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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 … Continue reading My Summer as a Legal Intern at Cascadia Wildlands

Interns

Cascadia Wildlands has a very robust internship program. Our interns come to us variously from universities, companies, and the general public. All enter into the internship agreement with the expectation of learning and giving, and we hope that we give as good as we get from these talented and tireless individuals!  We could not exist … Continue reading Interns

Employment & Internships

Cascadia Wildlands is a regional conservation organization that places a huge emphasis on the well-being of our employees, our relationships with the community, and our role in the greater environmental movement. Job Opportunities: Coalition Coordinator, Fossil Free Eugene Coalition (contract) Candidates interested in working at Cascadia Wildlands must have: Cascadia Wildlands is also committed to … Continue reading Employment & Internships

In the Media

2024 “Music for Oregon’s Wildlife”8/30/2024 — by EW Staff | Eugene Weekly “Timber companies can’t log former Elliott State Forest parcel, appeals court affirms”6/26/2024 — by April Ehrlich | OPB “Army Corps Faces Pressure Over Pricey Oregon Hydropower Dams”5/21/2024 — by Kellie Lunney | Bloomberg Government “Oregon’s wolf population plateaus for the first time in … Continue reading In the Media

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: U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden’s Public Forest Protection Pledge with Logging Plans, According to Report

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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: 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.

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 … Continue reading Fossil Free Eugene & Lane County Seeks Coalition Coordinator

Cascadia Wildlands Seeks a Wildlands Director

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 … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands Seeks a Wildlands Director