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A promising trend - science and policy are reunited

November 20, 2009 By Sarah Savoie

Juvenile Northern Spotted Owl. Photo by RaymaAnne, Flickr.

This year is shaping up to be a banner year for environmental policy. The Obama administration is making decisions based on sound science and reason, peeling away actions and policies created in the past administration that significantly weakened environmental protections. The administration is establishing a new hope for our forests and wildlife. Read more

Oregon’s Ancient Forests Win! Logging plans withdrawn at last

July 17, 2009 By Andrea Imler

As I sat down at my computer yesterday morning and looked at my overflowing email inbox, a new unread email subject line caught my eye: “Secretary Salazar to Announce Decision on Pacific Northwest Forest Management.” The day had come! The Obama Administration would finally decide the fate of Oregon’s ancient forests, which have been under serious threat from a Bush-era plan that proposed to more than double the amount of logging on some 2.6 million acres of Bureau of Land Management forests. Read more

Oregon’s Ancient Forests: The window to protect them is closing

June 12, 2009 By Andrea Imler

Spotted Owl in tree on Roseburg BLM Land. Photo by Francis Eatherington.

Peg Reagan, former Curry County commissioner, smiles as she talks about her daily commute. It’s not everyone who gets to drive, or walk, depending on the day, through Oregon’s western forests on their way to work. These tranquil forests full of towering trees are truly special — and necessary, not only for humans, but for the pileated woodpeckers, cougars, bear, elk and other species who depend on these lands for habitat. Read more

Standing up for Oregon’s Ancient Forests: Our members are making a difference!

November 21, 2008 By Andrea Imler

In mid-November, we asked our Wild Alert subscribers to let the Bush Administration know that its last-minute plan to sell off some of our last ancient forests in Oregon to the timber industry is unacceptable. And the response was overwhelming! Read more