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Field checking the Calloway timber sale — May 17

WildCATs looking over maps for the Calloway Timber Sale during this Summer's Basecamp (photo by Cascadia Wildlands).

Join Cascadia Wildlands WildCAT Field Checking outing to the U.S. Forest Service’s Calloway Project, located within the McKenzie District of the Willamette National Forest. THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.Please check back on our website and social media for more field checking opportunities this summer!You can email Madeline to let them know you are interested in future field … Read more

Webinar: What is the NW Forest Plan — May 21

Cascadia Wildlands invites you to a webinar: What is the NW Forest Plan & Understanding What’s At Stake DATE: Tuesday, May 21TIME: 12pm THIS EVENT IS OVER. Cascadia Wildlands is a member of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance (PNWFCA), the host of this webinar series. BACKGROUND: Following years of grassroots organizing to protect the … Read more

Kentucky Falls Earth Day Hike — Sunday, April 21, 2024

Enjoy a beautiful spring visit to an old-growth forest and one of the Coast Range’s biggest waterfalls! SIGN UP PAGE HERE! Description: The Central Oregon Coast Range hides gorgeous forests, clear streams, a tangle of early spring vegetation and wildflowers, and big waterfalls like Kentucky Falls. Luckily Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands staff know how … Read more

Press Release: Conservation Groups Challenge BLM’s “Big League” Logging Project Due to Impacts on Imperiled Spring Chinook Salmon Habitat and Other Values

November 7, 2023 — Today, conservation organizations Willamette Riverkeeper, Cascadia Wildlands, and Oregon Wild filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), challenging the agency’s authorization of the approximately 4,600-acre Big League Project in the Calapooia and Mohawk River Watersheds northeast of Eugene. According to the groups’ complaint, the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to take the required “hard look” at the impacts that the Big League Project would have on a host of environmental values, including spotted owl habitat, carbon storage, stream flows, and water quality. Specifically, this project plans to clearcut the last and best older forest stands in the Calapooia and Mohawk River Watersheds. 

BLOG: Field Notes from the Calloway Timber Sale 

Abe within an old-growth stand adjacent to a Calloway unit (photo by Abe).

— written by WildCAT, Abe. On a bright October morning I had the honor of joining a group of volunteers and staff from Cascadia Wildlands for a day of field checking in the woods. Field Checking is the tactic of comparing existing conditions in the forest with conditions alleged in Forest Service sale proposals. Often, … Read more

BLOG: Field Checking for the First Time

— written by WildCAT, Emma E. Saturday, October 21st was marked in bold on my calendar, as it was my first time meeting up with other WildCAT volunteers to conduct a field check in the Calloway timber sale. I walked through the fog early in the morning to meet-up with two other volunteers, Becky and … Read more

CW Hosts ‘Forest Friday’ at the Eugene Environmental Film Festival — Oct 6

Cascadia Wildlands is excited to host “Forest Friday” on Friday, Oct. 6 during the Eugene Environmental Film Festival. We worked with the festival to create ways for folks to learn about our work to defend and restore Cascadia’s ecosystems and how to take meaningful action to address the environmental issues we face. This is a … Read more

Climate Strike in Eugene and Across Oregon — Sept 15

On Friday, September 15th, join Eugene’s youth at Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza for the Eugene Climate Strike. This school strike will be one of many occurring around the world as part of Fridays for Future, a global alliance of young people for climate action.    The strike will start at 1:15pm, with students marching … Read more