Wildlife
Defending Wildlife
Crag works with local, regional, and national wildlife conservation groups to protect the Pacific Northwest’s rare and sensitive wildlife species. From butterflies to wolves and from salmon to migrating waterfowl, we stand up for wild animals and their habitat.What We’re Working On
Holding the Line for Oregon’s Public Forests
Crag files new case challenging unlawful logging in SW Oregon forests.
Holding Winchester Dam owners accountable
New case filed! Crag filed a motion for our clients to intervene in the ODFW’s enforcement case against the Winchester Dam owners for killing over 500,000 juvenile lamprey in 2023.
Victory! Another old-growth logging project stopped in Southern Oregon
Victory! A federal judge just ruled against the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) plans to log old-growth forests in Southern Oregon, which would have had devastating impacts on wildlife and increased risk to nearby communities.
Protecting the few remaining owls
On behalf of three environmental and forest defense organizations, Crag filed a new lawsuit challenging a Northern California logging project that will harm one of the few successful breeding pairs of the northern spotted owl left in the Shasta Trinity National Forest.
Defending Southern Oregon from Unlawful Logging
The Forest Service is misusing an old rule to pursue massive new commercial logging projects that threaten thousands of acres of forest in Southern Oregon.
Protecting Large Trees in Eastern Oregon
In June 2022, Crag filed a lawsuit on behalf of six conservation groups, challenging a Trump-era rule change that allows logging of mature and old growth forests on over 7 million acres across Eastern Oregon and Washington.
Post-Fire Logging in Oregon
Crag and our client’s post-fire legal work has not only stopped several unlawful logging projects, but has reaffirmed our values of integrity, environmental protection, and community advocacy.
Advocating for Eelgrass Protection
Below the surface of the ocean, a type of seagrass with ribbon-shaped leaves and flowers that bloom every summer works to do everything a rainforest might do, but within a marine habitat. This fascinating and vital type of seagrass is called eelgrass. Eelgrass grows...
B2H Threatens Historic Oregon Trail and Imperiled Sage-Grouse Populations
In the historically and culturally rich region of Eastern Oregon, dedicated organizations representing thousands of eastern Oregonians have filed a legal challenge to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) approval of the “B2H”...
Protecting Key Habitat for Coho Salmon in Oregon Coastal Watersheds
The two largest state forests in Oregon, the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests, contain critical spawning and rearing habitat for the threatened Oregon Coast coho salmon. Since the Coho salmon spends half of its lifetime in riparian zones in forests like the...