Elliott State Research Forest

US Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Permit to Advance Oregon’s Elliott State Research Forest

August 1, 2025May 28, 2025 by Claire Barber

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 / jlaughlin@cascwild.org 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 … Read more

Press Release: Victory for the Elliott State Forest!

August 1, 2025March 3, 2022 by kaley

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.

Elliott State Research Forest Proposal Released — Your Comments Needed

October 26, 2020 by Josh

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 … Read more

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