd, Suite
- [Federal Appeals Court Blocks Mt. Hood Logging](https://cascwild.org/2020/federal-appeals-court-blocks-mt-hood-logging/) - April 3, 2020 — Cascadia Wildlands and our allies Bark and Oregon Wild prevailed before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today federal court in a long-running legal battle over the Crystal Clear logging project on the eastern slopes of Mount Hood. The logging project encompassed nearly 12,000 acres of public land in the Mount Hood National Forest, and included almost 3000 acres of logging of mature and old-growth forests along with plans to build or re-open 36 miles of roads.
- [WildChats with Cascadia!](https://cascwild.org/2020/wildchats-with-cascadia/) - During the COVID-19 pandemic and this time of social distancing, Cascadia Wildlands is still committed to connecting with our community. While we can't meet in person, connect with us online for WildChats with Cascadia staff, volunteers and allies! Join the Cascadia team for campaign deep dives, skill-building workshops and panels featuring experts and stakeholders in
- [Jordan Cove LNG Comments](https://cascwild.org/2014/lng-comments/) - Write to Federal, State and County governments on the Jordan Cove LNG Project, the proposal to liquefy natural gas derived from fracking and export it to Asia. Below are suggested comments you can modify: ------------------------------------ The Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline is a massive, new fossil-fuel infrastructure that will contribute to our climate
- [Living in the Age of Returns and Firsts](https://cascwild.org/2015/returns-and-firsts/) - By Maya Rommwatt, Communications and Development Intern On February 13th, comments are due to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the Jordan Cove LNG project. The potentially catastrophic project includes both a pipeline and a terminal for the purpose of transporting fracked natural gas and liquefying it for export to Asia. Similar to other
- [Press Release: Landowners and Organizations Challenge Federal Green Light for Pipeline](https://cascwild.org/2020/press-release-landowners-and-organizations-challenge-federal-green-light-for-pipeline/) - May 27, 2020 — Today, southern Oregon organizations filed a lawsuit challenging Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline. FERC issued its approval in March, conditioned on the project qualifying for critical permits from the state of Oregon. Three of those permits have already been denied or withdrawn.
- [A Report Back on Field Checking the Proposed Jordan Cove LNG Terminal](https://cascwild.org/2018/a-report-back-on-field-checking-the-proposed-jordan-cove-lng-terminal/) - by Sam Krop, Cascadia Wildlands' Grassroots Organizer August 2, 2018 On a spotless, windy morning on July 1, over 50 concerned citizens gathered around a boat launch on the North Spit of Coos Bay to explore the place that would be most impacted by the construction of the proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas export
- [Strummin’ it at Northwest String Summit](https://cascwild.org/2018/strummin-it-at-northwest-string-summit/) - by Renee Seacor and Mari Galloway, Cascadia Wildlands Summer Legal Interns July 25, 2018 As Cascadia Wildlands' summer legal interns, we had the opportunity to table at the 17th annual Northwest String Summit! Overall, the weekend was a great success! We were able to listen to some incredibly talented musicians, paint the faces of some
- [Join Us for a Rally Against the Fracked Gas Pipeline - January 15, 2019](https://cascwild.org/2019/join-us-for-a-rally-against-the-fracked-gas-pipeline-january-15-2019/) - Cascadia Wildlands is teaming up with 13 other organizations to coordinate a rally in opposition of the Jordan Cove Energy Project. If built, this LNG/Fracked Gas Pipeline and Export Facility would harm nearly 500 waterways (100,000+ public drinking water), seize property from private landowners through eminent domain, create major safety and public health hazards, impact
- [BLOG: A Week to Remember](https://cascwild.org/2021/blog-a-week-to-remember/) - by Bethany Cotton, Campaign Director What a wonderful week for Cascadia! TUESDAY On Tuesday, the proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and 230-mile Pacific Connector pipeline was dealt what we hope is a fatal blow by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which – in a surprise but welcomed move – denied the
- [BLOG: Environmental Rollbacks Gut Core Conservation Laws](https://cascwild.org/2020/blog-environmental-rollbacks-gut-core-conservation-laws/) - Trump Administration Pushing Through Environmental Rollbacks During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Gene McCarthy Cascadia Wildlands Legal Intern, Summer 2020 It can be exhausting keeping up with the constant barrage of unfortunate news covering the current administration’s breakneck efforts to remove environmental safeguards. Unfortunately, the past six months during the COVID-19 pandemic have been no exception.
- [Join Us for an Earth Day rally in Eugene — April 22, 2023](https://cascwild.org/2023/join-us-for-an-earth-day-rally-in-eugene-april-22-2023/) - Join Cascadia Wildlands and our partners for an Earth Day rally in Eugene to call for lasting protections for federal mature and old-growth forests from logging. Date: Saturday, April 22nd Time: 1pmWhere: The Old Federal Building (211 E 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401) Get ready for rousing speeches, a short march alongside a bicycle brigade and
- [WildCAT Volunteer Meeting — March 20](https://cascwild.org/2024/wildcat-volunteer-meeting-march-20-6pm/) - Join us at our next meeting on March 20 @ 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Register Here Our meetings are now held in-person (and also on Zoom) at our office (120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd, Suite #250, in Eugene). *Please help us practice good community care. If you are feeling sick or have been exposed to sickness
- [BLOG: Basecamp 2024 was a success!](https://cascwild.org/2024/fieldcheckingdividetimbersale/) - By Isa Eisenberg, 2024 Summer Summer Field and Events Coordinator The Divide Project, located just south of Detroit, OR in the Willamette National Forest, consists of a variety of forests, some of which have no record of previous logging. This means there is high potential for old, complex forest in units being considered for timber
- [Weigh In on the Future of Northwest Public Forests ](https://cascwild.org/2025/weigh-in-on-the-future-of-northwest-public-forests/) - For 30 years, the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) has guided management of 17 national forests stretching from western Washington and Oregon south to northwestern California. Proposed changes to the plan are underway. We are asking you to take two concrete actions to help advocate for the ecosystems you love. ACTION 1: TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY Action 2:
- [No Free Pass for Dirty Fracked Gas!](https://cascwild.org/2021/no-free-pass-for-dirty-fracked-gas/) - WHAT: Environmental Quality Commission WHEN: Friday, March 26 at 10:15am PSTTestify virtually to make sure climate polluters aren't exempt from regulation! The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is in the early stages of developing a new greenhouse gas reduction program. This program is the centerpiece of Governor Brown’s 2020 Executive Order on climate change,
- [Condemning Hate Crimes Against the AAPI Community](https://cascwild.org/2021/stop-aapi-hate/) - Cascadia Wildlands condemns hate targeting the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in all of its forms. Like so many, we are appalled by the recent murders in Atlanta and escalating attacks against members of the AAPI community around the country. We condemn the vilification of people based on their ethnic background, citizenship status,
- [Earth Day Weekend Fundraiser at Thinking Tree Spirits!](https://cascwild.org/2021/earth-day-weekend-fundraiser-at-thinking-tree-spirits/) - Our friends at Thinking Tree Spirits — local craft distillery extraordinaire — are running a weekend-long fundraiser for us as part of their Earth Day weekend celebration! DATE: April 16, 17, and 18 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)TIME: 12pm - 10pm each day A portion of proceeds from cocktail sales will go directly to supporting our
- [Eugene Springfield NAACP's Earth Week Celebration! — Sat. April 24th](https://cascwild.org/2021/eugene-springfield-naacps-earth-week-celebration-sat-april-24th/) - Community Fair & Garden Dedication Annie Mims Community Garden DedicationCommunity Tabling | Free Gardening Supplies and Seeds | Community Hub and More!Facebook Event Page WHEN: Saturday, April 24thTIME: 11am - 5pmWHERE: Located on the property of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church255 Maxwell Rd. Eugene, OR 97404COST: FREE and open to the public
- [A Green New Deal](https://cascwild.org/2021/a-green-new-deal/) - Click here for more details regarding the Green New Deal for the Pacific Northwest.
- [Alesong Brewing benefit for Cascadia — May 6](https://cascwild.org/2021/alesong-brewing-benefit-for-cascadia-may-6/) - Please join us Thursday, May 6 at the Alesong tasting room in Eugene from 5:00-7:00 PM to meet Cascadia Wildlands staff and support us by ordering a glass or two of Señor Rhino! Cascadia Wildlands is elated to partner with local favorite Alesong Brewing. Each month, someone on Alesong’s team chooses a local organization to which they
- [Rally to Protect What's Left — May 6](https://cascwild.org/2021/rally-to-protect-whats-left-may-6/) - WHEN: Thursday, May 6, 2021 @ 4:00 PMWHERE: Oregon State Capitol—Wilson Park (westside gazebo)900 Court St. Salem, OR 97301 As communities across Oregon continue to rebuild after the 2020 fire season, timber corporations and ill-equipped agencies are clear-cut logging large swaths of fire-burned public lands. Join us Thursday, May 6 at 4:00pm at the Oregon State
- [Tell City Council: It's Time for a Fossil Free Eugene — Monday, May 24](https://cascwild.org/2021/testify-to-city-council-its-time-for-a-fossil-free-eugene-april-12-2021/) - The City of Eugene has officially walked away from negotiations with NW Natural! This a good first step, but we need to do more to phase out fracked gas in Eugene. We are specifically pushing them to ban new gas infrastructure as their next step. You can testify on behalf of the Fossil Free Eugene
- [Alesong Brewing benefit for Cascadia — month long in May](https://cascwild.org/2021/alesong-brewing-benefit-for-cascadia-month-long-in-may/) - Cascadia Wildlands is elated to partner with local favorite Alesong Brewing & Blending. Each month, someone on Alesong’s team chooses a local organization to which they donate 25% of the sale proceeds from a specific beer. This month, that beer is Mexican hot chocolate-inspired Señor Rhino. Throughout the month of May, Alesong will donate 25% of
- [Cascadia Benefit at Pandita — July 25](https://cascwild.org/2021/benefit-for-cascadia-at-pandita-july-25/)
- [BLOG: Legal Interns Set Sights on the Murrelet](https://cascwild.org/2021/blog-legal-interns-set-sights-on-the-murrelet/) - By Elie Steinberg & Marty Farrell, 2021 Summer Legal Interns In a time where billionaires set their sights toward the stars (or rather, just outside of earth’s atmosphere), we set our sights closer to home, towards the mossy branches of Oregon’s coastal mature and old-growth forests. On the branches of these forests, the marbled murrelet,
- [BLOG: Reporting Back from the Oakridge/Westfir Field Visit](https://cascwild.org/2021/blog-reporting-back-from-the-oakridge-westfir-field-visit/) - By Danielle Curtis, 2021 Summer Legal Intern On an uncharacteristically rainy morning in mid-June, myself, along with my fellow Cascadia team members, pulled into the Middle Fork Willamette Ranger Station. Here, we would meet with representatives from Oregon Wild, as well as a number of Willamette National Forest District Rangers and fuel planners. The purpose
- [Hundreds of Businesses Across Oregon Urge Congress to Pass the River Democracy Act](https://cascwild.org/2021/hundreds-of-businesses-across-oregon-urge-congress-to-pass-the-river-democracy-act/) - September 29, 2021 — A growing number of businesses from across Oregon support Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley’s River Democracy Act (S.192), and are urging Congress to pass the bill. The legislation that will protect roughly 4,700 miles of rivers as wild and scenic was crafted with the input from Oregonians all across the state.
- [Cancel Bureau of Land Management Plans to Log 200 Year Old Coast Range Forests](https://cascwild.org/2021/cancel-bureau-of-land-management-plans-to-log-coast-range-forests-200-years-old/) - *We never share or sell your information.
- [Webinar: Elliott State Forest Update — Dec. 8 @ 5:30pm](https://cascwild.org/2021/webinar-elliott-state-forest-update-dec-8-530pm/) - Register here. Learn about the history of the Elliott State Forest.
- [Hike Thurston Hills — Sat. April 23](https://cascwild.org/2022/hike-thurston-hills-feb-12-2022/) - * This event has been RESCHEDULED! *for Saturday April 23 Join Cascadia Wildlands and community members in the Thurston Hills near Springfield on Sat. April 23 at 9:30am for a community hike and celebration. The Thurston Hills Natural Area — a system of hiking and mountain biking trails maintained by Willamalane Park and Recreation — is
- [Press Release: Oregon Supreme Court Affirms Sale of Elliott State Forest Tract Is Illegal](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-oregon-supreme-court-affirms-sale-of-elliott-state-forest-tract-is-illegal/) - November 27, 2019 — The Oregon Supreme Court today ruled that the sale of 788 acres of forest from the Elliott State Forest was illegal. The ruling affirms an Oregon Court of Appeals’ ruling from 2018, which found that selling the area known as East Hakki Ridge to a private timber company in 2014 violated state law.
- [FERC Votes 2-1 to Not Move Fracked Gas Pipeline Forward!](https://cascwild.org/2020/ferc-votes-2-1-to-not-move-fracked-gas-pipeline-forward/) - February 20, 2020 — On the heals of yesterday's State of Oregon denial of yet another necessary permit for the Jordan Cove LNG Project, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this morning voted 2-1 to delay the Trump administration's approval process.
- [Oregon Adopts Petition; Bans Trapping of Humboldt Martens!](https://cascwild.org/2019/oregon-adopts-petition-bans-trapping-of-humboldt-martens/) - September 16, 2019 — In response to a petition from conservation groups, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-3 late Friday to protect Humboldt martens from trapping. Fewer than 200 of the martens survive in the state’s coastal forests.
- [Legal Victory: Thurston Hills Timber Sale Defeated in Court](https://cascwild.org/2019/legal-victory-thurston-hills-timber-sale-defeated-in-court/) - September 19, 2019 — On Wednesday, Judge Michael McShane ruled in a lawsuit filed by Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild, determining that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated federal laws when it approved clearcutting 100 acres of public land next to the city of Springfield. The court said that BLM’s environmental review failed to consider the fact that logging would increase fire hazard for nearby residents and failed to harmonize logging and recreation by buffering trails as required by BLM’s own rules.
- [Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Challenge Enormous North Landscape Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2019/cascadia-wildlands-and-allies-challenge-enormous-north-landscape-timber-sale/) - November 20, 2019 — Cascadia Wildlands, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Oregon Wild, and Soda Mountain Wilderness Council have filed suit to stop a 9,000-acre timber project in Southern Oregon that will allow logging in threatened spotted owl habitat contrary to federal laws. The project will occur next to the treasured Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, further degrading surrounding forests.
- [Jordan Cove Withdraws Removal Fill Application!](https://cascwild.org/2020/jordan-cove-withdraws-removal-fill-application/) - January 24, 2020 — Amidst enormous public opposition and just one week before the Department of State Lands (DSL) was set to make a decision on a critical Removal-Fill permit on the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline, Pembina has withdrawn their application to the agency.
- [Action Needed: Trump Attacks Bedrock Environmental Law](https://cascwild.org/2020/action-needed-trump-attacks-bedrock-environmental-law/) - January 9, 2020 — the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released its blueprint to dismantle longstanding bedrock protections for communities, public lands, and wildlife. Designed to weaken the role of the public in service of extractive interests such as oil and gas companies, CEQ’s proposed rule is intended to empower federal agencies to advance the Trump administration’s reckless agenda against public lands and the climate.
- [PRESS RELEASE: Federal Environmental Impact Statement for Jordan Cove LNG remains deficient while required permit approvals still missing](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-federal-environmental-impact-statement-for-jordan-cove-lng-remains-deficient-while-required-permit-approvals-still-missing/) - November 15, 2019 — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and fracked gas pipeline. This project has faced fierce opposition for more than a decade by a grassroots coalition of impacted landowners, anglers, small business owners, tribal members, health professionals, and communities across Oregon and Northern California.
- [Press Release: Oregonians Demand Rehearing of Pipeline Project Approval](https://cascwild.org/2020/oregonians-demand-rehearing-on-pipeline-approval/) - April 20, 2020 — Today, the Klamath Tribes, impacted landowners, and over 25 public interest organizations submitted a joint request for rehearing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its decision to conditionally approve the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline. The broad coalition’s rehearing request challenges FERC’s imbalanced and inadequate review of the Jordan Cove LNG proposal.
- [In Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter](https://cascwild.org/2020/black-lives-matter/) - June 3, 2020 — Dear Friends, Colleagues, Allies, and Supporters: Like so many of you, Cascadia Wildlands’ staff and board are moved to stand up in urgent protest of the distressing murder of George Floyd, a recent manifestation of a repugnant pattern of deep-rooted racism in our society. We were inspired to take part in the huge Black Lives Matter march in Eugene on Sunday, with thousands of our neighbors, in solidarity with millions around the country. This is a moment and an issue that demands specific, immediate attention from us all.
- [Press Release: Legal Action Taken to Halt Thurston Hills Logging in Springfield, OR](https://cascwild.org/2020/legal-action-to-halt-thurston-hills-logging-in-springfield-or/) - August 17, 2020 — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rejected administrative protests and decided to move forward with the Thurston Hills timber sale despite widespread opposition to the project. Last year on September 19th 2019, Oregon’s federal District Court rejected the Thurston Hills timber sale due to BLM’s failure to disclose increased wildfire danger for nearby communities and residents, and the BLM’s failure to designate and protect trails in this newly designated recreation area. In response to the court order, BLM made no changes to the project and quickly reissued another decision, a response typical of the Trump administration which ignores the rule of law and attempts to circumvent environmental rules and public process.
- [Press Release: Lawsuit Launched to Protect North Oregon Coast Red Tree Vole](https://cascwild.org/2020/lawsuit-launched-to-protect-north-oregon-coast-red-tree-vole/) - April 14, 2020 — Conservation groups filed a notice today of their intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to protect the imperiled North Oregon Coast population of red tree voles under the Endangered Species Act.
- [2019 Washington Annual Wolf Report Released!](https://cascwild.org/2020/2019-washington-annual-wolf-report-released/) - April 20, 2020 — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife released its annual wolf report today. The population posted meager overall growth resulting in a total count of 108 wolves up from 97 wolves last year. The number of packs decreased. Oregon posted large population gains this year, indicating that the stagnant growth in Washington was not a function of weather patterns but again a function of large amounts of lethal control of which Oregon had none.
- [Press Release: Legal Petition Filed to Regulate Washington Wolf-killing](https://cascwild.org/2020/legal-petition-filed-to-regulate-washington-wolf-killing/) - May 11, 2020 — Conservation groups petitioned the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today for rules limiting when the state can kill endangered wolves for conflicts with livestock. The state has killed 31 wolves since 2012, relying on a protocol that skews heavily toward lethal and ineffective outcomes.
- [Press Release: BLM Attempting to Clearcut Thurston Hills Again Despite Fire Risk to Springfield](https://cascwild.org/2020/blm-attempting-to-clearcut-thurston-hills-again-despite-fire-risk-to-springfield/) - May 18, 2020 — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) made a final decision to move forward with the Thurston Hills timber sale today despite widespread opposition to the project. With 79th Street in Springfield on one side and newly constructed trails on the other, this BLM parcel is the closest federal public land to the Springfield-Eugene urban area and an invaluable recreation area for local residents. The timber sale would result in extensive “regeneration harvest” (all but clear-cutting) of 109 acres of middle-aged forest immediately adjacent to Willamalane’s recently opened 655-acre Thurston Hills Natural Area.
- [BLM is Back at it! Help Halt Thurston Hills Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2020/tell-springfield-blm-no-clearcuts-in-the-thurston-hills-recreation-area/) - * CLOSED * The comment period for this action is now closed.
- [Despite Permit Denials and Current Public Health Crisis, Federal Agency Approves Jordan Cove LNG](https://cascwild.org/2020/despite-oregon-permit-denials-and-current-public-health-crisis-federal-agency-approves-jordan-cove-lng/) - March 19, 2020 — In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic and national health emergency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) conditionally approved the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline today. The approval is conditioned on Pembina, the Canadian fossil fuel corporation behind the project, qualifying for critical permits from the state of Oregon, three of which have already been denied or withdrawn.
- [Organizations opposing Jordan Cove LNG thank Oregon leaders](https://cascwild.org/2020/organizations-opposing-jordan-cove-lng-thank-oregon-leaders/) - March 25, 2020 — Despite the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis, on Thursday, March 19 a politically unbalanced Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Jordan Cove Energy Project and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline over the objections of numerous state, federal, and local stakeholders and decision makers (details here.)
- [Gov. Inslee Orders Rework of Washington’s Wolf-killing Policies](https://cascwild.org/2020/victory-for-washington-wolves-governor-inslee-grants-petition-for-enforceable-protections/) - September 4, 2020 — In a win for wolf advocates, Gov. Jay Inslee directed the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today to draft new rules governing the killing of wolves involved in conflicts with livestock. This action reverses the commission’s denial of a petition filed by advocates in May that called for reforms of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s lethal wolf-management policies.
- [Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Petitioned to End Beaver Trapping and Hunting on Federal Land](https://cascwild.org/2020/oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commission-petitioned-to-end-beaver-trapping-and-hunting-on-federal-land/) - September 10, 2020 — Conservation groups filed a petition today asking the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to permanently close commercial and recreational beaver trapping and hunting on the state’s federally managed public lands and the waters that flow through them. Beavers are Oregon’s official state animal, but they can be legally hunted and trapped with few limits.
- [Environmental, public health, and social justice groups file legal challenge against DHS citing lack of analysis on impacts of teargas to human health and the environment](https://cascwild.org/2020/environmental-public-health-and-social-justice-groups-file-legal-challenge-against-dhs-citing-lack-of-analysis-on-impacts-of-teargas-to-human-health-and-the-environment/) - October 20, 2020 — With no regard for health or safety, the federal government blatantly violated federal environmental law when it flooded Portland and the surrounding communities with an unprecedented amount of dangerous chemical weapons, a lawsuit filed today by a broad coalition of environmental justice and civil rights advocates alleges.
- [Wolves: Groups Will Challenge Trump Admin Removal of Endangered Species Protections in Lower 48](https://cascwild.org/2020/wolves-groups-will-challenge-trump-admin-removal-of-endangered-species-protections-in-lower-48/) - October 29, 2020 — Today, the Trump administration will announce its decision to prematurely remove endangered species protections for wolves in the lower 48 states, in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The most recent data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its state partners show an estimated 4,400 wolves inhabit the western Great Lakes states, but only 108 wolves in Washington state, 158 in Oregon, and a scant 15 in California. These numbers lay the groundwork for a legal challenge planned by a coalition of Western conservation groups.
- [Victory! Court rules GE Salmon Approval Unlawful!](https://cascwild.org/2020/victory-court-rules-ge-salmon-approval-unlawful/) - November 10, 2020 — On November 5, 2020, a federal court ruled in favor of Cascadia Wildlands’ lawsuit that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) violated core federal laws when it approved the first-ever genetically engineered (GE) animal: a GE salmon! This decision is a huge victory for wild salmon, the environment, and our fishing communities.
- [Missing lynx: Advocates challenge Feds’ refusal to prepare recovery plan](https://cascwild.org/2020/missing-lynx-advocates-challenge-feds-refusal-to-prepare-recovery-plan/) - December 1, 2020 — Today, a coalition of conservation organizations filed a complaint in federal court challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (the Service’s) decision to forgo recovery planning for threatened Canada lynx.
- [Time’s up: Feds missed deadlines for years, harming imperiled northern spotted owls](https://cascwild.org/2020/times-up-feds-missed-deadlines-for-years-harming-imperiled-northern-spotted-owls/) - December 8, 2020 — Today, a group of wildlife advocates filed a complaint in federal district court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) for falling to take multiple actions required by the Endangered Species Act to protect the northern spotted owl from extinction.
- [USFWS: Northern spotted owls are endangered, but we’re too busy to help](https://cascwild.org/2021/usfws-northern-spotted-owls-are-endangered-but-were-too-busy-to-help/) - December 14, 2020 — Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a finding on the northern spotted owl’s listing status, spurred by a lawsuit filed last week by wildlife advocates. The finding states “reclassification of the northern spotted owl from a threatened species to an endangered species is warranted but precluded by higher priority actions to amend the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. We will develop a proposed rule to reclassify the northern spotted owl as our priorities allow.”
- [USFWS cuts northern spotted owl critical habitat by 42% in likely death sentence for species](https://cascwild.org/2021/usfws-cuts-northern-spotted-owl-critical-habitat-by-42-in-likely-death-sentence-for-species/) - January 13, 2021 — Today, with six days remaining in the Trump administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule eliminating 3.4 million acres of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl in Washington state, Oregon, and California. This decision comes one month after the Service announced that the species should be uplisted from threatened to endangered, but the agency is too busy to provide these desperately needed protections. The elimination of 42% of the endangered species’ critical habitat would likely result in extinction for the northern spotted owl in the U.S. This final rule results from a sweetheart settlement between the Trump administration and the timber industry.
- [Western Wolf Coalition Challenges Nationwide Wolf Delisting](https://cascwild.org/2021/western-wolf-coalition-challenges-nationwide-wolf-delisting/) - January 14, 2021 — The most recent data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its state partners show an estimated 4,400 wolves inhabit the western Great Lakes states, but only 108 wolves in Washington state (with only 20 outside of eastern Washington), 158 in Oregon (with only 16 outside of northeastern Oregon), and a scant 15 exist in California. Nevada, Utah, and Colorado have had a few wolf sightings over the past three years, but wolves remain functionally absent from their historical habitat in these states.
- [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Upholds Oregon’s Denial of Key Jordan Cove LNG Permit](https://cascwild.org/2021/federal-energy-regulatory-commission-upholds-oregons-denial-of-key-jordan-cove-lng-permit/) - January 19, 2021 — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upheld the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s denial of a key permit for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline. The Jordan Cove LNG project cannot move forward without a Clean Water Act approval from the state of Oregon.
- [DeFazio Letter Requests Immediate Protections for Gray Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2021/defazio-letter-urges-immediate-protections-for-gray-wolves/) - July 1, 2021 — Earlier this week, Rep. Peter DeFazio sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland and Principal Deputy Director of the USFWS, Martha Williams urging emergency reinstatement of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolves. With Idaho and Montana recently passing laws that will allow devastating
- [State of Washington Petitioned to Better Protect Wolves: Seven Groups Ask State Wildlife Agency to Follow, Enforce Wolf Plan](https://cascwild.org/2013/state-of-washington-petitioned-to-better-protect-wolves-seven-groups-ask-state-wildlife-agency-to-follow-enforce-wolf-plan/) - July 19, 2013 — In an effort to stop the indiscriminate killing of Washington’s wolves, seven conservation groups filed a petition today calling for the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission to make the state’s wolf-management guidelines legally binding. The new push to codify provisions put in place in 2011 comes after the state killed seven Wedge Pack wolves last year — a decision that ignored Washington Wolf Conservation and Management Plan provisions governing when lethal control of wolves is allowed.
- [Cascadia Wildlands and Big Wildlife Become One— Bigger and Better Advocacy for Cascadia’s Carnivores](https://cascwild.org/2013/cascadia-wildlands-and-big-wildlife-become-one-bigger-and-better-advocacy-for-cascadias-carnivores/) - July 25, 2013 — On July 1, 2013 Big Wildlife formally became part of Cascadia Wildlands—a regional conservation non-profit operating from northern California to south-central Alaska and headquartered in Eugene. The merger will mean an expansion of Cascadia Wildlands’ conservation and restoration work on predators like cougars and black bears.
- [Governor Signs Bill to Protect Salmon Habitat by Reducing Impacts of Suction Dredge Gold Mining on Oregon Rivers](https://cascwild.org/2013/governor-signs-bill-to-protect-salmon-habitat-bill-to-reduce-impacts-of-suction-dredge-gold-mining-on-oregon-rivers/) - August 15, 2013 — Anglers, landowners, outdoor recreation businesses, and river advocates celebrated yesterday as Governor John Kitzhaber signed Senate Bill 838 (SB 838). The bill takes steps to protect salmon habitat throughout Oregon through reasonable reductions in levels of harmful suction dredge gold mining.
- [Cascadia Wildlands Files 60 Day Notice on Behalf of Threatened Bull Trout](https://cascwild.org/2013/cascadia-wildlands-files-60-day-notice-on-behalf-of-threatened-bull-trout/) - September 5, 2013 — Cascadia Wildlands filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management over their failure to consult and consider the impacts of projects and actions on the critical habitat of federally threatened Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) throughout its range in the Pacific Northwest.
- [Press Release: Logging Plan Threatens Proposed Crater Lake Wilderness](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-logging-plan-threatens-proposed-crater-lake-wilderness/) - December 3, 2013 — Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, filed a legal challenge in Eugene today challenging the Umpqua National Forest’s proposed Loafer timber sale.
- [Nearly a Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections From Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2013/nearly-a-million-americans-speak-out-against-stripping-federal-protections-from-wolves/) - December 17, 2013 — Approximately 750,000 Americans stated their opposition to the Obama administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves in a comment period that closed today. This is the largest number of comments ever submitted on a federal decision involving endangered species and reflects broad dissatisfaction with the Obama administration’s politically driven move to turn wolf management over to states across most of the lower 48.
- [Wolverine killed by Idaho Trapper](https://cascwild.org/2014/wolverine-killed-by-idaho-trapper/) - January 14, 2014 — Fur trapping was one of the major reasons for exploration of Idaho and is still a legitimate wildlife management tool. Advances in trap design have resulted in more efficient traps capable of either catching and holding animals for later release or delivering a quick humane death. Despite all of the caution used to capture only targeted species, unintended species sometimes are caught. The Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) works with trappers to minimize non-target catches and pursue the best possible outcomes.
- [In Washington, Opposition Mounts to Notorious Federal Program’s Attempt to Grab Wolf-killing Powers](https://cascwild.org/2014/in-washington-opposition-mounts-to-notorious-federal-programs-attempt-to-grab-wolf-killing-powers/) - January 16, 2014 — Eight conservation groups representing tens of thousands of Washington residents filed official comments today opposing a controversial federal agency’s attempt to give itself authority to kill endangered wolves in the state. In December the U.S. Department of Agriculture/ APHIS Wildlife Services published a draft “environmental assessment” proposing to broaden its authority to assist the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife killing wolves in response to livestock depredations.
- [Press Release: Conservation Groups Call for Additional Hearings on Gray Wolf Delisting](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-conservation-groups-call-for-additional-hearings-on-gray-wolf-delisting/) - September 26, 2013 — The Pacific Wolf Coalition today called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to hold multiple public hearings in the three West Coast states on the agency’s proposal to remove gray wolves (Canis lupus) from the endangered species list. Combined, the coalition represents more than 1 million members and supporters in Washington, Oregon and California. The coalition’s appeal comes in response to Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement earlier this month that it would hold only three public hearings nationwide, including just one in the West Coast (in Sacramento, Oct. 2).
- [Press Release: Cascadia Wildlands to Celebrate 15 Years at the 11th Annual Wonderland Auction on Dec. 14](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-cascadia-wildlands-to-celebrate-15-years-at-the-11th-annual-wonderland-auction-on-dec-14/) - November 25, 2013 — On Saturday, December 14, Cascadia Wildlands, in conjunction with Mountain Rose Herbs, the University of Oregon Outdoor Program and other community sponsors, hosts a 15-year celebration at the 11th annual Wonderland Auction. This event is from 6-10 pm at the University of Oregon’s EMU Ballroom and promises to be a night to remember.
- [Press Release: Sen. Wyden Drops Logging Turducken* Before Holiday](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-sen-wyden-drops-logging-turducken-before-holiday/) - November 26, 2013 — Eugene-based Cascadia Wildlands today expressed disappointment with the O&C forest legislation released by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) that affects management of over two-million acres of public forestland in western Oregon. The conservation organization believes that it is a bad deal for the environmental values that make Oregon special and is committed to working with the Senator to see it drastically improved.
- [Press Release: Over 100,000 in Northwest Oppose Gray Wolf Delisting](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-over-100000-in-northwest-oppose-gray-wolf-delisting/) - December 17, 2013 — Demonstrating Americans’ broad opposition to the Obama administration’s plan to strip Endangered Species Act protections from gray wolves, members of the Pacific Wolf Coalition submitted 101,416 comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today favoring continued wolf protections. The comments on behalf of the coalition’s members and supporters in the Pacific West join 1 million comments collected nationwide expressing Americans’ strong disapproval of the Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to remove federal protections from gray wolves across most of the continental United States.
- [Roseburg BLM Clearcut Logging Plan Challenged](https://cascwild.org/2014/roseburg-blm-clearcut-logging-plan-challenged/) - January 22, 2014 — Two conservation organizations filed a legal challenge today aimed at blocking a controversial plan to clearcut 100-year old trees on publicly-owned Bureau of Land Management lands in Douglas County. The White Castle logging project targets century old forest, including some trees over 150 years old, using a controversial logging method euphemistically referred to as "variable retention regeneration harvest."
- [Settlement Protects Marbled Murrelet on Oregon State Forests, Cancels 28 Timber Sales](https://cascwild.org/2014/settlement-protects-marbled-murrelet-on-oregon-state-forests-cancels-28-timber-sales/) - February 5, 2014 — Three conservation organizations secured a major victory today for Oregon’s coastal forests, reaching a settlement agreement with the state that cancels 28 timber sales in habitat for the threatened marbled murrelet on the Elliott, Clatsop and Tillamook state forests and improves future management practices to ensure the rare seabird is not harmed.
- [Groups Urge More Cautious Approach on Washington’s Wolf-kill Policy](https://cascwild.org/2014/groups-urge-more-cautious-approach-on-washingtons-wolf-kill-policy/) - February 6, 2014 — Twelve conservation organizations sent a letter to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife today raising concerns about the agency’s increasingly aggressive approach to killing endangered wolves and urged a more protective stance when it comes to the state's fledgling wolf population. The groups, working together as the Washington Wolf Collaborative, are requesting that the department revise its protocol for lethal control of wolves involved in wolf-livestock conflicts. Specific requests include a greater emphasis on nonlethal measures to keep livestock away from wolves and ensuring that Washington’s wolf lethal control policy is at least as protective of wolves as policies in place for wolves in neighboring Oregon.
- [Wyden-style Clearcut Causes Mudslide on O&C Lands](https://cascwild.org/2014/wyden-style-clearcut-causes-mudslide-on-oc-lands/) - February 27, 2014 — Earlier this week, neighboring landowners discovered a mudslide in the "experimental" Buck Rising clearcut logging project on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Douglas County. The type of clearcutting used in the project has been the model for US Senator Ron Wyden's plan to double logging levels on O&C lands in Western Oregon.
- [Press Release: Peer Review Questions Obama Proposal to Strip Protections for Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2014/press-release-peer-review-questions-obama-proposal-to-strip-protections-for-wolves/) - February 7, 2014 — A scientific peer review released today greatly questions the science behind the Obama administration’s proposal to strip protections for gray wolves across nearly all of the lower 48 states. The report was initiated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the federal agency that proposed the delisting, and should compel the administration to maintain protections for the species in much of the US where it is currently listed as an endangered species.
- [Press Release: Conservation Groups Serve Timber Firms Notice of Intent to Sue over Elliott State Forest Privatization](https://cascwild.org/2014/press-release-conservation-groups-serve-timber-firms-notice-of-intent-to-sue-over-elliott-state-forest-privatization/) - March 13, 2014 — Three conservation organizations filed a notice of intent today to sue any potential timber purchasers of nearly 3,000 acres of the Elliott State Forest recently authorized for sale by the State of Oregon. Audubon Society of Portland, Cascadia Wildlands and the Center for Biological Diversity argue that if timber companies knowingly buy and log the tracts that contain marbled murrelet habitat, they will be in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.
- [Press Release: Washington Wildlife Agency Urged to End Support for Abolishing Federal Wolf Protections](https://cascwild.org/2014/press-release-washington-wildlife-agency-urged-to-end-support-for-abolishing-federal-wolf-protections/) - March 6, 2014 — Eleven conservation organizations representing hundreds of thousands of Washington residents sent a letter to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife today urging the agency to rescind its support for stripping wolves of federal Endangered Species Act protections. The department has repeatedly expressed support for dropping the federal safeguards, most recently in a letter sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Dec. 13, 2013. The delisting runs counter to the best available science and ignores the values of the vast majority of Washington residents who want to see federal wolf protections maintained.
- [Press Release: Washington State Resumes Hunt for Wolves With Aim to Destroy Wedge Pack](https://cascwild.org/2012/press-release-washington-state-resumes-hunt-for-wolves-with-aim-to-destroy-wedge-pack/) - September 5, 2012 — Following two depredations last week, the state of Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife ended its brief wolf-hunting reprieve and is again gunning to kill up to four wolves in the Wedge pack, with the aim of potentially breaking up the pack.
- [Press Release: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Threatened North Oregon Coast Red Tree Vole](https://cascwild.org/2012/press-release-lawsuit-filed-to-protect-threatened-north-oregon-coast-red-tree-vole/) - September 26, 2012 — Three conservation organizations filed a legal challenge today to halt the controversial Rickard Creek timber sale on Salem Bureau of Land Management lands southwest of Corvallis, Oregon. Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and Benton Forest Coalition assert the BLM failed to protect habitat for the threatened red tree vole in violation of the Northwest Forest Plan and National Forest Management Act. The timber sale would clearcut 92 acres and thin 19 acres of mature forests in the Marys River watershed.
- [Court Halts Clearcutting in Murrelet Habitat on Oregon State Forests](https://cascwild.org/2012/court-halts-clearcutting-in-murrelet-habitat-on-oregon-state-forests/) - November 27, 2012 — A federal court judge has halted 11 timber sales and all logging activities in occupied marbled murrelet sites in the Tillamook, Clatsop and Elliott state forests. The ruling stops logging in murrelet habitat until the resolution of a case filed by Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and Portland Audubon Society asserting that the state's logging practices are harming the federally protected seabird in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
- [Massive Coalition Calls on President Obama to Nominate Rep. Raúl Grijalva as Interior Secretary](https://cascwild.org/2012/massive-coalition-calls-on-president-obama-to-nominate-rep-raul-grijalva-as-interior-secretary/) - December 10, 2013 — In a letter sent today, a broad coalition of 238 conservation, Hispanic, recreation, animal welfare, religious, labor, youth, business and women’s groups urged President Barack Obama to nominate Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the next interior secretary when that position opens. Grijalva is currently ranking member of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, and a leading Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee.
- [Eugene Fossil Fuel and Climate Rally February 17th](https://cascwild.org/2013/eugene-fossil-fuel-and-climate-rally-february-17th/) - Americans Rally Together to Fight Extractive Industry In solidarity with the national FORWARDONCLIMATE rally, hundreds will gather and march against governments, businesses that support fossil fuels and other extractive industries. Eugene, Ore.—Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. hundreds will rally at the University of Oregon EMU amphitheatre in a march against the fossil fuel industry.
- [Gaye Lee Russell and Her Badass Band to Play Pints March 4th](https://cascwild.org/2013/gaye-lee-russell-and-her-badass-band-to-play-pints-march-4th/) - February 13, 2013 — Eugene’s own Gaye Lee Russell and her Badass Band have announced they will play at Cascadia Wildlands’s first-Monday-of-the-month “Pints Gone Wild!” benefit from 5:30-7 pm on the Ninkasi Brewing Co. patio on Monday, March 4. The event is free and open to the public. Cascadia Trivia Night follows the music inside the tasting room.
- [Extractive Industries are Killing the Planet--Eugene Rally March 3rd](https://cascwild.org/2013/extractive-industries-are-killing-the-planet-eugene-rally-march-3rd/) - February 27, 2013 — March 3 at 1 p.m. A rally will be held in the University of Oregon EMU amphitheater proceeded by a march against the fossil fuel industry. The march is follow-up to the “End All Extraction” march on February 17, since the demands from the first march were not met.
- [Press Release: Oregon Suspends Clearcutting in the Elliott State Forest](https://cascwild.org/2012/press-release-oregon-suspends-clearcutting-in-the-elliott-state-forest/) - November 14, 2012 — After a lawsuit by conservation groups, the State of Oregon has suspended logging of 914 acres of old-growth forest on the Elliott State Forest that is habitat for the threatened marbled murrelet. Previously, ten timber sales were suspended in response to the lawsuit filed in July by Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Audubon Society of Portland. The suit asserts that the state is harming the rare seabird by logging its nesting habitat in violation of the Endangered Species Act.
- [Press Release: Anniversary of OR-7's Arrival in California Inspires New Wolf Alliance](https://cascwild.org/2012/press-release-anniversary-of-or-7s-arrival-in-california-inspires-new-wolf-alliance/) - December 21, 2012 — Twenty-five wildlife conservation, education and protection organizations in California, Oregon and Washington today announced the formation of an alliance committed to recovering wolves across the region. The Pacific Wolf Coalition envisions populations of wolves restored across their historic habitats in numbers that will allow them to re-establish their critical role in nature and ensure their long-term survival. The announcement of the Pacific Wolf Coalition coincides with the one-year anniversary of the first wolf, OR-7, in California in nearly 90 years.
- [Press Release: Conservation Groups Challenge Crater Lake-Area Logging](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-conservation-groups-challenge-crater-lake-area-logging/) - January 2, 2013 — Conservationists today filed a Notice of Intent to challenge an old-growth logging sale on the doorstep of iconic Crater Lake National Park. The Umpqua National Forest is offering the sale as part of a massive proposal to log forests bordering the park, including some of the state's most popular recreation areas around Lemolo and Diamond Lakes. Conservationists are expressing concern the Forest Service is violating laws designed to protect rare and vulnerable wildlife which also call the area home.
- [Press Release: Conservationists Challenge Controversial BLM Clear-Cutting Pilot Project](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-conservationists-challenge-controversial-blm-clear-cutting-pilot-project/) - January 30, 2013 — Conservation groups today filed an administrative challenge to the proposed clearcutting of more than 100 acres of mature forests and spotted owl critical habitat on public lands near Canyonville. The White Castle Timber sale is part of the Roseburg Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Secretarial Pilot project, promoted by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar as a way of restoring the forest and increasing timber harvest on federal forest lands.
