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Proposed changes could double – and potentially even triple – logging levels across Pacific Northwest National Forests, remove protections for mature and old-growth forests, and diminish the p lan’s foundational focus on wildlife and habitat conservation.
December 5, 2024
Today forest conservation organizations filed a legal challenge in Medford federal district court challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) latest old-growth timber sale located in the Cascade foothills east of the community of Sunny Valley, Oregon.
November 19, 2024
Conservation advocates express alarm about timing of move, expanded logging of mature and old-growth forests. Contact: Steve Pedery, Conservation Director – 503-998-8411, sp@oregonwild.orgJohn Persell, Staff Attorney – 503-896-6472, jp@oregonwild.org Portland, OR – Today, the Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP). The DEIS contains […]
November 15, 2024
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Bob Sallinger, a cherished colleague, dear friend, and an unparalleled advocate for the conservation of Oregon’s wildlife and wild places. Bob’s dedication leaves a lasting mark on the diverse landscapes of Oregon, from the sweeping Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, where greater sandhill cranes find sanctuary, to the […]
November 4, 2024
Now it is up to the US Forest Service to listen. Our public lands forests are important – for fish and wildlife, clean drinking water, recreation, and, of course, the climate. Unfortunately, they are viewed by the agencies that manage them – the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – as primarily places […]
October 11, 2024
Former Agency Personnel Allege Feds Misrepresented Forest Age, Avoided Imperiled Wildlife Detection Contact: Nick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia Wildlands (314) 482-3746 | nick@cascwild.org Meriel Darzen, Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center (503) 525-2725 | meriel@crag.orgJohn Persell, Staff Attorney, Oregon Wild (541) 344-0675 | jp@oregonwild.org Oakland, Oregon — Today […]
September 30, 2024
The U.S. Forest Service has received more than 1 million comments over four comment periods urging it to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests from logging. A 90-day public comment period on the agency’s National Old Growth Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) ended Friday.
September 23, 2024
Puckery sweet huckleberries lined the upper Badger Creek trail within easy reach. Ancient western red cedars flared branches like bird wings. Noble firs, Douglas-firs, and silver firs rose columnar and elegant among Engelmann spruce, western white pine, and mountain and western hemlocks.
September 17, 2024
In July, Oregon Wild and our conservation allies negotiated a favorable resolution to a big timber sale in the Ochoco National Forest, near the Mill Creek Wilderness. The Forest Service issued its final decision adopting the agreement on August 12, 2024. We’re pleased that this decision will significantly enhance protection for old growth, roadless areas, […]
August 13, 2024
When impact producer Alex Haraus – who hit the big time with his activism working to stop the Willow Oil Drilling Project in Alaska – wanted to get involved with protecting old-growth last summer, we were excited and figured we could use all the help we could get. Half a million public comments later, we […]
July 17, 2024
Medford, Oregon Contact for more information George Sexton, Conservation Director, KS WildNick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia WildlandsDoug Heiken, Conservation and Restoration Coordinator, Oregon WildMeriel Darzen, Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center In response to a challenge brought by conservation organizations, on Friday a federal district court found that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) violated the […]
May 28, 2024
At Oregon Wild’s 50th Anniversary gala events in May, we announced the recipient of the 2024 Tim Lillebo Wildlands Warrior Award: Ann Vileisis. Ann Vileisis was originally nominated by Wendell Wood the first year we gave this award, in 2015. It was quite a lengthy nomination. He noted that, “as President of the Kalmiopsis Audubon […]
May 21, 2024
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