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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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 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, President, Umpqua Watersheds Roseburg, Oregon — Today, a coalition of conservation organizations filed suit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “42 Divide … Read more
By: Madeline Cowen, Field and Organizing Manager In May of 2018, the Willamette National Forest first proposed the egregious Flat Country old-growth timber sale. The project proposed aggressively logging 2,000 acres of older forests in the McKenzie River headwaters, which provide fresh drinking water to hundreds of thousands of residents in the Willamette Valley. Astonished … Read more
By: Flora Booker, 2025 Summer Field and Events Coordinator On July 30th, Cascadia Wildlands staff and WildCAT volunteers joined a tour hosted by the Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative and the U.S. Forest Service to take a look at the proposed Dead Mountain Project. The collaborative is a mix of agency staff, environmental groups, timber industry … Read more
The Trump administration is dismantling the public’s ability to engage with federal land management decisions — an alarming shift with especially dire consequences for Pacific Northwest forests. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which governs the environmental review process for public land management decisions and mandates public input in the review process, has been a repeat … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2024 As we process the results of the election and the disastrous consequences it will have on marginalized communities, democracy, and our environment, one thing is certain: We must support each other like never before to successfully defend the values we hold closely. We anticipate an all-out assault on the environment … Read more
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