- [Press Release: Congress Feels the Love for Oregon’s Natural Treasures](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-congress-feels-the-love-for-oregons-natural-treasures/) - February 14, 2013 — A coalition of Oregon conservation organizations is applauding efforts by Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to re-introduce a package of protections for several natural areas in Oregon. Protection for the Molalla River, Oregon Caves, and other areas have been strongly supported by a broad spectrum of Oregonians for years, from local elected officials to fishing guides to rafting companies.
- [Press Release: Legislation Introduced to Protect Water Quality and Wild Salmon in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-legislation-introduced-to-protect-water-quality-and-wild-salmon-in-oregon/) - February 19, 2013 — Local businesses, outdoor enthusiasts, and conservation organizations applaud the recent introduction of Senate Bill 401 by Senator Alan Bates (D-Medford/Ashland) which would protect 30 rivers as State Scenic Waterways in recognition of their outstanding scenic vistas, value to fish and wildlife, and importance as sources of drinking water.
- [Press Release: 52 Members of Congress Urge Continued Federal Protections for Wolves in Lower 48 States](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-52-members-of-congress-urge-continued-federal-protections-for-wolves-in-lower-48-states/) - March 5, 2013 — In an effort championed by Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), 52 House members sent a letter today to the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service urging an about-face on the agency’s anticipated proposal to remove federal protections for wolves across most of the lower 48 United States.
- [Press Release: Bills to Curb Suction Dredge Mining Approved by Key Senate Committee](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-bills-to-curb-suction-dredge-mining-approved-by-key-senate-committee/) - April 18, 2013 — Outdoor businesses, the commercial fishing industry, fisheries experts, and conservation organizations applaud the passage of Senate Bill 838 and SB 401 by the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee last night. The legislation aims to protect water quality and salmon in Oregon’s iconic river systems from the impacts of harmful suction dredge mining.
- [Press Release: Settlement Reached in Wolf Legal Fight](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-settlement-reached-in-wolf-legal-fight/) - May 24, 2013 — After seventeen months of grueling negotiations, conservationists, Governor John Kitzhaber, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW), and the livestock industry have reached a compromise settlement agreement that resolves a long-running legal battle over wolf conservation in Oregon.
- [Press Release: Sensitive Wildlife Habitat and Drinking Water Supply Protected Above McKenzie](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-sensitive-wildlife-habitat-and-drinking-water-supply-protected-above-mckenzie/) - March 27, 2013 — United States District Court Judge Anne Aiken has found that the United States Forest Service broke the law in seeking to carry out the controversial Goose logging sale near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon, without a detailed analysis of potential environmental damage. This logging sale has drawn intense opposition from local residents and landowners concerned about harm to wildlife and nearby streams. Represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, the conservation organizations Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands filed a legal challenge against the planned logging in 2012.
- [Press Release: Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Passes Senate Through Unanimous Consent](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-devils-staircase-wilderness-passes-senate-through-unanimous-consent/) - June 20, 2013 — The US Senate has approved the creation of the 30,500-acre Devil’s Staircase Wilderness through unanimous consent, marking a major milestone in the long-running effort to protect this spectacular wild area in Oregon’s Coast Range.
- [Press Release: Bill to Protect Salmon Habitat in Oregon Passes House and Senate, Awaits Governor's Signature](https://cascwild.org/2013/press-release-bill-to-protect-salmon-habitat-in-oregon-passes-house-and-senate-awaits-governors-signature/) - July 8, 2013 — Celebrated by fishermen, landowners, outdoor recreation businesses, and river advocates, Senate Bill 838 (SB 838) has just been passed by the Oregon House and Senate. SB 838 is now on the Governor’s desk awaiting only a signature to become law. The bill takes steps to protect salmon habitat throughout Oregon through reasonable reductions in levels of suction dredge gold mining.
- [Cascadia Sues to Protect Seabird](https://cascwild.org/2012/cascadia-sues-on-murrelet/) - May 31, 2012 — Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Audubon Society of Portland filed a lawsuit today in federal court charging that the State of Oregon's clearcutting practices illegally harm threatened marbled murrelets within the Tillamook, Clatsop and Elliott state forests in violation of the Endangered Species Act. The conservation organizations are calling on Gov. John Kitzhaber to develop a plan for state forests that will adequately protect the rare seabirds that spend most of their lives on the ocean but come inland to nest and breed in mature and old-growth forests.
- [Press Release: State of Oregon Suspends 10 State Forest Timber Sales in Marbled Murrelet Habitat](https://cascwild.org/2012/state-of-oregon-suspends-10-state-forest-timber-sales-in-marbled-murrelet-habitat/) - July 2, 2012 — The State of Oregon has suspended operations on 10 timber sales in marbled murrelet habitat one month after Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Audubon Society of Portland filed a lawsuit alleging the state’s logging practices in the Tillamook, Clatsop, and Elliott State Forests are illegally “taking” the imperiled seabird in violation of the Endangered Species Act. To prevent additional murrelet habitat from being lost while the case works its way through the court system, the conservation groups filed an injunction request in federal court to halt sales and logging in the occupied murrelet habitat pending the outcome of the lawsuit.
- [State of Washington Urged to Halt Wolf Killing: Evidence Lacking That Wedge Wolf Pack Is Responsible for Livestock Loss](https://cascwild.org/2012/state-of-washington-urged-to-halt-wolf-killing-evidence-lacking-that-wedge-wolf-pack-is-responsible-for-livestock-loss/) - August 24, 2012 — Seven conservation organizations sent a letter today calling on Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire and state agencies to rescind an order to kill four wolves in the Wedge wolf pack in northeastern Washington. The kill order comes just two weeks after the state killed another wolf-pack member. State agents have been dispatched and are currently in the field tracking down the wolves to kill.
- [Press Release: Big Timber Manufactures Timber Volume Crisis in Western Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2012/press-release-big-timber-manufactures-timber-volume-crisis-in-western-oregon/) - June 21, 2012 — With a new plan for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forests in western Oregon currently in the works, conservationists today pointed to new harvest data from the agency that shows a steady flow of timber is moving off of federal forest lands. The official numbers contradict claims made by timber industry lobbyists and local politicians that little logging is occurring on BLM and National Forest lands.
- [Press Release: Murie Family Cautions Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Over Anti-Wolf Rhetoric](https://cascwild.org/2012/press-release-murie-family-cautions-rocky-mountain-elk-foundation-over-anti-wolf-rhetoric/) - July 18, 2012 — The Muries—arguably America’s first family of naturalists—sent an open letter today to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation asking them to either curb their anti-wolf rhetoric or stop using the Murie name in association with their organization. The Foundation currently uses the Murie name on their website and other materials as well for their periodic granting of the Olaus J. Murie Award honoring the work of elk scientists.
- [Twenty-four Conservation Groups Call on Obama to Maintain Federal Protections for Wolves in the Northwest](https://cascwild.org/2012/twenty-four-conservation-groups-call-on-president-obama-to-maintain-federal-protections-for-wolves-in-the-pacific-northwest/) - August 14, 2012 — Twenty-four conservation organizations sent a letter to President Barack Obama today asking for continued Endangered Species Act protection for wolves in the Pacific Northwest. The groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Northwest, Oregon Wild, Defenders of Wildlife, Cascadia Wildlands, Sierra Club, NRDC, and others, sent the letter as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moves toward a final decision on whether wolves in the Northwest and other areas will retain protection.
- [Press Release: Washington Wolves Get Temporary Reprieve From Kill Order](https://cascwild.org/2012/press-release-washington-wolves-get-temporary-reprieve-from-kill-order/) - August 30, 2012 — Following more than a week of pressure from conservation groups and thousands of members of the public, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has temporarily called off the killing of up to four wolves in the Wedge pack in the northeastern part of the state.
- [Press Release: Letter Calls on Gov. Kotek to Protect Old-Growth Forests, Cook Creek Watershed](https://cascwild.org/2023/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 of Forestry to protect additional acres of forest lands in the proposed Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan. Their proposed increase in protected mature and old-growth forest land would help safeguard imperiled species like the threatened Oregon Coast coho salmon and marbled murrelet.
- [Press Release: Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Board of Forestry Decision to Advance a Habitat Conservation Plan for Western Oregon State Forests](https://cascwild.org/2024/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 Plan for 640,000 acres of western Oregon state forests at its March 7th meeting in Salem. Voting 4-3 in favor of directing Oregon Department of Forestry to move forward with the draft Habitat Conservation Plan, the agency will now finalize the plan to establish a network of habitat and riparian conservation areas across roughly 300,000 acres of state forests and await federal approval. The department will also continue developing a new Forest Management Plan to guide implementation of the Habitat Conservation Plan.
- [Live Auction Sneak Peek!](https://cascwild.org/2022/live-auction-sneak-peek/) - These Auction Packages will be available for bidding during our Live Auction portion of the evening on June 25th. There will be NO online bidding available. CLICK HERE to Buy Ticketsfor the June 25th Soirée & Auction! Jump to the package description for: Three night, All-inclusive Stay on Remote Island in San JuansWild and Scenic
- [Visit Us at the Oregon Country Fair! — July  8-11](https://cascwild.org/2022/visit-us-at-the-oregon-country-fair-july-8-11/) - We'll be at the Oregon Country Fair from Friday, July 8 to Sunday, July 11. Our table is located on Strawberry Lane, along the Long Tom River. See map below for location!
- [Visit Us at Northwest String Summit — July 21-24](https://cascwild.org/2022/visit-us-at-northwest-string-summit-july-21-24/) - We'll be at the 20th Anniversary, and final, Northwest String Summit from Thursday, July 21st to Sunday, July 24th. See you there!
- [ELEMENTAL Film Premier and Additional Showings in Eugene and Surrounding Area — Sept 2022](https://cascwild.org/2022/elemental-film-premier-and-additional-showings-in-eugene-and-surrounding-area-september-2022/) - Join FUSEE, Cascadia Wildlands, Northwest Youth Corps, and Oregon Wild in welcoming ELEMENTAL to Eugene on Friday, September 9 at 6:00 pm at the Art House (previously Bijou Cinemas). The film screening will be followed by a short reception with guest speakers, and more information from local nonprofit organizations and fire experts on home hardening and
- [Take Action for Strong Endangered Species Protections on the Elliott State Research Forest by January 10](https://cascwild.org/2023/take-action-for-strong-endangered-species-protections-on-the-elliott-state-research-forest-by-january-10/) - Many of you have helped advocate for the creation of the Elliott State Research Forest (ESRF) in the Oregon Coast Range, including passage of Senate Bill 1546 in early 2022. The ESRF will provide significantly increased protections for the marbled murrelets, spotted owls and coho salmon and the older forests and pristine streams on which
- [Statement on the 9th Circuit Court Ruling Dismissing our Portland Teargas Case](https://cascwild.org/2023/statement-on-the-9th-circuit-court-ruling-dismissing-our-portland-teargas-case/) - In 2020, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) descended on Portland escalating police violence against people demanding an end to racist police violence. DHS agents used unprecedented amounts of teargas, pepper spray, and other chemical munitions on the crowds. Thousands of Portland residents were exposed to harmful chemicals known to cause cancer,
- [Field Hearing for Forests and Climate — June 13 @ 6pm](https://cascwild.org/2023/field-hearing-for-forests-and-climate-june-13-6pm/)
- [Cascadia Wildlands’ 25th Anniversary Celebration — Down by the River: Summer Soirée and Auction — June 16, 2023](https://cascwild.org/2023/cascadia-wildlands-25th-anniversary-celebration-down-by-the-river-summer-soiree-and-auction-june-16-2023/) - Tickets ON SALE NOW HERE, and the event will be limited to 200 guests. Mark your calendars as Cascadia Wildlands and premier sponsor Mountain Rose Herbs host Down by the River: Summer Soirée and Auction at Mt. Pisgah’s White Oak Pavilion from 6:00 pm-10:00 pm on Friday, June 16! We’ll congregate in the open air on the banks of the Coast
- [Take Action: Call on Senators Wyden & Merkley to support real solutions for communities facing the wildfire crisis!](https://cascwild.org/2023/take-action-call-on-senators-wyden-merkley-to-support-real-solutions-for-communities-facing-the-wildfire-crisis/)
- [Cascadia Wildlands Stands in Solidarity with the Transgender Community](https://cascwild.org/2023/cascadia-wildlands-stands-in-solidarity-with-the-transgender-community/) - Cascadia Wildlands finds our work increasingly at the intersection of the conservation, environmental justice, human rights and social justice movements. Recent extreme rhetoric, policies and laws proposed and – in many cases – passed across the country evidence a revitalized right-wing effort to demonize and target the trans community and strip them of fundamental civil
- [Elliott State Forest Hike — August 19](https://cascwild.org/2023/elliott-state-forest-hike-august-19th/) - Registration for this hike is now full/closed.
- [Sunday Daydream — August 27 in Novato, CA](https://cascwild.org/2023/sunday-daydream-august-27-in-novato-ca/) - Cascadia Wildlands is excited to team up with the organizers of Sunday Daydream in Marin County on August 27. Inspired by the many amazing outdoor shows at the old Terrapin Crossroads brick and mortar in San Rafael, California, Sunday Daydream is a series of one-day festivals filled with music, food, and family. This Grateful Dead-inspired
- [Keep and Restore Protections for Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2023/keep-and-restore-protections-for-wolves/) - *We never share or sell your information.
- [Rally Against the “Who Will Own the Forest” Conference — Sept 27](https://cascwild.org/2023/rally-against-the-who-will-own-the-forest-conference-sept-27/) - From September 26-28, the World Forestry Center in Portland will be hosting a conference titled "Who Will Own The Forest," set to be attended by the most notorious representatives in the Wall Street timber industry to scheme on the financialization of forest ecosystems, expand greenwashing, carbon trading, biomass, and land grabs in Cascadia and around
- [Climate Strike in Eugene and Across Oregon — Sept 15](https://cascwild.org/2023/climate-strike-in-eugene-and-across-oregon-sept-15/) - On Friday, September 15th, join Eugene’s youth at Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza for the Eugene Climate Strike. This school strike will be one of many occurring around the world as part of Fridays for Future, a global alliance of young people for climate action. The strike will start at 1:15pm, with students marching
- [TransWild Forest Frolic — Sept 10 @ 11am-4pm](https://cascwild.org/2023/transwild-forest-frolic-sept-10-11am-4pm/) - For the very first time, TransPonder, Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, and Cascadia Wildlands are coming together to host the TransWild Forest Frolic on Sunday, September 10th from 11 am to 4 pm! This will be a day filled with family-friendly nature-based activities for all ages including nature walks, a scavenger hunt, camping 101 workshops, art tabling,
- [Official 2017 Washington Wolf Count Released](https://cascwild.org/2018/official-2017-washington-wolf-count-released/) - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife released its official 2017 wolf count this past Friday. You can find the report in full here, but fourteen wolves were killed by humans and the overall state population grew by just seven. Concerns over high levels of human-caused wolf mortality are one of the reasons Cascadia Wildlands
- [End Wildlife Killing Contests in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2023/end-wildlife-killing-contests-in-oregon/)
- [“Making of the Northwest Forest Plan” Discussion — Oct 13](https://cascwild.org/2023/making-of-the-northwest-forest-plan-discussion-oct-13/) - “Making of the Northwest Forest Plan” Discussion on Friday, October 13 with Scientists and Authors Drs. Norm Johnson, Jerry Franklin and Gordie Reeves. Join sponsors Cascadia Wildlands and Land Air Water in hosting architects of the landmark 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, Drs. Norm Johnson, Jerry Franklin, and Gordie Reeves, for a presentation about their new
- [Eugene Environmental Film Festival — Sept 29-Oct 8](https://cascwild.org/2023/eugene-environmental-film-festival-sept-29-oct-8/) - The Eugene Environmental Film Festival believes in "creating space and a platform to address and bring light to critical issues facing our planet." As part of this initiative, the 10-day Festival from Sept. 29 - Oct. 8, hosted at the Eugene Art House Cinema, will feature ways for moviegoers to take action on local issues
- [Cascadia Wildlands is tabling at WildCraft's Harvest Party — Oct 7 @ 3-7pm](https://cascwild.org/2023/cascadia-wildlands-is-tabling-at-wildcrafts-harvest-party-oct-7-3-7pm/) - We’ll see you down at WildCraft CiderWorks from 3-7pm on October 7th in Eugene, OR! Cascadia Wildlands will be tabling, talking about protecting old-growth forests, how you can help, and selling some of our new merch! WHAT: WildCraft Cider Works’ 9th Annual Harvest Party: Gather for the Good WHEN: Saturday, October 7, 2023 TIME: We’re
- [CW Hosts 'Forest Friday' at the Eugene Environmental Film Festival — Oct 6](https://cascwild.org/2023/cw-hosts-forest-friday-at-the-eugene-environmental-film-festival-friday-oct-6/) - Cascadia Wildlands is excited to host "Forest Friday" on Friday, Oct. 6 during the Eugene Environmental Film Festival. We worked with the festival to create ways for folks to learn about our work to defend and restore Cascadia's ecosystems and how to take meaningful action to address the environmental issues we face. This is a
- [Field checking the Calloway timber sale — May 17](https://cascwild.org/2024/field-checking-the-calloway-timber-sale-may-17/) - Join Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT Field Checking outing to the U.S. Forest Service's Calloway Project, located within the McKenzie District of the Willamette National Forest. THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.Please check back on our website and social media for more field checking opportunities this summer!You can email Madeline to let them know you are interested in future field
- [Add Your Name: Petition to the Bureau of Land Management on the 42 Divide Logging project in the Coast Range](https://cascwild.org/2025/add-your-name-petition-to-the-blm-on-the-42-divide-logging-project-in-the-coast-range/) - The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon continues to plan destructive clearcuts and old-growth logging sales. Sign on to the petition below and have your name delivered with others in opposition to the 42 Divide Project.
- [URGENT: Take Action Against this 1.2 Million Acre Public Lands Sale](https://cascwild.org/2025/urgent-tell-congress-public-lands-are-not-for-sale/) - Public lands are still for sale. 1.2 million acres of Bureau of Land Management Lands are the next target of the Big Beautiful Bill. Following intense public outcry opposing efforts to sell off treasured public lands to private interests, including your messages, the Senate funding package (or “Big Beautiful Bill”) will no longer include its
- [Cascadia Wildlands and Partners in Front of Oregon Supreme Court to Protect the Elliott State Forest](https://cascwild.org/2019/elliott-state-forest-litigation-supreme-court-hearing-recap/) - by Noah Mikell, Cascadia Wildlands Summer Legal Intern Last week we kicked off our summer as Cascadia Wildlands’ latest legal interns by attending oral arguments in the Oregon Supreme Court! It couldn’t have been better timing that we started our internships just as attorneys Dan Kruse and Nick Cady were putting the final touches on
- [Wolves Under Assault on Multiple Fronts, Your Help Needed!](https://cascwild.org/2019/wolves-under-assault-on-multiple-fronts-your-help-needed/) - Both Washington and Oregon have released their 2018 wolf numbers and the Pacific Northwest has demonstrated minor gains in the face of continued poaching and state-funded wolf killing (Oregon’s wolf population increased from 124 wolves to 137 wolves statewide and Washington's wolf population increased from 122 to 126). California's wolves continue to live on the
- [Field Checking the Breitenbush Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2018/field-checking-the-breitenbush-timber-sale/) - By Cascadia Intern, Dylan Plummer On May, 12th, I helped Cascadia Wildlands lead a field checking expedition into the Detroit Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest, in a large timber sale surrounding the Breitenbush hot springs. This timber sale is called the Highway 46 project, and our goal for this trip was to find
- [When Oregon's Fish and Wildlife Commission Lost its Marbles](https://cascwild.org/2018/when-oregons-fish-and-wildlife-commission-lost-its-marbles/) - by Mari Galloway and Renee Seacor After our first week on the job at Cascadia Wildlands, we took a road-trip to Baker City to attend the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (“ODFW”) Commission hearing. With caffeinated beverages in hand, we left early in the morning so we could site-see along the way. We took
- [Blog: Old Growth Timber Grab on the North Umpqua](https://cascwild.org/2018/old-growth-timber-grab-on-the-north-umpqua/) - by Gabe Scott, In-house Counsel Lone Rock Timber and BLM, shame on you. In what looks like a classic timber grab, Lone Rock Timber has demanded rights to log a swath of huge old-growth trees on public, BLM land. Claiming they need a road to access a part of one of their active clearcuts, Lone
- [Saving Oregon's Famed Rivers and Wild Salmon from Gold Mining](https://cascwild.org/2017/saving-oregons-famed-rivers-and-wild-salmon-from-gold-mining/) - by Nick Cady, Legal Director It has been a long road to suction-dredge mining reform in Oregon, but this campaign is close to finalizing permanent protections for Oregon's iconic rivers and wild salmon. Suction dredging is an incredibly harmful, gold-mining practice that involves sucking up fragile river bottoms through a large, gas-powered vacuum. This mining practice
- [The Deja Vu of Killing Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2017/killing-wolves-is-a-waste/) - Late last month, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that it would shoot up to four wolves in the Harl Butte pack. Again. In August, following conflicts between wolves and livestock in the same area, the Department killed another four wolves from the same pack.
- [Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Votes to Weaken Oregon Wolf Plan](https://cascwild.org/2019/oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commissions-votes-to-weaken-oregon-wolf-plan/) - June 13, 2019 — On June 7, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, whose members are appointed by Governor Kate Brown, adopted revisions to the state's Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. This plan is required to be updated every five years, but this latest update was over four years late given the Department of Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) efforts to remove wolves from the state list of threatened and endangered species. Although wolves in Oregon are slowly recovering from their extirpation in the 1940s, the updates to the plan dramatically increase the situations in which wolves can be killed both by ODFW and members of the public.
- [Press Release: Lane County Board of Commissioners Withdraws Membership from Extreme Timber Lobby Group](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-lane-county-board-of-commissioners-withdraws-membership-from-extreme-timber-lobby-group/) - June 11, 2019 — Today, the Lane County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to withdraw its membership from the Association of O&C Counties (AOCC), an extreme timber lobby group. Newly elected commissioner Heather Buch brought forward the motion to remove Lane County’s funding, totaling $79,444 for 2019-2020, and membership in the AOCC. Commissioner Jay Bozievich was the lone commissioner to oppose the withdrawal.
- [Press Release: Critical Jordan Cove LNG Permit Denied by Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-critical-pipeline-permit-denied/) - May 6, 2019 — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today delivered a potentially fatal blow to the Jordan Cove LNG project and the Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline which has faced fierce opposition for more than a decade by a grassroots coalition of impacted landowners, anglers, small business owners, tribal members, health professionals, and many more Oregonians and Northern Californians.
- [Oregon Board of Forestry Petitioned to Develop Coho Salmon Protections](https://cascwild.org/2019/oregon-board-of-forestry-petitioned-to-develop-coho-salmon-protections/) - April 24, 2019 — Today, twenty conservation and fishing organizations delivered a rulemaking petition to the Oregon Board of Forestry requesting new rules to prevent logging-related harm to “resource sites” for coho salmon listed under the state and federal Endangered Species Act. Coho salmon, which are split into three evolutionarily significant units in Oregon, were first listed in Southern Oregon in 1997, and soon thereafter along the rest of the Oregon Coast in 1998. The Lower Columbia coho population was listed almost over a decade ago, in 2005.
- [Press Release: Oregon Gray Wolf Population Increases in 2018, State and Federal Threats Abound](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-oregon-gray-wolf-population-increases-in-2018-state-and-federal-threats-abound/) - April 8 2019 — Today, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the gray wolf population increased by 10% to a minimum of 137 animals, and total packs increased from 12 to 16, from last year’s count.
- [Press Release: Wolves Return to Lane and Douglas Counties!](https://cascwild.org/2019/wolves-return-to-lane-county/) - March 21, 2019 — Today, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed gray wolf activity through track sightings and remote camera images in the Umpqua National Forest north of Highway 138. The Indigo wolves are using a large wild area that spans Lane and Douglas Counties and the Willamette and Umpqua watersheds.
- [Press Release: Oregon Wilderness and River Protections Signed into Law by President](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-oregon-wilderness-and-river-protections-signed-into-law-by-president/) - March 12, 2019 — Today, President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping public lands package that passed the US House and Senate in February. Included in the nation-wide legislation is the Oregon Wildlands Act, the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act, the re-authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and many other public lands bills. The legislation was the first for Oregon to protect Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers in nearly 10 years.
- [Press release: U.S. House of Representatives passes Oregon Wildlands Act and other public lands bills](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-u-s-house-of-representatives-passes-oregon-wildlands-act-and-other-public-lands-bills/) - February 26, 2019 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a sweeping public lands package that mirrors the version approved by the U.S. Senate (S. 47) on February 12. Included in the nation-wide legislation is the Oregon Wildlands Act, the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act, the reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and many other public lands bills. The passage was lauded by business owners, conservationists and public lands enthusiasts across the country.
- [Press Release: U.S. Senate Passes Bills Protecting Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-u-s-senate-passes-bills-protecting-wilderness-and-wild-and-scenic-rivers-in-oregon/) - February 12, 2019 — Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), a public lands package that includes the Oregon Wildlands Act (S. 1548), the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act (S. 513/H.R. 1308), the reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and other bipartisan public lands bills. The Act now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives, where public lands users across the country are hopeful it will quickly pass.
- [Legal Victory for California's Wolves!](https://cascwild.org/2019/legal-victory-for-californias-wolves/) - January 28, 2019 — A state court judge today upheld protection for gray wolves under the California Endangered Species Act. The ruling rejected a challenge from the Pacific Legal Foundation on behalf of the California Cattlemen’s Association and California Farm Bureau Federation.
- [Conservation Groups Exit Oregon Wolf Meeting Citing Potential Increased Killing](https://cascwild.org/2019/conservation-groups-exit-oregon-wolf-meeting-citing-potential-increased-killing/) - January 7, 2019 — Four conservation groups have notified Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and the state wildlife commission that they are withdrawing from stakeholder meetings about the management of the state’s wolf population.
- [LEGAL VICTORY: Oregon to Regulate Humboldt Marten Trapping!](https://cascwild.org/2019/legal-victory-oregon-to-ban-humboldt-marten-trapping/) - January 3, 2019 — In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has agreed to issue new regulations addressing the trapping of critically imperiled Humboldt martens in Oregon’s coastal forests. The regulations must be finalized by September, according to a legal agreement. Fewer than 200 Humboldt martens survive in Oregon due to historical over-trapping and clear-cutting of coastal forests.
- [Oregon Sued for Humboldt Marten Trapping](https://cascwild.org/2018/oregon-sued-for-humboldt-marten-trapping/) - December 19, 2018 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands sued the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today for failing to ban the trapping of imperiled Humboldt martens in Oregon’s coastal forests.
- [Press Release: 9th Circuit Voids Old-Growth Timber Sales on the Tongass](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-9th-circuit-voids-old-growth-timber-sales-on-the-tongass/) - November 29, 2018 — A unanimous verdict of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated four U.S. Forest Service (USFS) logging projects in Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the nation's largest national forest, ending a ten year legal battle. Greenpeace USA and Cascadia Wildlands filed the suit in 2008.
- [Press Release: Oregon Wildlands Legislation Advances Through Key Senate Committee](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-oregon-wildlands-legislation-advances-through-key-senate-committee/) - October 2, 2018 — This morning, on the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced the Oregon Wildlands Act (S. 1548) sponsored by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR). The legislation would designate approximately 108,000 acres of Wilderness in the Devil’s Staircase and Wild Rogue areas, protect 252 miles of river across Oregon as Wild and Scenic, and safeguard more than 119,000 acres of the Rogue and Molalla Rivers as National Recreation Areas. The legislation would also withdraw the famed Chetco River in southwest Oregon from mining.
- [Press Release: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds State Efforts to Protect Salmon Habitat from Mining](https://cascwild.org/2018/court-of-appeals-upholds-state-efforts-to-protect-salmon-habitat-from-mining/) - September 12, 2018 — This morning the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Oregon law restricting motorized gold mining in sensitive salmon streams. In 2017, Oregon passed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill (SB 3) to protect water quality and fish habitat across the state from damaging suction dredge mining.
- [Press Release: Wolf Pups Documented Near Iconic Mt. Hood](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-wolf-pups-documented-near-iconic-mt-hood/) - August 29, 2018 — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed today that a recently documented pair of wolves on the Warm Springs Reservation in Wasco County had at least two pups this year. The White River Pack pups are the first documented in the northern Oregon Cascades since wolves were exterminated from the state nearly 70 years ago.
- [Press Release: Humboldt Marten Trapping Ban Granted!](https://cascwild.org/2018/humboldt-marten-trapping-ban-granted/) - August 7, 2018 — In response to a petition by five conservation groups earlier this year, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today instructed the Department of Fish and Wildlife to draft rules to protect the approximately 200 Humboldt martens left in Oregon.
- [Press Release: Rep. Peter DeFazio Re-introduces Bill to Protect Devil’s Staircase as Wilderness](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-rep-peter-defazio-re-introduces-bill-to-protect-devils-staircase-as-wilderness/) - July 24, 2018 — Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) re-introduced legislation into Congress today that would permanently protect the 30,500-acre Devil’s Staircase Wilderness in the central Oregon Coast Range.
- [Press Release: Oregon Court Rules Sale of Elliott State Forest Tract Illegal](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-oregon-court-rules-sale-of-elliott-state-forest-tract-illegal/) - August 1, 2018 — The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled today that the 2014 sale of the 788-acre East Hakki Ridge tract on the 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest east of Coos Bay was illegal. The ruling, which overturns the sale of the public land to a private timber company, marks a major win for the state’s public lands.
- [Press Release: Trapping Ban Sought to Protect Imperiled Humboldt Marten](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-trapping-ban-sought-to-protect-imperiled-humboldt-marten/) - April 4, 2018 — Five conservation groups filed a rulemaking petition today asking the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to ban trapping of Humboldt martens in Oregon’s coastal forests. The petition follows a new study that found that trapping could easily wipe out the species in the state.
- [Court Agreement: Washington Will Give Public Notice Before Killing Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2018/court-agreement-washington-will-give-public-notice-before-killing-wolves/) - May 18, 2018 — Washington wildlife officials will have to give eight business hours of notice before killing wolves in the state, under a new agreement reached today in Thurston County Superior Court.
- [Petition Filed to Save the Humboldt Marten!](https://cascwild.org/2018/petition-filed-to-save-the-humboldt-marten/) - June 26, 2018 — Six conservation groups filed a petition today asking the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect the Humboldt marten under the Oregon Endangered Species Act.
- [Press Release: Fishing, Conservation Groups Sue to Protect Coho Salmon from Oregon State Forest Logging](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-fishing-conservation-groups-sue-to-protect-coho-salmon-from-oregon-state-forest-logging/) - June 13, 2018 — Five fishing and conservation groups sued the Oregon Department of Forestry today for poor logging and road-use practices in the Tillamook and Clatsop state forests that harm threatened coho salmon through landslides and erosion into streams that violates the Endangered Species Act.
- [Press Release: WA Fish and Wildlife Commission Orders Rulemaking to Require Permits for Suction Dredge Mining](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-wa-fish-and-wildlife-commission-orders-rulemaking-to-require-permits-for-suction-dredge-mining/) - April 14, 2018 — A milestone for aquatic health was achieved today when the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission unanimously ordered the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to initiate a rulemaking process that would require individual permits for suction dredge mining in the state.
- [Press Release: Quartz Timber Sale Challenged Over Impacts to Red Tree Voles](https://cascwild.org/2018/quartz-timber-sale-challenged-over-impacts-to-red-tree-voles/) - May 16, 2018 — Today, three conservation groups challenged the 847-acre Quartz timber sale on the Cottage Grove Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest that targets mature forests. The contested area is home to a thriving population of red tree voles, a small tree-dwelling mammal that is a prey source for the imperiled northern spotted owl and is critical to forest ecosystems in western Oregon.
- [Press Release: Trapping Ban Sought to Protect Imperiled Humboldt Marten](https://cascwild.org/2018/trapping-ban-sought-to-protect-imperiled-humboldt-marten/) - April 4, 2018 — Five conservation groups filed a rulemaking petition today asking the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to ban trapping of Humboldt martens in Oregon’s coastal forests. The petition follows a new study that found that trapping could easily wipe out the species in the state.
- [Press Release: Conservation Groups Boost Reward to $16,750 for Oregon Wolf-killer Amid Poaching Surge](https://cascwild.org/2017/press-release-conservation-groups-boost-reward-to-16750-for-oregon-wolf-killer-amid-poaching-surge/) - November 8, 2017 — Conservation organizations are bolstering a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services reward for information on the illegal killing of OR-25, a federally protected gray wolf in southwestern Oregon. The Service has offered a $5,000 reward, and six conservation organizations have contributed an additional $11,750.
- [Press Release: House of Representatives Passes Horrific “Logging without Laws” Bill](https://cascwild.org/2017/press-release-house-of-representatives-passes-horrific-logging-without-laws-bill/) - November 1, 2017 — The House of Representatives passed legislation today that will suspend environmental laws to open up previously protected old-growth and recreation areas to clearcut logging. The Orwellian-named “Resilient Federal Forests Act” (HR 2936) is an overwhelming assault on the nation’s public lands, waters, species and environmental laws.
- [Suit Filed to Prevent Old-Growth Logging Near Rogue River](https://cascwild.org/2017/suit-filed-to-prevent-old-growth-logging-near-rogue-river/) - June 27, 2017 — Today a coalition of conservation organizations representing tens of thousands of Oregonians filed a lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeking to halt the “Lower Grave” old-growth timber sale located on the Grave Creek tributary to the Rogue River. This illegal logging project proposes to log fire-resilient old-growth forests currently serving as a critical refuge for the northern spotted owl, Coho salmon and red tree voles.
- [Battle for the Elliott State Forest Won!  Land Board Votes to Keep Forest Public!](https://cascwild.org/2017/battle-for-the-elliott-state-forest-won-land-board-votes-to-keep-forest-public/) - May 9, 2017 — In a 3-0 vote today, the Oregon State Land Board, made up of Governor Kate Brown, Treasurer Tobias Read and Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, terminated the protocol that led to the timber industry proposal to privatize the 82,500-acre Elliott State Forest in the Oregon Coast Range.
- [Oregon Board of Forestry Reverses Course, Will Develop Murrelet Protections](https://cascwild.org/2016/oregon-board-of-forestry-reverses-course-will-develop-murrelet-protections/) - December 1, 2016 — The Oregon Board of Forestry has reversed its prior decision to deny a petition from conservation groups that called for the identification and protection of marbled murrelet sites on state and private forest lands. The Board is now coordinating with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state land owning agencies to identify and protect important old-growth forest areas for the seabird threatened with extinction.
- [Forests Over Fascists—Don’t Shut the Public Out of Public Lands.](https://cascwild.org/2025/forests-over-fascists-dont-shut-the-public-out-of-public-lands/) - The Trump administration is dismantling the public’s ability to engage with federal land management decisions — an alarming shift with especially dire consequences for Pacific Northwest forests. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which governs the environmental review process for public land management decisions and mandates public input in the review process, has been a repeat
- [Press Release: Suit Filed Challenging Sale of Elliott State Forest Land](https://cascwild.org/2014/press-release-suit-filed-challenging-sale-of-elliott-state-forest-land/) - April 21, 2014 — EUGENE, Ore.— Conservation organizations filed a lawsuit and temporary restraining order today challenging the state of Oregon’s disposal of part of the 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest northeast of Coos Bay. The legal complaint submitted by Cascadia Wildlands, Audubon Society of Portland, and the Center for Biological Diversity identified the 788-acre East Hakki Ridge parcel as prohibited by law from being sold.
- [Umpqua Sweets Chronicles Vol 1: Down by the Riverside](https://cascwild.org/2019/umpqua-sweets-chronicles-vol-1-down-by-the-riverside/) - by Gabriel Scott, In-House Counsel Is old growth clearcutting on public lands making a comeback on the North Umpqua River? Thus seems to say the BLM in its latest timber sale announcement, called "Umpqua Sweets." While BLM's official announcement is itself so vague and legalistic as to melt into nothing, recent groundtruthing of their proposed logging units
- [Umpqua Chronicles Vol.2 - Into the woods](https://cascwild.org/2019/umpqua-chronicles-vol-2-into-the-woods/) - While the North Umpqua is the most dramatic, the Umpqua Sweets project would log along many smaller streams. Unit 25-2-31B, just up the Rock Creek road from the river, is located along Rock, McComas, and Kelley Creeks just north of Idylide. The road cuts off into a nice little neighborhood there of a handful of homes.
- [Umpqua Chronicles Vol 3: The Eye of God](https://cascwild.org/2019/umpqua-chronicles-vol-3-the-eye-of-god/) - by Gabriel Scott Cascadia’s forests have a mystic aspect. All the things you know, or think that you know, about the forest are nothing as compared with the layers and layers of wonders to be discovered. Sometimes you’ll be hiking along, thinking about one thing, and then— wham!— the landscape hits in some unexpected way and
- [Umpqua Sweets Chronicles Vol 4 - Community](https://cascwild.org/2019/umpqua-sweets-chronicles-vol-4-community/) - by Gabe Scott, In-house Counsel November 5, 2019 It is a lot of fun to be part of a movement. A phenomenal community of people have been coming together in the forests of the BLM's Umpqua Sweets timber project. This past weekend I joined a group of Roseburg locals for a hike organized by Instagram artist
- [Cascadia Wildlands Seeks a Wildlands Director](https://cascwild.org/2020/cascadia-wildlands-seeks-a-wildlands-director/) - WILDLANDS DIRECTOR POSITION This position uses legal, administrative and grassroots organizing tools and science to protect imminently threatened wildlands, waters and species. Working in coordination with program staff, the Wildlands Director monitors land management and policy proposals and engages in the public comment process to help shape planning outcomes and build legal records to protect biodiversity in Cascadia.
- [Basecamp 2025 at Little River](https://cascwild.org/2025/basecamp-2025-at-little-river/) - By Flora Booker, 2025 Summer Field and Events Coordinator From June 20 to 23, Cascadia Wildlands held our biggest volunteer event of the year: the WildCAT Field Checking Basecamp. Volunteers gathered near Glide, Oregon, to help stop logging in some of the most breathtaking old-growth ecosystems in the Little River watershed. The area lies within the
- [BLOG: A Win for IVM](https://cascwild.org/2024/a-win-for-ivm/) - By: Aidan Bassett (he/they) Hey fellow Cascadians! The team at Cascadia Wildlands (CW) has had a busy summer fighting to protect our beloved forests, field checking proposed timber sales, and advocating for climate action across Oregon. We’ve also had a series of important legal victories, one of which — concerning a Bureau of Land Management
- [Salem Debacle Kicks Off a Very Consequential Year](https://cascwild.org/2020/salem-debacle-kicks-off-a-very-consequential-year/) - A Recap of What Went Down This Legislative Session by Alexander Harris, Forest Policy Consultant for Cascadia Wildlands Last week, the Oregon Legislature ended its short session early, lacking the requisite number of legislators to pass any of the bills being considered. Two weeks prior, Republican members of the State House and Senate fled the
- [INTERN-al UPDATE: A Snowy Field Check in Flat Country](https://cascwild.org/2020/a-snowy-field-check-in-flat-country/) - By Courtney Kaltenbach Field Checking Intern for Cascadia Wildlands, Spring 2020 On a cool Saturday morning, over twenty people met in the Cascadia parking lot to prepare to go out on the first public field checking trip of the year into the Flat Country timber sale. Covid-19 had been declared an international pandemic three days
- [BLOG: Field Checking Old-Growth on the Jordan Cove LNG Pipeline Path](https://cascwild.org/2020/field-checking-old-growth-on-the-jordan-cove-lng-pipeline-path/) - By Sam Krop, Cascadia Wildlands Grassroots Organizer In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we spent the weekend field checking a threatened area of old growth forest along the proposed Jordan Cove pipeline route out in the Oregon coast range between the towns of Remote and Sitkum, by Coquille. As we drove along the coast
- [FIELD REPORT / BLOG: In the Forest in the Age of COVID-19](https://cascwild.org/2020/field-report-blog-in-the-forest-in-the-age-of-covid-19/) - By Gabe Scott Cascadia Wildlands In-house Counsel We've been keeping our eyes on the forests during the Pandemic. The crisis and response is revealing hidden priorities, shifting alliances, and revealing inequities. The public land agencies, the Forest Service and BLM, and the State governments, have been closing recreation, canceling restoration, and moving forward with logging
- [Support the Businesses Who Support Cascadia Wildlands!](https://cascwild.org/2020/support-the-businesses-who-support-cascadia-wildlands/) - It has been a rocky road for many businesses over the last few months, and it is imperative we as a community help out those that have done so much for Cascadia Wildlands over the years and who share the values we hold closely — big trees, raging rivers, wolves howling in the back country,
- [INTERN-al VIEW: No Longer the “Beaver State”- The Quest to Protect Oregon’s Beavers](https://cascwild.org/2020/intern-al-view-no-longer-the-beaver-state-the-quest-to-protect-oregons-beavers/) - by Chelsea Stewart-Fusek Cascadia Wildlands Legal Intern, Summer 2020 The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is a primarily nocturnal, semi-aquatic rodent that is known as an ecosystem engineer because its dam-building behavior drastically changes the habitat in which it lives. Beavers are also considered a keystone species because their removal has far-reaching impacts on other
- [FIELD REPORT / BLOG: Quartzville-Middle Santiam Old-Growth on the Chopping Block](https://cascwild.org/2020/field-report-blog-quartzville-middle-santiam-old-growth-on-the-chopping-block/) - Proposed Quartzville-Middle Santiam (QMS) Timber Sale Project: Field Check Trip, July 2020 by Chelsea Stewart-Fusek Cascadia Wildlands Legal Intern, Summer 2020 On a gorgeous day earlier this month, the Willamette Valley Broadband of Great Old Broads for Wilderness joined the Cascadia Wildlands field checking team to survey some of the units in the QMS timber
- [BLOG: Field Checking for the First Time](https://cascwild.org/2023/blog-field-checking-for-the-first-time/) - — written by WildCAT, Emma E. Saturday, October 21st was marked in bold on my calendar, as it was my first time meeting up with other WildCAT volunteers to conduct a field check in the Calloway timber sale. I walked through the fog early in the morning to meet-up with two other volunteers, Becky and
- [BLOG: Field Notes from the Calloway Timber Sale ](https://cascwild.org/2023/blog-field-notes-from-the-calloway-timber-sale/) - — written by WildCAT, Abe. On a bright October morning I had the honor of joining a group of volunteers and staff from Cascadia Wildlands for a day of field checking in the woods. Field Checking is the tactic of comparing existing conditions in the forest with conditions alleged in Forest Service sale proposals. Often,
