Old-Growth

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
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
Forest Service takes key step toward first national rule to protect mature, old-growth trees, forests

Forest Service takes key step toward first national rule to protect mature, old-growth trees, forests

Announcement advances Biden’s 2022 Earth Day Executive Order Washington, DC Contact for more information Randi Spivak, Center for Biological Diversity, (310) 779-4894, rspivak@biologicaldiversity.org Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice, (585) 402-2005, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Ellen Montgomery, Public Lands Campaign Director, Environment America, (720) 583-4024, emontgomery@environmentamerica.org Josh Mogerman, NRDC, (773)-531-5359, jmogerman@nrdc.org Ian Brickey, Senior Press Secretary, Our Wild America, Sierra Club, (314)-238-6766, ian.brickey@sierraclub.org Zack Porter, Executive Director, Standing Trees, (617)-872-5352, zporter@standingtrees.org Adam Rissien, […]

April 20, 2023

Climate, Old-Growth, Press Release
Department of Interior moves to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests from logging

Department of Interior moves to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests from logging

Washington, DC Contact for more information Ellen Montgomery, Environment America Research & Policy Center, 720-583-4024Kari Birdseye, Natural Resources Defense Council, 415-350-7562Steve Pedery, Conservation Director, Oregon Wild, 503-998-8411Ian Brickey, Sierra ClubZack Porter, Executive Director, Standing Trees, 802-552-0160Adam Rissien, ReWilding Manager, WildEarth Guardians, 406-370-3147 The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday a wide-ranging conservation rule […]

March 30, 2023

Climate, Old-Growth, Press Release

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