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Federal Land Agency Auctions Old-Growth Forest on Earth Day, Protesters Rally in Roseburg to Oppose the Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2025 CONTACT: Madeline Cowen, Grassroots Organizer Cascadia Wildlands, madeline@cascwild.org, 206-653-4959 PHOTOS: to be updated throughout the day and evening of April 22, 2025 HERE.  Roseburg, OR — Today, Earth Day April 22nd, 2025 activists rallied in opposition to a Bureau of Land Management plan to log old-growth forests on federally-managed public lands in the Umpqua … Read more

Cascadia Wildlands Statement on the Election Results

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 administratively and legislatively. Imperiled species, clean … Read more

BLOG: Basecamp 2024 was a success!

By Isa Eisenberg, 2024 Summer Summer Field and Events Coordinator The Divide Project, located just south of Detroit, OR in the Willamette National Forest, consists of a variety of forests, some of which have no record of previous logging. This means there is high potential for old, complex forest in units being considered for timber … Read more

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

Forests Are Our Future Rally — June 13

Join the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance and communities from across the PNW on June 13 for the Forests Are Our Future rally. We will call attention to the pivotal role our mature & old forests play in tackling climate change and demand that our leaders protect them through the NW Forest Plan Amendment and … Read more

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

WildCAT Volunteer Meeting: Mapping 101 — Oct 11

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

Join us at our next meeting on October 11 to learn about navigating through the forest with your phone using digital maps and the Avenza Maps application. As always, there will be snacks and beverages provided. See you there! Meetings are held at 6pm on the second Wednesday of the month at our office (120 … Read more

WildCAT Volunteer Meeting: this month, only on ZOOM — Sept 13

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

*Due to a COVID exposure, this meeting will now ONLY BE ON ZOOM* And Mapping 101 will be rescheduled for a different time. WildCAT Wednesday, typically on the first Wednesday of the month, will be rescheduled moving forward. Meetings will now be held at 6pm on the second Wednesday of the month at our office … Read more

Next Volunteer Meeting — August 9

Join us for our next WildCAT volunteer meeting on Wednesday, August 9 (NOT on the first Wednesday of August). Let us know you’re coming, because this meeting is a movie and ice cream night! RSVP by emailing Madeline at madeline@cascwild.org THIS MEETING will only be IN-PERSON at the CW office: 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd, Suite … Read more