- [Tell the Oregon Senate to Pass Beaver and Water Quality Bill HB 3932 ](https://cascwild.org/2025/tell-the-oregon-legislature-to-pass-beaver-and-water-quality-bill-hb-3932/) - Speak up for Oregon’s beavers and waterways – HB 3932 passed the House and is now up for a hearing in the Senate. Express your support for this natural solution to a tricky conservation issue today! Beavers are ecosystem engineers, and one of our best natural climate solutions. The Beavers and Water Quality Bill would
- [Help Strike Out the Big League Logging Project](https://cascwild.org/2025/help-strike-out-the-big-league-logging-project/) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revived the deeply flawed Big League logging project in the Mohawk River and Upper Calapooia River watersheds near Marcola and Wendling, Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management wants to log 2,700 acres of forested watersheds and construct or renovate a whopping 133 miles of roads in the Big
- [Don't Miss the Cascadia Mud City Stomp!](https://cascwild.org/2025/cascadia-mud-city-stomp-a-spring-hoedown/) - Friday, April 25, 2025 @ 7:00 PM Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza, 85 E 8TH Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 This event is a sliding scale event ranging from $10-$50 to help raise money for Cascadia Wildlands conservation efforts and to have a whole lot of fun with all of YOU!PARKING Parking will be general downtown
- [Tell the Oregon House: Vote No on anti-wolf bill!](https://cascwild.org/2025/stop-wasteful-anti-wolf-bill-in-its-tracks/) - We need you to speak up to improve a bad bill moving through the Oregon legislature! Unfortunately, the wolf compensation multiplier bill - SB 777, passed out of the Senate and is now getting a hearing in the House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources and Water Committee. The bill, as in past sessions, is designated
- [Supporters Rally to Save Aloha Trout](https://cascwild.org/2024/supporters-rally-to-save-aloha-trout/) - This November, Cascadia Wildlands and supporters rallied against the Aloha Trout project just a few miles east of the community of Alsea, Oregon. This Bureau of Land Management logging project would log and build new roads through 1,800 acres of public forest in the middle of Oregon’s Coast Range. While out in the forest, Cascadia
- [Stand with Community Members — Say No to the Aloha Trout Logging Project!](https://cascwild.org/2024/stand-with-community-members-say-no-to-the-aloha-trout-logging-project/) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a new logging project just a few miles east of the community of Alsea, Oregon. The Aloha Trout project would log and build new roads through 1,800 acres of public forest in the middle of Oregon’s Coast Range. While some of the project area is relatively young,
- [BLOG: A Win for Wildfire Resilience](https://cascwild.org/2024/blog-a-win-for-the-wui/) - By Dana McHenry (she/her) I woke up to smoke settling on the Willamette Valley, and the smell churns my stomach. It’s July, or as most of us here in Oregon have come to know it — the beginning of fire season. As summer smoke fills the air, it is hard not to think about the
- [Take Action for the Elliott State Research Forest Plan!](https://cascwild.org/2024/take-action-to-strengthen-the-elliott-state-research-forest-plan/) - Cascadia Wildlands and partners have been working for over two decades to ensure strong protections for the outstanding streams, mature forests and imperiled wildlife on the Elliott State Forest located northeast of Coos Bay. We now have an important opportunity to comment on the draft Forest Management Plan for the recently established 82,000-acre Elliott State
- [Take Action — Protect Mature and Old Growth Forests Across the Nation!  ](https://cascwild.org/2024/take-action-protect-mature-and-old-growth-forests-across-the-nation/)
- [Webinar: What is the NW Forest Plan — May 21](https://cascwild.org/2024/webinar-what-is-the-nw-forest-plan-may-21/) - Cascadia Wildlands invites you to a webinar: What is the NW Forest Plan & Understanding What’s At StakeDATE: Tuesday, May 21TIME: 12pm THIS EVENT IS OVER. Cascadia Wildlands is a member of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance (PNWFCA), the host of this webinar series. BACKGROUND: Following years of grassroots organizing to protect the last
- [Act for the Willamette River: Hold the U.S. Army Corps Accountable](https://cascwild.org/2024/act-for-the-willamette-river-hold-the-u-s-army-corps-accountable/) - *We never share or sell your information.
- [Forests Are Our Future Rally — June 13](https://cascwild.org/2024/forests-are-our-future-rally-june-13/) - Join the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance and communities from across the PNW on June 13 for the Forests Are Our Future rally. We will call attention to the pivotal role our mature & old forests play in tackling climate change and demand that our leaders protect them through the NW Forest Plan Amendment and
- [Sign Up — Field Check the Forest Service's Divide Project](https://cascwild.org/2024/sign-up-field-check-the-forest-services-divide-project/) - Space is limited.Please be sure to thoroughly read all information below before signing up.
- [Take Action: BLM Timber Project Threatens Mature and Old-Growth Public Forest](https://cascwild.org/2024/take-action-blm-timber-project-threatens-mature-and-old-growth-public-forest/) - *We never share or sell your information.
- [test EA petition](https://cascwild.org/2024/test-ea-petition/)
- [Kentucky Falls Earth Day Hike — Sunday, April 21, 2024](https://cascwild.org/2024/kentucky-falls-earth-day-hike-sunday-april-21-2024/) - Enjoy a beautiful spring visit to an old-growth forest and one of the Coast Range’s biggest waterfalls! SIGN UP PAGE HERE! General Location of hike: Siuslaw National Forest, Coast Range near Mapleton Estimated time of departure and return from meeting location: 9:30am-4:00pm Carpools leave from central Eugene, meet at Oregon Wild’s Eugene office, 1238 Lincoln
- [PIELC (Public Interest Environmental Law Conference) — March 1-3](https://cascwild.org/2024/pielc-public-interest-environmental-law-conference-march-1-3/) - The Cascadia Wildlands staff will be participating in four panels this year and tabling at the globally renowned Public Interest Environmental Law Conference at the University of Oregon. We hope to see you there. OUR PANELS: Workshop: Wolves of the Pacific WestFriday, March 1, 12-2pm, Law School Room 175This workshop will cover the current threats
- [VIDEO: Cascadia Wildlands Celebrates 25 Years!](https://cascwild.org/2023/cascadia-wildlands-celebrates-25-years-video/) - Since 1998, Cascadia Wildlands has been at the frontlines of the environmental movement — defending the Cascadia bioregion in the courts and on the streets. Thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters who have helped us get this far. Here's to 25 more years! Help launch us into the next 25 years with
- [WildCAT Volunteer Meeting: Mapping 101 — Oct 11](https://cascwild.org/2023/wildcat-volunteer-meeting-mapping-101-oct-11/) - Join us at our next meeting on October 11 to learn about navigating through the forest with your phone using digital maps and the Avenza Maps application. As always, there will be snacks and beverages provided. See you there! Meetings are held at 6pm on the second Wednesday of the month at our office (120
- [WildCAT Volunteer Meeting: this month, only on ZOOM — Sept 13](https://cascwild.org/2023/wildcat-volunteer-meeting-avenza-mapping-101-sept-13/) - *Due to a COVID exposure, this meeting will now ONLY BE ON ZOOM* And Mapping 101 will be rescheduled for a different time. WildCAT Wednesday, typically on the first Wednesday of the month, will be rescheduled moving forward. Meetings will now be held at 6pm on the second Wednesday of the month at our office
- [Fossil Free Eugene & Lane County Seeks Coalition Coordinator](https://cascwild.org/2022/fossil-free-eugene-lane-county-seeks-coalition-coordinator/) - Download PDF Version Position Title: Coalition Coordinator, Fossil Free Eugene CoalitionLocation: Eugene, OR*This position is work from home, and coalition meetings are currently being held remotely due to the pandemic. However, we expect to resume in person meetings at some point in 2022, thus being based in Lane County, Oregon is required.Reports to: Fossil Free
- [Cascadia Wildlands Seeks a Wildlands Director](https://cascwild.org/2022/cascadia-wildlands-seeks-a-wildlands-director-2/) - Download pdf version Ideally based in Eugene, OregonFull time — $57,000-$62,000/yearReports to Legal DirectorPriority Application date: Monday January 17, 2022, open until filledStart date: March 1, 2022 or sooner ABOUT CASCADIA WILDLANDSCascadia Wildlands is a 23-year-old, non-profit conservation organization that works to defend and restore Cascadia’s wild ecosystems in the forests, in the courts, and
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- [Know Your Zone: Eugene/Springfield Emergency Preparedness](https://cascwild.org/2021/know-your-zone-eugene-springfield-emergency-preparedness/) - Eugene Springfield Fire has developed Emergency Evacuation Zones to be used in case of an emergency (i.e. severe weather event, wildfire, flooding, etc.) requiring evacuation. The Evacuation Zones allow community members, emergency services, emergency managers, and 9-1-1 to be on the same page when initiating a mass evacuation due to an emergency. The interactive map
- [Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Call for Eugene to Step Away from New Fracked Gas Infrastructure](https://cascwild.org/2020/cascadia-wildlands-and-allies-call-for-eugene-to-step-away-from-new-fracked-gas-infrastructure/) - For Immediate ReleaseNovember 18, 2020 Contacts:Dylan Plummer, Grassroots Organizer, Cascadia Wildlands 541.531.1858 dylan@cascwild.org Broad Coalition Calls for Transition Away from Fracked Gas and Halt to Construction of New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Eugene EUGENE, OR - Eugene residents and grassroots organizations including NAACP Eugene/Springfield, Beyond Toxics and Springfield Eugene Tenants Association sent a public letter to Eugene
- [Elliott State Research Forest Proposal Released — Your Comments Needed](https://cascwild.org/2020/elliott-state-research-forest-proposal-released-your-comments-needed/) - In late October 2020, Oregon State University's College of Forestry released its draft proposal to create the Elliott State Research Forest. This plan remains a work in progress, and Cascadia Wildlands continues to help shape the outcome of it to the point it can be something we can stand proudly behind. As with any complex
- [Join Us Online Oct. 3 at 1pm](https://cascwild.org/2020/join-us-online-oct-3-at-1pm/) - Cascadia Wildlands is excited to be involved with the Eugene Environmental Film Festival this year! Our "Voices from the Umpqua" film is available to a global audience, and tomorrow our Grassroots Organizer, Dylan Plummer, and Umpqua resident and activist Francis Eatherington will be presenting a panel discussion online at 1pm that will not only talk
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- [August 11 WildChat Zoom Login Info](https://cascwild.org/2020/august-11-wildchat-zoom-login-info/) - Cascadia WildChat: Defending Oregon's Forest Waters PART II WHEN | Tuesday, August 11, 2020 @ 5:00 pm Thank you for signing up! Below is the Zoom meeting information you will need to join in. This information is also in an email that is headed for your inbox now. ____________________________________________________________ Cascadia Wildlands is inviting you to
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- [May 19 WildChat Zoom Login Info](https://cascwild.org/2020/may-19-wildchat-zoom-login-info/) - Cascadia WildChat: Timber Sales and How to Stop Them WHEN | Tuesday, May 19, 2020 @ 5:00 pm Thank you for signing up! Below is the Zoom meeting information you will need to join in. This information is also in an email that is headed for your inbox now. ____________________________________________________________ Cascadia Wildlands is inviting you
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- [Field Trip to Flat Country Timber Sale — March 14, 2020](https://cascwild.org/2020/field-trip-to-flat-country-timber-sale/) - * The deadline for this action has past. * This hike has already happened. Our field checking intern wrote up a blog post from the visit to Flat Country. Check it out! Join Cascadia Wildlands for a visit to the Flat Country timber sale, a 5,000 acre logging proposal in the Willamette National Forest. We
- [Roundup at the Shotcash Auction! — Sept. 12, 2019](https://cascwild.org/2019/roundup/) - The local Bureau of Land Management is fixin' to sell parcels within the Shotgun Creek recreation area to timber barons who plan to clearcut in our backyard forest. On September 12th, the BLM will auction off the first two parcels within the Shotcash timber sale, a clearcut logging proposal planned for the Shotgun Creek Recreation
- [Legal Victory for Marbled Murrelets in Oregon!](https://cascwild.org/2019/legal-victory-for-marbled-murrelets-in-oregon/) - August 7, 2019 — An Oregon judge has issued a decision concluding the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission violated Oregon law in denying a petition filed by five conservation groups demanding the commission uplist the murrelet from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act.
- [Oregon Board of Forestry Grants Petition to Protect Coho Salmon from Private and State Logging](https://cascwild.org/2019/oregon-board-of-forestry-grants-petition-to-protect-coho-salmon-from-private-and-state-logging/) - July 26, 2019 — Late Wednesday afternoon after hours of deliberation, the Oregon Board of Forestry voted 5-2 to accept a petition for rulemaking on coho salmon. The petition was brought by 22 different conservation and fishing groups under a rarely used portion of the Forest Practices Act which requires the Board to consider forest protections on private and state land when species are listed under state or federal endangered species acts. The Board is required to identify “resource sites” for listed species and subsequently develop rules to protect these species if threatened by state and private logging practices.
- [Legal Victory: Lower Grave Timber Sale Halted](https://cascwild.org/2019/legal-victory-lower-grave-timber-sale-halted/) - Old-Growth Timber Sale Above Rogue River Deemed Illegal Federal Judge Finds BLM Failed to Consider Approach to Reducing Fire Threat On the evening of July 2, Oregon Federal District Judge Michael McShane issued a legal order effectively halting the “Lower Graves” old-growth timber sale proposed above the popular lower Rogue River in the Grants Pass
- [13th Annual Hoedown — Sept. 7, 2019](https://cascwild.org/2019/2019-hoedown-for-ancient-forests/) - Join Cascadia Wildlands & Mountain Rose Herbs for the return of the Hoedown for Cascadia's Ancient Forests! We're bringing back the Hoedown in all its glory! This 13th incarnation will feature live bluegrass by Moonlight Jubilee, square dancing with caller Rosie, barn games, and boot kickin' fun all at an incredible new location at the Rockin' HK
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- [Visit the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area! — August 24, 2019](https://cascwild.org/2019/devils-hike-august-24-2019/) - [salsa data='{"name":"type","value":"event"},{"name":"salsa_key","value":"89114"},{"name":"salsa_title","value":"on"},{"name":"salsa_description","value":"on"},{"name":"after-save","value":""}' ']
- [Visit the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area! — July 13, 2019](https://cascwild.org/2019/devils-hike-july-13-2019/) - [salsa data='{"name":"type","value":"event"},{"name":"salsa_key","value":"89113"},{"name":"salsa_title","value":"on"},{"name":"salsa_description","value":"on"},{"name":"after-save","value":""}' ']
- [Visit the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area! — June 1, 2019](https://cascwild.org/2019/devils-hike-june-1-2019/) - [salsa data='{"name":"type","value":"event"},{"name":"salsa_key","value":"89110"},{"name":"salsa_title","value":"on"},{"name":"salsa_description","value":"on"},{"name":"after-save","value":""}' ']
- [Field Checking 101 in the Breitenbush Hwy 46 Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2019/field-checking-101-in-the-breitenbush-hwy-46-timber-sale/) - On Saturday, May 25th join Cascadia Wildland’s volunteer WildCAT team for a full day of field checking in the Breitenbush Hwy 46 Timber Sale! Register here to join! Our field checking trainings cover the basics of timber sale monitoring, how to read timber sale proposal and what to look for when exploring a timber
- [Summer GIS Internship Position](https://cascwild.org/2019/summer-gis-internship-position/) - Contact: Sam Krop, Grassroots Organizer Cascadia Wildlands PO Box 10455 Eugene, Oregon 97440 Phone: (541) 434-1463 Email: sam@cascwild.org About Cascadia Wildlands -Cascadia Wildlands is a non-profit environmental organization with an offices in Eugene, Oregon. Cascadia is dedicated to defending the forests, waters and wildlife of the Cascadia bioregion by monitoring environmentally destructive government actions and
- [Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Siskiyou Mountains Salamander](https://cascwild.org/2019/lawsuit-launched-to-protect-rare-siskiyou-mountains-salamander/) - April 22, 2019 — Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to a 2018 petition for Endangered Species Act protection for the Siskiyou Mountains salamander.
- [Press Release: Community Members Mobilize for Public Lands Town Hall!](https://cascwild.org/2019/press-release-community-members-mobilize-for-public-lands-town-hall/) - April 15, 2019 — On Thursday, April 18thfrom 6-8pm, bikers, conservation groups, students, and Springfield area locals will join in a discussion at Springfield City Hall about timber sales and local forest management.The Town Hall will feature panelistsfrom Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wildand Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology(FUSEE) discussing recreation, conservation and fire safety in Bureau of Land Management forests. The panel discussion will be followed by a moderated public forum in which community members will share and discuss concerns around local land management. The biker’s organization Climate Revolutions by Bikeis organizing a mass bike ride departing from the University of Oregon EMU at 5pm to participate in the Town Hall event.
- [FERC Releases Draft Environmental Review of Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline](https://cascwild.org/2019/ferc-releases-draft-environmental-review-of-jordan-cove-lng-export-terminal-and-pacific-connector-pipeline/) - March 29, 2019 — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the twice-denied Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline proposed for southern Oregon, opening a public comment period that will close July 5th. Public hearings will be held in southern Oregon in June.
- [National Wolf Protections in Jeopardy, Take Action Today!](https://cascwild.org/2019/national-wolf-protections-in-jeopardy-take-action-today/) - March 15, 2019 — the Fish and Wildlife Service published a rule proposing to prematurely remove gray wolves across the country from the Endangered Species Act. This is now the third attempt by the federal government to remove these critical protections; the previous two rejected for violating basic scientific and recovery standards. This is a crucial moment for wolves and the Endangered Species Act!
- [Dance Party Benefit — April 5, 2019](https://cascwild.org/2019/dance-party-benefit-april-5-2019/) - Join Us at HOHM! 100% of proceeds donated to Cascadia Wildlands Underground House, Techno, & DnB Music & Benefit Event with Funktion-One (Official) Sound The Event Entry (18+): $10 Re-Entry: $2 Music: 10:00pm-4:30am 21+ Beer Garden Location: Unitarian Universalist NE Corner of 13th & Chambers: 1685 W 13th Ave. Eugene, Oregon No Drugs or Outside
- [Town Hall Discussion: Local Timber Sales, Public Lands, & Wildfire Safety  – April 18, 2019](https://cascwild.org/2019/townhalldiscussion/) - Join Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild and FUSEE for a town hall discussion about the impacts of land management practices on our local public lands. Panelists involved in timber sale monitoring, wildfire science, and public lands defense will discuss issues regarding recreation, conservation, and fire safety in public forests managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- [Thurston Hills Timber Sale Challenged!](https://cascwild.org/2019/thurston-hills-timber-sale-challenged/) - February 19, 2019 — Today, Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild filed a lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plans to clearcut 100 acres of public forest on the edge of Springfield and directly adjacent to Willamalane’s recently opened 665-acre Thurston Hills Natural Area. In their complaint, the conservation organizations and residents who live adjacent to the proposed clearcutting cite increased fire hazards and threats to recreation from the logging.
- [The Need to Update Smokey Bear’s Message](https://cascwild.org/2019/the-need-to-update-smokey-bears-message/) - By Michael Cook, Cascadia Wildlands intern “Only YOU can prevent forest fires!” Smokey Bear began bellowing his evergreen slogan in 1947. The blue jeans wearing, shovel toting, bear-turned-park ranger has been the official mascot of fire suppression for over 70 years now. Smokey’s message had good intentions: practice responsible fire safety measures. The commercials featuring
- [Washington Targeting Three Wolf Packs for Killing](https://cascwild.org/2018/washington-targeting-three-wolf-packs-for-killing/) - by Nick Cady, Legal Director On November 7, 2018, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) authorized the killing of wolves in the Smackout pack in Stevens County and ordered the complete elimination of the Togo pack in Ferry County. Department staff are still actively trying to kill the last adult and pup in
- [Flat Country Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2018/flat-country-timber-sale/) - Flat Country — Willamette National Forest, McKenzie Ranger District UPDATE: Early in 2022, in honor of Earth Day, President Biden signed an executive order (EO) on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies. The EO represents progress in its acknowledgement that old-growth and, notably, mature forests are essential against the worst impacts of climate
- [Devil’s Staircase Hike: Carbon Basin and the Dark Grove — November 10th, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/devils-staircase-hike-carbon-basin-and-the-dark-grove-november-10th-2018/) - This all-day strenuous hike is a collaboration between Cascadia Wildlands and Our Forests that will take you into one of the most primeval places left in Oregon. This hike doesn’t go to the Devil's Staircase waterfall, but instead we will see a portion of one of the most extensive remaining old-growth forests remaining in the Coast
- [Federal Timber Sale Challenges](https://cascwild.org/2018/federal-timber-sale-challenges/) - Below is a sample of some of our recent timber sale challenges. We will update this list periodically! Lower Grave Timber Sale: The Lower Grave timber sale is a Medford District Bureau of Land Management sale targeting old-growth forests near the Rogue River in southern Oregon. The sale targets old-growth forests inhabited by the northern
- [Hike & Bike the Threatened Thurston Hills Trails - November 3rd](https://cascwild.org/2018/hike-bike-thurston-hills-timber-sale/) - REGISTER HERE TO JOIN US WHAT: Join Cascadia and Climate Justice League for a visit to the proposed Thurston Hills clearcut timber sale. The Springfield Bureau of Land Management is planning to clearcut log 100 acres of this public forest within Willamalane biking/hiking trails and directly adjacent to the Thurston Hills Natural Area. Cascadia Wildlands
- [Reflections on the Rise for Climate March & the Future of Fossil Fuel Resistance](https://cascwild.org/2018/reflections-on-the-rise-for-climate-march-the-future-of-fossil-fuel-resistance/) - By Dylan Plummer, Madeline Cowen, and Sam Krop Chants of ‘keep it in the ground’ floated on the early morning breeze in downtown San Francisco as we joined tens of thousands of demonstrators gathering for the People’s Climate March. A sea of colorful banners waved against the morning light, reading things ranging from ‘Quaker’s against
- [Progressive Fire Mgmt. for Healthy Forests & Safe Communities — October 22nd](https://cascwild.org/2018/progressive-fire-mgmt-for-healthy-forests-safe-communities-october-22nd-2018/) - When: Monday, October 22, 2018 6-8pm Where: Sam Bonds Brewing, 540 East 8th Street Eugene What: Join fire expert Richard Fairbanks for a discussion about the role of progressive fire management in keeping communities safe and maintaining forest resiliency. We'll explore our region's historical relationship with fire and possibilities for using commonsense fire management to
- [Fall Creek Fire Ecology Hike — October 14th](https://cascwild.org/2018/fall-creek-fire-ecology-hike-october-14th/) - Join Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands on a fall hike through old-growth forests affected by the 2003 Clark Fire near Fall Creek in the Willamette National Forest. This area is well known for its lush and beautiful creek-side trail, which we'll experience while exploring the natural recovery of this diverse area after the fire. We'll
- [September WildCAT Volunteer Meeting — September 26th](https://cascwild.org/2018/september-wildcat-volunteer-meeting-september-26th/) - Join us for our monthly WildCAT volunteer meeting, where Cascadia volunteers connect, share and get involved in our conservation work. Get updates from our ongoing campaigns, meet like minds and get involved in the action of educating, agitating and organizing to defend wild places. Refreshments provided. All are welcome!
- [Join Us for the Last Pints Event of 2018! — September 6](https://cascwild.org/2018/join-us-for-the-last-pints-event-of-2018-september-6-2018/) - Don't miss out on the last Pints Gone Wild! event of the year! THIS THURSDAY - September 6, 2018 We'll be there from 6 - 8pm Benefit runs all day 12 - 9pm LOCATION: The Ninkasi Brewing Tasting Room, 272 Van Buren Street in Eugene’s historic Whiteaker neighborhood. Click here for the Facebook event
- [Lawsuit Halts Wolf Killing in Washington!](https://cascwild.org/2018/lawsuit-halts-wolf-killing-in-washington/) - August 20, 2018 — Two conservation groups filed an emergency lawsuit today seeking a temporary restraining order to stop Washington wildlife officials from carrying out a kill order for the Togo wolf pack in Ferry County. The decision, issued today, orders the death of the collared, black-male adult from the pack and holds open the possibility for killing additional pack members. The Togo pack consists of only two confirmed adults plus an unknown number of pups. The kill order was halted by the court late this afternoon.
- [Cascadia 20 Year Anniversary Hike and Campout — August 25th & 26th!](https://cascwild.org/2018/cascadia-20-year-anniversary-hike-and-campout-june-25th-26th/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands family on a hike and campout in the historic Warner Creek forest east of Oakridge to celebrate our 20th year as an organization fighting for wild landscapes and threatened species throughout Cascadia. We'll spend the afternoon hiking across Bunchgrass Ridge through the fire area, learning about fire ecology from resident experts,
- [Wine Tasting for Cascadia! Benefit Event — Friday, August 24, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/wine-tasting-for-cascadia-benefit-event-friday-august-24-2018/) - Our friends at Camp Creek Cellars are generously hosting a benefit event for us, and you're all invited! Cascadia Wildlands Benefit and “Dog Day Deals” Wine Sale and Tasting WHEN: Friday, August 24, 5-8 pm WHERE: Oregon Research Institute, 1776 Millrace Dr., Eugene Visit the Facebook event page. A $10 tasting fee at the door,
- [August WildCAT Meeting — August 29, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/june-wildcat-meeting-june-27-2018-2/) - Join Cascadia Wildlands volunteers for our August WildCAT meeting at the Cascadia Office, 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd Suite 240 in Eugene. Every month, on the fourth or fifth Wednesday of the month, we meet to discuss what's happening in our ongoing environmental campaigns, share experiences from the last month, plan events and get involved in hands-on
- [Join Us Thursday for Music & Beer! — August 9, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/join-us-thursday-for-music-beer/) - Join Cascadia Wildlands for the 2nd to last Pints Gone Wild! event of the year! WHEN: THIS THURSDAY, August 9, 2018 Music 6 - 7:30/8pm Benefit runs all day 12 - 9pm WHERE: The Ninkasi Brewing Tasting Room, located at 272 Van Buren Street in Eugene’s historic Whiteaker neighborhood. Click here for the Facebook event
- [Sign-Up for LNG Rally Carpools — August 16, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/sign-up-for-lng-rally-carpools/)
- [Press Release: Lawsuit Filed Challenging Oregon's Failure to Protect Murrelets](https://cascwild.org/2018/lawsuit-filed-challenging-oregons-failure-to-protect-murrelets/) - August 2, 2018 — Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Commission for failing to uplist the marbled murrelet from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act.
- [Tell the ODFW Comission to Protect Imperiled Species! — August 3, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/tell-the-odfw-comission-to-protect-imperiled-species-august-3rd/) - On August 3, 2018 in Salem, the Fish and Wildlife Commission will address issues impacting two imperiled species: the marbled murrelet and the Humboldt marten. Cascadia Wildlands and its allies are planning a strong turnout at this meeting to stress how important wildlife issues are to our members. Recently, the ODFW Commission REVERSED its vote
- [Field Check the Shotcash Timber Sale — July 28, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/field-check-the-shotcash-timber-sale-july-28th/) - The BLM is proposing a major commercial logging project including clearcutting in the Shotgun Creek Recreation Area, a beloved site for outdoor recreation in Marcola. Join Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT volunteer team and Sierra Club's Many Rivers Group to get hands-on experience exploring this threatened area and collecting information through observation that can help us
- [Field Check Jordan Cove on Land and Water — July 1, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/field-check-jordan-cove-on-land-water-july-1/) - On July 1st, Cascadia Wildlands and the University of Oregon's Outdoor Program are teaming up to explore Jordan Cove & the coast of Coos Bay on kayak and foot. The purpose of this field checking trip is to get to know some of the places that would be impacted by the Jordan Cove energy
- [No Fracked Gas Comment Writing Workshop — June 7, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/no-fracked-gas-comment-writing-workshop/) - Cascadia Wildlands is teaming up with 350 Eugene to host a sign making and public comment writing workshop in resistance to the proposed Jordan Cove Export Terminal and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline. We will be providing templates and prompts for people to begin writing comments that can be delivered at the June 12th State Land
- [Fracked Gas Resistance Rally and Public Comment at the State Land Board Meeting — June 12, 2018](https://cascwild.org/2018/no-fracked-gas-rally-and-public-comment/) - Cascadia Wildlands in conjunction with the No-LNG coalition members are organizing a demonstration during this month's State Land Board meeting in Salem to protest the proposed Jordan Cove Export Terminal and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline. We will be rallying outside of the meeting and preparing public comments to be delivered orally to the State Land
- [2018 Film Program](https://cascwild.org/2018/2018-film-program/) - A Letter to Congress: An film rendition of Wallace Stegner's 1960 letter to Congress about the importance of wilderness and reminding us that our unified voice can help prevent the transfer of our most valuable heritage- our public lands- to private and corporate interests. Chasing Wild: Journey Into The Sacred Headwaters: Three friends set off
- ["Let the Big Trees Alone. Let Them Grow"](https://cascwild.org/2018/let-the-big-trees-alone-let-them-grow-a-report-on-the-board-of-forestry-meeting-25-april-2018/) - A Report on the Board of Forestry Meeting, 25 April 2018 By Will Watson, WildCAT Volunteer. Last month, Cascadia Wildland’s staff attorney, Gabe Scott, and volunteers John Selove and I travelled up to Salem to a meeting of the Oregon State Board of Forestry. The BOF is the executive board of the Oregon Department of
- [Press Release: Endangered Species Protection Sought for California, Oregon Salamander Threatened by Logging](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-endangered-species-protection-sought-for-california-oregon-salamander-threatened-by-logging/) - March 12, 2018 — Conservation groups filed a federal petition for Endangered Species Act protection today for the Siskiyou Mountains salamander, a rare terrestrial salamander that lives in old-growth forests in the Klamath-Siskiyou region of southern Oregon and Northern California.
- [Putting Fracked Gas Infrastructure on Kate Brown's Agenda](https://cascwild.org/2018/putting-fracked-gas-infrastructure-on-kate-browns-agenda/) - The third resurrection of the zombie pipeline is upon us. Like the premise for an 80s horror film, the Jordan Cove Energy Project proposal slated for southwest Oregon makes little sense, yet it just won’t seem to be forgotten. First proposed in 2004, the 232-mile Pacific Connector LNG pipeline and accompanying Jordan Cove liquified
- [Press Release: Marbled Murrelet Listed as Endangered in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2018/marbled-murrelet-listed-as-endangered-in-oregon/) - February 9, 2018 — Responding to a petition from conservation groups, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted today to change the status of marbled murrelets from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act.
- [Cascade-Siskiyou — A Wonderland at a Biological and Political Crossroads](https://cascwild.org/2018/cascade-sikiyou-a-wonderland-at-a-biological-and-political-crossroads/) - by Sam Krop, Cascadia Wildlands Grassroots Organizer Straddling the border of Oregon and California, the beautiful and biologically unique Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument has received a lot of public attention lately. According to the Monument’s June 2000 establishing proclamation, the land is worthy of protection under the Antiquities Act as an “ecological wonder,” and a unique
- [Press release: Gray wolves documented on Oregon’s Mt. Hood](https://cascwild.org/2018/press-release-gray-wolves-documented-on-oregons-mt-hood/) - January 16, 2018 — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that two gray wolves have been documented on the Mt. Hood National Forest. A remote camera captured an image showing two wolves traveling together in southern Wasco County. Until now, only lone wolves have been documented dispersing through the area since they began migrating back into the state from Idaho in 2007.
- [Reward Boosted to $20,000 in Search for Killer of Two Washington Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2017/reward-boosted-to-20000-in-search-for-killer-of-two-washington-wolves/) - December 11, 2017 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands today increased a reward to $20,000 for information leading to conviction in the killing of two wolves last month in northeast Washington.
- [Marbled Murrelet Review Suggests Increased Protections!](https://cascwild.org/2017/marbled-murrelet-review-suggests-increased-protections/) - October 25, 2017 — In response to a petition from multiple conservation organizations, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has released a status review that demonstrates that the Marbled Murrelet warrants uplisting from threatened to endangered under the Oregon Endangered Species Act and is seeking public comment.
- [On Westerman, Walden, and Kids: Contemplating Oregon's Fire Season from Drake Peak Lookout](https://cascwild.org/2017/on-westerman-walden-and-kids-contemplating-oregons-fire-season-from-drake-peak-lookout/) - by Gabe Scott, Cascadia Wildlands In-House Counsel I’m sitting in the Drake Peak fire lookout tower in Oregon's Fremont-Winema National Forest for a long weekend with my young kids, taking in the wind-swept views while they explore the mountain, and watching a forest fire burn. As the sun sets it makes Mount Shasta glow
- [Cascadia Lawsuit Challenges Wolf Killing in Washington!](https://cascwild.org/2017/cascadia-lawsuit-challenges-wolf-killing-in-washington/) - September 25, 2017 — Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit today seeking to stop the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and its director, James Unsworth, from killing any more state-endangered wolves.
- [Climbing the Quartz Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2017/climbing-the-quartz-timber-sale/) - The Quartz Timber sale is an 847-acre logging project set to take place in the Umpqua National Forest. The timber sale proposes to commercially log and burn older forest in the Cottage Grove Ranger District. We believe that insufficient consideration was given to the presence of imperiled spotted owls and red tree voles, both species
- [Deep Thoughts with Cascadia's Summer Interns](https://cascwild.org/2017/deep-thoughts-with-cascadias-summer-interns/) - Corinne Milinovich and Kristen Sabo, 2017 Summer Legal Interns The 2017 Cascadia Wildlands summer was filled with countless Oregon adventures, great conversations, and monumental educational growth for us both. We had the privilege of drafting complaints and settlement memos, executing public information requests, drafting litigation memos, refining our legal research skills, drafting a northern spotted
- [Oregon Killing Harl Butte Wolf Pack](https://cascwild.org/2017/oregon-killing-harl-butte-wolf-pack/) - August 3, 2017 — Today, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife signed a kill order for the Harl Butte Pack in Northeastern Oregon. The Harl Butte Pack territory largely overlaps with the former territory of the Imnaha Pack which was killed last year by the Department. The kill order comes in response to two recent conflicts with cows on public National Forests, where one calf was confirmed killed by wolves.
- [Washington to Kill Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2017/washington-to-kill-wolves/) - July 20, 2017 — State wildlife managers plan to remove members of a wolf pack that has repeatedly preyed on livestock in Stevens County since 2015.
- [Field Checking the Quartz Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2017/field-checking-the-quartz-timber-sale/) - The Quartz Timber Sale is an 847-acre logging project set to take place on our public lands in the Umpqua National Forest on the Cottage Grove Ranger District. The proposed sale will commercially log and then burn forests up to 130 years in age. Folks here at Cascadia were concerned about the potential short
- [Press Release: Lawmakers Advance $100 Million in State Bonding Revenue to Keep the Elliott State Forest Public](https://cascwild.org/2017/press-release-lawmakers-advance-100-million-in-state-bonding-revenue-to-keep-the-elliott-state-forest-public/) - July 3, 2017 — On July 3 during a work session in Salem, the Capital Construction Subcommittee of the Joint Ways and Means Committee unanimously advanced $100 million in state bonding revenue to protect the 82,500-Elliott State Forest and keep it from being privatized. The vote followed a May 9 State Land Board meeting, where Governor Kate Brown, Treasurer Tobias Read, and Secretary of State Dennis Richardson voted 3-0 to keep the Elliott in public ownership through the use of state bonding capacity and the development of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Coast Range forest. The full Ways and Means Committee is expected to pass the bill any day.
- [Press Release: Oregon House of Representatives Passes Suction-Dredge Mining Reform Bill](https://cascwild.org/2017/press-release-oregon-house-of-representatives-passes-suction-dredge-mining-reform-bill/) - May 31, 2017 — The Oregon House passed legislation today in a show of bipartisan support to protect sensitive salmon and lamprey habitat from suction dredge mining. The Suction Dredge Reform bill (SB 3-A) takes a measured approach to protecting the most sensitive rivers and streams from the impacts of suction dredge mining, while still allowing suction dredges in areas where they do less harm.
- [Press Release: Conservation Organizations Enthusiastic about Governor’s Plan for the Elliott](https://cascwild.org/2017/press-release-conservation-organizations-enthusiastic-about-governors-plan-for-the-elliott/) - May 4, 2017 — The Oregon Conservation Network (OCN) is pleased to see the plan released today from the Governor’s office regarding the Elliott State Forest. As a coalition, we care deeply about Oregon’s wildlands, and believe the state has an obligation to protect and enhance our vast forests, wildlife, and habitats. This is why the issue of the Elliott State Forest is such an important one to our members.
- [Press Release: Oregon Wolf Recovery Stagnant in 2016, Changes to Wolf Plan Concern Wolf Advocates](https://cascwild.org/2017/press-release-oregon-wolf-recovery-stagnant-in-2016-changes-to-wolf-plan-concern-wolf-advocates/) - April 11, 2017 — Today the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released its 2016 annual report for wolf recovery as well as its draft update to the Oregon Wolf Plan. Of particular interest, the annual report shows that wolf packs and breeding pairs documented in the state 2016 declined from 2015 numbers. Pack numbers dropped from 12 to 11, and breeding pairs from 11 to 8. (The state of Oregon defines “breeding pair” as a breeding adult male and female wolf that produce at least two pups which survive through the end of the year.) Overall population numbers in 2016 were largely stagnant from 2015, seeing a 2% uptick to a minimum of 112 wolves.
- [Oregon Senate Passes Suction Dredge Reform Bill](https://cascwild.org/2017/oregon-senate-passes-suction-dredge-reform-bill/) - April 10, 2017 — The Oregon Senate passed legislation today to protect sensitive salmon and lamprey habitat from suction dredge mining. The Suction Dredge Reform bill (SB 3-A Engrossed) balances the cultural heritage of mining in Oregon with impacts to native fish and clean water. The bill stops mining in sensitive habitat, but allows it to continue elsewhere under a permit system.
- [Press Release: Judge Says Timber Sale Near Crater Lake Could Harm Wildlife](https://cascwild.org/2017/press-release-judge-says-timber-sale-near-crater-lake-could-harm-wildlife/) - March 21, 2017 — A U.S. District Court in Eugene has issued an order requiring the Umpqua National Forest to more comprehensively study environmental impacts of the proposed Loafer Timber Project timber sale. The Forest Service must complete the study and weigh its findings before proceeding with the timber sale, in an area about 60 miles east of Roseburg, Oregon.
- [Cascadia Goes to Court to Defend Wolf Protections in California](https://cascwild.org/2017/cascadia-goes-to-court-to-defend-wolf-protections-in-california/) - March 14, 2017 — Four conservation groups filed a motion today to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to remove California Endangered Species Act protections from wolves. The lawsuit, against the state Fish and Wildlife Commission, was brought by the Pacific Legal Foundation and wrongly alleges that wolves are ineligible for state protection.
- [Gray Wolf Background and Resources](https://cascwild.org/2017/gray-wolf-background-and-resources/) - Extermination. Seen as incompatible with the settlement of the West, the gray wolf was trapped, poisoned and shot by state and federal governments and private bounty hunters to the point of near extinction. Protection. The species had been listed on the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) since the 1973. A year after being delisted in
- [Oregon Wolf Recovery Chronology](https://cascwild.org/2017/oregon-wolf-recovery-chronology/) - *Area of Known Wolf Activity (AKWA) is designated by ODFW showing where wolves and/or packs have been documented repeatedly over a period of time. 2022 September 6, 2022: Due to several depredations by OR-103, who is protected as an endangered species under the Federal Endangered Species Act because he is in western Oregon, ODFW has
- [Conservation Groups Decry Vote by State Treasurer, Secretary of State to Sell Elliott State Forest](https://cascwild.org/2017/conservation-groups-decry-vote-by-state-treasurer-secretary-of-state-to-sell-elliott-state-forest/) - February 15, 2017 — A broad coalition of conservation, hunting, and fishing groups across Oregon decried a state land board vote pushing the Elliott State Forest to brink of privatization yesterday.
- [Response to Governor Brown's Plan for the Elliott State Forest](https://cascwild.org/2017/response-to-governor-browns-plan-for-the-elliott-state-forest/) - February 13, 2017 — Just days before the quarterly meeting of the State Land Board, Governor Brown released a framework for her plan for the Elliott State Forest. Though not an action item on the agenda for the Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Land Board meeting, the Board is set to hear an update on the potential sale of the forest from the Department of State Lands. The DSL staff report on the issue again asks the Board for direction on whether and how to proceed with privatizing the Elliott State Forest as described in a proposal submitted by Lone Rock Timber in December 2016.
- [Reflections on the Enormous Victory in Northern Cascadia and Coming Full Circle](https://cascwild.org/2017/victory-bearing-coalfield-in-northern-cascadia-to-stay-in-the-ground/) - by Gabe Scott, Cascadia Wildlands House Counsel Ready for some good news? Last week our partners at Eyak Preservation Council announced that the major part of Alaska’s Bering River Coalfield, and the old-growth forest on top of it, has been permanently protected! Several things about this historic victory make it especially sweet. Ecologically it protects
- [Lawsuit Launched to Protect Washington Rivers, Salmon from Destructive Suction Dredge Mining](https://cascwild.org/2017/lawsuit-launched-to-protect-washington-rivers-salmon-from-destructive-suction-dredge-mining/) - January 10, 2017 — Conservation groups filed a notice of intent today to sue the state of Washington for allowing highly destructive suction dredge mining in rivers and streams critical to endangered salmon and steelhead. The Washington Department of Wildlife approves the harmful recreational gold-mining technique in rivers throughout the state that are home to numerous imperiled fish species. Conservation and fisheries groups have also introduced bills in the state legislature to better monitor and regulate suction dredge mining.
- [Court Halts Logging of Elliott State Forest Tract Sold to Timber Company](https://cascwild.org/2016/court-halts-logging-of-elliott-state-forest-tract-sold-to-timber-company/) - December 20, 2016 — A U.S. District Court in Eugene has issued a preliminary ruling preventing Scott Timber from clearcutting a parcel of the Elliott State Forest purchased from the state of Oregon. The court found that the proposed logging of the Benson Ridge parcel by the subsidiary of Roseburg Forest Products raised serious questions over the potential harm threatened marbled murrelets, in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.
- [Coyote Killing Contest Placing Oregon's Wolves in Crosshairs](https://cascwild.org/2016/coyote-killing-contest-placing-oregons-wolves-in-crosshairs/) - November 14, 2016 — Six wildlife conservation organizations representing nearly 212,000 Oregonians are calling on the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to stop a coyote-hunting contest planned for Nov. 19-20. The groups are concerned that in addition to being cruel and wasteful, the “Lake County Coyote Calling Derby” could result in killing of endangered gray wolves, in violation of the Endangered Species Act.
- [Post-election Thoughts: Action is the Antidote to Despair](https://cascwild.org/2016/action-is-the-antidote-to-despair/) - Today, Joan Baez’s trusty adage “action is the antidote to despair” fills my brain. I woke up yesterday morning and took a long, hot shower, trying to forever rinse away the results of the 45th presidential election. Border walls, nuclear codes, women’s liberation, wars, public lands, climate change, imperiled species, the future my kids
- [Science Review Begins for Northwest Forest Plan Revision](https://cascwild.org/2016/science-review-begins-for-northwest-forest-plan-revision/) - November 10, 2016 — Today, the United States Forest Service released for public and heightened peer review its anticipated science synthesis, which will inform the need to revise the renowned Northwest Forest Plan. The Forest Service is currently taking public comment on the synthesis through January 6, 2017, and the agency will host a public forum on December 6, 2016 in Portland, Oregon at the Doubletree Hotel from 8:30am to 1pm.
- [Poll: Most Oregonians Oppose Hunting of Wolves, Favor Nonlethal Conflict Prevention](https://cascwild.org/2016/poll-most-oregonians-oppose-hunting-of-wolves-favor-nonlethal-conflict-prevention/) - October 7, 2016 — A new poll conducted by Mason Dixon Polling and Research finds that the vast majority of Oregon voters — from both rural and urban areas — oppose using hunting as a management tool for wolves in the state and believe wildlife officials wrongly removed state protections from wolves. The poll also revealed that most Oregonians believe nonlethal methods should be the primary focus in reducing conflicts between wolves and livestock.
- [Tongass Groundtruth Expedition: 2016](https://cascwild.org/2016/tongass-groundtruth-images/) - Photos by Jacob Ritley, Cascadia Wildlands' Tongass Groundtruth Expedition, 2016. Thanks to LUSH Foundation for their generous support. Southeast Alaska's Alexander Archipelago is made up of thousands of islands large and small. Small boats and floatplanes are the dominant modes of transportation. Old-growth clearcutting is ongoing this summer on the Big Thorne timber sale, Prince of
- [Oregon Board of Forestry Sued for Failure to Protect Marbled Murrelet Habitat](https://cascwild.org/2016/oregon-board-of-forestry-sued-for-failure-to-protect-marbled-murrelet-habitat/) - September 30, 2016 — Four conservation organizations filed suit today against the Oregon Board of Forestry over dismissal of a petition requesting the Board identify and protect important old-growth forest areas for the marbled murrelet, a seabird threatened with extinction. Under Oregon law, the Board was supposed to have provided such protection after the seabird was protected as threatened under the state Endangered Species Act in 1987.
