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HIKES & EVENTS

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MEDFORD BLM'S NEXT OLD-GROWTH TIMBER SALE: LAST CHANCE

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YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS

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OLD-GROWTH HIKES

Six hikes through old-growth forests in southern Oregon and northern California.


PROTECTING OREGON'S WILD RIVERS



 

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Image from the Paul’s Payoff timber sale within the Last Chance project. Credit:
Haleigh Martin


A TALE OF TWO TIMBER SALES…

KS Wild is known for holding federal land managers accountable and challenging
timber sales that threaten harm to wildlife and watersheds, so it's a big deal
when we give the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) their flowers for doing the
right thing.

Check out our latest blog post telling the story of two timber sales in the
Klamath-Siskiyou region. One in which the BLM advanced true forest management,
and one in which they are not…

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KS IN THE PRESS

Press Releases

Jun 3, 2024

Court Protects Old-Growth Reserves from Fed’s Logging Scheme - BLM Logging Plan
Violates Federal Law
Jun 3, 2024

Read More →
Jun 3, 2024

Mar 27, 2024

Groups Challenge BLM Commercial Logging in Conservation Reserve
Mar 27, 2024


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.

Read More →
Mar 27, 2024

Mar 27, 2024

IVM Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme Goes to Court On April 2nd
Mar 27, 2024


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

Read More →
Mar 27, 2024

Nov 29, 2023

Wolverine Receives Much-Needed Endangered Species Act Protections
Nov 29, 2023


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

Read More →
Nov 29, 2023

Jul 18, 2023

Court affirms expanded Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Jul 18, 2023


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.

Read More →
Jul 18, 2023

Jun 12, 2023

Legal Agreement Gives West Coast Fishers New Shot At Crucial Protections
Jun 12, 2023


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.

Read More →
Jun 12, 2023

Apr 7, 2023

Legal Challenge to BLM’s Late Successional Reserve Logging Scheme
Apr 7, 2023


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.

Read More →
Apr 7, 2023

Oct 4, 2022

Approval of old-growth timber sales in northern spotted owl habitat violated
Endangered Species Act
Oct 4, 2022


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.

Read More →
Oct 4, 2022

Sep 20, 2022

Lawsuit Aims to Protect West Coast Fisher
Sep 20, 2022


Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center joined the Center for Biological Diversity and
the Environmental Protection Information Center in suing the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service today for denying endangered species protection to West Coast
fishers.

Read More →
Sep 20, 2022

Jul 5, 2022

Legal Warning Challenges Plan to Log Thousands of Acres of Oregon’s Old-Growth
Forest Reserves
Jul 5, 2022


A coalition of Oregon environmental organizations have come together to notify
Bureau of Land Management it intends to sue the agency to protect marbled
murrelets and coastal martens from a plan by the agency to log thousands of
acres of old-growth forest in areas designated as late-successional reserves.

Read More →
Jul 5, 2022



SEND AN ACTION

Action Alerts

Aug 1, 2024

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Send a letter to the Forest Service by 9/21 to help
protect our oldest trees!
Aug 1, 2024


The U.S. Forest Service is working to update every national forest plan in the
country to protect old growth, which could become one of the most meaningful
safeguards for federal forests that we have seen in decades. The agency is
currently seeking public input on how they’ll manage public forests for
generations to come. This is a unique opportunity that we don’t want to miss.

Read More →
Aug 1, 2024

Jul 16, 2024

Last Chance Timber Sale: BLM Clearcut Bonanza
Jul 16, 2024


Currently the 8,150-acre "Last Chance" timber sale calls for logging most of the
remaining mature and old-growth forests in the foothills between Sunny Valley
and Galesville. Take action now to help defend this essential forestland.

Read More →
Jul 16, 2024

Jun 18, 2024

Take Action For Special Places in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument!
Jun 18, 2024


Five Areas of Critical Environmental Concern within the CSNM are at risk. Please
take a moment to click and write to the BLM that these special places in
Monument need to be recognized and protected!

Read More →
Jun 18, 2024



LATEST NEWS

General Blog Content

Oct 28, 2024

Gray Wolves in Pacific Northwest
Oct 28, 2024


While descendants of OR-7 carry the Rogue Wolf Pack legacy, wolf conservation is
still in flux across the region and country. Click to learn more.

