Field Report: Stewarding the Mardon Skipper Habitat in the CSNM

Learn more about KS Wild’s work protecting the imperiled Mardon skipper butterfly habitat in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

Cascade-Siskiyou, Connectivity, Public Lands, Stewardship, VolunteerKlamath SiskiyouJuly 22, 2024mardon skipper, imperiled species, endangered species, endangered species act, endangered species list, oregon endangered species list, cascade-siskiyou, cascade-siskiyou national monument, PLAY, stewardship, land stewardship, partnership, top story

Guest blog: Birding with Harry Fuller

In this guest blog, our friend Harry Fuller recounts his field trip with KS Wild in search of great gray owls. Though no owls were spotted, 28 other species were.

Cascade-Siskiyou, WildlifeKlamath SiskiyouMay 21, 2024wildlife conservation, wildlife, birds, field report

New BLM Conservation Rule: A Step Forward for America's Wildlands and Wildlife, Yet Challenges Persist in Oregon

The Biden Administration has announced a federal rule for how the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) mission addresses the climate and biodiversity crises, attempting to re-balance BLM’s multi-use mandate for managing public lands, which for decades has favored resource extraction over any other use.

Supreme Court denies hearing case: Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument expansion protected

For the past 7 years, the timber industry has filed numerous lawsuits with the goal of reopening these lands for logging. The legal attempts extended from Medford federal courts and made it all of the way to the Supreme Court this winter before the highest court in the country declined to hear their case earlier this month.

Ode to the Beaver Believer

Our Climate Director, Joseph, writes a touching blog about his longtime friend, Diarmuid, a true beaver believer.

Timber Industry Efforts to Eliminate Your Monument Continue

Almost six years ago the timber industry challenged President Obama’s expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The legality of that expansion is in the midst of litigation right now. Read the blog to get the full scoop.

Backyard Forests, Cascade-Siskiyou, Forests, Public Lands, WildlandsHaleigh MartinNovember 29, 2022top story, cascade-siskiyou, cascade mountians, cascade-siskiyou national monument, cascade-siskiyou monument, monument, oregon, Public lands, forestwatch, Timber

Making roads safer for people and wildlife

America’s road network, as currently designed, is a major impediment to wildlife migration. The passage of HB 4130-1 in the legislature this year is particularly important to the prospect of building wildlife crossing in our region. Read more about KS Wild’s work as a partner in the Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition (SOWCC), focusing on improved wildlife passages on Interstate 5 between Ashland and the California state line along the Siskiyou Crest.

Connectivity, Wildlife, Public Lands, Campaign, Cascade-SiskiyouKlamath SiskiyouFebruary 7, 2022HB-4130-1, connectivity, wildlife crossings, safer roads, roads, oregon legislature, SOWCC, southern oregon university, Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition

Judge Sides with Industry in Pursuit of Public Forests

In late November 2019, a Washington D.C. judge ruled that 2.5 million acres of public forests managed by BLM in western Oregon have a timber-first mandate. If this ruling is upheld, the fate of these public lands will include more ancient forests turned to stump fields, at the expense of our climate, our communities, and our water security.

Backyard Forests, Cascade-Siskiyou, Public LandsGuest UserDecember 6, 2019O&C Lands, O&C act, BLM, backyard forests, public lands, public forests, cascade-siskiyou national monument, cascade-siskiyou

Bees & Blossoms at the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

KS Wild works hard to protect places like the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, and we love bringing our community out to these special places so you can experience all that our region, and its wild places, has to offer. The Bees & Blossoms hike was graciously led by the founder of the Native Bee Society, Brian Dysktra.

Cascade-SiskiyouGuest UserMay 17, 2019wildflowers, native bees, hiking, cascade-siskiyou national monument

Art for Conservation: Butterfly Diversity Painting, Up for Auction!

While hiking the mountains of Southern Oregon field biologist John Villella shared his dream with artist Deb VanPoolen, and less than a year later a masterpiece was born! Highlighting the extreme biodiversity and dazzling local audiences, "Butterfly Diversity of the Cascade-Siskiyou" was released just prior to Trump Administration's threats to remove protections for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Now, the painting's influence will live on - let's find the right home for it!

Cascade-SiskiyouKlamath SiskiyouSeptember 25, 2017Deb VanPoolen Artconservation, cascade-siskiyou national monument, pollinator, butterfly, biodiversity

Cascade-Siskiyou Monument Expanded

After four local public hearings and thousands of letters to elected officials, support for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument has been heard! On Thursday, January 12, 2017, President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to expand the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon.

Cascade-Siskiyou, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouJanuary 12, 2017conservation, environment, ecosystem, klamath-siskiyou, ks wild, biodiversity, cascade-siskiyou, cascade-siskiyou monument, monument, cascade-siskiyou national monument, antiquities act, southern oregon, wildlands, logging, salvage, forests, forestfire, wildfire, watershed, public lands, oregon-california border, north america, wildlife, great basin, sierra nevada, siskiyou mountains, cascade mountians, corridor, climate, pilot rock, horseshoe rance, lower jenny creek, california, oregon, northern california, rogue valley foothills, casacade mountain range, little hyatt lake, moon prairie, hoxie creek, upper jenny creek, grizzly peak, surveyor mountain, tunnel creek wetlands, wetlands, tunnel creek, public land, department of interior, ashland, talent, clean water, old-growth forest, soda mountain wilderness council, rogue valley audubon society, wilderness society, conservation lands foundation, friends of the cascade-siskiyou national monument

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