- [Press Release: Marbled Murrelet Moves One Step Closer to State Endangered Status, Stronger Protections](https://cascwild.org/2016/press-release-marbled-murrelet-moves-one-step-closer-to-state-endangered-status-stronger-protections/) - September 9, 2016 — In response to a petition from Cascadia Wildlands and other conservation groups, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 5-2 to initiate a review of the imperiled marbled murrelet to determine if it warrants uplisting from “threatened” to “endangered” under Oregon’s endangered species law. The commission has until June 21, 2017 to make the decision. If the murrelet is determined to be endangered, the state will need to develop protection measures that limit logging in remaining coastal old-growth forests where the seabirds nest.
- [Lynx Critical Habitat Ruling](https://cascwild.org/2016/lynx-critical-habitat-ruling/) - For Immediate Release September 7, 2016 Contacts Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, 314-482-3746, nick@cascwild.org Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center, 406-324-8011, bishop@westernlaw.org Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians, 406-414-7227, bcotton@wildearthguardians.org Arran Robertson, Oregon Wild, 503-283-6343 ext. 223, ar@oregonwild.org Court Orders Fish & Wildlife Service to Reexamine Lynx Critical Habitat Feds Failed to Protect Key Habitat in Colorado MISSOULA,
- [Press Release: Court Orders Fish and Wildlife Service to Reexamine Lynx Critical Habitat](https://cascwild.org/2016/press-release-court-orders-fish-and-wildlife-service-to-reexamine-lynx-critical-habitat/) - September 7, 2016 — Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ordered the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to reconsider its decision to exclude the Canada lynx’s entire southern Rocky Mountain range, essential for the wildcat’s recovery, from designation as critical habitat.
- [Cascadia Wildlands Leads Ground-truth Expedition into Fabled Tongass National Forest](https://cascwild.org/2016/tongass-groundtruth/) - by Alaska Legal Director Gabe Scott [updated 9/8/16] TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA— Lots to report from our ground-truthing trek last week into Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. We spent a week on Wrangell, Revilla and Prince of Wales Islands with colleagues investigating proposed and active old-growth logging projects. This was a trip to the edge of
- [Press Release: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelet from Logging on Former Elliott State Forest](https://cascwild.org/2016/press-release-lawsuit-filed-to-protect-threatened-marbled-murrelet-from-logging-on-former-elliott-state-forest/) - August 25, 2016 — Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and Portland Audubon filed a lawsuit in federal court today seeking to block Scott Timber Company from logging a portion of a 355-acre parcel of land that until 2014 was part of the 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest and provides habitat for the threatened marbled murrelet. The Endangered Species Act strictly prohibits “take” (harm, harassment or killing) of threatened species like the murrelet, which, unlike any other seabird, nests on the wide branches of large, old trees, making a daily trip of up to 35 miles inland to bring fish to its young.
- [New Western Oregon Forest Management Plan Challenged](https://cascwild.org/2016/new-oregon-forest-management-plan-challenged/) - August 9, 2016 — Late yesterday, a coalition of conservation and fishing groups challenged in the U.S. District Court in Oregon a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest management plan, finalized Friday, that would replace the scientifically sound, ecologically credible, and legally responsible 1994 Northwest Forest Plan on millions of acres in western Oregon. The new BLM plan, collectively known as the Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for Western Oregon, eliminates protections for streamside forests, increases clearcutting, and effectively removes 2.6 million acres of federally managed public forests from the requirements of the Northwest Forest Plan.
- [BLM Signs Devastating New Management Plan for Oregon's Forests!](https://cascwild.org/2016/blm-signs-devastating-new-management-plan-for-oregons-forests/) - by Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands Legal Director On August 5, the Bureau of Land Management signed a new management plan for western Oregon. Cascadia Wildlands and our conservation allies protested the initial draft of this plan, but the BLM's decision yesterday largely ignored all our points of contention. From a broad perspective, the plan will
- [Wolves Being Killed in Northeast Washington](https://cascwild.org/2016/wolves-being-killed-in-northeast-washington/) - August 3, 2016 — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced late today they will kill members of the Profanity Peak pack in Ferry County. The kill order was issued following investigations concluding the wolves recently killed three calves and a cow and that three other calf deaths are probable wolf kills. All of the losses occurred on public lands grazing allotments, in territory occupied by the Profanity Peak pack. The decision was made under the guidelines of a new lethal removal protocol that was agreed to this spring by the state Wolf Advisory Group, a stakeholder group convened by the Department of Fish and Wildlife that includes agency staff and representatives from the ranching, hunting and conservation community.
- [Blog: Summer Interning with Cascadia Wildlands](https://cascwild.org/2016/blog-summer-interning-with-cascadia-wildlands/) - by Legal Intern Kat Fiedler This week I am wrapping up my legal internship with Cascadia Wildlands. I have spent my summer conducting legal research and drafting memos and litigation documents across the scope of Cascadia’s work. While much of my time was spent in the legal weeds, the breadth of issues left me
- [Oregon Wolf Delisting Challenge Reinstated by Court of Appeals](https://cascwild.org/2016/wolf-delisting-challenge-reinstated/) - July 6, 2016 — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and Oregon Wild can proceed with their legal challenge to the state’s decision to prematurely strip endangered species protections from Oregon’s small population of gray wolves. Fewer than 120 of the animals are known to exist in the state.
- [Greater Protections Sought for Marbled Murrelets in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2016/greater-protections-sought-for-marbled-murrelets-in-oregon/) - June 21, 2016 — Conservation groups submitted petitions today asking the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Oregon Board of Forestry to take new measures to better identify and protect important forest areas for protected marbled murrelets. The petition to ODFW requests that the agency “uplist” the marbled murrelet to “endangered” status under the Oregon Endangered Species Act (OESA). The petition to the Board of Forestry asks the agency to identify and protect important forest sites critical to the species’ survival.
- [Oregon Court of Appeals Set to Rule on Plan to Sell off Elliott State Forest](https://cascwild.org/2016/oregon-court-of-appeals-set-to-rule-on-plan-to-sell-off-elliott-state-forest/) - June 14, 2016 — The Oregon Court of Appeals is set to decide the legality of a 788-acre timber sale on the Elliott State Forest following a court hearing last Friday. The lawsuit, brought by Cascadia Wildlands, Audubon Society of Portland, and Center for Biological Diversity, argues that the Oregon Department of State Lands violated the law when it sold the East Hakki Ridge parcel in 2014 to Seneca Jones Timber Company. The case could have a significant bearing on the state’s plan to sell off the rest of this public forest by casting significant uncertainty to its legality.
- [Cascadia Wildlands and Conservation Allies Challenge BLM Forest Plans in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2016/cascadia-wildlands-and-conservation-allies-challenge-blm-forest-plans-in-oregon/) - May 16, 2016 — Today, Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of 22 conservation and fishing groups, filed a formal protest with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) objecting to its proposed management plans for western Oregon. The BLM plan eliminates protections for streamside forests, increases clearcutting, and removes 2.6 million acres of these federally managed public forests from the 1994 Clinton Northwest Forest Plan.
- [Ethics Complaint Filed Against Three Oregon Lawmakers Over the Wolf Delisting Bill](https://cascwild.org/2016/ethics-complaint-filed-against-three-oregon-lawmakers-over-the-wolf-delisting-bill/) - May 2, 2016 — Today, Cascadia Wildlands submitted a complaint to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission alleging numerous false statements and misrepresentations made by State Representatives Greg Barreto, Brad Witt, and Sal Esquivel in order to secure passage of House Bill 4040 (HB4040) during this spring’s legislative session. HB4040 legislatively removed the gray wolf from Oregon’s list of threatened and endangered species.
- [Explore the Elliott State Forest with Cascadia Wildlands](https://cascwild.org/2016/explore-the-elliott-state-forest-with-cascadia-wildlands/) - We'll be offering a couple of public hikes into the Elliott State Forest the spring/summer of 2016. The Elliott State Forest is between Reedsport and Coos Bay, and goes as far east as Loon Lake. About half of the Elliott has never been logged before, with big trees that grew back from an 1868 fire, providing
- [Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Road Project from Ketchikan to Shelter Cove](https://cascwild.org/2016/lawsuit-challenges-alaska-road-project-from-ketchikan-to-shelter-cove/) - April 14, 2016 — Five environmental groups sued the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today in the federal district court at Anchorage to force supplemental analysis on the environmental consequences of the Ketchikan-to-Shelter-Cove road project on Revillagigedo Island in southeastern Alaska. The project is out for bids, which are due today.
- [Press Release: BLM to Weaken Environmental Protections in Western Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2016/press-release-blm-to-weaken-environmental-protections-in-western-oregon/) - April 12, 2016 — The Bureau of Land Management today released new plans that will guide recreation, wildlife habitat protection, water quality, and logging on 2.6 million acres of federal forests in western Oregon. Home to salmon and ancient forests, these public lands also provide drinking water for nearly 1.8 million Oregonians. If made final, the Proposed Resource Management Plan would weaken key protections of the Northwest Forest Plan that has guided management and ecosystem restoration on these forests for the past two decades.
- [Letter Sent to Prospectors Interested in Acquiring Elliott State Forest](https://cascwild.org/2016/letter-sent-to-prospectors-interested-in-acquiring-elliott-state-forest/) - by Robin Meacher, Cascadia Wildlands' Wildlands Campaign Director The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) continues to forge ahead with the sale of the 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest located east of Coos Bay. While conservation groups, school children, recreationists and hunters and anglers continue to enjoy the Elliott for the host of opportunities it
- [Fed's Failure to Protect Wolverines Ruled Illegal](https://cascwild.org/2016/feds-failure-to-protect-wolverines-ruled-illegal/) - April 4, 2015 — Today, the federal district court for Montana rejected a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to deny protections for wolverines in the contiguous U.S. The court ruled the Service improperly ignored science and violated the Endangered Species Act. A broad coalition of conservation organizations challenged the Service’s refusal to protect imperiled wolverines by listing them under the ESA.
- [Press Release: State of Oregon to Kill Alpha Pair and Two Others in Imnaha Wolf Pack](https://cascwild.org/2016/press-release-state-of-oregon-to-kill-alpha-pair-and-two-others-in-imnaha-wolf-pack/) - March 31, 2016 — Following a series of cattle and sheep depredations in Wallowa County, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized lethal control of four Imnaha Pack wolves, including the alpha male (OR-4), the alpha female (OR-39), and two young wolves.
- [Lawsuit Challenges Frankenfish Approval](https://cascwild.org/2016/lawsuit-challenges-frankenfish-approval/) - March 31, 2016 — A broad coalition of environmental, consumer, and commercial and recreational fishing organizations today sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approving the first-ever genetically engineered (GE) food animal, an Atlantic salmon engineered to grow quickly. The man-made salmon was created by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. with DNA from three fish: Atlantic salmon, Pacific king salmon, and Arctic ocean eelpout. This marks the first time any government in the world has approved a GE animal for commercial sale and consumption.
- [U.S. Supreme Court Denies Effort to Overturn Tongass National Forest Protections](https://cascwild.org/2016/u-s-supreme-court-denies-effort-to-overturn-tongass-national-forest-protections/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a last‐ditch effort by the State of Alaska to exempt America’s largest national forest from a national rule protecting undeveloped, road‐free national forest areas from logging and road construction. The State sought to overturn a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that kept the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in effect in the vast Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. The Ninth Circuit agreed with a federal District Court in Alaska that the Bush administration improperly exempted the Tongass from that landmark conservation measure.
- [Blog: Jordan Cove LNG knocked to its knees](https://cascwild.org/2016/blog-jordan-cove-lng-knocked-to-its-knees/) - by Francis Eatherington, Cascadia Wildlands Umpqua Regional Advisor Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied the Jordan Cove Project. We were shocked as FERC is known as the rubber-stamping government agency that approves fossil fuel projects at any cost. Even the promoter of Jordan Cove, Canadian-based Veresen Inc., said it was “shocked
- [Federal Court in Oregon Rejects Miners' Challenge to Suction-dredge Regulations](https://cascwild.org/2016/oregon-federal-court-rejects-miners-challenge-to-suction-dredge-regulations/) - March 25, 2016 — This morning a federal court upheld an Oregon law restricting motorized gold mining in and along sensitive salmon streams. The District of Oregon court held that the State of Oregon has the right to regulate both state and federal land to protect water quality and fish habitat, and it has done so in a manner that does not conflict with federal law.
- [House Bill 4040 and the Politics of Delisting Oregon's Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2016/house-bill-4040-and-the-politics-of-delisting-oregons-wolves/) - by Nick Cady, Legal Director It is astonishing to folks at Cascadia Wildlands that House Bill 4040 (HB4040) was even a topic of conversation this "short" legislative session. Every other year, the Oregon legislature holds a short session that only lasts around one month, and because of the limited time for discussion and debate, usually
- [Cascadia Wildlands Challenges Wildlife Services' Wolf Killing in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2016/cascadia-wildlands-challenges-wildlife-services-wolf-killing-in-oregon/) - February 3, 2016 — Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the authority of the federal wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services to kill any of the approximately 81 remaining gray wolves in Oregon. The legal challenge, filed by the Western Environmental Law Center on behalf of four conservation groups, with Cascadia Wildlands representing itself, comes weeks after a federal court ruled that Wildlife Services’ controversial wolf killing program in Washington is illegal.
- [Stand Up for Public Lands!](https://cascwild.org/2016/stand-up-for-public-lands/) - In the midst of the ridiculous scene unfolding at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, bigger, darker, and more intelligent forces are working to give away our public lands. Our public lands, our National Forests, our Wildlife Refuges, our National Parks, our Wild and Scenic Rivers, these are cherished and revered places across the Northwest. They
- [Public Lands Rallies Planned Across Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2016/public-lands-rallies-planned-across-oregon/) - #RefugeRally Announced for Tuesday, Jan 19th Public will gather to support Malheur refuge, celebrate national public lands OREGON/WASHINGTON- Rallies supporting Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and public lands will be held across Oregon and Washington Tuesday, January 19th at noon.The public is invited to join this statewide event expressing appreciation for national public lands, their public
- [Cascadia Files Petition to Extend Wolf Monitoring](https://cascwild.org/2016/cascadia-files-petition-to-extend-wolf-monitoring/) - January 6, 2016 — Five conservation groups filed a petition today requesting that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continue monitoring northern Rocky Mountain gray wolves for another five years. The existing monitoring program, which is required by the Endangered Species Act after protections are removed for a species, is set to expire in May. The monitoring is crucial to ensure that the wolf population doesn’t slip to levels at which Endangered Species Act protections are again needed.
- [Suit Filed to Restore Endangered Species Act Protections for Wolves in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2015/suit-filed-to-restore-endangered-species-act-protections-for-wolves-in-oregon/) - December 30, 2015 — Three conservation groups filed a legal challenge today to the removal of protection from gray wolves under Oregon's Endangered Species Act. According to the challenge, the 4-2 decision by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to delist wolves violated the law by failing to follow best available science and prematurely removing protections before wolves are truly recovered. With only about 80 known adult wolves mostly confined to one small corner of the state, Oregon’s wolf population is far from recovery, according to leading scientists.
- [Huge Legal Victory for Washington's Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2015/huge-legal-victory-for-washingtons-wolves/) - December 21, 2015 — In response to a challenge brought by a coalition of conservation organizations, a federal court rejected plans to escalate cruel wolf killing in Washington state by the secretive federal program dubbed "Wildlife Services." Federal District Judge Robert Bryan held that Wildlife Services should have prepared a more in-depth environmental analysis of the impacts of its proposed wolf killing activities, finding the program’s cursory environmental assessment faulty because the proposed actions would have significant cumulative impacts that are highly controversial and highly uncertain.
- [FDA Approves Frankenfish, Cascadians Resist](https://cascwild.org/2015/fda-approves-frankenfish-cascadians-resist/) - By Gabe Scott, Alaska Legal Director CORDOVA, AK— Frankenfish may be coming to a store near you, but not if we can help it. Last week's decision by the Food & Drug Administration to approve Genetically Engineered Salmon for sale in the United States is hugely important. There are a lot of moving
- [From Exterminated to a Rebounding Population: A Brief History of Wolves in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2015/from-exterminated-to-a-rebounding-population-a-brief-history-of-wolves-in-oregon/) - By Legal Director Nick Cady Given the state’s recent move to remove the gray wolf from Oregon’s list of threatened and endangered species, it is worth taking a full look at the history of this species in Oregon to fully put in context the recent decision. In 1947, the last wolf was killed
- [Cascadia Wildlands Joins Lawsuit to Protect Wild Salmon and Clean Water from Gold Mining](https://cascwild.org/2015/cascadia-wildlands-joins-lawsuit-to-protect-wild-salmon-and-clean-water-from-gold-mining/) - November 20, 2015 — To defend an Oregon law designed to protect wildlife from damaging gold mining along waterways, a broad coalition of groups moved to intervene today in a lawsuit by mining interests challenging the restrictions. Passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2013, Senate Bill 838 placed restrictions on gold mining using suction dredges and other motorized equipment along streams to prevent harmful impacts to salmon and develop a permitting process to better protect Oregon’s waterways. Miners are now alleging that the state law conflicts with federal laws passed in the 1800s to encourage westward expansion.
- [Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Removes Protections for Imperiled Gray Wolf](https://cascwild.org/2015/oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commission-removes-protections-for-imperiled-gray-wolf/) - November 10, 2015 — In the face of overwhelming opposition from the public, political leaders, and the scientific community, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted last evening to remove the gray wolf from the state's list of endangered species. There are approximately 80 wolves in the state.
- [Oregon Slammed for "Flawed" Scientific Basis for Wolf Delisting](https://cascwild.org/2015/oregon-slammed-for-flawed-scientific-basis-for-wolf-delisting/) - October 29, 2015 — A group of leading independent scientists this week voiced their opposition to a plan to remove state protections from Oregon’s wolves, saying the estimated population of only 83 wolves cannot be considered recovered. The scientists identified significant flaws in a “population viability analysis” conducted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that claims wolves are at low risk of extinction.
- [Win on the Tongass: Forest Service Withdraws Mitkof Island Old-Growth Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/2015/win-on-the-tongass-forest-service-withdraws-mitkof-island-old-growth-timber-sale/) - October 12, 2015 — In a federal court filing last Friday the U.S. Forest Service announced it will withdraw its decision on the Mitkof Island Project, a large 35 million board foot timber sale. The project is in the center of the Tongass National Forest, near the communities of Petersburg and Kupreanof.
- [Marching in Francis' Army](https://cascwild.org/2015/marching-in-francis-army/) - by Josh Laughlin, Executive Director I remember first meeting Francis Eatherington the day she rolled into an Earth First! road blockade high up on the Umpqua National Forest on her motorcycle. She was wearing a leather biking jacket, had a stack of timber sale maps under her arm, a compass dangling from her neck
- [Press Release: Josh Laughlin Hired as Executive Director of Cascadia Wildlands](https://cascwild.org/2015/press-release-josh-laughlin-hired-as-executive-director-of-cascadia-wildlands/) - September 10, 2015 — The Cascadia Wildlands Board of Directors is excited to announce that Josh Laughlin has been hired as Executive Director of Eugene-based Cascadia Wildlands in a permanent capacity. Josh has been leading the organization as Interim Executive Director since January 2015.
- [Lawsuit Launched to Protect Northwest Prairie Bird Species](https://cascwild.org/2015/lawsuit-launched-to-protect-northwest-prairie-bird-species/) - August 5, 2015 — Four conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking to strengthen protections for the streaked horned lark, which has lost 98 percent its grassland habitat. The lawsuit will challenge an October 2013 decision by the agency to protect the lark as “threatened” rather than the more protective “endangered” status and to exempt all agriculture, chemical spraying, and airport activities from the prohibitions of the Endangered Species Act regardless of whether they harm the lark.
- [Legal Battle Results in Protections for Alaska's Tongass National Forest](https://cascwild.org/2015/legal-battle-results-in-protections-for-alaskas-tongass-national-forest/) - August 29, 2015 — In a major victory for America’s last great rainforest, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down a Bush administration exemption of the Tongass National Forest from the “Roadless Rule,” a landmark conservation rule adopted in 2001 to protect nearly 60 million acres of wild national forests and grasslands from new road building and logging. The Court held the Bush administration failed to provide a reasoned explanation for reversing course on the Tongass. It concluded the Roadless Rule “remains in effect and applies to the Tongass.”
- [Press Release: Cascadia Petitions for Emergency Action to Save Alaska Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2015/press-release-cascadia-petitions-for-emergency-action-to-save-alaska-wolves/) - July 23, 2015 — Environmental groups today asked three state and federal agencies to take decisive action to save the rapidly dwindling population of Alexander Archipelago wolves in the Prince of Wales Island area in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
- [Blog: Loaf(er)ing around the North Umpqua](https://cascwild.org/2015/blog-loafering-around-the-north-umpqua/) - by Jaclyn Hise and Amanda Martino, Cascadia Wildlands summer legal interns Our first overnight field excursion as summer interns was visiting the Loafer timber sale in the Umpqua National Forest in the southern Oregon Cascades near the Umpqua Hot Springs. The units to be logged span both sides of the North Umpqua River,
- [Press Release: Logging Industry Lawsuit Thrown out by Federal Appeals Court](https://cascwild.org/2015/press-release-logging-industry-lawsuit-thrown-out-by-federal-appeals-court/) - June 12, 2015 — A logging industry lawsuit that sought to force the Bureau of Land Management to increase logging on public lands in southwest Oregon was thrown out today by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling vacates a 2013 decision that would have forced the Bureau of Land Management to sell timber even when those sales would have harmed salmon and had detrimental impacts on water quality and recreation.
- [Tongass Wolf population shows 'Dramatic Decline'](https://cascwild.org/2015/tongass-wolf-population-shows-dramatic-decline/) - Our friends at Greenpeace have uncovered alarming news that the wolf population on Prince of Wales Island, where we are currently embroiled in litigation challenging a moster timber sale, appears to be crashing. You can download the Forest Service report here: USFS AA wolf briefing paper__29May15. Posted below is the press statement by our allies at Greenpeace
- [Lawsuit Challenges Plan to Log Old-growth Trees on Alaska's Mitkof Island](https://cascwild.org/2015/lawsuit-challenges-plan-to-log-old-growth-trees-on-alaskas-mitkof-island/) - May 4, 2015 — Five environmental organizations today challenged a plan to log the old-growth forests of Mitkof Island, near the Southeast Alaska community of Petersburg. The groups filed suit in Alaska District Court to overturn the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of this major logging project.
- [Lawsuit Challenges Plan to Log Old-growth in Alaska](https://cascwild.org/2015/lawsuit-challenges-plan-to-log-old-growth-in-alaska/) - Cascadia Wildlands yesterday filed suit against the Forest Service challenging approval of the Mitkof Island timber sale, a 4,117-acre old-growth logging project on the Tongass National Forest, near Petersburg in Southeast Alaska. This lawsuit comes close on the heals of our challenge to the Big Thorne timber sale, another big old-growth sale that is currently on
- [Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: The Abuse of “Ecological Forestry” on our Public Lands in Western Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2015/robbing-peter-to-pay-paul-the-abuse-of-ecological-forestry-on-our-public-lands-in-western-oregon/) - By Nick Cady, Legal Director The conservation community in the Northwest was incredibly excited by Cascadia’s legal victory over the White Castle timber sale. Not just because of the couple hundred acres of old growth forest that were saved from clearcutting, but because of the potentially important precedent the case set concerning logging old
- [Maintaining Protections for Oregon's Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2015/maintaining-protections-for-oregons-wolves/) - By Nick Cady, Legal Director This past Friday, I was driving to and from Bend, over five hours in the car, to give three minutes of testimony because the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) was proposing to remove gray wolves from the state endangered species list. I was appropriately pissed given the plain
- [Cascadia Halts Huge Public Lands Clearcutting Outside Eugene](https://cascwild.org/2015/cascadia-halts-huge-public-lands-clearcutting-outside-eugene/) - March 23, 2015 — Public opposition and a legal challenge from Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild has prompted the Eugene Bureau of Land Management to place on hold its plans to clearcut 259 acres of public lands just outside of Springfield, Oregon near Shotgun Creek. The “Second Show” timber sale would have been the largest clearcut on federal lands in Lane County in 20 years.
- [Cascadia Wildlands Defeats White Castle Clearcutting in Court](https://cascwild.org/2015/cascadia-wildlands-defeats-white-castle-clearcutting-in-court/) - March 17, 2015 — A US District Court judge has ruled in favor of conservation groups Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands in their legal challenge of a controversial clearcut logging project on public lands in Douglas County. At stake in the case was the Bureau of Land Management’s “White Castle” logging project which proposed clearcutting 160 aces of 100-year old trees using a controversial methodology developed by Drs. Jerry Franklin and Norm Johnson referred to as “variable retention regeneration harvest” sometimes referred to as “eco-forestry.” In her ruling, Judge Ann Aiken found that the BLM’s environmental review fell far short of fully considering the full range of harm that could result from clearcutting.
- [Cascadia Challenges Wildlife Services in Washington](https://cascwild.org/2015/cascadia-challenges-wildlife-services-in-washington/) - March 3, 2015 — Today, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) on behalf of five conservation groups, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services program challenging its authority to kill endangered wolves in Washington state.
- [Exciting Leadership Transition at Cascadia Wildlands](https://cascwild.org/2015/exciting-leadership-transition/) - Dear Cascadia Wildlands Supporters, Bushwacking through head-high ferns to find the elusive Devil’s Staircase waterfall. Watching salmon thrash upstream to their natal grounds. Hearing the pre-dawn keer of the marbled murrelet high in the canopy. Knowing wolves are reclaiming their rightful place back in Cascadia. Educating and empowering communities to confront power imbalances. These are
- [Deja Vu, the Corrupt Bastards Club, and the Fabled Tongass National Forest](https://cascwild.org/2015/deja-vu-the-corrupt-bastards-club-and-the-fabled-tongass-national-forest/) - by Gabe Scott, Alaska Field Rep. Do you ever get the feeling you’re running in circles? That sense of déjà vu has been strong with me lately as we do legal battle over the Big Thorne and other massive old-growth timber sales in Southeast Alaska’s rainforest. For all the progress we’ve made
- [Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Wolf Recovery Announcement by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife](https://cascwild.org/2015/cascadia-wildlands-statement-on-wolf-recovery-announcement-by-oregon-department-of-fish-and-wildlife/) - Press statement January 28, 2015 Contact: Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, 314.482.3746 Josh Laughlin, Campaign Director, Cascadia Wildlands, 541.844.8182 The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife just announced it is moving to phase II of its wolf recovery plan in eastern Oregon after state wildlife
- ["The Future of Wilderness in Oregon," a Community Forum on Feb. 4 in Eugene](https://cascwild.org/2015/the-future-of-wilderness-in-oregon-a-community-forum-on-feb-4-in-eugene/) - "The Future of Wilderness in Oregon," a Community Forum February 4, 2015, 6:30-8 pm • 110 Willamette Hall, University of Oregon Oregon has long been regarded as a state full of natural treasures with ample forests, rivers and mountains. We rely on Wilderness to provide clean drinking water, wildlife habitat, recreation and solitude. Wilderness is
- [Cascadia Challenges BLM Clearcutting Just Northeast of Eugene](https://cascwild.org/2015/cascadia-challenges-blm-clearcutting-just-northeast-of-eugene/) - January 15, 2015 — Conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging the largest clearcut approved on federal land in Lane County in twenty years. The Second Show timber sale proposes 259 acres of public lands clearcutting and is located on public Bureau of Land Management lands just outside of Springfield, Oregon near Shotgun Creek. Clearcutting will have significant impacts to the watershed, which is already degraded, and will impact a popular recreation area.
- [Press Release: State of Oregon Shelves Elliott State Forest Privatization Idea](https://cascwild.org/2014/press-release-state-of-oregon-shelves-elliott-state-forest-privatization-idea/) - December 8, 2014 — The State of Oregon has decided against privatizing the Elliott State Forest after receiving overwhelming public comment encouraging a conservation solution for the 93,000-acre state forest located northeast of Coos Bay. 1,147 out of 1,185 comments received during the public process, or 97%, encouraged the Department of State Lands and the Oregon State Land Board to protect the iconic forests for its outstanding water quality, salmon and wildlife habitat, hunting and fishing opportunities and its remarkable ability to store carbon to mitigate climate change.
- [Speak Up to FERC about LNG and Pipeline Concerns in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2014/speak-up-to-ferc-about-lng-and-pipeline-concerns-in-oregon/) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is holding a series of public hearings to listen to public comment on the proposed Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas export facility and the associated 230-mile pipeline. At issue are the environmental impacts of this project including climate effects, water pollution from fracking and damage to forest habitats as
- [Speak Up for the Elliott on Dec. 9: Oregon State Land Board Meeting Details](https://cascwild.org/2014/speak-up-for-the-elliott-oregon-state-land-board-meeting-details/) - The Oregon State Land Board will meet on December 9th to discuss future options for the 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest. That really means that they are meeting to discuss the fate of the marbled murrelt, spotted owl and one of the largest runs of Coho salmon on the Oregon coast. It also means that they will
- [BLM Says No to Predator Killing Contest on BLM Lands](https://cascwild.org/2014/blm-says-no-to-predator-killing-contest-on-blm-lands/) - November 25, 2014 — Conservationists are celebrating the news from the Salmon, Idaho U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office announcing the agency is withdrawing the 5-year permit it issued for a cruel killing contest on some of the wildest and most scenic BLM-managed public lands in the country. The move comes only twelve days after WildEarth Guardians, Cascadia Wildlands, and Boulder-White Clouds Council, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, filed a lawsuit to stop the “Predator Derby” killing contest on BLM and U.S. Forest Service-managed lands.
- [Conservationists Challenge Insufficient Lynx Protection](https://cascwild.org/2014/conservationists-challenge-insufficient-lynx-protection/) - November 17, 2014 — Today, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in federal court under the Endangered Species Act for inadequately protecting Canada lynx habitat, a threatened species, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians, Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild, and Conservation Northwest.
- [Lynx Critical Habitat Complaint](https://cascwild.org/2014/lynx-critical-habitat-complaint/) - Complaint.Lynx_.Critical.Habitat.November.17.2014
- [Wolf and Coyote Killing Contest Complaint](https://cascwild.org/2014/wolf-and-coyote-killing-contest-complaint/) - Wolf and Coyote Derby Complaint
- [Conservationists Sue to Stop Wolf and Coyote Killing Contest](https://cascwild.org/2014/conservationists-sue-to-stop-wolf-and-coyote-killing-contest/) - November 13, 2014 — Today, a coalition of conservation organizations sued the Bureau of Land Management for granting a 5-year permit allowing predator-killing contests on public lands surrounding Salmon, Idaho over the winter holiday season (see complaint). The agency unlawfully relied on faulty analysis and failed to conduct a full environmental impact statement. The suit also names the U.S. Forest Service for failing to require a permit for the killing contests. The next competitive killing derby is slated for January 2-4, 2015.
- [The Saga of Wolf Recovery in Washington](https://cascwild.org/2014/the-saga-of-wolf-recovery-in-washington/) - by Nick Cady A highlight of Cascadia Wildlands' wolf conservation work includes a lawsuit that culminated in the successful negotiation of wolf/livestock conflict rules in Oregon between conservation groups, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and livestock producers. Those rules provided concrete guidelines as to when the state could kill wolves in response to
- [Cascadia Sues Over Lack of Federal Protections for the Wolverine](https://cascwild.org/2014/cascadia-sues-over-lack-of-federal-protections-for-the-wolverine/) - October 20, 2014 — Cascadia Wildlands, along with a broad coalition of conservation groups, has filed suit over the Fish and Wildlife Service's failure to list the wolverine on the Endangered Species Act list. The Fish and Wildlife Service officially withdrew its proposal to list the species after applied political pressure from a handful of western states. Only 250-300 wolverines call the contiguous United States home, living in small populations scattered across the west. A unanimous panel of Fish and Wildilfe scientists had previously recognized serious threats to the wolverine's continued existence, acknowledging that the greatest threat to the species' survival in the United States is habitat loss due to climate change.
- [Annual Bear Cub Orphaning Hangs on Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Vote](https://cascwild.org/2014/annual-bear-cub-orphaning-hangs-on-oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commission-vote/) - October 8, 2014 — Cascadia Wildlands and a coalition of conservation groups are urging Gov. John Kitzhaber and the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to reject the “Siskiyou Plus” proposal to expand springtime black bear hunting in southwest Oregon, during a time in which mother bears are nursing dependent cubs. The coalition of local and national conservation groups sent letters in advance of the commission vote.
- [Spring Bear Hunt Letter](https://cascwild.org/2014/spring-bear-hunt-letter/) - spring bear hunt letter
- [Washington’s Stevens County Urges Citizens to Kill Endangered Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2014/washingtons-stevens-county-urges-citizens-to-kill-endangered-wolves/) - October 7, 2014 — Conservation groups today called on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to stop providing wolf location information to Stevens County, which recently adopted resolutions claiming a constitutional right to kill wolves and exhorting its citizens to do so. In a letter sent today, the Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands said the agency must immediately revoke written agreements to disclose daily locations of radio-collared wolves to county officials. The groups also urged the agency to rescind agreements with other counties if those counties adopt similar resolutions.
- [Stevens County Anti-wolf Resolution](https://cascwild.org/2014/stevens-county-anti-wolf-resolution/)
- [Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands Letter to WDFW on County Agreements](https://cascwild.org/2014/center-for-biological-diversity-and-cascadia-wildlands-letter-to-wdfw-on-county-agreements/) - Ltr to WDFW to rescind Stevens Co Info-sharing agreements - Oct 7 2014
- [Two Talking Wolves Poster](https://cascwild.org/2014/two-talking-wolves-poster/) - event_TwoTalkingWolves_FINAL_outlines copy
- ["Safeguard the Elliott!" — Come Testify at the October 8 North Bend Hearing](https://cascwild.org/2014/future-generations-for-the-elliott-come-testify-at-the-october-8-north-bend-hearing/) - Future management of the 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest located northeast of Coos Bay is at a pivotal crossroads. The State Land Board (made up of Governor John Kitzhaber, Treasurer Ted Wheeler, and Secretary Kate Brown) is the trustee of the Elliott and will be hosting a special "listening session" in North Bend on October 8
- [Last Stand: The New Book On Ted Turner The Bison Baron, Wolf  Warrior and Eco-Capitalist Stirring Buzz In Pacific Northwest](https://cascwild.org/2014/last-stand-the-new-book-on-ted-turner-the-bison-baron-wolf-warrior-and-eco-capitalist-stirring-buzz-in-pacific-northwest/) - October 2, 2014 — How can the Pacific Northwest be “rewilded”? What does eco-capitalism really look like on the ground? What does it mean to be having wolves crossing the Cascades? What’s the role of the United Nations in a modern world fraught with nuclear dangers, America-hating terrorists and the spectre of Ebola? All of these issues flow dramatically through the life of one man who makes his home on the eastern flanks of the region.
- [Win for Wolves in Alaska](https://cascwild.org/2014/win-for-wolves-in-alaska-2/) - The Federal District Court in Alaska just issued an Order granting our motion against the Tongass National Forest, stopping four old-growth timber sales in Southeast Alaska for a second time because of concerns related to logging effects on wolves, deer, and subsistence hunters. So raise a glass! The Scott Peak, Traitors Cove, Overlook and Soda Nick timber
- [Win for Wolves in Alaska](https://cascwild.org/2014/win-for-wolves-in-alaska/) - The Federal District Court in Alaska just issued an Order granting our motion against the Tongass National Forest, stopping four old-growth timber sales in Southeast Alaska for a second time because of concerns related to logging effects on wolves, deer, and subsistence hunters. So raise a glass! The Scott Peak, Traitors Cove, Overlook and Soda Nick timber sale,
- [Huckleberry Hounding](https://cascwild.org/2014/huckleberry-hounding/) - By Bob Ferris I read an article recently that reported that when peace officers wore cameras happier outcomes resulted for the police and for citizens. I think of this now as our Legal Director Nick Cady readies himself for to meet along with our members of our coalition with officials in Washington about the
- [The Huckleberry Alpha Female is Dead: Wolves -1 and WDFW Credibility 0](https://cascwild.org/2014/the-huckleberry-alpha-female-is-dead-wolves-1-and-wdfw-credibility-0/) - By Bob Ferris I am bone tired after dogging the Huckleberry Pack issue nearly non-stop for approaching two weeks. And now I am angry and disappointed. That is a very bad time to put your thoughts down electronically, but someone needs to. I am not angry at the rancher who may have or
- [Washington Wolf Petition Appeal](https://cascwild.org/2014/washington-wolf-petition-appeal/) - FINAL WA Wolf Rule-Making Appeal
- [With Huckleberry Wolf Pack in Crosshairs, Conservation Groups Appeal to Gov. Inslee to Require Rules Limiting Killing of Washington’s Endangered Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2014/with-huckleberry-wolf-pack-in-crosshairs-conservation-groups-appeal-to-gov-inslee-to-require-rules-limiting-killing-of-washingtons-endangered-wolves/) - August 28, 2014 — Eight conservation groups filed an appeal with Governor Jay Inslee today to reverse the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission’s denial of a petition asking for enforceable rules limiting when wolves can be killed in response to livestock depredations. The petition seeks to limit when the Department of Fish and Wildlife can kill wolves and require livestock producers to use nonlethal measures to protect their stock. Rules similar to those requested by the petition are in place in Oregon and are working to encourage ranchers to enact nonlethal measures; there, the number of depredations has decreased dramatically, and the state has not killed wolves in more than three years.
- [Elliott State Forest: More Information and Actions](https://cascwild.org/2014/elliott-state-forest-more-information-and-actions/) - On May 9, 2017 the State Land Board voted unanimously to keep the Elliott under public ownership, and lawmakers followed that up on July 3, 2017 by advancing $100-million in state bonding revenue to protect the Elliott forever! The Elliott is now saved from the saws, and Cascadia Wildlands remains a part of the ongoing
- [WTF?!](https://cascwild.org/2014/wtf/) - By Gabe Scott Cascadia Wildlands filed a lawsuit today to stop the U.S. Forest Service’s Big Thorne timber project on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. Big Thorne is by far the largest logging project on the Tongass National Forest since the region’s two pulp mills closed about 20 years ago. The lawsuit argues
- [Big Thorne Complaint](https://cascwild.org/2014/big-thorne-complaint/) - Big Thorne complaint__Cascadia Wildlands et al__filed US District Court__8-26-14
- [Dave Person Rebuttal](https://cascwild.org/2014/dave-person-rebuttal/) - Ex.1 - Person_2014__Rebuttal of Dave Person to the WTFR & Big Thorne Draft SIR (Final)__23Jun14
- [Lawsuit Takes On Devastating Old-growth Logging Project in Tongass National Forest--Suit Follows Scientist's Warning That Alexander Archipelago Wolves Are Threatened](https://cascwild.org/2014/lawsuit-takes-on-devastating-old-growth-logging-project-in-tongass-national-forest-suit-follows-scientists-warning-that-alexander-archipelago-wolves-are-threatened/) - August 26, 2014 — Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today to stop the U.S. Forest Service’s Big Thorne timber project on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska. Big Thorne is by far the largest U.S. Forest Service logging project on the Tongass National Forest since the region’s two pulp mills closed about 20 years ago.
- [Washington Wildlife Agency Urged to Revoke Kill Order for Huckleberry Pack](https://cascwild.org/2014/washington-wildlife-agency-urged-to-revoke-kill-order-for-huckleberry-pack/) - August 22, 2014 — Eight conservation organizations, representing hundreds of thousands of Washington residents, are calling on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to rescind a kill order issued earlier this week for wolves of the Huckleberry pack. The order authorizes agency staff and a sheep operator to shoot any wolves seen in the vicinity of a band of sheep that has incurred losses due to wolves over the past few weeks. In a letter to the Department, the conservation groups urged the agency to continue efforts to deter wolves from killing more sheep using nonlethal means rather than killing wolves, as it did two years ago when seven members of the Wedge pack were killed.
- [Anderson Letter: Conflict-Prevention Methods and the Kill Order for the Huckleberry Pack](https://cascwild.org/2014/anderson-letter-conflict-prevention-methods-and-the-kill-order-for-the-huckleberry-pack/) - Via Electronic mail Phil Anderson Director, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North Olympia, WA 98501 August 21, 2014 RE: Conflict-Prevention Methods and the Kill Order for the Huckleberry Pack Dear Director Anderson: We express the views of many of the organizations that comprise the Washington Wolf Collaborative on
- [OR-7 The Journey : Film Premiere](https://cascwild.org/2014/or-7-the-journey/) - "OR-7 The Journey" September 18, 2014 at 7:00pm Bijou Art Cinemas on 13th Ave. Eugene, Oregon Join Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild on September 18, 2014 at 7pm in welcoming Oregon filmmaker Clemens Schenk for the Eugene premiere of "OR-7: The Journey". RSVP HERE on the event page. Buy TICKETS ONLINE. "OR-7: The Journey" is
- [Fish and Wildlife Service Plays Politics With Wolverine Survival](https://cascwild.org/2014/fish-and-wildlife-service-plays-politics-with-wolverine-survival/) - August 12, 2014 — Bowing to political pressure, today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) formally withdrew its proposal to list wolverines under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), despite the species’ small population and serious threats to its continued existence. Only 250 to 300 wolverines call the contiguous U.S. home, living in small populations scattered across the West. Scientists unanimously acknowledge the greatest threat to the species’ survival in the U.S. is habitat loss resulting from climate change.
- [Bull of the Woods High Point: Battle Ax Mountain](https://cascwild.org/2014/bull-of-the-woods-high-point-battle-ax-mountain/) - Guest Post by John Williams (at right) Bull of the Woods and Opal Creek share a boundary, so I thought they would make a good start. Battle Ax Mountain is the highest point in Bull of the Woods Wilderness at 5,566 feet. The trail to the top of Battle Ax Mountain is straightforward once
- [State Fish and Wildlife Commission Denies Petition to Require Nonlethal Steps to Manage Washington Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2014/state-fish-and-wildlife-commission-denies-petition-to-require-nonlethal-steps-to-manage-washington-wolves/) - August 1, 2014 — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today denied a petition filed by eight conservation groups seeking to limit when wolves can be killed in response to livestock depredations, and to require livestock producers to exhaust nonlethal measures to prevent depredations before lethal action can be taken. The petition was filed to prevent lethal actions such as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2012 decision to kill seven wolves in the Wedge Pack despite the fact that the livestock producer who had lost livestock had taken little action to protect his stock. Petitioners plan to appeal the commission’s decision to the governor.
