The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, known as the “crown jewel” of the National Forest System, is America’s largest and wildest national forest. Nearly 17 million acres in size, the Tongass is the largest intact temperate rainforest on Earth. The...
Today Crag Law Center along with Amy Atwood of The Center for Biological Diversity filed a complaint against the Oregon Department of Forestry for poor logging and road-use practices in the Tillamook and Clatsop state forests that harm threatened coho salmon through...
Iconic Oregon Salmon Threatened by Lack of Recovery Plan, Destructive Logging Practices Today Crag filed a court challenge against the National Marine Fisheries Service over its failure to develop a recovery plan for Oregon coast coho salmon. We are partnering with...
Last Friday, a Jackson County Hearings Officer denied an appeal of a floodplain permit for the removal of Fielder Dam in Evans Creek, a tributary to the Rogue River. Crag Law Center represented the permit applicant, Geos Institute, in defending the permit application...
County repeals controversial zoning ordinance that threatened the lands and waters around the Wild & Scenic White Salmon River. By Ralph Bloemers, Staff Attorney For over three years, river advocates have been celebrating the removal of Condit Dam from the White...
On Monday, March 30th, Ralph Bloemers will argue a case that will decide the future of the White Salmon River Valley. This long-standing case that seeks to protect land and water supplies along the White Salmon River from high-density development was designated as...
