by Megan Gleason | Sep 22, 2022 | News, Public Lands News, The Wild News, Wildlife News
Standing Up for Sensitive Species Habitat Crag challenges logging plan to clearcut old growth forests home to at least four Endangered Species Act-listed species, including northern spotted owl The Siuslaw HLB logging project would clearcut areas of mature and...
by Crag Law Center | 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 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...
by Crag Law Center | Mar 25, 2009 | Blog
By Jennifer Luetkehans, Crag Intern Since we were young, watching Smokey the Bear and Bambi on TV, we have been taught to fear fire. Driving along the highway or hiking through the woods, we come upon blackened skeletons of trees, turning the landscape into an...