- [Finding Common Ground with the BLM at Rickreall Creek](https://cascwild.org/2014/finding-common-ground-with-the-blm-at-rickreall-creek/) - By Rory Isbell, Cascadia Wildlands Legal Intern More often than we prefer, those of us in the conservation world are at odds with our public lands agencies and managers. We want them to protect and restore the watersheds in which we live, and keep intact those that have evaded development or resource extraction. But
- [Observations from the BLM's Buck Rising Timber Sale Field Tour](https://cascwild.org/2014/observations-from-the-blms-buck-rising-timber-sale-field-tour/) - By Rory Isbell, Cascadia Wildlands Legal Intern Fellow intern Rance and I recently joined Cascadia Wildlands’ Conservation Director Francis Eatherington on a public tour of the Buck Rising timber sale on BLM land east of Myrtle Creek, Oregon. The tour was organized by the BLM Roseburg District office in order to demonstrate the results
- [Press Release: Bull Trout Harmed by Years of Agency Inaction, Legal Action Initiated](https://cascwild.org/2014/press-release-bull-trout-harmed-by-years-of-agency-inaction-legal-action-initiated/) - July 11, 2014 — Nearly four years after critical habitat protection was granted to bull trout, federal land management agencies have still not determined whether existing land management plans are compatible with protecting the fish. Today, conservation groups Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project, and Cascadia Wildlands sent a notice of intent to sue to both the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service over failures to properly evaluate the consequences of actions taken within bull trout critical habitat.
- [A Trip to Washington DC](https://cascwild.org/2014/a-trip-to-washington-dc/) - By Francis Eatherington During the week of June 16, representatives of Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild, and KS Wild traveled to Washington DC to discuss two bills, one from Senator Wyden and one from Representative DeFazio. Both mandate an increase of logging on western Oregon BLM lands. We had over 21 meetings with agency staff, senators
- [New BLM Timber Sale clearcuts near homes](https://cascwild.org/2014/new-blm-timber-sale-clearcuts-near-homes/) - Proposed Timber Sale Threatens Homes Near Myrtle Creek, Oregon By Erin Grady The Roseburg BLM is stirring up controversy in Myrtle Creek again. They released the Environmental Assessment on a new doozy of a sale; called the Myrtle Creek Harvest Plan. Totaling just over 2,000 acres, the sale would clearcut and thin in the north
- [The Un-BEAR-able “Siskiyou Plus Bear Hunt”](https://cascwild.org/2014/the-un-bear-able-siskiyou-plus-bear-hunt/) - By Rance Shaw The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Commission has proposed an additional bear hunt in the Southwest Region. The “Siskiyou Plus Bear Hunt” would make available 250 black bear tags in addition to the 4,400 normally issued for this region during the spring hunting season, which runs from April 1 –
- [Press Release: Petition Filed to Require Nonlethal Steps to Control Washington Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2014/press-release-petition-filed-to-require-nonlethal-steps-to-control-washington-wolves/) - July 9, 2014 — Eight conservation groups filed a petition late Friday requesting that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife enact rules that sharply limit the use of lethal control of wolves to respond to livestock depredations. Most prominently the petition asks the state to require livestock producers to exhaust nonlethal measures to prevent depredations before any lethal action can be taken. In 2012 the Department killed seven wolves in the Wedge Pack despite the fact that the livestock producer who had lost livestock had taken little action to protect his stock.
- [Cascadia Wildlands and Colleagues File Petition for Rulemaking Over Lethal Control on Wolves in Washington](https://cascwild.org/2014/cascadia-wildlands-and-colleagues-file-petition-for-rulemaking-over-lethal-control-on-wolves-in-washington/) - On June 9, 2014, Cascadia Wildlands and allies filed a petition for rulemaking urging the Washington Department of Fish and Wildife Commission to adopt a rule that outlines the non-lethal steps that must be taken prior to lethal control being used on wolves.
- [Carolyn comes to Cascadia!](https://cascwild.org/2014/carolyn-comes-to-cascadia/) - Greetings! My name is Carolyn Candela, and I’m the new Development and Operations Manager at Cascadia Wildlands. I am currently finishing up my Masters degree in Nonprofit Management at the University of Oregon. I came onto the staff part time at the beginning of May, and will be transitioning into a full time position by
- [Breaking News: A very Happy Father's Day Present for OR-7](https://cascwild.org/2014/breaking-news-a-very-happy-fathers-day-present-for-or-7/) - By Bob Ferris BREAKING NEWS: The California Fish and Game Commission just voted 3-1 to protect wolves under the California Endangered Species Act! Thanks to all who answered the call to protect wolves and the integrity of the California Endangered Species Act. They overturned the recommendation of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. We are so
- [OR-7 and Wanda are Parents!!](https://cascwild.org/2014/or-7-and-wanda-are-parents/) - By Bob Ferris We are very, very pleased as new parents to announce that OR-7 (Journey) and his mate actually do have pups this year. This is so, so exciting and makes it even more important to contact the California Fish and Game Commission regarding state Endangered Species Act listing of gray wolves because now
- [Lawsuit Launched to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelets From Clearcutting on Liquidated Oregon State Forests](https://cascwild.org/2014/lawsuit-launched-to-protect-threatened-marbled-murrelets-from-clearcutting-on-liquidated-oregon-state-forests/) - June 3, 2014 — Conservation groups filed a notice of intent to sue Seneca Jones and Scott Timber today to prevent the imminent clearcutting of three large parcels of Elliott State Forest lands that were recently sold to these companies. The notice presents evidence that the clearcut logging conducted by both companies will harm federally protected marbled murrelets, seabirds that come inland to nest and breed in mature and old-growth forests. The Endangered Species Act prohibits actions that injure or kill threatened species, including destruction of occupied habitat.
- [Notice of Intent to Sue Filed Against Seneca and Scott Timber's Plans to Clearcut Elliott Parcels](https://cascwild.org/2014/notice-of-intent-to-sue-filed-against-seneca-and-scott-timbers-plans-to-clearcut-elliott-parcels/) - On June 3, Cascadia Wildlands, Audubon Society of Portland and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue Seneca and Scott Timber Companies for violation of the federal Endnangered Species Act on the Elliott State Forest.
- [Exploring Imperiled State Forest Land Near Walton](https://cascwild.org/2014/exploring-imperiled-state-forest-land-near-walton/) - By Rance Shaw and Rory Isbell Cascadia Wildlands recently participated in an exploratory hike of a potential timber sale on Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) land near Walton, Oregon. Much of the forest stand is over 60 years in age, accompanied by dozens of legacy trees over 100 years old with diameters over 6
- [Lowdown on the Hoedown](https://cascwild.org/2014/lowdown-on-the-hoedown/) - By Bob Ferris My older brother had his wedding videotaped by a rather intrusive photographer. And then after the wedding and before the honeymoon they rushed home and watched the video. I never understood that until this week when I was going through the Hoedown videos and images. Putting on an event like this puts
- [Hoedown 2014 Photos](https://cascwild.org/2014/hoedown-2014-photos/) - All photos by Jenny Council. Thanks Jenny!
- [Press Statement on Famous Wolf OR-7 Likely Finding a Mate and Fathering Pups in Southern Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2014/press-statement-on-famous-wolf-or-7-likely-finding-a-mate-and-fathering-pups-in-southern-oregon/) - For immediate release May 12, 2014 Contact: Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, 541.844.8182 According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, OR-7, the famous male wolf that traveled from the Imnaha pack in northeast Oregon all the way to northern California nearly three years ago, has likely found a mate in southwest Oregon and
- [Coyote Derby Letter](https://cascwild.org/2014/coyote-derby-letter/) - We were so happy to sign on to the following letter and join the effort to stop coyote derbies in California and elsewhere. PC_CAF&G Comm. sign-on letter KILLING CONTESTS FINAL 4.10.14
- [Complaint and Temporary Restraining Order Filed to Halt Elliott Disposal](https://cascwild.org/2014/complaint-and-temporary-restraining-order-filed-to-halt-elliott-disposal/) - April 21, 2014 — Cascadia Wildlands and allies today filed a petition for review and a temporary restraining order to halt the state of Oregon's disposal of the 788-acre East Hakki Ridge parcel on the Elliott State Forest.
- [Cascadia’s Northern Reaches: Small Victories Piling Up in South-central Alaska](https://cascwild.org/2014/cascadias-northern-reaches-small-victories-piling-up-in-south-central-alaska/) - by Gabe Scott Small victories have been piling up in Alaska. It’s starting to feel like spring (see Alexander Archipelago wolf pups at right from last spring). Thanks to all of you who helped with the Cordova oil spill response port campaign. This little deepwater port project is a lynchpin to development on
- [Nearly 500,000 More Americans Speak Out Against Federal Plan to Strip Gray Wolves of Protections](https://cascwild.org/2014/nearly-500000-more-americans-speak-out-against-federal-plan-to-strip-gray-wolves-of-protections/) - March 31, 2013 — More than 460,000 Americans filed official comments calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to scrap its controversial proposal to remove federal protections from the gray wolf and instead work to advance wolf recovery in the United States. A scientific peer review released in early February 2014 unanimously concluded that a federal plan to drop protections for most gray wolves was not based on the best available science. These new comments and the results of the scientific peer review follow on the heels of the submission of approximately one million comments in late 2013 requesting that FWS continue to protect gray wolves. These comments represent the highest number of submissions ever to FWS on an endangered species, showing America’s overwhelming support for the charismatic wolf.
- [Cascadia Wildlands Supplemental Comments on Wolf Delisting Proposal](https://cascwild.org/2014/cascadia-wildlands-supplemental-comments-on-wolf-delisting-proposal/) - Supp. Wolf Delisting Comments Cascadia Final
- [Development and Operations Manager](https://cascwild.org/2014/development-and-operations-manager/) - 2014 Development and Operations Manager final
- [Bob Wayne Dialog on Wolf Genetics](https://cascwild.org/2014/bob-wayne-dialog-on-wolf-genetics/) - 1Wayne wolf peer review correspond
- [Blog: Nick and Francis's Excellent Adventure (to DC)](https://cascwild.org/2014/blog-nick-and-franciss-excellent-adventure-to-dc/) - by Nick Cady, Legal Director Last week Senator Wyden held a hearing on his O&C bill, a bill aimed at doubling logging in Western Oregon by suspending foundation environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act and mandating clearcutting on one million acres of public forest lands. Cascadia had
- [BREAKING NEWS: Peer Reviewers Find Fault with USFWS Science on Wolf Delisting--comment period reopens](https://cascwild.org/2014/breaking-news-peer-reviewers-find-fault-with-usfws-science-on-wolf-delisting-comment-period-reopens/) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service just release the following press statement about the independent Peer review (see link at bottom of page): Service Reopens Comment Period on Wolf Proposal Independent scientific peer review report available for public review Following receipt of an independent scientific peer review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- [Looking for a Good Cup of Wolf Coffee](https://cascwild.org/2014/looking-for-a-good-cup-of-wolf-coffee/) - By Bob Ferris People in the Pacific Northwest love and understand good coffee made just right. You can see their eyes light with pleasure when they sip that mug prepared with the right amount of grounds from fresh beans that have met the optimal amount of hot, steamy water. When it comes to state
- [Washington Wolf Protocol](https://cascwild.org/2014/washington-wolf-protocol/) - Protocol_for_Lethal_Removal_of_Gray_Wolves_in_Washington_During_Recovery_Jan23_2014
- [Senator Wyden is Holding a Hearing on the O&C Lands Today: He Should be Hearing From You](https://cascwild.org/2014/senator-wyden-is-holding-a-hearing-on-the-oc-lands-today-he-should-be-hearing-from-you/) - On February 6, 2014 Oregon Senator Ron Wyden will be holding hearings on Senate Bill 1784. Cascadia Wildlands is so concerned about elements of this bill that we sent our own Francis Eartherington and Nick Cady to Washington, DC to talk about to our elected officials about the dangers of this bill. Our concerns are laid
- [Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Send Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Letters About O&C Logging Bill](https://cascwild.org/2014/cascadia-wildlands-and-allies-send-senators-ron-wyden-and-jeff-merkley-letters-about-oc-logging-bill/) - Click here to read the letter to Senator Ron Wyden. Click here to read the letter to Senator Jeff Merkley.
- [Excerpt from Snowmobile Impacts Report](https://cascwild.org/2013/excerpt-from-snowmobile-impacts-report/) - Excerpt from: SNOWMOBILING IN THE ADIRONDACK PARK: Environmental and Social Impacts by Elizabeth Baker Eric Buthmann St. Lawrence University Department of Biology 4/27/05 Effects on wildlife A number of studies have been conducted around the world that look at the ways in which wildlife are negatively affected by snowmobiling. Effects on wildlife include
- [Comments, Comments, Get Your Red Hot Comments](https://cascwild.org/2013/comments-comments-get-your-red-hot-comments/) - Today is the last day of wolf comments and folks are speaking up. Please click these links to see what people are saying. Cascadia Wildlands People Pictures and Comments: Wolf Comments People with Pictures American Society of Mammalogists: ASM 2013 Wolf Delisting letter_revision_15Dec And last but certainly not least, Cascadia Wildlands' joint comments with Center
- [The Rally for the Elliott State Forest was Encouraging in spite of the Outcome.](https://cascwild.org/2013/the-rally-for-the-elliott-state-forest-was-encouraging-in-spite-of-the-outcome/) - The Rally today to save the three Elliott parcels from sale went well and we are very grateful to our friends and partners for showing up in force. In spite of this brave and informed showing on a very cold day, the State Land Board decided to move forward with these sales. Cascadia Wildlandsill continue
- [Wolf Settlement](https://cascwild.org/2013/wolf-settlement/) - FINAL FULL Wolf Settlement Agreement
- [Stand Up for the Elliott Rally and Campaign](https://cascwild.org/2013/stand-up-for-the-elliott-rally-and-campaign/) - By Bob Ferris On December 10th the State Land Board (SLB) is going to decide whether or not to sell off a portion of the 93,000 acre Elliott State Forest in coastal Oregon. Many Elliott watchers consider this the opening of the door to sell most or all of this state forest. The land
- [Loafer Complaint](https://cascwild.org/2013/loafer-complaint/) - Loafer Complaint
- [Bureau of Land Management: Four December Plan Revision Meetings Scheduled for Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2013/bureau-of-land-management-four-december-plan-revision-meetings-scheduled-for-oregon/) - The Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon is scheduling a series of what they are calling “Community Listening Sessions.” The stated goal of these sessions is to: 1) update the public on the plan revision progress and 2) hear the public’s thoughts on key issues like timber production and forest management, endangered species conservation
- [Colombia Hostel](https://cascwild.org/2013/colombia-hostel/) - Bidding blind on a trip to a remote area can be an adventurous undertaking. While we at Cascadia Wildlands are certainly all about adventure, we thought that we would add some additional pictures so that potential bidders would have an idea of what all they might experience at the hostel in Colombia. These pictures were
- [Red Fox](https://cascwild.org/2013/red-fox/)
- [We Need Your Help Now](https://cascwild.org/2013/we-need-your-help-now/) - A Message from Bob Ferris Cascadia Wildlands’ catch phrase is: we like it wild. But it could just as easily be: we get things done. Recent examples? Sure. - Our lawsuit and settlement prevented the State of Oregon from killing wolves when and where they wanted. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife now
- [Rescheduled Wolf Hearings](https://cascwild.org/2013/rescheduled-wolf-hearings/) - The US Fish and Wildlife Service is rescheduling the public wolf delisting hearings that were scheduled during the government shutdown as well as adding some hearings such as the one in Denver, Colorado. November 19 – Denver, Colorado Time: 6-8:30PM Paramount Theatre 1621 Glenarm Place Denver, CO November 20 – Albuquerque, New
- [Cascadia Wildlands Releases Reports Exploring Solutions to the Elliott State Forest Clearcutting Conundrum](https://cascwild.org/2013/cascadia-wildlands-releases-reports-exploring-solutions-to-the-elliott-state-forest-clearcutting-conundrum/) - Cascadia Wildlands recently released two reports to explore finding a lasting solution to the Elliott State Forest clearcutting conundrum. Recall, the State Land Board in Oregon is required to raise revenue on its common school fund (CSF) land holdings. Approximately 90% of the 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest in the Oregon Coast Range is CSF land.
- [Mr. Cady Goes to Washington or Ten Bears and Josey Talk Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2013/mr-cady-goes-to-washington-or-ten-bears-and-josey-talk-wolves/) - By Bob Ferris I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s and watched Westerns with my dad. We liked the action, wildness and, at times, the messaging contained in the films about cowboys, mountain men, desperados and the first folks in the Americans. Somewhere in the proteinaceous filing cabinets of my brain I am
- [Other Carnivore Issues](https://cascwild.org/2013/other-carnivore-issues/) - Under Construction
- [Teddy and the Big Assed Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2013/teddy-and-the-big-assed-wolves/) - By Bob Ferris "The wolf is the arch type of ravin, the beast of waste and desolation. It is still found scattered thinly throughout all the wilder portions of the United States, but has everywhere retreated from the advance of civilization." from Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches by Theodore Roosevelt originally published in this
- [We are Salmon](https://cascwild.org/2013/we-are-salmon/) - By Bob Ferris When reading Tim Egan’s recent op-ed in the New York Times on salmon I was reminded of an “aha” moment I recently experienced at the Tongass talk I gave for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Science Pub. Towards the end of the talk I asked the crowd of 90 or
- [Between a Rock and a Hard Spot--Featured Auction Item](https://cascwild.org/2013/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-spot-featured-auction-item/) - This striking 39" long, mixed-media sculpture called "Between a Rock and a Hard Spot" donated by artist Stephen Braun for sale at our upcoming Wonderland Auction on December 14, 2013 is masterfully emblematic of Cascadia Wildlands work and the challenges we face. This generic salmon festooned with symbols representing human pressures—clearcuts, oil barrel, tires and
- [Raise Your Voice for Wolves—Sacramento](https://cascwild.org/2013/raise-your-voice-for-wolves-sacramento/) - Cascadia Wildlands’ supporters in Northern California should make an extra effort to attend and make comments at the US Fish and Wildlife Service field hearing on federal wolf delisting scheduled for October 2nd in Sacramento, California. This hearing to be held at the Clarion Inn, Martinique Ball Room, 1401 Arden Way, in Sacramento from 6
- [Rally to Protect Western Oregon's Forests, Waters and Wildlife • October 1, Holladay Park, Portland](https://cascwild.org/2013/rally-to-protect-western-oregons-forests-waters-and-wildlife-october-1-holladay-park-portland/) - Join Cascadia Wildlands and conservation allies across the state at a rally to protect western Oregon's public lands, clean rivers and wild fish runs on Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 12:30-1:30 at Holladay Park (NE 11th and Holladay St.) in northeast Portland. Late last week, through legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio, the House of
- [Tag the Tongass](https://cascwild.org/2013/tag-the-tongass/) - By Bob Ferris Roughly 1.2 million people visit the 17 million-acre Tongass National Forest each year, but few of them seem to know it. In their minds they are making stops at places like Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan on Alaska’s picturesque Marine Highway. They see bears, wolves, salmon, deer and eagles in what they
- [Blog: Rhetoric on Tongass Doesn't Match Actions](https://cascwild.org/2013/blog-rhetoric-on-tongass-doesnt-match-actions/) - by Gabe Scott A nail is being driven in the coffin on Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. Is it a coffin for the old-growth logging industry; or for Tongass wolves, deer and salmon? It is up to you to decide. Recent announcements by the Obama administration offer glimmers of hope. Secretary Vilsack’s July 3,
- [Of Zombies, Zane Grey and Western Rivers](https://cascwild.org/2013/of-zombies-zane-grey-and-western-rivers/) - By Bob Ferris I became convinced yesterday that actors who play zombies in movies learned their walking techniques from fly fishermen wading in swift rivers on slippery and slimy cobble. I came to that conclusion as I “gingerly” crossed the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River—it is all in the balance
- [Talking Tongass: Cozmically](https://cascwild.org/2013/talking-tongass-cozmically/) - Come hear Cascadia Wildland's Executive Director and large mammal biologist Bob Ferris talk about the issues surrounding the 17-million acre Tongass National Forest in Southeastern Alaska for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Science Pub series. Bob is trained as a scientist and has spent the last two decades working in the conservation community. He was
- [O&C Schemes: What About Blacktail Winter Habitat?](https://cascwild.org/2013/oc-schemes-what-about-blacktail-winter-habitat/) - Pictures and graphics are always important. In putting together a power point slide for an upcoming talk I am giving on the Tongass National Forest for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, I stumbled onto the following graphic representation (with lots of help from Gabe Scott our person in Cordova, Alaska). Just a simple
- [Who Wants to Bet the Farm on This Tired Old Horse?](https://cascwild.org/2013/who-wants-to-bet-the-farm-on-this-tired-old-horse/) - By Bob Ferris As a wildlife biologist who has spent most of his professional career working with critters, I have to admit that I am fairly new to forestry issues. Moreover, the O&C issue is a particularly gnarly one. But I can read graphs and have spent a long time interpreting and
- [On Becoming a Wolf Activist—Do the wolf waltz](https://cascwild.org/2013/on-becoming-a-wolf-activist-do-the-wolf-waltz/) - By Bob Ferris “Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor.” Ginetta Sagan The title of a recent opinion piece in a Utah paper nailed it: Making War on Wolves. Because what we are seeing out there is truly a war waged on a wildlife species. And like with most wars
- [The Fate of Western Oregon’s O&C Forest Lands--Please Join Us](https://cascwild.org/2013/the-fate-of-western-oregons-oc-forest-lands-please-join-us/) - Please join Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild, Forest Web of Cottage Grove, Eugene Weekly and other concerned community members for a presentation about the future of western Oregon’s public forestlands, also known as the O&C lands. These forest provide 1.8 million Oregonians with clean drinking water, offer habitat for imperiled fish and wildlife, and store incomparable
- [Excuse me but when exactly did the USFWS become the CIA?](https://cascwild.org/2013/excuse-me-but-when-exactly-did-the-usfws-become-the-cia/) - By Bob Ferris I have worked on conservation issues through more than seven administrations and during that time I have known personally most of the directors of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. In nearly all instances these have basically been stand-up folks trying to do the best job possible under trying circumstances. With all
- [Help Recover America's Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2013/help-recover-americas-wolves/) - Background The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to remove gray wolves from the protections of the Endangered Species Act throughout most of the continental U.S. Removing federal protections, especially for wolves in the Pacific region, is premature. Take action today and make your voice be heard! More information below, including how to submit
- [World Wolf Scientists Letter on Wolf Delisting](https://cascwild.org/2013/world-wolf-scientists-letter-on-wolf-delisting/)
- [American Society of Mammalogists Letter on Wolf Delisting](https://cascwild.org/2013/american-society-of-mammalogists-letter-on-wolf-delisting/)
- [We Have Oregon Wolf Pup-age in 2013](https://cascwild.org/2013/we-have-oregon-pup-age-in-2013/) - By Bob Ferris Although we do not have total counts at this point, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed reproduction in seven known packs this year—Imnaha, Minam, Mt Emily, Snake River, Umatilla River, Walla Walla, and Wenaha. And here is a shot of the Mt. Emily pups. These represent more tangible dividends
- [Fantastic Fourth Float](https://cascwild.org/2013/fantastic-fourth-float/) - To celebrate the recent passage of the suction dredging bill and in an effort to remove myself from the computer, a friend of mine Kyle who works for a local watershed council and I decided to paddle down the Willamette River from Eugene to Independence Oregon, just south of Salem. Growing up paddling in the
- [BLM: Make Up Your Mind on Brush](https://cascwild.org/2013/blm-make-up-your-mind-on-brush/) - By Francis Eartherington When BLM logs our public lands, they determine how logging is done by using a “prescription.” The prescription might be thinning, or it might be clearcutting, or it could be hardwood conversion (e.g., clearcutting alder stands) or density management (thinning in a messier way), or something called Variable Retention Harvest (clearcutting
- [Delusions of grandeur on the Tongass](https://cascwild.org/2013/delusions-of-grandeur-on-the-tongass/) - By Gabe Scott, Alaska Field Director CORDOVA, AK—Big plans are in the works on Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the nation’s largest. It seems everyone has some grand scheme in mind for the largest remaining old-growth forest in the country. The Forest Service is planning huge new timber sales, which they say will bridge the gap
- [Get Out There!](https://cascwild.org/2013/get-out-there/) - By: Camille Gullickson Nine years ago, my husband and I embarked on a bittersweet farewell tour of the state that had been our home for the previous six years, California. We visited many of the natural treasures that we had enjoyed or intended to enjoy: Big Sur, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, and
- [The O&C Lands: Holding out for a Hero](https://cascwild.org/2013/the-oc-lands-holding-out-for-a-hero/) - By Bob Ferris The general public tends not to gravitate to the complicated. That is one of the reasons that relatively few get engaged in the federal farm bills or in energy policy in spite of the critical importance of both those entities to our health, wealth and happiness. The end result is that the
- [USFWS Draft Wolf Delisting Rule](https://cascwild.org/2013/usfws-draft-wolf-delisting-rule/) - 2013 Wolf Delisting Rule
- [USFWS Draft Wolf Delisting Rule Exit Strategy not Recovery Plan](https://cascwild.org/2013/usfws-draft-wolf-delisting-rule-exit-strategy-not-recovery-plan/) - Statement of Cascadia Wildlands: We are exceedingly disappointed in the Obama Administration, Department of Interior and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for abandoning science and the intent of the Endangered Species Act in their draft delisting proposal of the gray wolf in the lower 48 states. The USFWS's pandering to the livestock lobby
- [Blog: Landmark Settlement Reached for Wolves in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/2013/blog-landmark-settlement-reached-for-wolves-in-oregon-3/) - by Josh Laughlin, Campaign Director It has been nearly 20 months since Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild and Center for Biological Diversity were granted an injunction against the state killing wolves in Oregon. Prior to filing the case, two things became clear: 1) the state of Oregon was becoming more comfortable killing endangered wolves, and 2)
- [Wolf settlement FAQ](https://cascwild.org/2013/wolf-settlement-faq/) - FINAL _Settlement FAQ[1]
- [Reasonable People Can Disagree, but…](https://cascwild.org/2013/reasonable-people-can-disagree-but/) - By Bob Ferris “Reasonable, even intelligent people can, and frequently do, disagree on how best to achieve peace in the Middle East, but, peace must be the goal of our foreign policy tools, whether they be by the stick or by the carrot.” Nick Rahall Congressman from West Virginia I have always liked
- [FONSI not Fonzie](https://cascwild.org/2013/fonsi-not-fonzie/) - By Bob Ferris "…not once during the many hours of public testimony was the committee presented with scientific evidence that the practice of small-scale suction dredge mining is damaging to fish populations or the environment." Oregon State Senator Olsen in an op-ed in Oregon Business During the recent hearing on suction dredging
- [Western Mining Alliance and Brain Surgery by Dentists](https://cascwild.org/2013/western-mining-alliance-and-brain-surgery-by-dentists/) - By Bob Ferris Would you go to a dentist if you had serious head aches or needed a brain tumor removed? The obvious answer to that is: No, even though both dentists and brain surgeons are highly educated, work on your head and use drills. But that is basically what the Western Mining Alliance and
- [We Do Not Ask Often...](https://cascwild.org/2013/we-do-not-ask-often/) - Dear Cascadia Community Member: Cascadia Wildlands made big strides in 2012. But we did not do it alone. We had partners: All of you. You were with us, for instance, when we filed the lawsuit to protect the marbled murrelet in the Elliott, Clatsop and Tillamook state forests in Oregon. When we rejoice
- [Anti-wolf Forces: It Takes a Thief (Richard M. Mitchell)](https://cascwild.org/2013/anti-wolf-forces-it-takes-a-thief-richard-m-mitchell/) - By Bob Ferris The anti-wolf site Save Western Wildlife recently posted a three-page letter critical of the Northern Rockies wolf recovery process written by Richard M. Mitchell Ph.D. of Alder, Montana—wow, a Ph.D. stepping into the fray. This is impressive until you take a little time to remember and realize that Dr. Mitchell’s other
- [GE-Free Seafood Campaign Launched](https://cascwild.org/2013/ge-free-seafood-campaign-launched/) - As part of our effort to stop FDA approval of genetically engineered salmon, we are excited to announce we're part of a new coalition asking grocery stores to keep GE fish off their shelves and our plates by joining the Campaign for GE-Free Seafood. We are asking grocery stores, restaurants, chefs and other food companies
- [California Water Boards Letter on Suction Dredge Mining](https://cascwild.org/2013/california-state-water-board-letter-on-suction-dredge-mining/) - Here is a copy of the California State Water Board’s letter on suction dredging urging a continuation of the suction dredging moratorium in California. Please click twice on each page to see a full sized image.
- [Vince Black Joins Gaye Lee Russell at Pints March 4th](https://cascwild.org/2013/vince-black-joins-gaye-lee-russell-at-pints-march-4th/) - We just learned that Vince Black of Black Uhuru fame will be playing bass in the Badass Band while Gaye Lee Russell sings tonight at Pints Gone Wild. One more reason to show up and celebrate the coming of spring with the Cascadia Wildlands' crowd. The musical fun starts around 5:30PM and lasts until 7:00PM followed by
- [Ninkasi Gaye Lee Russell Pints Gone Wild](https://cascwild.org/2013/ninkasi-gaye-lee-russell-pints-gone-wild/)
- [More than a Mile of Dead Wolves Need Your Attention Now](https://cascwild.org/2013/more-than-a-mile-of-dead-wolves-need-your-attention-now/) - by Bob Ferris When I was in high school the Viet Nam conflict was still in full swing and so was the draft. And as we neared graduation our guidance counselors had us take aptitude tests. Invariably all the aptitude test results for males—regardless of input—indicated a suitability for the military. I think about it
- [Bates Champions Waterways](https://cascwild.org/2013/bates-champions-waterways/) - DR. ALAN BATES State Senator, District 3 Ashland, Jacksonville, Medford, Phoenix, Talent Deputy Majority Leader Co-chair, Human Services Joint Subcommittee Member, Joint Ways & Means News Release February 11, 2013 CONTACT: Jeff Scroggin (503) 986-1703 or sen.alanbates@state.or.us Bates stands up for Southern Oregon
- [Wolf Groups: Please Join in Supporting Member Sign-On Letter in Support of Continued Protection for Wolves in the West](https://cascwild.org/2013/wolf-groups-please-join-in-supporting-member-sign-on-letter-in-support-of-continued-protection-for-wolves-in-the-west/) - Dear All: The below letters have been negotiated and finalized with the exception of the list of groups supporting the two letters. The first letter by Congressmen DeFazio and Markey will be sent to the entire House of Representatives urging their fellow Cngressmen to sign on to a letter to Director Dan Ashe of
- [Blog: Lawyers, Guns and Money](https://cascwild.org/2013/lawyers-guns-and-money/) - By Nick Cady, Legal Director Over the past year Cascadia Wildlands has effectively doubled our organization’s legal capacity through the generous support of our members and foundations. Gabe Scott is back in our Alaska Field office, armed with a law degree, and our Eugene office has its first-ever full-time staff attorney. We want
- [Crony Capitalism on the Tongass](https://cascwild.org/2013/crony-capitalism-on-the-tongass/) - by Gabe Scott Where is the Tea Party when we need them? I’ve been spending a lot of time lately with two thick Environmental Impact Statements — for the Tonka Timber Sale, and the Big Thorne Timber Sale — out of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. These fellas are a blast from the past, a nostalgic
- [Chandie Morse Bartell](https://cascwild.org/2013/chandie-morse-bartell/)
- ["You Keep Those Damn [Franken]Fish Out Of My Waters"](https://cascwild.org/2013/you-keep-those-damn-frankenfish-out-of-my-waters/) - By Gabriel Scott I've read some poorly crafted Environmental Assessments in my time, and seen more than a few ill-considered decisions, but this one might just take the cake. Over the holidays the veterinarians at the Food and Drug Administration decided to approve an application to grow and sell genetically engineered salmon, a King/ Atlantic
- [Tailoring Wolf “Science” to Justify Political Ends by Jim Beers](https://cascwild.org/2012/tailoring-wolf-science-to-justify-political-ends-by-jim-beers/) - TAILORING WOLF “SCIENCE” TO JUSTIFY POLITCAL ENDS Federal government wolf intervention in the Lower 48 United States was and is based on radical federal legislation that abolished historic State authority over all wolves, all grizzly bears and many state black bear populations such as Florida and Louisiana. This 30+ year intervention has established
- [Alaska’s ignorance-based fishery management](https://cascwild.org/2012/alaskas-ignorance-based-fishery-management/) - By Gabe Scott Alaska King Salmon are facing a crisis. The last several years have seen drastic declines in returning King Salmon runs, costing commercial fishermen millions, closing popular sport fisheries, and leaving subsistence fish camps in the villages empty. Something is wrong, but what? That was the topic of a science symposium, put together
- [Pacific Northwest Wolf Map](https://cascwild.org/2012/pacific-northwest-wolf-map/) - To see the current distribution of wolves in the Pacific Northwest, please click the wolf map image at the right and once the new window opens click in it again to get a full-sized view. And please take time to sign our petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service to maintain protections for western
- [Cascadia Needs You](https://cascwild.org/2012/cascadia-needs-you/) - We Need Your Help Again Four significant events happened this year in wild Cascadia: 1- In the spring of this year the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) vacated permits for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline and an LNG terminal at Coos Bay, Oregon. 2- This spring the Imnaha Wolf Pack gave birth to
- [Comments on Coyote Island Terminal Permit](https://cascwild.org/2012/comments-on-coyote-island-terminal-permit/) - Cascadia Wildlands submitted the following comments on the Coyote Island Terminal Permit Application (Port of Morrow): Click below to view the PDF file. CascWild - Comment on APP0049123 Coyote Island Terminal Permit Application
- [Coos Bay Port Officials Visit China](https://cascwild.org/2012/coos-bay-port-officials-visit-china/) - By Tamara Schiff Last week Governor Kitzhaber and 42 other state and private actors returned from an 11 day trade mission to Asia. Though two officials from the Port of Coos Bay accompanied Governor Kitzhaber on the trade mission, the visit included trips to China, Hong Kong, and Japan, but not South Korea, the potential
- [Draft E-mail to Lane County Commissioners on Coal Train](https://cascwild.org/2012/draft-e-mail-to-lane-county-commissioners-on-coal-train/) - Dear Board of Lane County Commissioners: As you prepare to vote on this resolution, please consider the potential huge negative health and environmental impacts of coal exports. Lane County residents have fought long and hard to improve air quality, public health and our quality of life. Please do not undercut that progress by allowing new
- [Sample Verbal Testimony--Lane County Commissioners on Coal](https://cascwild.org/2012/sample-verbal-testimony-lane-county-commissioners-on-coal/) - Sample verbal testimony : Chair Leiken and County Commissioners: As you prepare to vote on the draft resolution, we ask that you consider potential huge negative health and environmental impacts of coal exports. Lane County residents have fought long and hard to improve air quality and public health. Please do not undercut that progress
- [Current Lane County Coal Train Resolution Language](https://cascwild.org/2012/current-lane-county-coal-train-resolution-language/) - ATTACHMENT D IN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LANE COUNTY, OREGON RESOLUTION NO. IN THE MATTER OF RECOGNIZING THE PORT OF COOS BAY AS IT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A NEW BULK COMMODITY FACILITY WHEREAS, The Port of Coos Bay is the largest deep draft coastal harbor between San Francisco Bay and
- [Take a Coal Action](https://cascwild.org/2012/take-a-coal-action/) - We just learned that Lane County will be quietly voting on the Coal Terminal issue on Wednesday October 3rd. Please send your thoughts to: Jay.Bozievich@co.lane.or.us Rob.Handy@co.lane.or.us Sid.Leiken@co.lane.or.us Pete.SORENSON@co.lane.or.us Faye.Stewart@co.lane.or.us The City of Eugene will be hearing arguments for a coal terminal from the Port of Coos Bay on October 8 during a working session.
- [WDFW and the Wedge Pack—Not a Class Act](https://cascwild.org/2012/wdfw-and-the-wedge-pack-not-a-class-act/) - By Bob Ferris People who teach in a classroom understand that the game is won or lost and the tone set extremely early in the process. Setting and communicating clear boundaries and expectations on that first day of class can help head off problems and save a lot time and energy on corrective actions. By
- [Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Meeting on Wolves: Please Participate on Oct 5](https://cascwild.org/2012/washington-fish-and-wildlife-commission-meeting-on-wolves-please-participate/) - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Fish and Wildlife will be meeting October 5-6 in Olympia, Washington (see agenda here). On October 5, one of the topics will be the wolf management plan. This is an excellent opportunity for wolf supporters across the state to speak up for wolf recovery and also comment on
- [General Response to Joe Greene](https://cascwild.org/2012/general-response-to-joe-greene/) - [Editor's note: When the New 49er's griped about the bias of scientists involved in the public advisory committee for suction dredging in California, the State eventually acquiesced allowed the New 49ers to invite two people with science degrees from their camp. They selected Joe Greene and Claudia Wise retired EPA scientists from Oregon and current
- [Dredging Up The Truth](https://cascwild.org/2012/dredging-up-the-truth/) - By Bob Ferris With every complicated, science-based issue we seem to tackle, from climate change to wolves and from forestry to diesel particulates, there seems to be a handful of slide-rule era-educated, contrarian scientists who pull themselves up from the depths of retirement to confuse the issue. These self-proclaimed mavens generally have some credentials, but not the
- [Of Wolf Experts and "Wolf Experts"](https://cascwild.org/2012/of-wolf-experts-and-wolf-experts/) - By Bob Ferris When I was in graduate school we learned an awful lot in our core areas of expertise. But we also spent time talking about scientific ethics and acceptable practices. Part of those discussions dealt with issues relating to research and publications such as why a certain person should be identified as a
- [The Impacts of Suction Dredge Mining](https://cascwild.org/2012/the-impacts-of-suction-dredge-mining/) - Harmful to aquatic life. Suction dredging harms fish and other wildlife. Suction dredging reduces the ability of fish to see, feed, and spawn. Additionally, the turbidity and increased sedimentation caused by suction dredging can clog fish’s gills. These impacts further threaten Oregon’s fish and other aquatic wildlife, including endangered salmon species. Reduction in water quality.
- [Suction Dredge Mining in California](https://cascwild.org/2012/suction-dredge-mining-in-california/) - Suction dredging emerged as a recreational and economic activity when new technology began allowing miners to reach streambeds in deep rivers to mine for gold. Suction dredging uses a vacuum-like motor to suck up streambed material, which is then sifted through a sluice box for gold. California rivers proved especially lucrative for the so-called “New
- [Communications and Outreach Internships (Continuous)](https://cascwild.org/2012/communications-and-outreach-internships-continuous/) - Communications & Outreach Internships (Continuous) About Cascadia Wildlands: Cascadia Wildlands envisions vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, and vibrant communities sustained by the unique landscapes of the Cascadia Bioregion. Cascadia Wildlands educates, agitates, and inspires a movement to protect and restore Cascadia's wild ecosystems. Founded in
- [Coos Bay Gas Pipeline Puts Much at Risk--Get Engaged](https://cascwild.org/2012/coos-bay-gas-pipeline-puts-much-at-risk-get-engaged/) - by Gabe Scott Last week’s massive refinery fire in Richmond, California should serve as a wake-up call. Not that we needed another to remind us of a basic fact: oil and gas infrastructure is dangerous. When things go wrong, they go very wrong, very quickly. Add this to the list of reasons why the
- [My Summer as a Legal Intern at Cascadia Wildlands](https://cascwild.org/2012/my-summer-as-a-legal-intern-at-cascadia-wildlands/) - My experience as a legal intern with Cascadia Wildlands this summer was extremely rewarding, both professionally and personally. My research helped answer important questions to advance our legal claims in various challenges to federal agency authorizations of timber sales in Oregon. I wrote legal memos including an informative memorandum regarding a new potential area of
- [Livestock Protection Dogs and Other Non-Lethal Tools to Deter Wolves](https://cascwild.org/2012/livestock-protection-dogs-and-other-non-lethal-tools-to-deter-wolves/) - As the wolf population in Oregon and Washington continues to grow, so too does the need to promote and utilize the non-lethal and proactive tools available to reduce conflict between wolves and livestock. There are many tactics livestock operators can employ to help protect their herds. Though their implementation doesn’t guarantee 100% effectiveness, understanding and
- [The Flying Potato is Famous: Marbled Murrelet Media Madness](https://cascwild.org/2012/the-flying-potato-is-famous-marbled-murrelet-media-madness/) - For a little bird often described as a flying potato, the federally listed marbled murrelet is getting a lot of well-deserved attention these days. Why? Mainly because of Cascadia Wildlands et al. v. Kitzhaber et al. our suit against the state of Oregon to halt harm to this soaring spud with our co-litigants Center for Biological
- [Ninkasi Commits to Another Wild Year](https://cascwild.org/2012/ninkasi-commits-to-another-wild-year/) - Local brewer and friend to Cascadia Wildlands Ninkasi Brewery just committed to another year of the legendary Pints Gone Wild events. The 2012-2013 series will start in early September 2012. Watch this site and the Pints Gone Wild page for updates and a solidified schedule. Bands interested in getting a little wild exposure to benefit
- [Murrelet: More Information](https://cascwild.org/2012/murrelet-more-information/)
- [Alone in the Rogue](https://cascwild.org/2012/alone-in-the-rogue/) - Have you ever felt like you were being watched? All logical sense reassures you that you’re alone but an eerie feeling persistently creeps in that you’re not. I had that eerie feeling a dozen times this week while I backpacked through the Rogue River area. When you spend three days in solitude, it is
- [Other Hikes](https://cascwild.org/2012/other-hikes/) - Schedule Coming Soon! For All Hikes: Bring a hefty lunch, 1/2 gallon of water, raingear, and stout boots. Hikes are typically off-trail unless otherwise noted and not for the thin-skinned. Hypothermia, broken bones, falling trees and branches, dermatitis, and even vehicle accidents are an inherent hazard to this activity and participants assume all personal risks
- [Our Wants and Needs List](https://cascwild.org/2012/our-wants-and-needs-list/) - What might be sitting unused in your attic, garage, closet or office could bring a smile to our face. We all have those places where we have something that is of value and we cannot seem to part with it because we know it has a use. Consumables: We always have a need for office
- [Devil's Staircase: More Info](https://cascwild.org/2012/devils-staircase-more-information/) - Waterfalls, old-growth rainforest, Pacific giant salamanders, roadless country, solitude. Find them all in the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness — a priceless wild area located in the heart of the central Oregon Coast Range, northeast of Reedsport, Oregon. The Devil's Staircase area has one of the greatest concentrations of primary rainforest in the Coast Range. It
- [Forest Frontier: Recent Updates](https://cascwild.org/2012/forest-frontier-recent-updates/) - March 04, 2011: A federal district judge in Anchorage ruled in favor of our coalition's roadless rule lawsuit, reinstating roadless rule protections for the Tongass National Forest. Read the decision here. January 10, 2010: Three environmental groups sued the Forest Service in Federal District Court in Anchorage today, challenging the Logjam timber sale project on Alaska’s Tongass
- [Copper River: More Information](https://cascwild.org/2012/copper-river-more-information/) - The Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) is more than thirty years old and corrosion (see video below) is becoming more and more of an issue all along the route from the North Slope oil fields to Valdez, Alaska. Our concerns are several but can be distilled into three main issues: 1) as the pipeline ages the risk
- [Oregon Dunes: More Information](https://cascwild.org/2012/oregon-dunes-more-background/) - The Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area is the most extensive and unique expanse of sand dunes along the entire Pacific Coast of North America. Natural assets of the Oregon Dunes include tree islands, geologically unique sand dune formations, a variety of globally significant plant communities, rare plant and wildlife species, and numerous freshwater lakes. The area
- [First Post](https://cascwild.org/2012/first-post/) - This is the first post of the site.!!!!!
- [Hello world!](https://cascwild.org/2012/hello-world/) - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
- [Lawsuit Launched to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelet from Clearcutting in Oregon State Forests](https://cascwild.org/2012/murrelet-case-launched/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2012 PORTLAND, OR.— Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and Audubon Society of Portland filed a notice of intent to sue the state of Oregon today over harmful clearcutting practices on the Elliott, Tillamook and Clatsop state forests. The notice presents evidence that the state’s practices are harming, harassing and otherwise leading to the demise of the federally protected marbled murrelet, which comes inland to nest and breed in mature and old-growth forests. The Endangered Species Act prohibits actions that injure threatened species, including destruction of their habitat.

