Cascadia Wildlands

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Legal Intervention Defends Northern Spotted Owl Habitat 

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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 … Read more

Court Rejects Coast Range Clearcutting Project

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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) … Read more

Federal Land Agency Auctions Old-Growth Forest on Earth Day, Protesters Rally in Roseburg to Oppose the Project

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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 … Read more

After Years of Stagnation, Oregon’s Wolf Population Grows

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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 … Read more

Court: N126, One of the Largest Oregon Logging Projects in Decades, Needs More Detailed Study to Safeguard Environment, Imperiled Species

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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 … Read more

Illegal IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Struck Down

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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 … Read more

Tell the Oregon Senate to Pass Beaver and Water Quality Bill HB 3932 

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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 … Read more

Help Strike Out the Big League Logging Project

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A bright green forest lets dappled sunlight through. A volunteer stands to the right, dwarfed by the trees.

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 … Read more

Weigh In on the Future of Northwest Public Forests 

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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 … Read more

Supporters Rally to Save Aloha Trout

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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 … Read more

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

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A volunteer stands near the base of an old-growth douglas fir, surrounded by woody and green understory.

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 … Read more

Stand with Community Members — Say No to the Aloha Trout Logging Project!

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Salmon spawn in Honey Grove creek in the Aloha Trout logging project. The water is clear, and the surrounding rocks are brown. Trees above have yellow leaves.

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, … Read more

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