by Suzanne Savell | Apr 29, 2022 | Wild Victories
Victory for Oregon State Forests! 2022 Court Overturns $1.1 Billion Verdict that Would Have Mandated Maximal Logging On Wednesday, the Oregon Court of Appeals erased the verdict of a 2019 Linn County lawsuit that sought more than a billion dollars from taxpayers on...
by Suzanne Savell | Apr 12, 2022 | Community Victories, Wild Victories
Big Trees Saved in the Little Butte Creek Watershed 2022 Photos courtesy of Kelsey Furman. Conservation lawsuit convinces BLM to pull controversial timber sale An old-growth forest near Medford, Oregon is off the chopping block for the time being thanks to a legal...
by Lizzy Gazeley | Feb 23, 2022 | Public Lands, The Wild, Wildlife
Post-Fire “Salvage” Logging Across Oregon by Lizzy Gazeley | February 23, 2022 Fueled by climate change, Oregon has witnessed unprecedented fire seasons over the last several years. In the aftermath of the 2020 fire season, the Forest Service authorized...
by Lizzy Gazeley | Dec 6, 2021 | Features, Victories, Wild Victories
Victory! Judge Halts Post-Fire Logging near Breitenbush 2021 Forest Service Forest Unlawfully Changed Logging Contracts Following 2020 Wildfires On December 3, 2021 a federal judge enjoined post-fire logging on the Willamette National Forest near Detroit Lake and...
by Sophie McEwan | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog, Crag Blog
Post Fire Logging: More Harm Than Good by Sophie McEwen | Aug 11, 2021 Postfire Logging vs. Natural Forest Regeneration Logging in the aftermath of wildfire is a common practice in the Pacific Northwest. Post-wildfire logging also referred to as “salvage logging” is...
