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.

Forests, Old-Growth, timber sale, WildlandsHaleigh MartinNovember 19, 2024old-growth forests, old growth, protect old growth, press release, top story, Oregon Wildlands, timber sale, Medford District BLM Timber, forestwatch, forest watch

Court Protects Old-Growth Reserves from Fed’s Logging Scheme - BLM Logging Plan Violates Federal Law

Forests, Old-Growth, timber sale, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouJune 3, 2024top story, press release, ivm, integrated vegetation management, BLM, blm, BLM Backyard Forests, timber sale, auction, timber auction, medford blm, Medford District BLM, Medford District BLM Timber, court

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.

Endangered Species, Forests, Old-Growth, timber sale, Wildlands, WildlifeKlamath SiskiyouMarch 27, 2024press release, top story, forestwatch, BLM, blm, BLM Backyard Forests, logging

IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Goes to Court On April 2nd

KS Wild and partners are taking the BLM to court on Tuesday, April 2nd against the BLM’s Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) project.

Forests, Old-Growth, timber sale, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouMarch 27, 2024top story, press release, protect old growth, ivm, integ, williams, Oregon Wildlands, BLM, blm, BLM Backyard Forests, bureau of land management, logging

Wolverine Receives Much-Needed Endangered Species Act Protections

Fish and Wildlife Service to list species as threatened following decades of litigation

Endangered Species, Forests, WildlifeKlamath SiskiyouNovember 29, 2023Wildlife, endangered species act, Endangered Species, forestwatch, US Fish & Wildlife Service, top story, press release, wolverine

Court affirms expanded Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Breaking News! The D.C. Court of Appeals just affirmed the legality of an expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. This is a pivotal decision that means that Western Oregon BLM lands can be managed for social and environmental values, not just timber production.

Forests, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouJuly 18, 2023top story, cascade-siskiyou national monument, press release

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.

Endangered Species, Forests, Old-Growth, WildlifeKlamath SiskiyouJune 12, 2023Wildlife, wildlife, pacific fisher, US Fish & Wildlife Service, press release, top story, california, Oregon Wildlands

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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