## Pages

- [Home](https://cascwild.org/) - Cascadia Wildlands defends and restores Cascadia’s wild ecosystems in the forests, in the courts, and in the streets. They envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, a stable climate, and vibrant communities sustained by the unique landscapes of the Cascadia bioregion.
- [In The Media](https://cascwild.org/in-the-media/) - In The Media 2026 Roadless and Unruly07/30/2026 — by Aishiki Nag, Eugene Weekly Environmental Group’s Lawsuit Against BLM Could Have Nation-Wide Implications07/12/2026 — by Sage Marshall, MeatEater Green Group Sues to Invalidate Decades of Federal Land Decisions06/24/2026 — by Bobby Magill, Bloomberg Law BREAKING: Oregon Attorneys File Historic Lawsuit to Fight CRA Abuse on Public
- [The Team](https://cascwild.org/about-us/the-team/) - Meet our Staff, Board, and Interns Staff Noah Angell, (he/him) Communications Fellow Noah grew up catching turtles and fish in his local Texas river. This love for critters led him to move to Colorado to study fish and wildlife conservation. He then moved to Humboldt county to pursue his Masters researching Marine Protected Areas while
- [Business Partners](https://cascwild.org/get-involved/business-partners/) - Give Support with Your Business Cascadia Wildlands invites mission-aligned businesses to join us in defending the wild ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. As a Business Member, you'll gain meaningful visibility while backing our work to protect forests, watersheds, and wildlife across the Cascadia bioregion. View our sponsorship opportunities and discover how your support makes a
- [Leave a legacy](https://cascwild.org/ways-to-give/leave-a-legacy/) - Become part of the "We Like It Wild Legacy Circle" by naming Cascadia Wildlands in your estate plans. Your Legacy Gift to Cascadia Wildlands will help you plan for your future, and the future of Cascadia's magnificent wildlands, pristine waterways, and unique species. Made through your will or trust, a Legacy Gift is given to
- [Forests Over Fascists](https://cascwild.org/forests-over-fascists/) - FEDERAL ATTACKS ON PUBLIC LANDS This year has brought some of the worst attacks on public forests that we’ve seen in decades. Bedrock environmental laws like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are being gutted. The foundational Roadless Rule is being rescinded, and the Trump administration has demanded a
- [Media](https://cascwild.org/media/) - Read the latest from our efforts to protect Cascadia’s wild ecosystems and wildlife Press Releases All Press / Media Cascadia Review Spring/Summer 2026 Fall 2025 Spring 2025 All Past Issues Annual report 2024-2025 2023-2024 2023-2022 All Past Issues Blogs All Blogs
- [About Us](https://cascwild.org/about-us/) - Founded in 1998, Cascadia Wildlands is a Eugene, Oregon-based grassroots conservation organization known for innovative and effective campaigns. Our staff of nine, active board of directors, and dedicated volunteers accomplish our goals through policy advocacy, outreach and organizing, and litigation. Our work is sustained by generous people like you, the business community, grant-making foundations, and
- [Our Bioregion](https://cascwild.org/about-us/our-bioregion/) - Cascadia is the bioregion that stretches along the Pacific Coast and inland to the Continental Divide. © Andrew Kumler Cascadia is the bioregion stretching along the Pacific Coast and inland to the Continental Divide. The temperate forest zone of Cascadia’s westside is known for its lush rainforests, steep mountains, roaring rivers, unique fish and wildlife
- [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement](https://cascwild.org/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-statement/) - We believe that Cascadia, and nature as a whole, is for everyone. Cascadia Wildlands is a nonprofit conservation organization with a mission to defend and restore Cascadia’s wild ecosystems in the forests, in the courts, and in the streets. We stand side-by-side as equals with all members of Cascadia’s communities. We vociferously oppose the discrimination
- [History](https://cascwild.org/about-us/history/) - Born from the forest defense movement of the 1990s, Cascadia Wildlands has grown into a powerful force protecting the wild landscapes, species, and communities of the Cascadia Bioregion. Cascadia Wildlands was born out of the forest defense movement of the 1990s, where passionate students, community members, business owners, scientists, and forest advocates in Eugene, Oregon,
- [Get Involved](https://cascwild.org/get-involved/) - Learn. Participate. Advocate. Activate. Want to get involved and make a difference? Explore opportunities to take action in support of our wildlands. Volunteer With WildCAT The Cascadia Action Team (aka WildCAT) is our incredible volunteer team, which supports our ongoing conservation campaigns. There are countless ways to get involved and we are always seeking dedicated,
- [Volunteer](https://cascwild.org/get-involved/volunteer/) - Volunteer and become a WildCAT! The Cascadia Action Team (aka WildCAT) are the incredible volunteers which support our ongoing conservation campaigns through education, outreach, advocacy, and hands-on action.
- [Give](https://cascwild.org/ways-to-give/) - Will you support our movement? DONATE NOW Now more than ever, environmental protections are being threatened. Your support allows us to build a resilient movement for the places and people of Cascadia. Whether you can give $1 or $10,000, your support makes a lasting difference. Checks or money orders may be made out to Cascadia Wildlands and
- [Double Your Impact](https://cascwild.org/ways-to-give/double-your-impact/) - Support Cascadia Wildlands Your donation will support our work to protect the wild forests, rushing rivers, and unique critters that live in our bioregion. Double Your Impact in May During the month of May, long-time business partner Patagonia will match your gift to Cascadia Wildlands until we raise $10,000. Your $50 becomes $100, $250 becomes $500... This support will
- [Cascadia Review](https://cascwild.org/media/cascadia-review/) - The Cascadia Review is our newsletter. The Review is published twice per year, in the spring/summer and in the fall/winter. Past Newsletters Spring/Summer 2026 Fall/Winter 2025 Spring/Summer 2025 Fall/Winter 2024 Spring/Summer 2024 Spring/Summer 2023 Fall/Winter 2022 Spring/Summer 2022 Fall/Winter 2021 Spring/Summer 2021 Fall/Winter 2020 Spring/Summer 2020 Fall/Winter 2019 Spring/Summer 2019 Archives Fall 2014 Summer 2014
- [Jobs and Internships](https://cascwild.org/about-us/jobs-and-internships/) - Cascadia Wildlands cares deeply about the well-being of our employees, our relationships with the community, and our role in the greater environmental movement. Our effectiveness is predicated on the health, vibrancy, and resiliency of our staff, and the organization pays particularly close attention to these qualities and invests in its staff through competitive wages, a
- [Financials](https://cascwild.org/about-us/financials/) - Financial Transparency At Cascadia Wildlands, we believe in accountability and openness. Below you’ll find our IRS Form 990 filings, which detail our finances, operations, and impact each year. Our 990 Forms 2024 2023 2022
- [Annual Report](https://cascwild.org/about-us/annual-report/) - Read and download Cascadia Wildlands' annual reports.
- [Programs](https://cascwild.org/programs/) - Our Programs We take a multi-pronged approach to achieving the goals of our conservation program work. The time-tested strategies we employ include grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and litigation, which have yielded significant victories for the forests, waters, wildlife and climate in Cascadia since our founding in 1998. If you are interested in learning about our
- [Wildlife](https://cascwild.org/programs/wildlife/) - The Cascadia bioregion is home to a rich biodiversity of wildlife and fish. Cascadia Wildlands works to ensure the defense and recovery of the region’s terrestrial species, like the Pacific fisher, coastal marten and red tree vole. Our work also prioritizes Cascadia's aquatic species, like Chinook salmon and bull trout. We focus our advocacy efforts on
- [Make a Donation](https://cascwild.org/ways-to-give/make-a-donation/) - Support Cascadia Wildlands Your donation will support our work to protect the wild forests, rushing rivers, and unique critters that live in our bioregion. Make a Donation Thank you for making a single donation today or for becoming a part of our Keystone Circle by setting up a recurring monthly contribution. Monthly giving is the
- [Climate](https://cascwild.org/programs/climate/) - Cascadia Wildlands’ work is grounded in the science of climate change. We know that our region is seeing the worsening effects of fossil-fuel driven climate change at unprecedented rates. Our forest, watershed, and species work is an essential part of imagining and creating a climate-stable future. Our work to protect forests and wildlife will ultimately
- [Other Ways to Give](https://cascwild.org/ways-to-give/donate-securities/) - Thank you for considering donating to Cascadia Wildlands. Here are other ways to give. Make a qualified charitable distribution through your IRA, donate securities and crypto currency, and participate in Bottle Drop! MAKE A QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION FROM YOUR IRA Many Cascadia Wildlands supporters who do not need their Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from their
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://cascwild.org/about-us/frequently-asked-questions/) - Curious about who we are and what we do? FAQ What is Cascadia Wildlands? Cascadia Wildlands is a conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring wild ecosystems in our home bioregion. Since our founding in 1998 we have protected hundreds of thousands of acres of wild forests and rivers. We are supported by thousands of
- [Forests and Watersheds](https://cascwild.org/programs/forests-and-watersheds/) - Cascadia Wildlands formed in 1998 to prevent the reckless clearcutting of the remaining unlogged temperate rainforests of our bioregion. In response to this ongoing threat, we devote much of our efforts to protecting older forests as they are critical, not just to the survival of species teetering on the brink of extinction, but to climate
- [Blog](https://cascwild.org/blog/) - Blog Posts
- [Press Releases](https://cascwild.org/for-press/) - Media inquiries should be directed to info(at)cascwild.org. Press and Media
- [Receive E-News and Alerts](https://cascwild.org/e-news/) - GET OUR CAMPAIGN UPDATES, E-NEWS, ACTION AND EVENT ALERTS STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX! What to expect: we send out emails that contain Campaign News and updates, E-News which is our once-monthly email newsletter, Action Alerts (calls to take action), to notify you of upcoming Events, and other opportunities to get involved! Here at Cascadia Wildlands we never share or sell your information — we take privacy
- [Take Action](https://cascwild.org/get-involved/take-action/) - Make Your Voice Heard Take action today to support wildlife, defend public lands, and demand bold action for our environment. Every signature sends a clear message to decision-makers: our wild places matter.
- [Publications](https://cascwild.org/publications/) - Cascadia Wildlands publishes its Annual Report every December, which details our financial and outreach successes of the year. Bi-annually, supporters should expect to receive the Spring and Fall Cascadia Review. Sign up here to receive these publications in print or in your inbox! Annual Report All Annual Reports Cascadia Review All Past Issues We envision
- [Prominent Victories](https://cascwild.org/about-us/prominent-victories/) - Throughout the years, Cascadia Wildlands has grown into a regional conservation leader. We have worked with partners to protect hundreds of thousands of acres of once-threatened wild forests, save imperiled species from extinction, stop fossil fuel developments, and shift management priorities for millions of acres of public forests from extraction toward restoration. We are indebted
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## Actions

- [Defend Roadless Forests ](https://cascwild.org/actions/defend-roadless-forests/) - Tell the Forest Service to Keep Bulldozers and Chainsaws Out of Protected Public Forests: Defend the Roadless Rule The Trump administration is attacking public forests… Again. The anti-conservation federal administration is proposing to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (commonly called the “Roadless Rule”), a bedrock conservation policy protecting nearly two million acres of Oregon’s
- [Urge the Oregon Department of Forestry to Protect State Forest Habitats ](https://cascwild.org/actions/tell-the-oregon-department-of-forestry-to-stop-clearcutting-older-mature-forests-improve-water-quality-and-take-climate-action-now/) - Comment Now: Western Oregon Needs a Conservation-Forward State Forest Management Plan The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is asking the public for input on its draft Forest Management Plan for state forests across western Oregon. This plan will guide management on 640,000 acres of state forests including the Tillamook, Clatsop, and Santiam for at least
- [Fed Proposal Would Shut Public Out of National Forest Decision Making](https://cascwild.org/actions/fed-proposal-would-shut-public-out-of-national-forest-decision-making/) - Tell the Feds: The Public Deserves a Say in How Our National Forests Are Managed Adding to the long list of Trump administration attacks on public lands, a new Forest Service proposal aims to significantly erode the public’s ability to participate in logging project development. The proposed rule would drastically shorten public comment and objection
- [Take Action: Urge Oregon's Congressmembers to Protect Western Oregon Forests - Oppose HR 7603](https://cascwild.org/actions/we-need-oregons-congressional-delegation-to-stand-up-against-the-latest-attack-on-oregons-last-remaining-old-growth-forests-tell-your-electeds-to-oppose-hb-7603/) - We need Oregon’s congressional delegation to stand up against the latest attack on Oregon’s last remaining old-growth forests. Tell your electeds to oppose HR 7603! Unfortunately, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s western Oregon plan revision is not the only threat to Oregon’s remaining mature and old-growth forests. Representative Cliff Bentz introduced a bill - H.R.
- [Oregonians Tell your Senator: Vote YES on 1.25% for Wildlife on the Senate Floor](https://cascwild.org/actions/oregonians-tell-your-senator-vote-yes-on-1-25-for-wildlife-on-the-senate-floor/) - Speak up for Oregon’s Wildlife: Tell Your Senator to Vote YES on 1.25% for Wildlife (HB 4134) UPDATE: 1.25% for Wildlife has been signed into law by Governor Kotek 1.25% for Wildlife - our priority bill in Oregon’s short legislative session is very close to becoming law — it needs just one last vote on
- [Trump’s Latest Timber Grab: BLM Wants to Change the Rules Governing Public Lands Management in Western Oregon to Maximize Logging](https://cascwild.org/actions/trumps-latest-timber-grab-blm-wants-to-change-the-rules-governing-public-lands-management-in-western-oregon-to-maximize-logging/) - Stop Feds’ Disastrous Proposal to Maximize Public Forest Logging Across Western Oregon The Trump administration announced its intent to revise the plans that guide the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) management of 2.5 million acres of western Oregon’s public forests. The admin’s goal for revising the plans is clear: maximize timber production at the expense
- [No Way Lulay! Help Stop Mature Forest Logging Near Salem, OR ](https://cascwild.org/actions/no-way-lulay-help-stop-mature-forest-logging-near-salem-or/) - Tell the Feds to Stop Logging Mature Public Forests The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is at it again — on the heels of the Outlaw Ridge project, the agency announced another logging project in the Cascade foothills. Located outside the small town of Scio, Oregon, within the Thomas Creek and Crabtree Creek watersheds, the
- [Oregonians Tell your Representative: Vote YES on 1.25% for Wildlife on the House Floor](https://cascwild.org/actions/tell-your-representative-vote-yes-on-1-25-for-wildlife-on-the-house-floorcontact-your-house-reps-1/) - Speak up for Oregon’s Wildlife: Tell Your Representative to Vote YES on 1.25% for Wildlife (HB 4134) UPDATE: 1.25% for Wildlife has passed and now awaits Governor Kotek’s signature. 1.25% for Wildlife - our priority bill in Oregon’s short legislative session is moving - the full House will vote on the bill (HB 4134 -1)
- [Governor Kotek: Support 1.25% for Wildlife!](https://cascwild.org/actions/support-1-for-wildlife/) - Tell Governor Kotek: Support 1.25% (HB 4134) for Wildlife UPDATE: 1.25% for Wildlife has passed and now awaits Governor Kotek's signature. The bad news: for many years, Oregon has not adequately funded conservation and recovery of imperiled wildlife and habitats. Our recently updated State Wildlife Action Plan now lists over 300 species, a significant uptick
- [Secure Funding for Wildlife and Habitat Conservation in Oregon: Support 1.25% for Wildlife](https://cascwild.org/actions/secure-funding-for-wildlife-and-habitat-conservation-in-oregon-support-1-25-for-wildlife/) - Support Funding for Wildlife and Habitat Conservation in Oregon UPDATE: 1.25% for Wildlife has passed and now awaits the Governor Kotek's signature. We have a unique opportunity to protect and recover Oregon’s imperiled wildlife and fish and their habitats this legislative session: 1.25% for Wildlife (HB 4134). The bad news: for many years, efforts to
- [Stop State Forest Timber Grab – Oppose House Bill 4105](https://cascwild.org/actions/stop-state-forest-timber-grab-oppose-house-bill-4105/) - House Bill 4105 is Bad News for State Forests – Submit Testimony Today! The 2026 Oregon legislative session is chugging along and a bill that would increase logging levels and set a dangerous precedent for non-stop timber industry litigation is back. With your help, Cascadia Wildlands and partners defeated this bill during the last legislative session.
- [Keep and Restore Protections for Wolves](https://cascwild.org/actions/keep-and-restore-protections-for-wolves/) - Protect Wolves! Wolves play an essential role in the healthy, functioning ecosystems to which they are native. Protect Wolves!
- [Act for the Willamette River: Hold the U.S. Army Corps Accountable](https://cascwild.org/actions/act-for-the-willamette-river-hold-the-u-s-army-corps-accountable/) - Join us in telling Congress to hold the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) accountable on the Willamette River. Congress must ensure that the Corps promptly completes long overdue steps necessary to safeguard threatened salmon, steelhead, and bull trout in the Willamette Basin and to save families and businesses money on expensive power.
- [Say No to Blue and Gold Old-Growth Logging Project!](https://cascwild.org/actions/say-no-to-blue-and-gold-old-growth-logging-project/) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is Pushing Forward with a Controversial Plan to Log Over a Thousand Acres of Pristine Old-Growth Forest on Public Lands in Oregon’s Coast Range. The Blue and Gold logging project, located west of Yoncalla in the Umpqua River watershed, has some of the last remaining unlogged, carbon-storing older forests in the
- [Stand with Community Members — Say No to the Aloha Trout Logging Project!](https://cascwild.org/actions/stand-with-community-members-say-no-to-the-aloha-trout-logging-project/) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a new logging project just a few miles east of the community of Alsea, Oregon. The Aloha Trout project would log and build new roads through 1,800 acres of public forest in the middle of Oregon’s Coast Range. While some of the project area is relatively young,
- [Help Strike Out the Big League Logging Project](https://cascwild.org/actions/help-strike-out-the-big-league-logging-project/) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revived the deeply flawed Big League logging project in the Mohawk River and Upper Calapooia River watersheds near Marcola and Wendling, Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management wants to log 2,700 acres of forested watersheds and construct or renovate a whopping 133 miles of roads in the Big League project
- [Tell the Oregon Senate to Pass Beaver and Water Quality Bill HB 3932 ](https://cascwild.org/actions/tell-the-oregon-senate-to-pass-beaver-and-water-quality-bill-hb-3932/) - Speak up for Oregon’s beavers and waterways Beavers are ecosystem engineers, and one of our best natural climate solutions. The Beavers and Water Quality Bill would close beaver hunting and trapping in waterways on public lands that the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) classifies as ‘impaired.’ Beaver activities, including canal-digging, dam-building, and pond-filling can help slow water
- [Trump Aims Wrecking Ball at the Forest Service and Public Lands Management](https://cascwild.org/actions/trump-aims-wrecking-ball-at-the-forest-service-and-public-lands-management/) - Tell Trump: Do Not Dismantle The Forest Service Last month, the Trump administration announced plans to eliminate the U.S. Forest Service’s nine regional offices and shutter the agency’s research facilities, including the Northwest Region Headquarters and the 100-year-old Pacific Northwest Research Station based in Portland, Oregon. While these moves are being billed by the administration
- [Defend the Roadless Rule! Act Now Against Trump’s Reckless Plan to Punch Roads Through and Log Protected Public Lands](https://cascwild.org/actions/defend-the-roadless-rule-act-now-against-trumps-reckless-plan-to-punch-roads-and-log-through-protected-public-lands/) - Tell Trump: Hands Off Roadless Areas Our last unroaded public forests are under attack. Again. The Trump administration has officially declared its intent to eliminate the Roadless Rule, a bedrock conservation policy that protects nearly two million acres of Oregon’s public forests and nearly 60 million acres nationwide from logging, road building, and destructive extractive
- [Tell the Feds to Keep Public Lands Rule in Place ](https://cascwild.org/actions/tell-the-feds-to-keep-public-lands-rule-in-place/) - Act Now to Protect Public Lands Despite the federal government shutdown, the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is attempting to repeal the landmark Public Lands Rule. Adopted in April 2024, the long overdue rule elevated conservation in public lands management to the level of extractive practices, improving the balance of the agency’s multiple-use
- [Defend the Endangered Species Act](https://cascwild.org/actions/defend-the-endangered-species-act/) - Don’t let the Trump Admin Dismantle the Endangered Species Act The Trump administration is at it again. The admin is proposing four regulatory changes to how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is implemented. Together, these changes would significantly undermine the efficacy of our best law protecting imperiled wildlife, fish and plants and their habitats. Join
- [Take Action Against the Aloha Trout Logging Project](https://cascwild.org/actions/join-coast-range-communities-take-action-against-the-aloha-trout-logging-project/) - Join Coast Range Communities in Opposing the Aloha Trout Logging Project The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving forward with a public lands logging project just a few miles east of the community of Alsea, Oregon. The Aloha Trout project would log and build new roads through up to 1,305 acres of public forest
- [Stop the Feds’ Plans to Log Mature and Old-Growth Forests in the North Santiam Watershed](https://cascwild.org/actions/stop-the-feds-plans-to-log-mature-and-old-growth-forests-in-the-north-santiam-watershed/) - Help Stop the Outlaw Ridge Project's Plan to Clearcut Cascade Foothills Forest The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to clearcut almost 500 acres of forests at least 80 years and older through the Outlaw Ridge project. The project area, located in the North Santiam River watershed just south of Lyons and east of Salem, has
- [Comment on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Forest Management Plan for Western Oregon ](https://cascwild.org/actions/comment-on-the-oregon-department-of-forestrys-forest-management-plan-for-western-oregon/) - Urge Oregon Department of Forestry to Stop Clearcutting Mature State Forests! The Oregon Department of Forestry manages over 600,000 acres of public temperate rainforest, including the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests on the North Coast. Historically, these forests provided ample habitat for northern spotted owls and marbled murrelets and supported huge salmon runs. However, after
- [Oppose the So Called "Fix Our Forests" Act](https://cascwild.org/actions/oppose-the-so-called-fix-our-forests-act/) - Orwellian-named “Fix Our Forests Act” Moves Forward The misleadingly-named ‘Fix Our Forest Act’ (H.R. 471) is bad news for forests — it seeks to greatly increase logging on federally managed public lands, all under the guise of wildfire suppression. The result of this bill would be lawless logging on National Forests, with virtually no public review or
- [Urge Congresswoman Hoyle to Co-Sponsor the Roadless Area Conservation Act](https://cascwild.org/actions/defend-the-roadless-rule-act-now-against-trumps-reckless-plan-to-punch-roads-through-and-log-protected-public-lands/) - Act Now to Protect Roadless Wildlands Our last unroaded public forests are under attack. Again. The Trump administration plans to eliminate the Roadless Rule, a bedrock conservation policy that protects nearly two million acres of Oregon’s public forests and nearly 60 million acres nationwide from logging, road building, and destructive extractive practices. This rule preserves
- [URGENT: Tell Congress Public Lands are NOT for Sale](https://cascwild.org/actions/urgent-tell-congress-public-lands-are-not-for-sale/) - President Trump and Senate Republicans are pushing forward a disastrous proposal to sell off millions of acres of public lands. The latest version of their funding package, unironically dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” requires the sale of 3.3 million acres of public lands, and an amendment authorizes the sale of 258 million acres more—including many
- [Forests Over Fascists—Don’t Shut the Public Out of Public Lands.](https://cascwild.org/actions/forests-over-fascists-dont-shut-the-public-out-of-public-lands/) - The Trump administration is dismantling the public’s ability to engage with federal land management decisions. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which governs the environmental review process for public land management decisions and mandates public input in the review process, has been a repeat target for the administration. On June 30th, 2025, the U.S. Department of
- [Take Action: BLM Timber Project Threatens Mature and Old-Growth Public Forest](https://cascwild.org/actions/take-action-blm-timber-project-threatens-mature-and-old-growth-public-forest/) - Thanks for taking action! This form is now closed.

