March 17, 2015 — A US District Court judge has ruled in favor of conservation groups Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands in their legal challenge of a controversial clearcut logging project on public lands in Douglas County. At stake in the case was the Bureau of Land Management’s “White Castle” logging project which proposed clearcutting 160 aces of 100-year old trees using a controversial methodology developed by Drs. Jerry Franklin and Norm Johnson referred to as “variable retention regeneration harvest” sometimes referred to as “eco-forestry.” In her ruling, Judge Ann Aiken found that the BLM’s environmental review fell far short of fully considering the full range of harm that could result from clearcutting.
“The Future of Wilderness in Oregon,” a Community Forum on Feb. 4 in Eugene
“The Future of Wilderness in Oregon,” a Community Forum February 4, 2015, 6:30-8 pm • 110 Willamette Hall, University of Oregon Oregon has long been regarded as a state full of natural treasures with ample forests, rivers and mountains. We rely on Wilderness to provide clean drinking water, wildlife habitat, recreation and solitude. Wilderness is … Continue reading “The Future of Wilderness in Oregon,” a Community Forum on Feb. 4 in Eugene
Cascadia Challenges BLM Clearcutting Just Northeast of Eugene
January 15, 2015 — Conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging the largest clearcut approved on federal land in Lane County in twenty years. The Second Show timber sale proposes 259 acres of public lands clearcutting and is located on public Bureau of Land Management lands just outside of Springfield, Oregon near Shotgun Creek. Clearcutting will have significant impacts to the watershed, which is already degraded, and will impact a popular recreation area.
Finding Common Ground with the BLM at Rickreall Creek
By Rory Isbell, Cascadia Wildlands Legal Intern More often than we prefer, those of us in the conservation world are at odds with our public lands agencies and managers. We want them to protect and restore the watersheds in which we live, and keep intact those that have evaded development or resource extraction. But … Continue reading Finding Common Ground with the BLM at Rickreall Creek
Observations from the BLM’s Buck Rising Timber Sale Field Tour
By Rory Isbell, Cascadia Wildlands Legal Intern Fellow intern Rance and I recently joined Cascadia Wildlands’ Conservation Director Francis Eatherington on a public tour of the Buck Rising timber sale on BLM land east of Myrtle Creek, Oregon. The tour was organized by the BLM Roseburg District office in order to demonstrate the results … Continue reading Observations from the BLM’s Buck Rising Timber Sale Field Tour
Exploring Imperiled State Forest Land Near Walton
By Rance Shaw and Rory Isbell Cascadia Wildlands recently participated in an exploratory hike of a potential timber sale on Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) land near Walton, Oregon. Much of the forest stand is over 60 years in age, accompanied by dozens of legacy trees over 100 years old with diameters over 6 … Continue reading Exploring Imperiled State Forest Land Near Walton
Senator Wyden is Holding a Hearing on the O&C Lands Today: He Should be Hearing From You
On February 6, 2014 Oregon Senator Ron Wyden will be holding hearings on Senate Bill 1784. Cascadia Wildlands is so concerned about elements of this bill that we sent our own Francis Eartherington and Nick Cady to Washington, DC to talk about to our elected officials about the dangers of this bill. Our concerns are laid … Continue reading Senator Wyden is Holding a Hearing on the O&C Lands Today: He Should be Hearing From You
Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Send Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Letters About O&C Logging Bill
Click here to read the letter to Senator Ron Wyden. Click here to read the letter to Senator Jeff Merkley.
Roseburg BLM Clearcut Logging Plan Challenged
January 22, 2014 — Two conservation organizations filed a legal challenge today aimed at blocking a controversial plan to clearcut 100-year old trees on publicly-owned Bureau of Land Management lands in Douglas County. The White Castle logging project targets century old forest, including some trees over 150 years old, using a controversial logging method euphemistically referred to as “variable retention regeneration harvest.”
Press Release: Sen. Wyden Drops Logging Turducken* Before Holiday
November 26, 2013 — Eugene-based Cascadia Wildlands today expressed disappointment with the O&C forest legislation released by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) that affects management of over two-million acres of public forestland in western Oregon. The conservation organization believes that it is a bad deal for the environmental values that make Oregon special and is committed to working with the Senator to see it drastically improved.