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2,700 Acres of Elliott State Forest Slated for “Disposal”

Oregon’s Department of State Lands has announced a new proposal to sell 2,700 acres of the Elliott State Forest, to be voted on at a State Land Board meeting in December. The plans for privatization include three parcels in the … Continue reading

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Marbled Murrelet Detections in Adams Ridge

During the 2013 survey season, we documented several instances of occupied behavior in the Adams Ridge area, in the Southwest corner of the Elliott State Forest. We had a total of 118 detections in this area over five survey days … Continue reading

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Come Survey With Us on August 4!

Coast Range Forest Watch is extending an invitation to any and all to come survey for Marbled Murrelets with us on the morning of Sunday, August 4. The survey start time is just after 5:20am we will be surveying just … Continue reading

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Marbled Murrelet Detections on 7/6

On the morning of July 6, Coast Range Forest Watch’s surveyors documented significant Marbled Murrelet detections in the Elliott State Forest. Below is a copy of the letter sent to managing agencies and conservation organizations to inform them of this … Continue reading

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Public Hike in The Elliott State Forest: August 3

Join us on Saturday, August 3 as we hike in the Elliott State Forest. We’ll be hiking in the north east corner of the Elliott, in an area that has been part of several proposed timber sales, the latest being … Continue reading

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Oregonian on citizen surveyors

Volunteers rise early for a chance to see and hear endangered seabird By Elizabeth Case, The Oregonian About five minutes before the sun rises along the central Oregon coast, the robin begins to sing. As the forest wakes up, a … Continue reading

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