Posts in Old-Growth
Conservation Groups Challenge BLM SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale
Conservation Groups Challenge BLM SW Oregon Old-Growth Timber Sale

Today forest conservation organizations filed a legal challenge in Medford federal district court  challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) latest old-growth timber sale located in the Cascade foothills east of the community of Sunny Valley, Oregon. 

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Forests, Old-Growth, timber sale, WildlandsHaleigh Martinold-growth forests, old growth, protect old growth, press release, top story, Oregon Wildlands, timber sale, Medford District BLM Timber, forestwatch, forest watch
Groups Challenge BLM Commercial Logging in Conservation Reserve
Groups Challenge BLM Commercial Logging in Conservation Reserve

KS Wild and partners are litigating against the BLM’s Rogue Gold timber sale behind the community of Gold Hill and Rogue River, OR. The forests being targeted for logging are resilient, healthy, older forests that are designated as reserves for conservation, recreation, and water protection.

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Endangered Species, Forests, Old-Growth, timber sale, Wildlands, WildlifeKlamath Siskiyoupress release, top story, forestwatch, BLM, blm, BLM Backyard Forests, logging
Legal Agreement Gives West Coast Fishers New Shot At Crucial Protections
Legal Agreement Gives West Coast Fishers New Shot At Crucial Protections

In a legal victory, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today agreed to reconsider whether West Coast fishers in northern California and southern Oregon warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. Read the full press release here.

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Endangered Species, Forests, Old-Growth, WildlifeKlamath SiskiyouWildlife, wildlife, pacific fisher, US Fish & Wildlife Service, press release, top story, california, Oregon Wildlands
Legal Challenge to BLM’s Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme
Legal Challenge to BLM’s Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme

A coalition of conservation organizations filed a legal complaint challenging the Bureau of  Land Management’s (BLM) “Integrated Vegetation Management” (IVM) program that would  aggressively log forest stands located within Late Successional Reserves, areas purportedly set aside for  forest conservation.

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Forests, Old-Growth, timber saleKlamath Siskiyouforests, old-growth forests, BLM Backyard Forests, old growth, protect old growth, forestwatch, press release, blm, bureau of land management, penn butte, ivm, integrated vegetation management, clear cut, logging, williams, top story
Approval of old-growth timber sales in northern spotted owl habitat violated Endangered Species Act
Approval of old-growth timber sales in northern spotted owl habitat violated Endangered Species Act

Judge in the District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service justification for Bureau of Land Management timber sales totaling nearly 18,000 acres including old growth forests violated the Endangered Species Act.

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Endangered Species, Forests, timber sale, Wildlife, Old-GrowthGuest Userold growth, top story, endangered species, endangered species act, northern spotted owl, Wildlife, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Poor Windy, BLM, old-growth forests, forests, timber sale