Our Conservation Attorney recently attended the 44th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene to talk about a recent U.S. Supreme Court case. Since not everyone attends this conference, here’s a breakdown of what we discussed and why it matters to us here in the Klamath-Siskiyous.
Read MoreThe BLM is America’s biggest landlord, responsible for over 245 million acres of our public lands, and right now they are proposing a revision of their Resource Management Plan that could negatively impact public lands for generations to come.
Read MoreClick to explore the Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) of the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. You may be surprised to recognize quite a few of these incredible places.
Read MoreWe are lucky to have some of the wildest terrain in the lower 48 right in our backyards, but the current administration has its target set on rolling back protections to exploit them. Read about what the 2001 Roadless Rule means for the KS region and the threats it faces.
Read MoreJune is National Rivers Month! Many people may not realize this, but our little corner of the U.S. boasts more Wild & Scenic Rivers than anywhere else in the lower 48 states. Click to learn more about the special waterways of the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion.
Read MoreWith excitement, we announce our official success against the Medford BLM’s Integrated Vegetation Management project with the final adoption of Judge Clarke’s Findings & Rulings! Learn more about IVM and our success here.
Read MorePOV: You’re a western pond turtle! Follow a year in the life of a WPT—in all of its adventures and struggles!
Read MoreIn his final days in office, President Biden has designated two new national monuments: the Sáttítla National Monument in northern California and the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California.
Read MoreThe conservation community lost a beloved member with the passing of long-time activist Lou Gold on November 15, 2024.
Read MoreThe Medford District Bureau of Land Management's old-growth logging program is relentless and uncompromising. 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. Click to learn more.
Read MoreFire and disturbance have always been a natural component of the earth's ecosystems. There are some plants that rely on fire to continue their next generation of life. Click to learn more.
Read MoreLearn more about KS Wild’s work protecting the imperiled Mardon skipper butterfly habitat in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
Read MoreJune is National Rivers Month, and there are significant accomplishments to share this month around KS Wild’s effort to advance river conservation in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. Read this blog to get a deeper understanding of the threats and opportunities for wild rivers across the region.
Read MoreDespite a 2017 ruling by the Obama Administration to put a 20-year moratorium on mining in the headwaters of the North Fork Smith River and Illinois River, a new mining company has emerged with plans to mine for nickel in the Baldface Creek watershed. Read more about KS Wild’s work protecting this region from mining here.
Read MoreDo you remember the BLM's Integrated Vegetation Management plan to log old-growth Late Successional Reserves like those located in the Late Mungers timber sale near Williams? After commenting, public meetings, field checking, and trying everything we could think of to get BLM to retain these old-growth forests, we finally will have our day in court, and you are invited to join us.
Read MoreLast week, I ventured into the field with George, our Conservation Director, to groundtruth a Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) timber sale called Mill Rat within the Poor Windy project just north of Grants Pass, Oregon. What we found was heartbreaking. Click to read the full field report.
Read MoreThe Biden Administration has announced a federal rule for how the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) mission addresses the climate and biodiversity crises, attempting to re-balance BLM’s multi-use mandate for managing public lands, which for decades has favored resource extraction over any other use.
Read MoreThe Medford District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues to propose timber sales and contend they are retaining (rather than logging) old-growth, and conservation organizations and the BLM’s neighbors will argue that the BLM is in fact logging old-growth. So, who is right and what’s behind the conflicting claims?
Read MoreFor the past 7 years, the timber industry has filed numerous lawsuits with the goal of reopening these lands for logging. The legal attempts extended from Medford federal courts and made it all of the way to the Supreme Court this winter before the highest court in the country declined to hear their case earlier this month.
Read MoreDo you remember the BLM's Integrated Vegetation Management plan to log old-growth Late Successional Reserves like those located in the Late Mungers timber sale near Williams? After commenting, public meetings, field checking, and trying everything we could think of to get BLM to retain these old-growth forests, we finally will have our day in court, and you are invited to join us.
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