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 proposing major changes to the Northwest Forest Plan, many severely undercutting the progress made in the years since the 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.
Additional resources and ways to take action are coming soon!
Join the Northwest Forest Plan Action Team
Analysis of the Northwest Forest Plan amendment DEIS
Take Action: Tell Pacific Northwest officials to reject a weaker Northwest Forest Plan
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