## Venues

- [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89985949487](https://cascwild.org/venue/https-us02web-zoom-us-j-89985949487-2/)
- [WOW Hall, 291 W 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401, USA](https://cascwild.org/venue/wow-hall-291-w-8th-ave-eugene-or-97401-usa/)
- [Venue 252
252 Lawrence St, Eugene, OR  97401, United States](https://cascwild.org/venue/venue-252252-lawrence-st-eugene-or-97401-united-states/)
- [Hinman Vineyards, 27012 Briggs Hill Rd, Eugene, OR 97405, USA](https://cascwild.org/venue/hinman-vineyards-27012-briggs-hill-rd-eugene-or-97405-usa/)
- [Venue 252 252 Lawrence St](https://cascwild.org/venue/venue-252-252-lawrence-st/)
- [Lane Events Center](https://cascwild.org/venue/lane-events-center/)
- [Hinman Vineyards](https://cascwild.org/venue/hinman-vineyards/)
- [WOW Hall](https://cascwild.org/venue/wow-hall/)
- [Gratitude Brewing](https://cascwild.org/venue/gratitude-brewing/)
- [WildCAT Meeting via Zoom](https://cascwild.org/venue/wildcat-meeting-via-zoom-register-to-get-the-link-here-https-us02web-zoom-us-j-89985949487/) - Register to get the link here
- [Cascadia Wildlands Office: 120 Shelton Mcmurphey Blvd Suite #250](https://cascwild.org/venue/120-shelton-mcmurphey-blvd/) - Our office is located within the Mahonia Building, 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd. We are on the second floor in Suite #250. There is an elevator and guest parking located on the east side of the building. If you're lost, please call our office at 541.434.1463
- [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87621141413](https://cascwild.org/venue/https-us02web-zoom-us-j-87621141413/)
- [Hendrick's Park - Francis M. Wilkins Shelter](https://cascwild.org/venue/https-us02web-zoom-us-j-89985949487/)
- [test](https://cascwild.org/venue/test/)
- [Mt. Pisgah Arboretum](https://cascwild.org/venue/mt-pisgah-arboretum/)
- [Oregon Country Fair](https://cascwild.org/venue/oregon-country-fair/)

## Organizers

- [test](https://cascwild.org/organizer/test/)

## Events

- [Wonderland Auction](https://cascwild.org/event/wonderland-auction-3/) - Cascadia Wildlands’ 22nd Annual Wonderland AuctionMark your calendars! Join us on Saturday, December 12 at Venue 252 in Eugene for Cascadia Wildlands' biggest fundraiser event of the year!
- [Warner Creek 30th Anniversary Victory Celebration](https://cascwild.org/event/warner-creek-30th-anniversary-victory-celebration/) - Join us at the WOW Hall for an evening of live music with Peter Wilde and Casey Neill, storytelling, archival exhibits, and conversation connecting the legacy of Warner Creek to today’s forest, wildfire, and climate justice struggles. More info coming soon.
- [Cascadia Mud City Stomp: A Fall Hoedown](https://cascwild.org/event/cascadia-mud-city-stomp-a-fall-hoedown/) - Cascadia Wildlands and the Mud City Old-Time Society join forces for a night of community, dancing, and fun! This is a totally free event and all are welcome! Feel free to make a donation to Cascadia Wildlands at the door! Activities: -Native plant sale brought to you by Doak Creek Native Plant Nursery. Proceeds from
- [Hinman Vineyard Concert Event](https://cascwild.org/event/hinman-vineyard-concert-event/) - Enjoy a glass of local wine, boogie to a live band, and support Cascadia Wildlands. More info here.
- [Eugene Pride](https://cascwild.org/event/eugene-pride/) - Come celebrate Pride Month with us in Eugene! Check out the festival info and ticket information here: https://www.eugenepride.org/
- [Field Checking Basecamp](https://cascwild.org/event/field-checking-basecamp/) - The Trump admin is attacking public forests at an unprecedented pace. Join us at Basecamp to skill up in forest defense! We’ll be camping in an off-grid, dispersed camping spot in a proposed timber sale in western Oregon, exact location within 100 miles of Eugene. No experience is necessary, and all food is provided (through a collective cooking and cleaning effort). Basecamp registration is now closed. If you have any questions,
- [Oregon Country Fair](https://cascwild.org/event/oregon-country-fair/) - Don’t miss this magical event near Veneta, Oregon! Stop by our outreach booth on Strawberry Lane for Cascadia critter face painting. Info and tickets here.
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-81/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-78/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-77/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-62/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-82/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-80/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-79/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-61/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-9/) - Cascadia Wildlands is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89985949487 Meeting ID: 899 8594 9487 One tap mobile +13462487799,,89985949487# US (Houston) +16699006833,,89985949487# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/38092/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-76/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Mount Pisgah Arboretum Wildflower Festival](https://cascwild.org/event/mount-pisgah-arboretum-wildflower-festival/) - Join us at this year’s Wildflower Festival – we'll be tabling along with many of our favorite organizations and artists. The festival features a beautiful display of native wildflowers, live music, guided nature walks, and more. Tickets go on sale April 17th, be sure to get your tickets early - the festival sells out every year.
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-66/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-67/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-68/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-69/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-70/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-71/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-72/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-73/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-74/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-75/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-63/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-64/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-65/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.Meetings are
- [TransWild Forest Frolic](https://cascwild.org/event/transwild/) - Join TransPonder, Cascadia Wildlands, and Mount Pisgah Arboretum for a celebration of nature and community! Enjoy performances, activities, workshops, community partners, and more, all in the beautiful setting of Mount Pisgah WHEN: Saturday, April 25, 2026 12 - 5 PM WHO: Anyone comfortable in a trans and queer-centered space is welcome to attend! Please
- [Public Lands Public Voices: A night of trivia, inspiration, and action for Roadless Forests](https://cascwild.org/event/public-lands-public-voices-a-night-of-trivia-inspiration-and-action-for-roadless-forests/) - The Trump Administration’s current process to repeal the Roadless Rule does not include a single public meeting—so our community is hosting our own. Join 350 Eugene, Cascadia Wildlands, FUSEE and Oregon Wild to learn and celebrate how roadless protections support diverse shared values and essential conservation outcomes. The event will feature trivia (with prizes!), education
- [Wonderland Auction](https://cascwild.org/event/wonderland-auction-2/)
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-3-3/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival](https://cascwild.org/event/mt-pisgah-arboretum-mushroom-festival/) - Don't miss this fun(gi) community event! Every year, you can expect to experience things like, A huge mushroom exhibit where you can learn about hundreds of local species Educational talks from local experts Edible and poisonous mushrooms display, including an expert identification table Live music Guided nature walks by local naturalists Mushroom vendors Local foods,
- [Becoming People of Place Book Club: Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley, by Dr. David Lewis](https://cascwild.org/event/36661/2025-11-06/) - In honor of Native American Heritage month in November, we will be reading Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley, by Dr. David Lewis. The book is available online for purchase or at your local library. Book Description: "The Willamette Valley is rich with history—its riverbanks, forests, and mountains home to the tribes of Kalapuya, Chinook,
- [Taking High Quality Photos in the Forest Training](https://cascwild.org/event/taking-high-quality-photos-in-the-forest-training/) - Cascadia Wildlands is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87621141413 Meeting ID: 876 2114 1413 --- One tap mobile +12532158782,,87621141413# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,87621141413# US (Houston) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/87621141413/invitations?signature=VnaNwkzITiT9SDeR84ZTCLDlhsc1wKTKs_U0DEQiwYQ
- [WildCAT Celebration & BBQ](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-26/) - You're invited to the end of summer ✨ WildCAT Celebration ✨ from 5:30–7:30 PM at the Francis M. Wilkins Shelter in Hendricks Park! We’ll be potluck feasting, playing games, printmaking, and chatting about upcoming forest defense events. This event is welcome to all current and prospective WildCATs. Come say hi! Hope to see you all
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting - outdoor movie screening & potluck](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-outdoor-movie-screening-potluck/) - Cascadia Wildlands is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89985949487 Meeting ID: 899 8594 9487 One tap mobile +13462487799,,89985949487# US (Houston) +16699006833,,89985949487# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-3-2/) - Join the Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) monthly meeting! Typically held on the second Wednesday of each month, WildCAT meetings are an opportunity for anyone interested in getting involved with our work. Meetings offer updates on campaigns, an overview of the timber sales we're tracking, and information about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. Meetings
- [Defend the Roadless Rule! Comment Writing Workshop](https://cascwild.org/event/defend-the-roadless-rule-comment-writing-workshop/) - The Trump administration has officially declared its intent to eliminate the Roadless Rule, a bedrock conservation policy that protects nearly two million acres of Oregon’s public forests and nearly 60 million acres nationwide from logging, road building, and destructive development. This rule, adopted in 2001, preserves some of the last swaths of public lands as
- [Monthly WildCAT Meeting](https://cascwild.org/event/monthly-wildcat-meeting-25/) - Cascadia Wildlands is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.On the 2nd Wednesday of (almost) every month at 6:00 pm. expect an update on our current campaigns, dates for upcoming field checking trips, and ways to plug in. Everyone is welcome! Our meetings our held in person or on Zoom. If you have specific accessibility needs,
- [WildCAT Field Checking Basecamp.](https://cascwild.org/event/wildcat-field-checking-basecamp/)

## Timeline Stories

- [March](https://cascwild.org/timeline/march-2/) - March 11 - Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum call's Americans who want to keep public lands in public hands, "financially literate." March 18 - SFGATE, reports that according to National Park Service employees, they have been blacklisted by the Interior Department due to coverage of national parks. March 23 - At Wind Cave National
- [June](https://cascwild.org/timeline/may-3/) - June 11 - The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources votes 11-9 to advance S.140, the Wildfire Prevention Act, including an amendment proposed by Senator Mike Lee (UT) the night before that would nullify the 2001 Roadless Rule. June 12 - A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs related
- [February](https://cascwild.org/timeline/january-3/) - February 5 - The Forest Service announced "proposed revisions to the regulations governing the predecisional administrative review." The proposed rule would hinder and obstruct public participation by reducing the duration of public comment windows by over 50%. February 12 - Trumps EPA eliminates the landmark scientific 2009 'endangerment finding' which determined greenhouse gases responsible for
- [July](https://cascwild.org/timeline/july-2/) - July 1 - The Forest Service proposes to amend rules to prohibit public notice and comment on changes to the directives that guide management and control of all agency programs including logging, grazing, and permitting across national public forestlands.
- [May](https://cascwild.org/timeline/may-2/) - May 12 - The Bureau of Land Management formally rescinds the 2024 landmark “Public Lands Rule.” May 18 - Senate confirms Steve Pearce as director of the Bureau of Land Management.
- [April](https://cascwild.org/timeline/april-2/) - April 3 - Trump's 2027 budget proposal would gut key conservation programs, cut BLM staffing, eliminate US Forest Service research, and reduce funding for national parks, wildlife refuges, and USFWS state & tribal grants. April 16 - The Senate votes to overturn protections from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, ending a 20-year mining ban.
- [January](https://cascwild.org/timeline/january-2/) - January 23 - A new bill, H.R.655, would transfer 150 acres of federal land to the City of The Dalles, allowing them to raise their dam and divert water to be used to cool Google's data centers. January 27 - In the latest push by the Trump administration to erase history and science, The Washington
- [April](https://cascwild.org/timeline/april/) - April 3 - Trump's 2027 budget proposal cuts funding for the National Wildlife Refuge System, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and the National Park Service by another 25%. It also decreases staff at the Bureau of Land Management, eliminates the entire U.S. Forest Service forest and rangelands research arm, and cuts all funding for U.S.
- [November](https://cascwild.org/timeline/november/) - November 19 - The Trump Administration proposes four regulatory changes aimed at gutting implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
- [December](https://cascwild.org/timeline/december/) - December 6 - The Trump Administration cancels free admission to National Parks on MLK Day and Juneteenth, while adding President Trump’s birthday. December 9 - It was revealed that between late October and early December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deleted all references to climate change and its causes from the agency’s webpages. Other agencies
- [January](https://cascwild.org/timeline/january/) - January 16 - Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471) introduced in the House. January 20 - Trump Rescinds (EO 14148) Suite of Executive Orders and memoranda addressing climate change, the environment, public health, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and more. Trump issues first attack on specific bioregion’s public lands. Trump freezes federal hiring. January 30 - SO
- [October](https://cascwild.org/timeline/october/) - October 1 - The federal government shuts down.
- [May](https://cascwild.org/timeline/may/) - May 2 - Trump releases the proposed 2026 Fiscal Year “Skinny Budget.” May 20 - Trump’s budget reconciliation bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act," is introduced.
- [July](https://cascwild.org/timeline/july/) - July 3 - Department of Agriculture finalizes a rule drastically changing regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Department of Interior publishes a rule removing most of its regulations implementing NEPA. July 4 - Trump signs H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” into law. July 24 - Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke
- [March](https://cascwild.org/timeline/march/) - March 1 - The Trump admin issues “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production” Executive Order 14225. March 12 - The Environmental Protection Agency announces the largest deregulation effort in U.S. history. March 27 - Department of Interior Re-Writes History.
- [September](https://cascwild.org/timeline/september/) - September 10 - Department of Interior proposes to scrap the Bureau of Land Management’s Conservation and Landscape Health Rule September 22 - Forest Service receives over 600,000 comments opposing the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule September 29 - The Department of Interior announces a plan to open 13.1 million acres
- [August](https://cascwild.org/timeline/august/) - August 27 - Federal border control agents arrest two Oregon residents working on an active fire in Washington.
- [June](https://cascwild.org/timeline/june/) - June 12 - The Department of Interior continues erasing history June 23 - The Department of Agriculture announces its intention to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule
- [February](https://cascwild.org/timeline/february/) - February 4 - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Announces Plans for Deregulation and AI Dominance. February 14 - Massive Loss of Public Lands Employees Begins. February 25 - Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) rescinds NEPA regulations,

## Series

- [2027 Monthly WildCAT Meetings](https://cascwild.org/series/2027-monthly-wildcat-meetings/)
- [2026 Monthly WildCAT Meetings](https://cascwild.org/series/monthly-wildcat-meeting/)
- [Becoming People of Place Book Club: Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley, by Dr. David Lewis](https://cascwild.org/series/becoming-people-of-place-book-club-tribal-histories-of-the-willamette-valley-by-dr-david-lewis/)

