Breaking news points towards a busy 2024 for environmental conservation |
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This is your last chance to make a 2023 tax-deductible donation to KS Wild which will strengthen our efforts to save old-growth trees and protect threatened wildlife species like the wolverine and Pacific fisher. |
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Major news is breaking as we close out the year, foreshadowing a busy 2024 for KS Wild and conservationists across the country. From old-growth advocacy to endangered species protection, we have lots to celebrate and even more to look forward to in the new year. Here's a snapshot of recent conservation news: |
Old-growth forests inching towards federal protection |
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The U.S. Forest Service announced it will be amending all 128 forest land management plans across the nation to focus on the conservation of old-growth! The amendment will halt most old-growth logging on these USFS lands, saving the few remaining climate-smart ancient trees. Our Climate Program has remained on the frontlines of this campaign since 2022, and the collective action by old-growth lovers across the nation is paying off! Stay tuned for more as there will soon be an open comment period where we will invite you to weigh in on the soon-to-be-updated USFS plans. |
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The Northwest Forest Plan one step closer to updates
The U.S. Forest Service has also recently released their Notice of Intent to move forward with updates to the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP), which is the nearly 30-year-old guide that dictates forest management on 24.5 million acres across USFS public lands across Oregon, Washington, and northern California. |
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This is big news because much has changed over the last 30 years, but the management of crucial forestland across the PNW has remained the same and is now severely outdated. The amendments to the NWFP will focus on wildfire resilience, climate change adaptation, tribal inclusion, sustainable communities, and conservation of old growth ecosystems and related biodiversity.
We will soon be informing you of another comment period so you can provide your insight on these topics as it pertains to forest management across the KS and beyond. In the meantime, you can learn more about this work here. |
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The wolverine receives official Endangered Species Act protection!
After decades of perseverance, the wolverine has officially received the federal protection it deserves as the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will protect the population as threatened under the Endangered Species Act!
KS Wild and our partners have remained vigilant in the efforts to list the wolverine through six rounds of successful litigation over the last few decades. The federal protection the wolverine is now granted comes at an essential time as there is believed to be only 300 wolverines left roaming the lower 48. Learn more in our coalition's press release here.
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As we reach the end of 2023 with this big news and lots of hard work ahead, we could use your support to make it all possible. This is your last chance to donate to the Wild in 2023, so let's make it count!
We will continue to ride this wave of excitement into 2024 as we continue to fight for old-growth conservation and push to close another multi-decade fight for federal protection of the Pacific fisher, and we could use your help to accomplish this mission. |
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We continue to fight for federal protections of the Pacific fisher |
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Thank you for your longstanding support as we've continued to fight for old-growth and endangered species protection. We can't do it without you! |
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| For the wild, Haleigh Martin Communications Manager |
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| Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center 562 A St Ashland, OR 97520 |
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