Lawmakers Unveil BLM Forest Plan

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:57:47 -0500

The Register-Guard by Saul Hubbard

After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation on Thursday publicly unveiled the intricacies of their plan to give county governments in the state’s forested region

Kill Anti-Wolf Legislation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:19:40 -0500

Editorial by the Register-Guard editorial board

Once again gray wolves are in the cross hairs of the Oregon Legislature, and lawmakers should kill a retrograde proposal to increase the state’s authority over the predators.

Bill Would Strengthen Oregon's Authority to Kill Wolves

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:22:43 -0500

AP by Jeff Barnard

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Frustrated that a judge has blocked a state kill order against two members of Oregon's first wolf pack, the Oregon Cattlemen's Association is pushing legislation to boost the state's authority over the predators.

Clearcutting Oregon BLM Lands Not the Answer

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:47:42 -0500

Register-Guard op-ed by Shawn Donnille and Julie Bailey

Lane County’s clean air, towering forests, clear rivers, organic farms and social awareness were all comp

Groups to Litigate to Protect Murrelet in State Forests

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:27:10 -0500

The Register-Guard by Greg Bolt

Several environmental groups on Thursday said they will sue to block logging on state-owned forests in the Coast Range to protect habitat for the marb

Wolf OR-7 Crosses Into California

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:11:15 -0500

San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Fimrite

A lone gray wolf crossed the border into California and was on the move south of Klamath Falls on Thursday, becoming the first wild wolf in the state in almost a century.

The 2 1/2-year-old male wolf, known as OR7, was tracked usin

Oregon's Four Wolf Packs Reproduce in 2011

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:54:46 -0500

The Oregonian by Richard Cockle

JOSEPH -- Oregon's gray wolf census is greater by one more young wolf than state biologists had guessed.

Photos captured Dec. 11 by an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife remote camera show that the state's Wenah

Wolf Advocates Object to County Compensation Plan

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:58:43 -0500

The Oregonian by Lynne Terry

Just days after state officials said they're adopting a framework for wolf compensation claims, conservation groups lashed out, saying they’re worried about how the plan will play out on the ground.

Specifically, they’re concerned abou

Senators Back Push for Rogue Wilderness Area

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:19:28 -0500

Mail Tribune by Paul Fattig

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley waded into the effort to expand protection of the Lower Rogue River by introducing legislation that would add some 60,000 acres of new wilderness.

Oregon's U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley waded i

Wolf Roams 730 Miles in Crossing Oregon

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:21:23 -0500

The Sacramento Bee by Matt Weiser

A lone gray wolf in the prime of his life roams 730 miles to seek a mate and a new home, crossing nearly t

Court Further Stays Killing of Imnaha Wolves

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:26:35 -0500

Associated Press by Jeff Barnard

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that conservation groups have a good chance of overturning a state order to kill wolves blamed for attacking livestock, and issued a stay

Set Aside the Guns and Traps and Let Wolves Recover

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:58:19 -0500

Register-Guard op-ed
by Josh Laughlin

Gray wolf recovery in Oregon has hit a rocky road recently, particularly with regard to the Imnaha Pack, Oregon’s first in more than 60 years. Government killing o

Governor Wants Oregon Forests to Be Model

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:10:06 -0500

Associated Press by Jeff Barnard

Gov. John Kitzhaber on Thursday called on the state Board of Forestry to take a new approach to managing state forests that will make them a model for resolving regional conflicts that have pitted logging against fish

Imnaha Wolf Located in Umpqua National Forest

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:39:24 -0400

Mail Tribune by Mark Freeman

A young wolf migrating out of a northeast Oregon pack this fall has reached northeastern Douglas County, becoming the first confirmed wolf in Western Oregon in 65 years.

The 2-year-old male, labeled OR-7, has a transmitter collar o

Devil's Staircase Hearing Held in House Subcommittee

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:20:06 -0400

KLCC Radio by Jes Burns

The Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011 would give a tract federal land abutting the Umpqua River the highest level of national protection. But the Resolution will l

Land Board Votes for Elliott Logging Increase

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:44:07 -0400

Associated Press by Jeff Barnard

Top state officials voted in Salem on Tuesday to approve a new way of protecting threatened species such as salmon and spotted owls on the Elliott State Forest so that they can in

Governor Nominates Oregon's "Crown Jewels"

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:57:24 -0400

Medford Mail Tribune by Paul Fattig

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has sent a natural-treasures wish list to Uncle Sam that includes a portion of the Lower Rogue River drainage.

In a Sept. 27 letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Ed Shepard, state director

Wolves Get Reprieve in Wallowa County

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:24:39 -0400

East Oregonian by Joseph Ditzler and Anna Willard

Wolf advocates expressed relief Thursday that the Oregon Court of Appeals temporarily stopped plans to kill two male wolves of the Imnaha pack in Wallowa County.

The number of known gray wolves in Oregon has d

Oregon Court Orders a Halt to Wolf Hunt

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:27:07 -0400

The Oregonian by Richard Cockle

JOSEPH -- As state biologists combed northeastern Oregon's rugged mountains Wednesday to kill two gray wolves in the Imnaha pack, conservation groups challenged the kill order in court and called on Gov. John Kitzhaber to intercede.

October 11: Rally to Protect the Elliott

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:07:26 -0400

Cascadia Wildlands - Press Releases

Lawmakers Unveil BLM Forest Plan

Kill Anti-Wolf Legislation

Bill Would Strengthen Oregon's Authority to Kill Wolves

Clearcutting Oregon BLM Lands Not the Answer

Groups to Litigate to Protect Murrelet in State Forests

Wolf OR-7 Crosses Into California

Oregon's Four Wolf Packs Reproduce in 2011

Wolf Advocates Object to County Compensation Plan

Senators Back Push for Rogue Wilderness Area

Wolf Roams 730 Miles in Crossing Oregon

Court Further Stays Killing of Imnaha Wolves

Set Aside the Guns and Traps and Let Wolves Recover

Governor Wants Oregon Forests to Be Model

Imnaha Wolf Located in Umpqua National Forest

Devil's Staircase Hearing Held in House Subcommittee

Land Board Votes for Elliott Logging Increase

Governor Nominates Oregon's "Crown Jewels"

Wolves Get Reprieve in Wallowa County

Oregon Court Orders a Halt to Wolf Hunt

October 11: Rally to Protect the Elliott