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## Tags

- [No Copper River Oil Spill](https://cascwild.org/tag/copper_river/)
- [Defend the Forest Frontier](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest_frontier/)
- [Save the Elliott Rainforest](https://cascwild.org/tag/elliott_rainforest/)
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- [conservation](https://cascwild.org/tag/conservation/)
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- [Endangered Species Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/endangered-species-act/)
- [Eugene](https://cascwild.org/tag/eugene/)
- [extinction](https://cascwild.org/tag/extinction/)
- [Featured Case: Marbled Murrelet](https://cascwild.org/tag/marbled_murrelet/)
- [federal permit](https://cascwild.org/tag/federal-permit/)
- [Field Jerger LLP](https://cascwild.org/tag/field-jerger-llp/)
- [Francis Eatherington](https://cascwild.org/tag/francis-eatherington/)
- [Governor Kitzhaber](https://cascwild.org/tag/governor-kitzhaber/)
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- [illegal timber sales](https://cascwild.org/tag/illegal-timber-sales/)
- [imperiled](https://cascwild.org/tag/imperiled/)
- [Injunction](https://cascwild.org/tag/injunction/)
- [Josh Laughlin](https://cascwild.org/tag/josh-laughlin/)
- [Kitzhaber](https://cascwild.org/tag/kitzhaber/)
- [logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/logging/)
- [Marbled Murrelet Legal Defense Fund](https://cascwild.org/tag/marbled-murrelet-legal-defense-fund/)
- [mature forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/mature-forests/)
- [nesting habitat](https://cascwild.org/tag/nesting-habitat/)
- [Nick Cady](https://cascwild.org/tag/nick-cady/)
- [Noah Greenwald](https://cascwild.org/tag/noah-greenwald/)
- [occupied murrelet habitat](https://cascwild.org/tag/occupied-murrelet-habitat/)
- [Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-2/)
- [Portland](https://cascwild.org/tag/portland/)
- [Portland Audubon Society](https://cascwild.org/tag/portland-audubon-society/)
- [preliminary injunction](https://cascwild.org/tag/preliminary-injunction/)
- [Scott Jerger](https://cascwild.org/tag/scott-jerger/)
- [Seabird](https://cascwild.org/tag/seabird/)
- [State of Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/state-of-oregon/)
- [Susan Jane Brown](https://cascwild.org/tag/susan-jane-brown/)
- [taking](https://cascwild.org/tag/taking/)
- [Tanya Sanerib](https://cascwild.org/tag/tanya-sanerib/)
- [threatened and endangered species](https://cascwild.org/tag/threatened-and-endangered-species/)
- [Tillamook](https://cascwild.org/tag/tillamook/)
- [Timber Sales](https://cascwild.org/tag/timber-sales/)
- [US Fish and Wildlife Service](https://cascwild.org/tag/us-fish-and-wildlife-service/)
- [WELC](https://cascwild.org/tag/welc/)
- [Western Environmental Law Center](https://cascwild.org/tag/western-environmental-law-center/)
- [Gray Wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/gray-wolves/)
- [murie award](https://cascwild.org/tag/murie-award/)
- [Northern Rockies Wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/rockies_wolves/)
- [Olaus Murie](https://cascwild.org/tag/olaus-murie/)
- [Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation](https://cascwild.org/tag/rocky-mountain-elk-foundation/)
- [wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolves-2/)
- [fladry](https://cascwild.org/tag/fladry/)
- [livestock protection dogs](https://cascwild.org/tag/livestock-protection-dogs/)
- [non-lethal](https://cascwild.org/tag/non-lethal/)
- [Wolf](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf/)
- [Endangered Species](https://cascwild.org/tag/endangered-species/)
- [Restoring Wolves and Other Species](https://cascwild.org/tag/restore_wolves/)
- [Kevin Ranker](https://cascwild.org/tag/kevin-ranker/)
- [Washington](https://cascwild.org/tag/washington/)
- [Washington Wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/washington_wolves/)
- [WDFW](https://cascwild.org/tag/wdfw/)
- [Wedge Pack](https://cascwild.org/tag/wedge-pack/)
- [Oregon Wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon_wolves/)
- [Blue and Gold](https://cascwild.org/tag/blue-and-gold/)
- [old-growth](https://cascwild.org/tag/old-growth/)
- [Elliott State Research Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/elliott-state-research-forest/)
- [northern spotted owl](https://cascwild.org/tag/northern-spotted-owl/)
- [Protecting Forests and Wild Places](https://cascwild.org/tag/protect_forest_wild/)
- [lethal control](https://cascwild.org/tag/lethal-control/)
- [Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife](https://cascwild.org/tag/washington-department-of-fish-and-wildlife/)
- [coho](https://cascwild.org/tag/coho/)
- [high banking](https://cascwild.org/tag/high-banking/)
- [Rogue](https://cascwild.org/tag/rogue/)
- [Salmon](https://cascwild.org/tag/salmon/)
- [suction dredging](https://cascwild.org/tag/suction-dredging/)
- [Umpqua River](https://cascwild.org/tag/umpqua-river/)
- [Coho salmon](https://cascwild.org/tag/coho-salmon/)
- [gold](https://cascwild.org/tag/gold/)
- [rivers](https://cascwild.org/tag/rivers/)
- [Rogue River](https://cascwild.org/tag/rogue-river/)
- [South Umpqua River](https://cascwild.org/tag/south-umpqua-river/)
- [Campaigns](https://cascwild.org/tag/campaigns/)
- [Red Tree Voles](https://cascwild.org/tag/red_tree_voles/)
- [chinook](https://cascwild.org/tag/chinook/)
- [Climate Change](https://cascwild.org/tag/climate-change/)
- [coal](https://cascwild.org/tag/coal/)
- [Columbia River](https://cascwild.org/tag/columbia-river/)
- [Combating Climate Change](https://cascwild.org/tag/combating_climate_change/)
- [Coyote Island](https://cascwild.org/tag/coyote-island/)
- [king salmon](https://cascwild.org/tag/king-salmon/)
- [Port of Morrow](https://cascwild.org/tag/port-of-morrow/)
- [Powder River Basin](https://cascwild.org/tag/powder-river-basin/)
- [terminal](https://cascwild.org/tag/terminal/)
- [Hikes](https://cascwild.org/tag/hikes/)
- [Lectures and Presentations](https://cascwild.org/tag/lectures-and-presentations/)
- [fracked gas](https://cascwild.org/tag/fracked-gas/)
- [Governor Brown](https://cascwild.org/tag/governor-brown/)
- [Jordan Cove](https://cascwild.org/tag/jordan-cove/)
- [Jordan Cove Energy Project](https://cascwild.org/tag/jordan-cove-energy-project/)
- [employment](https://cascwild.org/tag/employment/)
- [hiring announcement](https://cascwild.org/tag/hiring-announcement/)
- [job](https://cascwild.org/tag/job/)
- [Wildlands Director](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildlands-director/)
- [coast range](https://cascwild.org/tag/coast-range/)
- [forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest/)
- [forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/forests/)
- [hike](https://cascwild.org/tag/hike/)
- [Kentucky Falls](https://cascwild.org/tag/kentucky-falls/)
- [Oregon Coast Range](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-coast-range/)
- [Oregon Wild](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-wild/)
- [action](https://cascwild.org/tag/action/)
- [action alert](https://cascwild.org/tag/action-alert/)
- [BLM](https://cascwild.org/tag/blm/)
- [Bureau of Land Management](https://cascwild.org/tag/bureau-of-land-management/)
- [mature and old-growth forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/mature-and-old-growth-forest/)
- [old-growth forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/old-growth-forests/)
- [old-growth logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/old-growth-logging-2/)
- [Outlaw Ridge](https://cascwild.org/tag/outlaw-ridge/)
- [Public forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/public-forests/)
- [take action](https://cascwild.org/tag/take-action/)
- [timber project](https://cascwild.org/tag/timber-project/)
- [timber sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/timber-sale/)
- [benefit](https://cascwild.org/tag/benefit/)
- [Bigstock](https://cascwild.org/tag/bigstock/)
- [Bigstock Fundraiser](https://cascwild.org/tag/bigstock-fundraiser/)
- [event](https://cascwild.org/tag/event/)
- [Margo Price](https://cascwild.org/tag/margo-price/)
- [music](https://cascwild.org/tag/music/)
- [music event](https://cascwild.org/tag/music-event/)
- [Oteil and Friends](https://cascwild.org/tag/oteil-and-friends/)
- [litigation](https://cascwild.org/tag/litigation/)
- [old growth logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/old-growth-logging/)
- [Oregon Department of Forestry](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-department-of-forestry/)
- [Strategic Litigation](https://cascwild.org/tag/strategic_litigation/)
- [California Wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/california_wolves/)
- [pacific northwest](https://cascwild.org/tag/pacific-northwest/)
- [wolf map](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-map/)
- [OR7](https://cascwild.org/tag/or7/)
- [Pacific Wolf Coalition](https://cascwild.org/tag/pacific-wolf-coalition/)
- [Crater Lake](https://cascwild.org/tag/crater-lake/)
- [Dbug](https://cascwild.org/tag/dbug/)
- [National Forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/national_forests/)
- [spotted owl](https://cascwild.org/tag/spotted-owl/)
- [events](https://cascwild.org/tag/events/)
- [Hoedown](https://cascwild.org/tag/hoedown/)
- [Hoedown for Cascadia's Ancient Forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/hoedown-for-cascadias-ancient-forests/)
- [25th Anniversary](https://cascwild.org/tag/25th-anniversary/)
- [Cascadia](https://cascwild.org/tag/cascadia/)
- [Emily Poole](https://cascwild.org/tag/emily-poole/)
- [video](https://cascwild.org/tag/video/)
- [community event](https://cascwild.org/tag/community-event/)
- [PIELC](https://cascwild.org/tag/pielc/)
- [Public Interest Environmental Law Conference](https://cascwild.org/tag/public-interest-environmental-law-conference/)
- [HCP](https://cascwild.org/tag/hcp/)
- [Basecamp](https://cascwild.org/tag/basecamp/)
- [field checking](https://cascwild.org/tag/field-checking/)
- [volunteer](https://cascwild.org/tag/volunteer/)
- [WildCAT](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildcat/)
- [Willamette National Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/willamette-national-forest/)
- [commercial logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/commercial-logging/)
- [IVM](https://cascwild.org/tag/ivm/)
- [Judge Aiken](https://cascwild.org/tag/judge-aiken/)
- [KS Wild](https://cascwild.org/tag/ks-wild/)
- [LSR](https://cascwild.org/tag/lsr/)
- [older forest habitats](https://cascwild.org/tag/older-forest-habitats/)
- [Soda Mountain Wilderness Council](https://cascwild.org/tag/soda-mountain-wilderness-council/)
- [benson ridge](https://cascwild.org/tag/benson-ridge/)
- [Center for Biological Diversity](https://cascwild.org/tag/center-for-biological-diversity/)
- [ESA](https://cascwild.org/tag/esa/)
- [legal](https://cascwild.org/tag/legal/)
- [legal victory](https://cascwild.org/tag/legal-victory/)
- [murrelets](https://cascwild.org/tag/murrelets/)
- [Roseburg Forest Products](https://cascwild.org/tag/roseburg-forest-products/)
- [Scott Timber Company](https://cascwild.org/tag/scott-timber-company/)
- [win](https://cascwild.org/tag/win/)
- [Integrated Vegetation Management](https://cascwild.org/tag/integrated-vegetation-management/)
- [owls](https://cascwild.org/tag/owls/)
- [spotted owls](https://cascwild.org/tag/spotted-owls/)
- [BLM Pilot Project](https://cascwild.org/tag/blm_pilot/)
- [BLM Resource Management Plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/blm_plan/)
- [Ken Salazar](https://cascwild.org/tag/ken-salazar/)
- [O&C Legislation and Negotiations](https://cascwild.org/tag/oandc/)
- [pilot project](https://cascwild.org/tag/pilot-project/)
- [Roseburg BLM](https://cascwild.org/tag/roseburg-blm/)
- [Badass Band](https://cascwild.org/tag/badass-band/)
- [Gaye Lee Russell](https://cascwild.org/tag/gaye-lee-russell/)
- [Ninkasi](https://cascwild.org/tag/ninkasi/)
- [Pints Gone Wild](https://cascwild.org/tag/pints_gone_wild/)
- [Mollala](https://cascwild.org/tag/mollala/)
- [Oregon Caves](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-caves/)
- [Save the Wild Rogue River](https://cascwild.org/tag/rogue_river/)
- [Wild and Scenic](https://cascwild.org/tag/wild-and-scenic/)
- [Wild Rogue](https://cascwild.org/tag/wild-rogue/)
- [wilderness](https://cascwild.org/tag/wilderness/)
- [gold mining](https://cascwild.org/tag/gold-mining/)
- [Illinois River](https://cascwild.org/tag/illinois-river/)
- [Save Our Wild Salmon Heritage](https://cascwild.org/tag/save_salmon/)
- [SB 401](https://cascwild.org/tag/sb-401/)
- [Seantor Bates](https://cascwild.org/tag/seantor-bates/)
- [Senate Bill 401](https://cascwild.org/tag/senate-bill-401/)
- [Suction Dredging and High Banking for Gold](https://cascwild.org/tag/suction_dredging/)
- [wild salmon](https://cascwild.org/tag/wild-salmon/)
- [delisting](https://cascwild.org/tag/delisting/)
- [California Water Boards](https://cascwild.org/tag/california-water-boards/)
- [Goose Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/goose-timber-sale/)
- [Goose Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/goose_timber/)
- [McKenzie River](https://cascwild.org/tag/mckenzie-river/)
- [Safari Club International](https://cascwild.org/tag/safari-club-international/)
- [American Fisheries Society](https://cascwild.org/tag/american-fisheries-society/)
- [moratorium](https://cascwild.org/tag/moratorium/)
- [State Scenic Waterways](https://cascwild.org/tag/state-scenic-waterways/)
- [suction dredge mining](https://cascwild.org/tag/suction-dredge-mining/)
- [Wild Salmon Heritage](https://cascwild.org/tag/wild-salmon-heritage/)
- [meeting](https://cascwild.org/tag/meeting/)
- [WildCAT Wednesday](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildcat-wednesday/)
- [BLM Logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/blm-logging/)
- [Late Successional Reserves](https://cascwild.org/tag/late-successional-reserves/)
- [Medford](https://cascwild.org/tag/medford/)
- [Medford BLM](https://cascwild.org/tag/medford-blm/)
- [press](https://cascwild.org/tag/press/)
- [press release](https://cascwild.org/tag/press-release/)
- [Rogue Gold](https://cascwild.org/tag/rogue-gold/)
- [Rogue Gold timber sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/rogue-gold-timber-sale/)
- [Divide Project](https://cascwild.org/tag/divide-project/)
- [Forest Service](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-service/)
- [sign-up](https://cascwild.org/tag/sign-up/)
- [US Forest Service](https://cascwild.org/tag/us-forest-service/)
- [Congress](https://cascwild.org/tag/congress/)
- [Corps](https://cascwild.org/tag/corps/)
- [dam](https://cascwild.org/tag/dam/)
- [dam decommissioning](https://cascwild.org/tag/dam-decommissioning/)
- [dam removal](https://cascwild.org/tag/dam-removal/)
- [salmon recovery](https://cascwild.org/tag/salmon-recovery/)
- [US Army Corps](https://cascwild.org/tag/us-army-corps/)
- [water](https://cascwild.org/tag/water/)
- [Willamette River](https://cascwild.org/tag/willamette-river/)
- [Calloway](https://cascwild.org/tag/calloway/)
- [Calloway timber sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/calloway-timber-sale/)
- [groundtruthing](https://cascwild.org/tag/groundtruthing/)
- [National Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/national-forest/)
- [coalition](https://cascwild.org/tag/coalition/)
- [Northwest Forest Plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/northwest-forest-plan/)
- [NWFP](https://cascwild.org/tag/nwfp/)
- [Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance](https://cascwild.org/tag/pacific-northwest-forest-climate-alliance/)
- [webinar](https://cascwild.org/tag/webinar/)
- [Divide Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/divide-timber-sale/)
- [mature forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/mature-forest/)
- [MOG](https://cascwild.org/tag/mog/)
- [old-growth forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/old-growth-forest/)
- [public lands](https://cascwild.org/tag/public-lands/)
- [gray wolf](https://cascwild.org/tag/gray-wolf/)
- [gray wolf settlement](https://cascwild.org/tag/gray-wolf-settlement/)
- [wolf recovery](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-recovery/)
- [landmark agreement](https://cascwild.org/tag/landmark-agreement/)
- [Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-department-of-fish-and-wildlife/)
- [settlement agreement](https://cascwild.org/tag/settlement-agreement/)
- [DeFazio](https://cascwild.org/tag/defazio/)
- [Devil's Staircase Wilderness](https://cascwild.org/tag/devils-staircase-wilderness/)
- [legislation](https://cascwild.org/tag/legislation/)
- [Merkley](https://cascwild.org/tag/merkley/)
- [Wyden](https://cascwild.org/tag/wyden/)
- [mining](https://cascwild.org/tag/mining/)
- [SB 838](https://cascwild.org/tag/sb-838/)
- [American Society of Mammalogists](https://cascwild.org/tag/american-society-of-mammalogists/)
- [scientists](https://cascwild.org/tag/scientists/)
- [clean water](https://cascwild.org/tag/clean-water/)
- [O&C lands](https://cascwild.org/tag/oc-lands/)
- [Western Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/western-oregon/)
- [poaching](https://cascwild.org/tag/poaching/)
- [October 1](https://cascwild.org/tag/october-1/)
- [rally](https://cascwild.org/tag/rally/)
- [Senator Ron Wyden](https://cascwild.org/tag/senator-ron-wyden/)
- [hearing](https://cascwild.org/tag/hearing/)
- [Sacramento](https://cascwild.org/tag/sacramento/)
- [USFWS](https://cascwild.org/tag/usfws/)
- [hearings](https://cascwild.org/tag/hearings/)
- [Pacific West](https://cascwild.org/tag/pacific-west/)
- [Wolves and Allies](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolves-and-allies/)
- [Big League](https://cascwild.org/tag/big-league/)
- [Carmen-Smith](https://cascwild.org/tag/carmen-smith/)
- [Dams](https://cascwild.org/tag/dams/)
- [Eugene Water and Electric Board](https://cascwild.org/tag/eugene-water-and-electric-board/)
- [EWEB](https://cascwild.org/tag/eweb/)
- [Trail Bridge Dam](https://cascwild.org/tag/trail-bridge-dam/)
- [beavers](https://cascwild.org/tag/beavers/)
- [waterways](https://cascwild.org/tag/waterways/)
- [N126](https://cascwild.org/tag/n126/)
- [Wonderland Auction](https://cascwild.org/tag/wonderland-auction/)
- [county funding](https://cascwild.org/tag/county-funding/)
- [Jerry Franklin](https://cascwild.org/tag/jerry-franklin/)
- [Norm Johnson](https://cascwild.org/tag/norm-johnson/)
- [Caring for Cascadia’s Carnivores](https://cascwild.org/tag/caring-for-cascadias-carnivores/)
- [Sally Jewell](https://cascwild.org/tag/sally-jewell/)
- [Wolverines](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolverines/)
- [Wolverines, Otters and Weasels](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolverines-otters-and-weasels/)
- [Bringing Reform to Wildlife Services](https://cascwild.org/tag/bringing-reform-to-wildlife-services/)
- [Gray Fox](https://cascwild.org/tag/gray-fox/)
- [climate action](https://cascwild.org/tag/climate-action/)
- [election](https://cascwild.org/tag/election/)
- [Trump](https://cascwild.org/tag/trump/)
- [protest](https://cascwild.org/tag/protest/)
- [siuslaw](https://cascwild.org/tag/siuslaw/)
- [Siuslaw HLB](https://cascwild.org/tag/siuslaw-hlb/)
- [USDA Wildlife Services](https://cascwild.org/tag/usda-wildlife-services/)
- [Wildlife Services](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildlife-services/)
- [White Castle](https://cascwild.org/tag/white-castle/)
- [Washington wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/washington-wolves/)
- [oppose delisting](https://cascwild.org/tag/oppose-delisting/)
- [Department of State Lands](https://cascwild.org/tag/department-of-state-lands/)
- [East Hakki Ridge](https://cascwild.org/tag/east-hakki-ridge/)
- [Seneca Jones Timber Company](https://cascwild.org/tag/seneca-jones-timber-company/)
- [State Land Board](https://cascwild.org/tag/state-land-board/)
- [California](https://cascwild.org/tag/california/)
- [coyote](https://cascwild.org/tag/coyote/)
- [coyote derbies](https://cascwild.org/tag/coyote-derbies/)
- [Coyotes](https://cascwild.org/tag/coyotes/)
- [mate](https://cascwild.org/tag/mate/)
- [OR-7](https://cascwild.org/tag/or-7/)
- [pups](https://cascwild.org/tag/pups/)
- [Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/rogue-river-siskiyou-national-forest/)
- [southwest Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/southwest-oregon/)
- [Bellingham](https://cascwild.org/tag/bellingham/)
- [Carolyn Candela](https://cascwild.org/tag/carolyn-candela/)
- [Pints Gone Wild](https://cascwild.org/tag/pints-gone-wild/)
- [Seattle](https://cascwild.org/tag/seattle/)
- [Ted Turner](https://cascwild.org/tag/ted-turner/)
- [Vancouver BC](https://cascwild.org/tag/vancouver-bc/)
- [petition for rulemaking](https://cascwild.org/tag/petition-for-rulemaking/)
- [Buck Rising](https://cascwild.org/tag/buck-rising/)
- [landslide](https://cascwild.org/tag/landslide/)
- [variable retention regeneration harvest](https://cascwild.org/tag/variable-retention-regeneration-harvest/)
- [bull trout](https://cascwild.org/tag/bull-trout/)
- [INFISH](https://cascwild.org/tag/infish/)
- [notice of intent](https://cascwild.org/tag/notice-of-intent/)
- [PACFISH](https://cascwild.org/tag/pacfish/)
- [Battle Ax Mountain](https://cascwild.org/tag/battle-ax-mountain/)
- [Bull of the Woods](https://cascwild.org/tag/bull-of-the-woods/)
- [Exploring Cascadia](https://cascwild.org/tag/exploring-cascadia/)
- [wolverine](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolverine/)
- [Anderson](https://cascwild.org/tag/anderson/)
- [Huckleberry Pack](https://cascwild.org/tag/huckleberry-pack/)
- [Alexander Archipelago Wolf](https://cascwild.org/tag/alexander-archipelago-wolf/)
- [clearcuts](https://cascwild.org/tag/clearcuts/)
- [science](https://cascwild.org/tag/science/)
- [Tongass National Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/tongass-national-forest/)
- [Governor Jay Inslee](https://cascwild.org/tag/governor-jay-inslee/)
- [North Bend](https://cascwild.org/tag/north-bend/)
- [blog](https://cascwild.org/tag/blog/)
- [commission uplist](https://cascwild.org/tag/commission-uplist/)
- [denial](https://cascwild.org/tag/denial/)
- [department](https://cascwild.org/tag/department/)
- [endangered](https://cascwild.org/tag/endangered/)
- [fish and wildlife](https://cascwild.org/tag/fish-and-wildlife/)
- [intern](https://cascwild.org/tag/intern/)
- [murrelet](https://cascwild.org/tag/murrelet/)
- [ODFW](https://cascwild.org/tag/odfw/)
- [odfw marbled](https://cascwild.org/tag/odfw-marbled/)
- [threatened](https://cascwild.org/tag/threatened/)
- [wildlands](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildlands/)
- [wildlife](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildlife/)
- [Oregon Wolf](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-wolf/)
- [Restore the Lost Coast](https://cascwild.org/tag/lost_coast/)
- [Alaska](https://cascwild.org/tag/alaska-2/)
- [coyotes](https://cascwild.org/tag/coyotes-2/)
- [Idaho](https://cascwild.org/tag/idaho/)
- [Predator Derby](https://cascwild.org/tag/predator-derby/)
- [Wolf and Coyote Killing Contest](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-and-coyote-killing-contest/)
- [Oregon State Land Board](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-state-land-board/)
- [Coos Bay](https://cascwild.org/tag/coos-bay/)
- [LNG](https://cascwild.org/tag/lng/)
- [No Pacific Connector LNG Pipeline!](https://cascwild.org/tag/lng_pipeline/)
- [carbon storage](https://cascwild.org/tag/carbon-storage/)
- [Future of Wilderness in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/future-of-wilderness-in-oregon/)
- [presentation](https://cascwild.org/tag/presentation/)
- [bear cubs](https://cascwild.org/tag/bear-cubs/)
- [Bears](https://cascwild.org/tag/bears-caring-for-cascadias-carnivores/)
- [Black Bears](https://cascwild.org/tag/black-bears/)
- [black bears](https://cascwild.org/tag/black-bears-2/)
- [predator derbies](https://cascwild.org/tag/predator-derbies/)
- [Canada lynx](https://cascwild.org/tag/canada-lynx/)
- [Cats](https://cascwild.org/tag/cats/)
- [Lynx](https://cascwild.org/tag/lynx/)
- [lynx](https://cascwild.org/tag/lynx-2/)
- [Second Show](https://cascwild.org/tag/second-show/)
- [Shotgun Creek](https://cascwild.org/tag/shotgun-creek/)
- [Springfield](https://cascwild.org/tag/springfield/)
- [phase 1](https://cascwild.org/tag/phase-1/)
- [recovery](https://cascwild.org/tag/recovery/)
- [Big Thorne](https://cascwild.org/tag/big-thorne/)
- [Corrupt Bastards Club](https://cascwild.org/tag/corrupt-bastards-club/)
- [Defend the Tongass National Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/defend-the-tongass-national-forest/)
- [Gabe Scott](https://cascwild.org/tag/gabe-scott/)
- [Murkowski](https://cascwild.org/tag/murkowski/)
- [2015](https://cascwild.org/tag/2015/)
- [About Us](https://cascwild.org/tag/about-us/)
- [Executive Director](https://cascwild.org/tag/executive-director/)
- [Interim Executive Director](https://cascwild.org/tag/interim-executive-director/)
- [Keeping Rural Economies Vibrant](https://cascwild.org/tag/vibrant_rural/)
- [leadership](https://cascwild.org/tag/leadership/)
- [leadership transition](https://cascwild.org/tag/leadership-transition/)
- [Northern California](https://cascwild.org/tag/northern-california/)
- [Canyonville](https://cascwild.org/tag/canyonville/)
- [eco-forestry](https://cascwild.org/tag/eco-forestry/)
- [johnson and franklin](https://cascwild.org/tag/johnson-and-franklin/)
- [variable retention harvest](https://cascwild.org/tag/variable-retention-harvest/)
- [appeals court](https://cascwild.org/tag/appeals-court/)
- [Loafer timber sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/loafer-timber-sale/)
- [Umpqua Hot Springs](https://cascwild.org/tag/umpqua-hot-springs/)
- [Umpqua National Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/umpqua-national-forest/)
- [lark](https://cascwild.org/tag/lark/)
- [streaked horned lark](https://cascwild.org/tag/streaked-horned-lark/)
- [Umpqua](https://cascwild.org/tag/umpqua/)
- [Mitkof Island](https://cascwild.org/tag/mitkof-island/)
- [Success Stories](https://cascwild.org/tag/success-stories/)
- [action is the antidote to despair](https://cascwild.org/tag/action-is-the-antidote-to-despair/)
- [Bob Ferris](https://cascwild.org/tag/bob-ferris/)
- [Todd Wilkinson](https://cascwild.org/tag/todd-wilkinson/)
- [Two Talking Wolves Tour](https://cascwild.org/tag/two-talking-wolves-tour/)
- [court](https://cascwild.org/tag/court/)
- [killing](https://cascwild.org/tag/killing/)
- [killing program](https://cascwild.org/tag/killing-program/)
- [Other Carnivores Issues](https://cascwild.org/tag/other-carnivores-issues/)
- [victory](https://cascwild.org/tag/victory/)
- [WA](https://cascwild.org/tag/wa/)
- [commission](https://cascwild.org/tag/commission/)
- [list](https://cascwild.org/tag/list/)
- [wolf delisting](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-delisting/)
- [fish and wildlife service](https://cascwild.org/tag/fish-and-wildlife-service/)
- [fws](https://cascwild.org/tag/fws/)
- [monitor](https://cascwild.org/tag/monitor/)
- [monitoring](https://cascwild.org/tag/monitoring/)
- [Northern Rockies](https://cascwild.org/tag/northern-rockies/)
- [rocky mountains](https://cascwild.org/tag/rocky-mountains/)
- [19](https://cascwild.org/tag/19/)
- [19th](https://cascwild.org/tag/19th/)
- [county](https://cascwild.org/tag/county/)
- [harney](https://cascwild.org/tag/harney/)
- [harney county](https://cascwild.org/tag/harney-county/)
- [january](https://cascwild.org/tag/january/)
- [lands](https://cascwild.org/tag/lands/)
- [malheur](https://cascwild.org/tag/malheur/)
- [public](https://cascwild.org/tag/public/)
- [public land](https://cascwild.org/tag/public-land/)
- [refuge](https://cascwild.org/tag/refuge/)
- [refugerally](https://cascwild.org/tag/refugerally/)
- [supporters](https://cascwild.org/tag/supporters/)
- [tuesday](https://cascwild.org/tag/tuesday/)
- [bundy](https://cascwild.org/tag/bundy/)
- [extremists](https://cascwild.org/tag/extremists/)
- [gas](https://cascwild.org/tag/gas/)
- [grazing](https://cascwild.org/tag/grazing/)
- [militants](https://cascwild.org/tag/militants/)
- [national](https://cascwild.org/tag/national/)
- [national parks](https://cascwild.org/tag/national-parks/)
- [oil](https://cascwild.org/tag/oil/)
- [Revive Rural Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/revive-rural-oregon/)
- [Shared Responsibilities](https://cascwild.org/tag/shared_responsibilities/)
- [support](https://cascwild.org/tag/support/)
- [APHIS](https://cascwild.org/tag/aphis/)
- [oregon lawsuit](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-lawsuit/)
- [USDA](https://cascwild.org/tag/usda/)
- [dembrow](https://cascwild.org/tag/dembrow/)
- [hb4040](https://cascwild.org/tag/hb4040/)
- [house bill 4040](https://cascwild.org/tag/house-bill-4040/)
- [judicial review](https://cascwild.org/tag/judicial-review/)
- [Prozanski](https://cascwild.org/tag/prozanski/)
- [federal](https://cascwild.org/tag/federal/)
- [miners](https://cascwild.org/tag/miners/)
- [state](https://cascwild.org/tag/state/)
- [suction dredge](https://cascwild.org/tag/suction-dredge/)
- [Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal](https://cascwild.org/tag/jordan-cove-lng-export-terminal/)
- [No Coos Bay Coal Terminal](https://cascwild.org/tag/no_coal/)
- [Pacific Connector Pipeline](https://cascwild.org/tag/pacific-connector-pipeline/)
- [permit denied. FERC](https://cascwild.org/tag/permit-denied-ferc/)
- [Veresen](https://cascwild.org/tag/veresen/)
- [cert](https://cascwild.org/tag/cert/)
- [roadless](https://cascwild.org/tag/roadless/)
- [supeme court](https://cascwild.org/tag/supeme-court/)
- [Tongass](https://cascwild.org/tag/tongass/)
- [Frankenfish](https://cascwild.org/tag/frankenfish/)
- [GE Salmon](https://cascwild.org/tag/ge-salmon/)
- [Halting the "Frankenfish" Experiment](https://cascwild.org/tag/halt_frankenfish/)
- [Imnaha Pack](https://cascwild.org/tag/imnaha-pack/)
- [OR-39](https://cascwild.org/tag/or-39/)
- [OR-4](https://cascwild.org/tag/or-4/)
- [Wallowa County](https://cascwild.org/tag/wallowa-county/)
- [cady](https://cascwild.org/tag/cady/)
- [district court](https://cascwild.org/tag/district-court/)
- [judge](https://cascwild.org/tag/judge/)
- [listing](https://cascwild.org/tag/listing/)
- [missoula](https://cascwild.org/tag/missoula/)
- [montana](https://cascwild.org/tag/montana/)
- [nick](https://cascwild.org/tag/nick/)
- [Otters and Weasels](https://cascwild.org/tag/otters-and-weasels/)
- [BLM plan revision](https://cascwild.org/tag/blm-plan-revision/)
- [drinking water](https://cascwild.org/tag/drinking-water/)
- [western Oregon BLM](https://cascwild.org/tag/western-oregon-blm/)
- [wild salmon O&C lands](https://cascwild.org/tag/wild-salmon-oc-lands/)
- [Ketchikan](https://cascwild.org/tag/ketchikan/)
- [barreto](https://cascwild.org/tag/barreto/)
- [esquivel](https://cascwild.org/tag/esquivel/)
- [HB 4040](https://cascwild.org/tag/hb-4040/)
- [witt](https://cascwild.org/tag/witt/)
- [benefit event](https://cascwild.org/tag/benefit-event/)
- [community](https://cascwild.org/tag/community/)
- [fundraiser](https://cascwild.org/tag/fundraiser/)
- [outreach](https://cascwild.org/tag/outreach/)
- [Secretary Sally Jewell](https://cascwild.org/tag/secretary-sally-jewell/)
- [Bijou](https://cascwild.org/tag/bijou/)
- [documentary](https://cascwild.org/tag/documentary/)
- [film](https://cascwild.org/tag/film/)
- [Journey](https://cascwild.org/tag/journey/)
- [Oregon Cascades](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-cascades/)
- [Oregon wolf settlement](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-wolf-settlement/)
- [increase](https://cascwild.org/tag/increase/)
- [plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/plan/)
- [revision](https://cascwild.org/tag/revision/)
- [wopr](https://cascwild.org/tag/wopr/)
- [board](https://cascwild.org/tag/board/)
- [board of forestry](https://cascwild.org/tag/board-of-forestry/)
- [forestry](https://cascwild.org/tag/forestry/)
- [odf](https://cascwild.org/tag/odf/)
- [petition](https://cascwild.org/tag/petition/)
- [rulemaking](https://cascwild.org/tag/rulemaking/)
- [uplist](https://cascwild.org/tag/uplist/)
- [court of appeals](https://cascwild.org/tag/court-of-appeals/)
- [wolf chronology](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-chronology/)
- [wolf history](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-history/)
- [wolf timeline](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-timeline/)
- [internship](https://cascwild.org/tag/internship/)
- [Kat Fiedler](https://cascwild.org/tag/kat-fiedler/)
- [peak](https://cascwild.org/tag/peak/)
- [profanity](https://cascwild.org/tag/profanity/)
- [rancher](https://cascwild.org/tag/rancher/)
- [challenge](https://cascwild.org/tag/challenge/)
- [clinton](https://cascwild.org/tag/clinton/)
- [Resource Management Plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/resource-management-plan/)
- [Scott Timber](https://cascwild.org/tag/scott-timber/)
- [Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-department-of-fish-and-wildlife-commission/)
- [state Endangered Species Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/state-endangered-species-act/)
- [uplisting](https://cascwild.org/tag/uplisting/)
- [court ruling](https://cascwild.org/tag/court-ruling/)
- [critical habitat](https://cascwild.org/tag/critical-habitat/)
- [Elliott Rainforest](https://cascwild.org/tag/elliott-rainforest/)
- [Raul Grijalva](https://cascwild.org/tag/raul-grijalva/)
- [Secretary of Interior](https://cascwild.org/tag/secretary-of-interior/)
- [BOF](https://cascwild.org/tag/bof/)
- [resource sites](https://cascwild.org/tag/resource-sites/)
- [poll](https://cascwild.org/tag/poll/)
- [Double Your Donation](https://cascwild.org/tag/double-your-donation/)
- [Matching Gift Campaign](https://cascwild.org/tag/matching-gift-campaign/)
- [Mountain Rose Herbs](https://cascwild.org/tag/mountain-rose-herbs/)
- [science synthesis](https://cascwild.org/tag/science-synthesis/)
- [derby](https://cascwild.org/tag/derby/)
- [hunting](https://cascwild.org/tag/hunting/)
- [lake county](https://cascwild.org/tag/lake-county/)
- [clear cut](https://cascwild.org/tag/clear-cut/)
- [marbled](https://cascwild.org/tag/marbled/)
- [private](https://cascwild.org/tag/private/)
- [protections](https://cascwild.org/tag/protections/)
- [timber](https://cascwild.org/tag/timber/)
- [benson](https://cascwild.org/tag/benson/)
- [dan kruse](https://cascwild.org/tag/dan-kruse/)
- [Elliott](https://cascwild.org/tag/elliott/)
- [enjoin](https://cascwild.org/tag/enjoin/)
- [federal court](https://cascwild.org/tag/federal-court/)
- [pi](https://cascwild.org/tag/pi/)
- [steelhead](https://cascwild.org/tag/steelhead/)
- [trout](https://cascwild.org/tag/trout/)
- [Bering River Coalfield](https://cascwild.org/tag/bering-river-coalfield/)
- [Establishing the Copper and Bearing River Deltas Wild Salmon Reserve](https://cascwild.org/tag/salmon_reserve/)
- [Theodore Roosevelt](https://cascwild.org/tag/theodore-roosevelt/)
- [cdfw](https://cascwild.org/tag/cdfw/)
- [native](https://cascwild.org/tag/native/)
- [pacific legal foundation](https://cascwild.org/tag/pacific-legal-foundation/)
- [plf](https://cascwild.org/tag/plf/)
- [species](https://cascwild.org/tag/species/)
- [Forest Are Our Future](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-are-our-future/)
- [Bird Alliance of Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/bird-alliance-of-oregon/)
- [Clatsop State Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/clatsop-state-forest/)
- [clearcut logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/clearcut-logging/)
- [lawsuit launched](https://cascwild.org/tag/lawsuit-launched/)
- [Oregon Coast](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-coast/)
- [rtv](https://cascwild.org/tag/rtv/)
- [Tillamook State Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/tillamook-state-forest/)
- [josh lauglin](https://cascwild.org/tag/josh-lauglin/)
- [kill order](https://cascwild.org/tag/kill-order/)
- [Sierra Club](https://cascwild.org/tag/sierra-club/)
- [Oregon Forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-forests/)
- [Oregon Senate](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-senate/)
- [Oregon suction dredge bill](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-suction-dredge-bill/)
- [SB 3](https://cascwild.org/tag/sb-3/)
- [annual report](https://cascwild.org/tag/annual-report/)
- [Oregon wolf plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-wolf-plan/)
- [public ownership solution](https://cascwild.org/tag/public-ownership-solution/)
- [governor](https://cascwild.org/tag/governor/)
- [kate brown](https://cascwild.org/tag/kate-brown/)
- [lone rock](https://cascwild.org/tag/lone-rock/)
- [privatization](https://cascwild.org/tag/privatization/)
- [tobias read](https://cascwild.org/tag/tobias-read/)
- [vote](https://cascwild.org/tag/vote/)
- [legislature](https://cascwild.org/tag/legislature/)
- [bonding revenue](https://cascwild.org/tag/bonding-revenue/)
- [protected](https://cascwild.org/tag/protected/)
- [depredation](https://cascwild.org/tag/depredation/)
- [lethal take](https://cascwild.org/tag/lethal-take/)
- [department of fish and wildlife](https://cascwild.org/tag/department-of-fish-and-wildlife/)
- [harl butte](https://cascwild.org/tag/harl-butte/)
- [imnaha](https://cascwild.org/tag/imnaha/)
- [cbd](https://cascwild.org/tag/cbd/)
- [lethal protocol](https://cascwild.org/tag/lethal-protocol/)
- [pack](https://cascwild.org/tag/pack/)
- [sherman](https://cascwild.org/tag/sherman/)
- [smackout](https://cascwild.org/tag/smackout/)
- [Eagle Creek fire](https://cascwild.org/tag/eagle-creek-fire/)
- [National Forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/national-forests/)
- [post-fire logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/post-fire-logging/)
- [Rep. Walden](https://cascwild.org/tag/rep-walden/)
- [Rep. Westerman](https://cascwild.org/tag/rep-westerman/)
- [salvage logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/salvage-logging/)
- [wildfire](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildfire/)
- [grey wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/grey-wolves/)
- [Oregon wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-wolves/)
- [HR 2936](https://cascwild.org/tag/hr-2936/)
- [Resilient Federal Forests Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/resilient-federal-forests-act/)
- [OR-25](https://cascwild.org/tag/or-25/)
- [mamu](https://cascwild.org/tag/mamu/)
- [Mt. Hood wolves](https://cascwild.org/tag/mt-hood-wolves/)
- [Warm Springs Indian reservation](https://cascwild.org/tag/warm-springs-indian-reservation/)
- [department of forestry](https://cascwild.org/tag/department-of-forestry/)
- [Endnagered Species Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/endnagered-species-act/)
- [Siskiyou Mountains salamander](https://cascwild.org/tag/siskiyou-mountains-salamander/)
- [2017](https://cascwild.org/tag/2017/)
- [count](https://cascwild.org/tag/count/)
- [livestock](https://cascwild.org/tag/livestock/)
- [ban](https://cascwild.org/tag/ban/)
- [dunes](https://cascwild.org/tag/dunes/)
- [humboldt](https://cascwild.org/tag/humboldt/)
- [martem](https://cascwild.org/tag/martem/)
- [Pine Martens](https://cascwild.org/tag/pine_martens/)
- [Trapping](https://cascwild.org/tag/trapping/)
- [quartz](https://cascwild.org/tag/quartz/)
- [quartz timber sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/quartz-timber-sale/)
- [sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/sale/)
- [sue](https://cascwild.org/tag/sue/)
- [umpqua nationa forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/umpqua-nationa-forest/)
- [voles](https://cascwild.org/tag/voles/)
- [Sherman pack](https://cascwild.org/tag/sherman-pack/)
- [Washington wolf packs](https://cascwild.org/tag/washington-wolf-packs/)
- [Oregon Coast coho salmon](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-coast-coho-salmon/)
- [take](https://cascwild.org/tag/take/)
- [marten](https://cascwild.org/tag/marten/)
- [field report](https://cascwild.org/tag/field-report/)
- [wolf numbers](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-numbers/)
- [East Hakki](https://cascwild.org/tag/east-hakki/)
- [ORS 530.450](https://cascwild.org/tag/ors-530-450/)
- [fracking](https://cascwild.org/tag/fracking/)
- [liquified natural gas](https://cascwild.org/tag/liquified-natural-gas/)
- [pipeline](https://cascwild.org/tag/pipeline/)
- [trip](https://cascwild.org/tag/trip/)
- [fish](https://cascwild.org/tag/fish/)
- [growth](https://cascwild.org/tag/growth/)
- [old](https://cascwild.org/tag/old/)
- [Oregon Department of Fish and Wildife Commission](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-department-of-fish-and-wildife-commission/)
- [legal interns](https://cascwild.org/tag/legal-interns/)
- [String Summit](https://cascwild.org/tag/string-summit/)
- [summer](https://cascwild.org/tag/summer/)
- [carpool](https://cascwild.org/tag/carpool/)
- [wine](https://cascwild.org/tag/wine/)
- [alpha](https://cascwild.org/tag/alpha/)
- [kill](https://cascwild.org/tag/kill/)
- [male](https://cascwild.org/tag/male/)
- [order sherman](https://cascwild.org/tag/order-sherman/)
- [shoot](https://cascwild.org/tag/shoot/)
- [togo](https://cascwild.org/tag/togo/)
- [trap](https://cascwild.org/tag/trap/)
- [tro](https://cascwild.org/tag/tro/)
- [Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs](https://cascwild.org/tag/confederated-tribes-of-warm-springs/)
- [Mt. Hood](https://cascwild.org/tag/mt-hood/)
- [White River Pack pups](https://cascwild.org/tag/white-river-pack-pups/)
- [beer](https://cascwild.org/tag/beer/)
- [Pints For A Cause](https://cascwild.org/tag/pints-for-a-cause/)
- [9th Circuit Court of Appeals](https://cascwild.org/tag/9th-circuit-court-of-appeals/)
- [circuit](https://cascwild.org/tag/circuit/)
- [dredge](https://cascwild.org/tag/dredge/)
- [ninth](https://cascwild.org/tag/ninth/)
- [suction](https://cascwild.org/tag/suction/)
- [explore](https://cascwild.org/tag/explore/)
- [Fall Creek](https://cascwild.org/tag/fall-creek/)
- [fire ecology](https://cascwild.org/tag/fire-ecology/)
- [fire management](https://cascwild.org/tag/fire-management/)
- [Oregon Wildlands Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-wildlands-act/)
- [Wild and Scenic Rivers Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/wild-and-scenic-rivers-act/)
- [flat country](https://cascwild.org/tag/flat-country/)
- [Flat Country Timber Sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/flat-country-timber-sale/)
- [regeneration](https://cascwild.org/tag/regeneration/)
- [regeneration harvest](https://cascwild.org/tag/regeneration-harvest/)
- [connect](https://cascwild.org/tag/connect/)
- [bike](https://cascwild.org/tag/bike/)
- [Thurston Hills](https://cascwild.org/tag/thurston-hills/)
- [Wilamalane](https://cascwild.org/tag/wilamalane/)
- [loafer](https://cascwild.org/tag/loafer/)
- [lower grave](https://cascwild.org/tag/lower-grave/)
- [case](https://cascwild.org/tag/case/)
- [order](https://cascwild.org/tag/order/)
- [conflict](https://cascwild.org/tag/conflict/)
- [negotiation](https://cascwild.org/tag/negotiation/)
- [oca](https://cascwild.org/tag/oca/)
- [fracked gas pipeline](https://cascwild.org/tag/fracked-gas-pipeline/)
- [Oregon Department of State Lands](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-department-of-state-lands/)
- [public comment](https://cascwild.org/tag/public-comment/)
- [ca](https://cascwild.org/tag/ca/)
- [cesa](https://cascwild.org/tag/cesa/)
- [ruling](https://cascwild.org/tag/ruling/)
- [fed](https://cascwild.org/tag/fed/)
- [feds](https://cascwild.org/tag/feds/)
- [rule](https://cascwild.org/tag/rule/)
- [Senator Wyden](https://cascwild.org/tag/senator-wyden/)
- [biking](https://cascwild.org/tag/biking/)
- [harvest](https://cascwild.org/tag/harvest/)
- [hills](https://cascwild.org/tag/hills/)
- [mountain biking](https://cascwild.org/tag/mountain-biking/)
- [pedal power](https://cascwild.org/tag/pedal-power/)
- [recreation](https://cascwild.org/tag/recreation/)
- [thurston](https://cascwild.org/tag/thurston/)
- [willamalane](https://cascwild.org/tag/willamalane/)
- [Chetco River](https://cascwild.org/tag/chetco-river/)
- [Frank and Jeanne Moore](https://cascwild.org/tag/frank-and-jeanne-moore/)
- [Molalla River](https://cascwild.org/tag/molalla-river/)
- [Rep. Peter DeFazio](https://cascwild.org/tag/rep-peter-defazio/)
- [forest fire](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-fire/)
- [Pedal Power timber sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/pedal-power-timber-sale/)
- [Town Hall](https://cascwild.org/tag/town-hall/)
- [wildfire safety](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildfire-safety/)
- [Chetco](https://cascwild.org/tag/chetco/)
- [dance party](https://cascwild.org/tag/dance-party/)
- [douglas](https://cascwild.org/tag/douglas/)
- [indigo](https://cascwild.org/tag/indigo/)
- [lane](https://cascwild.org/tag/lane/)
- [laughlin](https://cascwild.org/tag/laughlin/)
- [FERC](https://cascwild.org/tag/ferc/)
- [No LNG](https://cascwild.org/tag/no-lng/)
- [2018 Oregon wolf population](https://cascwild.org/tag/2018-oregon-wolf-population/)
- [wolf recovery Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-recovery-oregon/)
- [forest defense](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-defense/)
- [mountains](https://cascwild.org/tag/mountains/)
- [noi](https://cascwild.org/tag/noi/)
- [salamander](https://cascwild.org/tag/salamander/)
- [siskiyou](https://cascwild.org/tag/siskiyou/)
- [inventory](https://cascwild.org/tag/inventory/)
- [ofpa](https://cascwild.org/tag/ofpa/)
- [oregon forest practices act](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-forest-practices-act/)
- [brown](https://cascwild.org/tag/brown/)
- [management](https://cascwild.org/tag/management/)
- [Pembina](https://cascwild.org/tag/pembina/)
- [internships](https://cascwild.org/tag/internships/)
- [hwy 46](https://cascwild.org/tag/hwy-46/)
- [hakki](https://cascwild.org/tag/hakki/)
- [kruse](https://cascwild.org/tag/kruse/)
- [supreme court](https://cascwild.org/tag/supreme-court/)
- [2019](https://cascwild.org/tag/2019/)
- [june](https://cascwild.org/tag/june/)
- [new](https://cascwild.org/tag/new/)
- [wolf conservation and management plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-conservation-and-management-plan/)
- [wolf plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-plan/)
- [training](https://cascwild.org/tag/training/)
- [killing contests](https://cascwild.org/tag/killing-contests/)
- [donate](https://cascwild.org/tag/donate/)
- [donate today](https://cascwild.org/tag/donate-today/)
- [give](https://cascwild.org/tag/give/)
- [wolf defense](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-defense/)
- [mature](https://cascwild.org/tag/mature/)
- [northern](https://cascwild.org/tag/northern/)
- [owl](https://cascwild.org/tag/owl/)
- [river](https://cascwild.org/tag/river/)
- [trees](https://cascwild.org/tag/trees/)
- [act](https://cascwild.org/tag/act/)
- [forest practices](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-practices/)
- [riparian](https://cascwild.org/tag/riparian/)
- [streams](https://cascwild.org/tag/streams/)
- [shot cash](https://cascwild.org/tag/shot-cash/)
- [carnivore](https://cascwild.org/tag/carnivore/)
- [fire](https://cascwild.org/tag/fire/)
- [hazard](https://cascwild.org/tag/hazard/)
- [hiking](https://cascwild.org/tag/hiking/)
- [pedal](https://cascwild.org/tag/pedal/)
- [power](https://cascwild.org/tag/power/)
- [risk](https://cascwild.org/tag/risk/)
- [North Umpqua](https://cascwild.org/tag/north-umpqua/)
- [North Umpqua River](https://cascwild.org/tag/north-umpqua-river/)
- [Umpqua Sweets](https://cascwild.org/tag/umpqua-sweets/)
- [Umpqua Sweets Project](https://cascwild.org/tag/umpqua-sweets-project/)
- [ccr](https://cascwild.org/tag/ccr/)
- [clear](https://cascwild.org/tag/clear/)
- [crystal](https://cascwild.org/tag/crystal/)
- [timber slae](https://cascwild.org/tag/timber-slae/)
- [Eugene BLM](https://cascwild.org/tag/eugene-blm/)
- [auction](https://cascwild.org/tag/auction/)
- [barred](https://cascwild.org/tag/barred/)
- [Cascade Siskiyou National Monument](https://cascwild.org/tag/cascade-siskiyou-national-monument/)
- [lake](https://cascwild.org/tag/lake/)
- [landscape](https://cascwild.org/tag/landscape/)
- [nepa](https://cascwild.org/tag/nepa/)
- [north](https://cascwild.org/tag/north/)
- [spotted](https://cascwild.org/tag/spotted/)
- [view](https://cascwild.org/tag/view/)
- [ceq](https://cascwild.org/tag/ceq/)
- [change](https://cascwild.org/tag/change/)
- [environment](https://cascwild.org/tag/environment/)
- [laws](https://cascwild.org/tag/laws/)
- [national environmental policy act](https://cascwild.org/tag/national-environmental-policy-act/)
- [regulations](https://cascwild.org/tag/regulations/)
- [rules](https://cascwild.org/tag/rules/)
- [wildfire policy](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildfire-policy/)
- [wildfires in Oregon](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildfires-in-oregon/)
- [dsl](https://cascwild.org/tag/dsl/)
- [Liquefied Natural Gas](https://cascwild.org/tag/liquefied-natural-gas/)
- [Chinook salmon](https://cascwild.org/tag/chinook-salmon/)
- [cap & trade](https://cascwild.org/tag/cap-trade/)
- [forest policy](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-policy/)
- [Forest Waters](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-waters/)
- [Forest Waters movement](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-waters-movement/)
- [GOP](https://cascwild.org/tag/gop/)
- [OGGI](https://cascwild.org/tag/oggi/)
- [Oregon Greenhouse Gas Initiative](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-greenhouse-gas-initiative/)
- [Oregon Legislature](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-legislature/)
- [SB 1530](https://cascwild.org/tag/sb-1530/)
- [SB 1536](https://cascwild.org/tag/sb-1536/)
- [No Pipeline](https://cascwild.org/tag/no-pipeline/)
- [beaver](https://cascwild.org/tag/beaver/)
- [Cascadia WildChats](https://cascwild.org/tag/cascadia-wildchats/)
- [covid19](https://cascwild.org/tag/covid19/)
- [education](https://cascwild.org/tag/education/)
- [history](https://cascwild.org/tag/history/)
- [LTE](https://cascwild.org/tag/lte/)
- [online events](https://cascwild.org/tag/online-events/)
- [register online](https://cascwild.org/tag/register-online/)
- [wildchats](https://cascwild.org/tag/wildchats/)
- [workshop](https://cascwild.org/tag/workshop/)
- [writing](https://cascwild.org/tag/writing/)
- [zoom video](https://cascwild.org/tag/zoom-video/)
- [red](https://cascwild.org/tag/red/)
- [tree](https://cascwild.org/tag/tree/)
- [vole](https://cascwild.org/tag/vole/)
- [DEQ](https://cascwild.org/tag/deq/)
- [greenhouse gas](https://cascwild.org/tag/greenhouse-gas/)
- [annual](https://cascwild.org/tag/annual/)
- [report](https://cascwild.org/tag/report/)
- [Jordan Cove Project](https://cascwild.org/tag/jordan-cove-project/)
- [rehearing](https://cascwild.org/tag/rehearing/)
- [fundraising](https://cascwild.org/tag/fundraising/)
- [diamond](https://cascwild.org/tag/diamond/)
- [inslee](https://cascwild.org/tag/inslee/)
- [lethal](https://cascwild.org/tag/lethal/)
- [erma](https://cascwild.org/tag/erma/)
- [regen](https://cascwild.org/tag/regen/)
- [#BlackLivesMatter](https://cascwild.org/tag/blacklivesmatter/)
- [Black Lives Matter](https://cascwild.org/tag/black-lives-matter/)
- [George Floyd](https://cascwild.org/tag/george-floyd/)
- [NAACP](https://cascwild.org/tag/naacp/)
- [drinking watersheds](https://cascwild.org/tag/drinking-watersheds/)
- [Oregon's Forest Waters](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregons-forest-waters/)
- [watersheds](https://cascwild.org/tag/watersheds/)
- [COVID-19](https://cascwild.org/tag/covid-19/)
- [Green New Deal](https://cascwild.org/tag/green-new-deal/)
- [QMS](https://cascwild.org/tag/qms/)
- [Quartzville-Middle Santiam](https://cascwild.org/tag/quartzville-middle-santiam/)
- [USFS](https://cascwild.org/tag/usfs/)
- [Clean Air Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/clean-air-act/)
- [Clean Water Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/clean-water-act/)
- [conservation laws](https://cascwild.org/tag/conservation-laws/)
- [Environmental Protection Agency](https://cascwild.org/tag/environmental-protection-agency/)
- [EPA](https://cascwild.org/tag/epa/)
- [industry](https://cascwild.org/tag/industry/)
- [rollbacks](https://cascwild.org/tag/rollbacks/)
- [governor inslee](https://cascwild.org/tag/governor-inslee/)
- [timber industry](https://cascwild.org/tag/timber-industry/)
- [land](https://cascwild.org/tag/land/)
- [odfw commission](https://cascwild.org/tag/odfw-commission/)
- [Voices from the Umpqua](https://cascwild.org/tag/voices-from-the-umpqua/)
- [dhs](https://cascwild.org/tag/dhs/)
- [health](https://cascwild.org/tag/health/)
- [human](https://cascwild.org/tag/human/)
- [social](https://cascwild.org/tag/social/)
- [spray](https://cascwild.org/tag/spray/)
- [tear gas](https://cascwild.org/tag/tear-gas/)
- [teargas](https://cascwild.org/tag/teargas/)
- [Oregon State University](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-state-university/)
- [48](https://cascwild.org/tag/48/)
- [lower](https://cascwild.org/tag/lower/)
- [fall appeal](https://cascwild.org/tag/fall-appeal/)
- [FDA](https://cascwild.org/tag/fda/)
- [food and drug administration](https://cascwild.org/tag/food-and-drug-administration/)
- [Genetic Engineering](https://cascwild.org/tag/genetic-engineering/)
- [fossil fuel](https://cascwild.org/tag/fossil-fuel/)
- [fossil fuel infrastructure](https://cascwild.org/tag/fossil-fuel-infrastructure/)
- [nso](https://cascwild.org/tag/nso/)
- [spo](https://cascwild.org/tag/spo/)
- [post-fire clearcuts](https://cascwild.org/tag/post-fire-clearcuts/)
- [Archie Creek Fire](https://cascwild.org/tag/archie-creek-fire/)
- [2021](https://cascwild.org/tag/2021/)
- [advocacy](https://cascwild.org/tag/advocacy/)
- [we like it wild](https://cascwild.org/tag/we-like-it-wild/)
- [cove](https://cascwild.org/tag/cove/)
- [jordan](https://cascwild.org/tag/jordan/)
- [Beaver Creek timber sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/beaver-creek-timber-sale/)
- [Keystone](https://cascwild.org/tag/keystone/)
- [national monuments](https://cascwild.org/tag/national-monuments/)
- [Paris Climate Accord](https://cascwild.org/tag/paris-climate-accord/)
- [River Democracy Act](https://cascwild.org/tag/river-democracy-act/)
- [Climate Action Plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/climate-action-plan/)
- [Fossil Free Eugene](https://cascwild.org/tag/fossil-free-eugene/)
- [fossil fuels](https://cascwild.org/tag/fossil-fuels/)
- [NorthWest Natural](https://cascwild.org/tag/northwest-natural/)
- [Jordan Cove LNG](https://cascwild.org/tag/jordan-cove-lng/)
- [climate justice](https://cascwild.org/tag/climate-justice/)
- [Rep. Deb Haaland](https://cascwild.org/tag/rep-deb-haaland/)
- [Secretary Deb Haaland](https://cascwild.org/tag/secretary-deb-haaland/)
- [US Department of Interior](https://cascwild.org/tag/us-department-of-interior/)
- [U.S. fish and Wildlife Service](https://cascwild.org/tag/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service/)
- [red tree vole](https://cascwild.org/tag/red-tree-vole/)
- [City Council](https://cascwild.org/tag/city-council/)
- [testify](https://cascwild.org/tag/testify/)
- [AAPI](https://cascwild.org/tag/aapi/)
- [equity](https://cascwild.org/tag/equity/)
- [justice](https://cascwild.org/tag/justice/)
- [stop hate](https://cascwild.org/tag/stop-hate/)
- [forest recovery](https://cascwild.org/tag/forest-recovery/)
- [FUSEE](https://cascwild.org/tag/fusee/)
- [hazard-tree](https://cascwild.org/tag/hazard-tree/)
- [roadside logging](https://cascwild.org/tag/roadside-logging/)
- [Salem](https://cascwild.org/tag/salem/)
- [Santiam State Forest](https://cascwild.org/tag/santiam-state-forest/)
- [Earth Day](https://cascwild.org/tag/earth-day/)
- [wolf count](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-count/)
- [wolf nubers](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-nubers/)
- [wolf pups](https://cascwild.org/tag/wolf-pups/)
- [ODOT](https://cascwild.org/tag/odot/)
- [Alesong](https://cascwild.org/tag/alesong/)
- [events calendar](https://cascwild.org/tag/events-calendar/)
- [post-fire](https://cascwild.org/tag/post-fire/)
- [decision](https://cascwild.org/tag/decision/)
- [carbon](https://cascwild.org/tag/carbon/)
- [climate solutions](https://cascwild.org/tag/climate-solutions/)
- [PNW Green New Deal](https://cascwild.org/tag/pnw-green-new-deal/)
- [resilience](https://cascwild.org/tag/resilience/)
- [The Green New Deal for Pacific Northwest Forests](https://cascwild.org/tag/the-green-new-deal-for-pacific-northwest-forests/)
- [beneift](https://cascwild.org/tag/beneift/)
- [Pandita](https://cascwild.org/tag/pandita/)
- [Samson Grisman](https://cascwild.org/tag/samson-grisman/)
- [grassroots organizing](https://cascwild.org/tag/grassroots-organizing/)
- [public records](https://cascwild.org/tag/public-records/)
- [Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commission/)
- [Emergency](https://cascwild.org/tag/emergency/)
- [evacuation](https://cascwild.org/tag/evacuation/)
- [evacuation system](https://cascwild.org/tag/evacuation-system/)
- [evacuation zones](https://cascwild.org/tag/evacuation-zones/)
- [flooding](https://cascwild.org/tag/flooding/)
- [prepare](https://cascwild.org/tag/prepare/)
- [severe weather](https://cascwild.org/tag/severe-weather/)
- [Lookout Mountain Pack](https://cascwild.org/tag/lookout-mountain-pack/)
- [Lookout Pack](https://cascwild.org/tag/lookout-pack/)
- [Oregon Wildlife Coalition](https://cascwild.org/tag/oregon-wildlife-coalition/)
- [Big Weekly Elk](https://cascwild.org/tag/big-weekly-elk/)
- [Big Weekly Elk timber sale](https://cascwild.org/tag/big-weekly-elk-timber-sale/)
- [blog post](https://cascwild.org/tag/blog-post/)
- [Scenic Waterways](https://cascwild.org/tag/scenic-waterways/)
- [Senator Merkley](https://cascwild.org/tag/senator-merkley/)
- [early seral](https://cascwild.org/tag/early-seral/)
- [MRH](https://cascwild.org/tag/mrh/)
- [lunx](https://cascwild.org/tag/lunx/)
- [recovery plan](https://cascwild.org/tag/recovery-plan/)
- [Labor Day wildfires](https://cascwild.org/tag/labor-day-wildfires/)
- [NEPA.](https://cascwild.org/tag/nepa-2/)
- [willamette](https://cascwild.org/tag/willamette/)
- [watershed](https://cascwild.org/tag/watershed/)
- [Dec 8](https://cascwild.org/tag/dec-8/)
- [December 8](https://cascwild.org/tag/december-8/)
- [learn more](https://cascwild.org/tag/learn-more/)
- [online event](https://cascwild.org/tag/online-event/)
- [Safeguarding the Elliott](https://cascwild.org/tag/safeguarding-the-elliott/)
- [zoom](https://cascwild.org/tag/zoom/)
- [Rogue Climate](https://cascwild.org/tag/rogue-climate/)

## Categories

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