by Elliott Davis | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Oliver Stiefel | Jul 22, 2016 | Public Lands News
In 1879 on his first trip to Southeast Alaska in what is now the Tongass National Forest, naturalist and wilderness lover John Muir was overcome by the dramatic landscape. He first witnessed the region from aboard a passenger ship, sailing through the island...
by Courtney Johnson | Mar 10, 2016 | Coastal Law Project News, Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News, News
Last week, a Hearings Officer in the City of Warrenton denied land use permits for Oregon LNG’s natural gas terminal. Crag worked together with clients Columbia Riverkeeper and Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition to demonstrate the proposal’s risks to the...
by McKenna Ganz | Jan 8, 2016 | Features, Where Are They Now?
After leaving Crag, Chuck Brushwood, a former intern, became a Fish and Wildlife Policy Analyst for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. He is working to protect native fish, their habitats, and healthy aquatic ecosystems. Chuck Brushwood’s...
by McKenna Ganz | Nov 12, 2015 | Features, The Way We Work
For this installment of The Way We Work, we spoke to John DeVoe, executive director of WaterWatch of Oregon. Working to establish balanced water policy, protection and restoration of streamflows, and protection of threatened native fish, WaterWatch has partnered with...