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WELLINGTON WILDLANDS COUNCIL

Advocating for the preservation of wildlands




Photo by Bruce K Hope
We Need Your Help
Help support our current project, an Economic Study of the Applegate Valley,
in partnership with A Greater Applegate and the Institute for Policy Research
and Engagement (IPRE) at the University of Oregon (UO). 
100% of donations go to the economic study. 
Progress updates will be posted periodically.
Your support is important and very much appreciated.

Please Donate (through PayPal)



WATCH SAVING WELLINGTON
BY GREELEY WELLS AND ED KELLER.
A 16-MINUTE VIDEO ODYSSEY OF 
BEAR GRUB AND THE WELLINGTON WILDLANDS.

Accepted by the 2019 Ashland Film Festival, Saving Wellington is a beautiful and
thoughtful film by local filmmakers Greeley Wells and Ed Keller. High-definition
aerial photography offers an intimate glimpse of the regional beauty and
tranquility of the mountains above Medford, Talent, Phoenix, and Jacksonville,
including the last remaining roadless wildlands between Jacksonville and Grants
Pass, Oregon.







HELP US SAVE WELLINGTON WILDLANDS


The Wellington Wildlands Council (WWC) is a charitable nonprofit organization
working to conserve, preserve, and obtain permanent legal protections for the
7,500-acre Wellington Wildlands and its buffers.

Located in southwestern Oregon, the wildlands are on the slopes of Mt. Isabel
overlooking the Applegate Valley and are the last remaining roadless areas
between Medford and Grants Pass, Oregon. (See map below.)

The council is run entirely by dedicated volunteers in the Applegate and Rogue
valleys. 
Wellington Wildlands Update 
Welcome to our website! 
The Wellington Wildlands Council would like to update those interested in the
Applegate community about our ongoing efforts to protect the imperiled
Wellington Wildlands—which lie in the heart of our valley—and other projects we
are supporting to protect our region's treasures. We have been granted nonprofit
status, meaning you can now donate and receive a tax deduction! (Click here  to
donate now, or you can mail a check to WWC, PO Box 1137, Jacksonville, OR
97530-1137.) 
     After the sad passing of our inspiring leader, David Calahan, there was a
lot of deliberation regarding the future of the council. With the advice and
support of the Applegate Trails Association, Applegate Neighborhood Network, and
council members, we decided to form a nonprofit to go forward with this
important work. Our main impetus is to carry on David and Barbara Calahan's
vision to protect Wellington Wildlands, enabled by a generous donation from
their trust.
     We are working toward development of an economic study that will compare
the costs and economic benefits of residential, environmental, and recreational
activities versus logging in our area's public lands. This is an expensive
endeavor, so any support you can give will be greatly appreciated. We also
welcome any questions or comments emailed to info@wellingtonwildlands.org.
     We are also actively supporting the River Democracy Act, proposed by
Senators Wyden and Merkley, and are working for the designation of
approximately 200 miles of Applegate Wild & Scenic Rivers and Streams to include
in this legislation. We have sent a request to the senators about including the
three streams—Long Gulch Creek, Balls Branch, and Left Balls Branch—in
Wellington Wildlands. To date, Long Gulch Creek has been included, but Balls
Branch and Left Balls Branch have not yet been.
     We remain focused on the Bear Grub Timber Sale, the most immediate threat
to the Wellington Wildlands. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently
reviewing the formal protests to the timber sale after Timber Products was
awarded the
sale. Timber Products has indicated that their top priority is to log the old
forest of Wellington Wildlands, starting at the top of China Gulch near Ruch. We
appreciate the support of our partners at Applegate Siskiyou Alliance, Williams
Community Forest Project, KS Wild, Applegate Trails Association, and others to
protect our precious wildlands.
     This commercial logging is proposed within just a few miles of our homes,
farms, vineyards, and businesses in Ashland, Jacksonville, Medford, Phoenix,
Talent, Central Point, and Ruch, and will be seen and felt by local residents
and those who hike or ride the mountain trails around us. Because of the Bear
Grub project area, climate change effects and wildfires near our homes will
actually become worse. Removing whole groves of mature, fire-resistant trees and
creating canopy gaps will encourage the development of dense, highly flammable
understory fuel and remove the carbon-storing capabilities of these forests.
     Bear Grub includes commercial logging of much—if not all—of the old-growth
timber in the Wellington Wildlands, the LAST REMAINING roadless wilderness area
between Jacksonville and Grants Pass. This is a vital section of the
planned Applegate Ridge Trail (ART) system that will finally link Grants Pass to
Jacksonville to Ashland—an 80-mile foot-trail that will be the host for future
events and recreation. If Bear Grub is implemented, trail integrity, viewsheds,
and the wilderness experience will be damaged for years to come along these and
many other trails.
     Please tell BLM how it impacts you, your quality of life, or your property.
To learn more and obtain a copy of the Bear Grub Environmental Assessment, go to
the BLM Bear Grub project site.
     You can also write a letter opposing commercial timber harvests in the Bear
Grub Vegetation Management Project area. Mail your letter to BLM, Attn: AFO
Planning-BGVMP, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97527.
     And you can email your elected officials at the emails below. (See a
comprehensive list of government agencies and officials on the Threats &
Opportunities page.) 
 * Senator Ron Wyden’s Medford office: malcolm_mcgeary@wyden.senate.gov
 * Senator Jeff Merkley’s Medford office: amy_amrhein@merkley.senate.gov
 * Senator Jeff Golden: 900 Court St. NE, S-421, Salem, OR
   97301; Sen.JeffGolden@oregonlegislature.gov

Photo competition
We’re also embarking on a fun community project—a photo competition! All
interested community members are encouraged to submit their most gorgeous photos
of the Wellington Wildlands to info@wellingtonwildlands.org. A case of delicious
Applegate Outlaw hard cider will be awarded to the best photo! It is our
intention to include the photos in a calendar in the future.
     For more information, contact Audrey Eldridge at
audrey@wellingtonwildlands.org or 541-899-8728.

Thank you for helping to save our wildlands! 
 
Sincerely,
Wellington Wildlands Council
   







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