Standing up for Forests, Wildlife, and the Climate
Three decades ago, the Northwest Forest Plan was on the front page of every local newspaper in the Pacific Northwest and carried national headlines as well. Since then, the NWFP has been a major success in many ways, curbing old-growth deforestation, safeguarding drinking water, supporting wildlife and salmon, and transforming public forests into a massive carbon sink.
Now, the Forest Service is spearheading changes to the NWFP. The agency’s proposal is due out in November, and early indications are that these revisions could severely undercut the progress made in the years since the Northwest Forest Plan was established. While the original NWFP was established to balance habitat and logging, the agency is moving to erode protections and put imperiled wildlife habitat and carbon-storing trees on the chopping block.
Oregon Wild was a key player in prompting the formation of the original Northwest Forest Plan and is here to guide you through this next iteration. Join policy experts as we walk through the history and importance of 1994’s Northwest Forest Plan, analyze the Forest Service proposal, outline a conservation vision of what must be included in any update to the plan, and go over how you can get involved.
We will be raffling off a copy of Oregon’s Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide and one of our new”Let Nature Live. Let Nature Last” t-shirts. Tickets are $5 and are an optional purchase below. Raffle tickets not only help us continue these Wednesday presentations but also support our work safeguarding Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and waters.
