Logging

Over half a million people call on Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests and trees

Over half a million people call on Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests and trees

Eugene, OR Contact for more information Victoria Wingell, Forests and Climate CampaignerOregon Wild: vw@oregonwild.org John Persell, Staff AttorneyOregon Wild: jp@oregonwild.org  Madeline Cowen, Grassroots OrganizerCascadia Wildlands: madeline@cascwild.org Ryan Talbott, Pacific Northwest Conservation AdvocateWildEarth Guardians: rtalbott@wildearthguardians.org  Public comment period concludes for pathway to rulemaking on how Forest Service manages national forests. More than 500,000 people have submitted public comments to the U.S. Forest Service […]

July 20, 2023

Logging, Old-Growth, Press Release
Challenging Mt. Hood’s latest mature and old-growth logging project

Challenging Mt. Hood’s latest mature and old-growth logging project

By Helena Virga It seems unimaginable that the Forest Service would target mature and old-growth forests for logging in the Mt. Hood National Forest, threatening vital carbon-storing forests and precious spotted owl habitat, and degrading the recreation values that attract so many to the beautiful areas around the mountain. Yet, the Forest Service’s Grasshopper Project […]

June 27, 2023

Forests, Logging, Old-Growth, Article
Oregon Wild Submits Objection to the Youngs Rock Rigdon Project

Oregon Wild Submits Objection to the Youngs Rock Rigdon Project

Oregon Wild has elected to file an objection to the draft Record of Decision for the Youngs Rock Rigdon (YRR) Project on the Willamette National Forest because it will sacrifice more than 1,000 acres of mature and old-growth forest, including northern spotted owl suitable habitat and critical habitat; it will increase global warming by causing significant carbon […]

May 19, 2023

Forests, Logging, Press Release
Eugene Earth Day rally calls for forest protection, Biden to keep promises

Eugene Earth Day rally calls for forest protection, Biden to keep promises

Hundreds of activists join together in Eugene to call for mature and old-growth forest protection. Eugene, OR Contact for more information Victoria Wingell, Oregon Wild, (503) 847-9505, vw@oregonwild.orgSteve Pedery, Oregon Wild, 503-998-8411 sp@oregonwild.org Madeline Cowen, Cascadia Wildlands, 206-653-4959 madeline@cascwild.org Patty Hine, 350 Eugene, (458) 209-6295 president@350eugene.org Over 200 concerned community members gathered on Earth Day for a […]

April 22, 2023

Climate, Logging, Old-Growth, Press Release
Impacts of BLM “regeneration harvest”

Impacts of BLM “regeneration harvest”

On a cold foggy recent day, Casey Kulla and I drove up to Unit 1 of the Bureau of Land Management’s Lookout Below logging sale within the Panther Creek project area. The scene was a stunning rebuke to those who insist that clearcutting no longer occurs on federal public lands. In fact, at 150 acres, […]

January 30, 2023

Forests, Logging, Article

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