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Court: 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, 314-482-3746 nick@cascwild.orgSangye Ince-Johannsen, attorney, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-778-6626, sangyeij@westernlaw.org 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 … Continue reading Court: N126, one of the largest Oregon logging projects in decades, needs more detailed study to safeguard environment, imperiled species

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Illegal IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Struck Down

April 1, 2025 Medford Oregon For Immediate Release Contact: George Sexton, Conservation Director KS Wild (541) 778-8120 gs@kswild.orgNick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands (314) 482-3746 nick@cascwild.orgJohn Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild (503) 896-6472 jp@oregonwild.orgMeriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center (503) 525-2725 meriel@crag.org On March 31, 2025, Federal District Court Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the … Continue reading Illegal IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Struck Down

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Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act

Advocates Sue to Address Harm to Bull Trout and Chinook Salmon Contacts: Bethany Cotton, Cascadia Wildlands, bethany@cascwild.org 503.327.4923 John Persell, Oregon Wild jp@oregonwild.org 503.896.6472 Jennifer Fairbrother, Native Fish Society: jennifer@nativefishsociety.org 541.602.0696 Lindsey Hutchinson, Willamette Riverkeeper lindsey@willametteriverkeeper.org Hannah Goldblatt, Advocates for the West: hgoldblatt@advocateswest.org 503.506.5131 Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net, 203.435.1722 EUGENE, OR — Today, conservation … Continue reading Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act

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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 … Continue reading Help Strike Out the Big League Logging Project

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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. Originally developed to curb the impacts … Continue reading Weigh In on the Future of Northwest Public Forests

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 … Continue reading Supporters Rally to Save Aloha Trout

Conservation Groups Challenge Bureau of Land Management SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. November 19, 2024 Contact:Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746George Sexton, Conservation Director KS Wild 541-778-8120 gs@kswild.orgJohn Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild 503-896-6472 jp@oregonwild.org 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 east of … Continue reading Conservation Groups Challenge Bureau of Land Management SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale

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.

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.

WildCATs field checking the Windy Peak Unit in the N126 timber sale (photo by Anupam Katkar).

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 … Continue reading WildChats with Cascadia!