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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
Hordes of people were out and about along the Deschutes River, enjoying a warm, sunny day in Bend, Oregon. Some were on bikes, others were with their dogs. And others–well, at first, you might not know what they were doing. They were wearing hard hats and carrying long wooden beams and posts. Most looked to […]
November 15, 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 […]
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
The North Fork Umatilla Wilderness is a vital connector of wildlands and wildlife habitat in the Blue Mountains. Area conservationists fought hard to include the area in the 1984 Oregon Wilderness Act.
November 1, 2024
This year, as Oregon Wild celebrates 50 years of protecting wildlands, wildlife, and waters we wanted to be sure our members, supporters, and long-time advocates from all over the state got a chance to connect with our organization. So our staff has been on the road this fall, hosting gatherings in some of the communities […]
October 28, 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
Explore the McKay Creek Project, where BLM's proposed logging threatens some of the last mature forests near Portland. Learn about the risks to wildlife, water quality, and forest stability, and why a more sustainable approach to public land management is critical for our future.
September 9, 2024
Last weekend, I hiked to Aneroid Lake, deep in the Eagle Cap Wilderness in Northeast Oregon. Our hike started at the busy Wallowa Lake–its cabins, lodges, and campgrounds full of families enjoying the holiday weekend and last days of summer. A couple of miles and a few switchbacks later, we were high above the lake […]
September 3, 2024
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