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Public Lands Need Public Voices. Don’t Let Them Silence You!

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WIldCATs walk through the Blue and Gold project.

By: Noah Angell, Communications Fellow It is no secret that the Trump administration has prioritized profit and privatization over protecting our public lands, wildlife, and climate. So it should come as no surprise that the past two years have brought some of the biggest attacks on public lands, land management agencies, and environmental safeguards in … Read more

Court Stops Fed’s Destructive Logging Plan

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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Logging Plan Enjoined, Likely Violates Federal Law, Risks Loss of Wildlife Habitat and Harm to Public Interests   For Immediate Release: July 20th, 2026 Contacts: Peter Jensen, Staff Attorney, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 434-1463 Brenna Bell, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild Janice Reid, Conservation … Read more

Annual Basecamp Inspires Forest Defenders

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By: Jack Dodson, Summer Field and Events Coordinator At the end of June, Cascadia Wildlands hosted our largest WildCAT (Cascadia Action Team) event of the year: Field Checking Basecamp. Over the course of five days, from June 18-22, around 50 volunteers field checked units in the contentious 42 Divide timber sale near Camas Valley in … Read more

New Lawsuit Claims Oregon Timber Sale is Invalid After Congressional Overreach 

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Aloha Trout Timber Sale issued without valid management plan, violating key procedural law; precedent sows doubt about  thousands of acres of timber harvest, leases, and permits across West For Immediate Release: June 24th, 2026 Contacts: Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482 3746 Susan Jane M. Brown, Principal & Chief Legal Counsel, Silvix Resources … Read more

Roadless Is Priceless: Defending the Wildly Popular Roadless Area Conservation Rule

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By: Noah Angell, Communications Fellow As I stepped out of the car that recent cold, foggy morning, the first thing I noticed was the silence.  However, not complete silence. As I quietly walked through the forest I noticed it was alive with the calls of varied thrushes, dark-eyed juncos, yellow-rumped warblers, and red-breasted nuthatches. I … Read more

Conservation Organizations Hail Ruling That Halts Old-Growth Forest Logging at the Blue and Gold Timber Sale in the Oregon Coast Range

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For Immediate ReleaseMay 15, 2026 Contacts:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon WildJanice Reid, Conservation Chair, Umpqua WatershedsMeriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center Eugene, OR — Late yesterday, the US District Court ruled the Blue and Gold timber sale project on Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-administered land west of … Read more

Conservation Organizations File for a Temporary Restraining Order in Response to Bureau of Land Management’s Illegal Old-Growth Forest Logging Near Yoncalla

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For Immediate ReleaseMay 12, 2026 Contacts:Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746John Persell, Senior Staff Attorney, Oregon WildJanice Reid, Conservation Chair, Umpqua WatershedsMeriel Darzen, Senior Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center Yoncalla, OR — In response to illegal logging of old-growth forest recently documented in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Blue and Gold timber … Read more

Engaging During These Trying Times / Participando en Estos Tiempos Difíciles 

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By: Noah Angell, Communications Fellow In these trying times it’s easy to feel helpless, as if our voices don’t matter, our efforts too small, or the systems we’re up against too deeply rooted to change. I’ve felt that too. Working in conservation, especially as a Latino who has had to learn and navigate these systems … Read more