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From Cascadia Wildlands (www.cascwild.org) Eugene, OR — Three conservation organizations filed a notice of intent today to sue any potential timber purchasers of nearly 3,000 acres of the Elliott State Forest recently authorized for sale by the State of Oregon. … Continue reading →

For Immediate Release, February 5, 2014 Settlement Protects Marbled Murrelet on Oregon State Forests, Cancels 28 Timber Sales Agreement Also Ensures Future Logging Won’t Harm Rare Seabird PORTLAND, Ore.— Three conservation organizations secured a major victory today for Oregon’s coastal … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone who came out on our plant identification walk in the Elliott State Forest!  Twenty-four hikers (and three dogs) spotted wild ginger, Siberian miner’s lettuce, licorice fern, salal, huckleberry, myrtle, sorrel, yarrow, violet, cleavers, maidenhair fern and stinging … Continue reading →

The state is moving forward with a plan to put about 2,700 acres of the Elliott State Forest up for auction. Gov. John Kitzhaber, Secretary of State Kate Brown, and Treasurer Ted Wheeler all voted Tuesday to authorize a potential sale. … Continue reading →

Three slices of Elliott State Forest, in the Coast Range near Coos Bay, may go up for sale. But as Gov. John Kitzhaber and the State Land Board prepare Tuesday to authorize accepting bids for the property, they face a … Continue reading →