by Crag Law Center | Oct 10, 2012 | Blog
Loon Lake at Elliot State ForestEver since I was a little kid, the opportunity to travel to see mountains and forests got me excited. So, of course, I was extremely happy to have the opportunity to join Staff Attorney Tanya Sanerib and Crag’s clients and co-counsel...
by Crag Law Center | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog
Late last week, PBS Newshour ran a special about the spraying of pesticides on private forestland in rural Oregon. Large, industrial landowners douse fresh clearcuts with chemicals to kill off unwanted vegetation. Nearby families often complain of getting sick and...
by Crag Law Center | Sep 7, 2012 | Blog, Environmental Health News, Native Fish News
Across the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a spider web of logging roads crisscrosses the landscape from the steep hillsides of headwater areas to the lower elevation valleys. Each fall, iconic runs of salmon return to these watersheds, instinctively drawn to the...
by Crag Law Center | Sep 6, 2012 | Blog, News
Over the last several months, the climbing community has been working with the Bureau of Land Management to protect and manage habitat for golden eagles while ensuring that climbers retained access to one of the premier climbing destinations in the Pacific Northwest. ...
by Ralph Bloemers | Aug 15, 2012 | Blog, Land Use News
Oregon winegrowers know the importance of preserving prime agricultural land. Oregon’s land use laws are the reason the wine industry exists today. Without the establishment of Exclusive Farm Use zoning and Oregon’s comprehensive land use system, the hillsides the...
by Crag Law Center | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog
In my first weeks at the Crag Law Center, I had the opportunity to join Staff Attorney Tanya Sanerib and Crag’s clients on a camping trip in search of marbled murrelets, a rare seabird threatened by logging. Crag represents Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for...
