http://projects.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/28157936-41/state-logging-forests-murrelet-oregon.html.csp Cascadia Wildlands is among the plaintiffs alleging the state’s failure to protect a threatened bird By Christian Wihtol The Register-Guard, Appeared in print: Friday, June 1, 2012, page B1 Three conservation groups, including Eugene-based Cascadia Wildlands, filed suit in federal court on Thursday, saying Oregon state government’s logging on state-owned forests in the Coast … Continue reading Groups file lawsuit to protect marbled murrelet in three Oregon state forests.
Cascadia Wildlands comments on 1st logging proposal under new plan.
Cascadia Wildlands submits comments on the first annual logging proposal under the new plan. The ODF proposes to clearcut 805 acres of owl and murrelet habitat. One owl will suffer 262 acres of old forests clearcut near it's nest. ODF promises to leave tree-plantations at least 51 years old for it to live in instead.
Safeguarding State Rainforest
Oregon is home to approximately 821,000 acres of state-owned public forests. The vast majority of these public lands are found in the Clatsop and Tillamook State Forests in northwest Oregon, and the Elliott State Forest located east of Coos Bay. These coastal rainforests are home to an array of imperiled fish and wildlife species, including … Continue reading Safeguarding State Rainforest
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelet from Clearcutting in Oregon State Forests
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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.
Cascadia Wildlands staff testifies to the Oregon Board of Forestry, asking them not to approve the Elliott’s new logging plan.
Cascadia Wildlands staff testifies to the Oregon Board of Forestry, asking them not to approve the Elliott's new logging plan. November 3, 2011 Outstanding issues with new Elliott State Forest Plan and a New Way Forward Board of Forestry Members, Today you will consider Elliott State Forest Rulemaking. We encourage you to not adopt the … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands staff testifies to the Oregon Board of Forestry, asking them not to approve the Elliott’s new logging plan.
The State Land Board approves the new Elliott Loggin Plan
The State Land Board claims their mandate is to extract the maximum money possible from the Elliott, in spite of environmental problems. Land Board Votes for Elliott Logging Increase October 11, 2011 Associated Press by Jeff Barnard Top state officials voted in Salem on Tuesday to approve a new way of protecting threatened species such … Continue reading The State Land Board approves the new Elliott Loggin Plan
Elliott’s new 10-year logging plan comments
Cascadia Wildlands comments on Elliott's 10-year logging plan. These plans describe where the ODF will log in the first decade of the new Forest Management Plan. Logging will be concentrated in what had been owl and murrelet reserves protected under the just-abandoned habitat conservation plan. Download our comments here.
ODF logs on high landslide hazard location above a family’s land.
https://www.cascwild.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Landslides-above-people.pdf For immediate release August 15, 2011 Contact: Francis Eatherington, Cascadia Wildlands, 541-643-1309 Barbara Shamet and Wolfgang Schwarz, 541-530-7745 Conservation Group and Landowner Seeks Halt of Elliott Forest Clearcutting Inquiry Discovers Oregon Logging in High Landslide Area Above Private Property Cascadia Wildlands and a concerned neighbor have called for an immediate halt to the Oregon … Continue reading ODF logs on high landslide hazard location above a family’s land.
More information on Elliott’s proposed new forest management plan
View a Cascadia Wildlands interview on Elliott's new proposed Forest Management Plan. also: Cascadia Wildlands submits comments to the Oregon Department of Forestry, objecting to the proposed new Forest Management Plan for the Elliott. Download our comments here.
Proposal to log in the Elliott in FY 2012
Cascadia Wildlands submits comments on Oregon's proposals to log in the Elliott in FY 2012 (which begins July 1st, 2011). In their last year under the Habitat Conservation Plan, ODF wants to clearcut the maximum allowed, 517 acres of nesting habitat for the northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet, two endangered species in western Oregon. … Continue reading Proposal to log in the Elliott in FY 2012