Read More →
Oct 28, 2024

Oct 16, 2024

A Day of Restoration & Conservation on the Siskiyou Crest
Oct 16, 2024


Our Public Lands and You (PLAY) Program volunteers are working with the US
Forest Service (USFS) to protect important botanical spaces on the Siskiyou
Crest. Read more about this work here!

Read More →
Oct 16, 2024

Oct 16, 2024

Your Voice Matters! How your public involvement helps protect public lands.
Oct 16, 2024


Have you ever wondered if civic engagement is even worth it when it comes to
protecting the forests and rivers you love? The extractive industries are so
powerful, the land management agencies are so bureaucratic, the court system is
so difficult to navigate, and climate change is so daunting that submitting a
heartfelt public comment about a timber sale can feel like an act of futility.
Yet it is persistent involvement from everyday people that makes a real
difference for wildlife and watersheds.

Read More →
Oct 16, 2024

Sep 13, 2024

A Tale of Two Timber Sales
Sep 13, 2024


KS Wild is known for holding federal land managers accountable and challenging
timber sales that threaten harm to wildlife and watersheds, so it's a big deal
when we give the BLM their flowers for doing the right thing…

Read More →
Sep 13, 2024


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UPCOMING EVENTS


JOIN US OUTSIDE!

Upcoming Events

Nov 17
Nov 17, 2024

Art & Activism: Needle Felted Birds Workshop
Nov 17, 2024


Join visiting fiber artist Corbin Brashear at the KS Wild office to create
adorable songbirds or owls out of wool using a felting needle. This class is
wonderful for all skill levels. $55-$75 sliding scale and 25% of the proceeds go
to KS Wild. Bring payment with you.

At the event, you'll have the opportunity to take action to help us stop the
Last Chance timber sale - home to many species of birds, one is the imperiled
Northern Spotted Owl.

Nov 17, 2024

Nov 22
Nov 22, 2024

Summit Stein Butte!
Nov 22, 2024


Bag a peak with KS Wild! Haleigh will lead you on this 9-mile trek to the top of
Stein Butte at over 4,000' elevation to enjoy sweeping views of the Siskiyou
Crest from the nearby Red Buttes and Grayback Mountain across the state line
into northern California.

Nov 22, 2024

Dec 6
Dec 6, 2024

December First Friday Art Show with Betty LaDuke: Trees of Life Landscape, A
Feminine, Mythical View
Dec 6, 2024


KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper invite you to stop by during Ashland’s First
Friday Art Walk and see the work of our latest artist while snacking and sipping
with members and supporters in the community.

Dec 6, 2024

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 * NOVEMBER FIRST FRIDAY ART SHOW WITH CORBIN BRASHEAR AND THE WHIMSICAL WILD  
   
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   You're invited to our Earth Month First Friday with Williams, OR artist
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 * EVENT FULL: MUSHROOM FORAGING & ID HIKE 
   
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   Join KS Wild staffer Haleigh and KS Wild friend Eric for a day wandering
   around the Upper Rogue River forests in search of any and all mushrooms to
   identify and learn about. Eric, a certified fungiphile, is excited to teach
   you all about the mushrooms—big and small, edible and poisonous—that grow in
   the wet forests surrounding the Upper Rogue River.

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 * ART & ACTIVISM: NEEDLE FELTED BIRDS WORKSHOP 
   
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   Join visiting fiber artist Corbin Brashear at the KS Wild office to create
   adorable songbirds or owls out of wool using a felting needle. This class is
   wonderful for all skill levels. $55-$75 sliding scale and 25% of the proceeds
   go to KS Wild. Bring payment with you.
   
   At the event, you'll have the opportunity to take action to help us stop the
   Last Chance timber sale - home to many species of birds, one is the imperiled
   Northern Spotted Owl.

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 * 9:30a  9:30  Summit Stein Butte!


 * SUMMIT STEIN BUTTE! 
   
   9:30am – 10:30am
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   Bag a peak with KS Wild! Haleigh will lead you on this 9-mile trek to the top
   of Stein Butte at over 4,000' elevation to enjoy sweeping views of the
   Siskiyou Crest from the nearby Red Buttes and Grayback Mountain across the
   state line into northern California.

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