Conservation Today

Samantha Krop, Cascadia Wildlands


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Samantha Krop works with Cascadia Wildlands. https://www.cascwild.org/
Sam talks about the federal timber sales, including Roseburg BLM sales in Douglas County. One alarming sale is "Umpqua Sweets" in the North Umpqua watershed. Pictures can be seen here:
https://www.cascwild.org/umpqua-sweets-chronicles-vol-1-down-by-the-riverside/
https://www.cascwild.org/umpqua-sweets-chronicles-vol-4-community/
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHuWwvZ
Lone Rock Timber's new road, built through BLM old growth last year ,will now be used by BLM to log the forest on either side of the road. https://flic.kr/s/aHskvJ7H4Q
Samantha also talks about the Elliott State Forest and the problems with turning it over to Oregon State University for a research forest. Other OSU research forests can be seen here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJXoymE
Finally, Sam talks about the Jordan Cove Project, a proposal to ship Canadian fracked gas to Asia via Oregon. Pictures of the most recent public opposition in Salem this past November can be seen here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskeHwyL8
To get involved in timber sale monitoring, email [email protected] and join the Cascadia Wildlands Wildcat monitoring team. https://www.cascwild.org/about-us/volunteer-opportunities/wildcat/
Ending song is "Have You Been To Jail For Justice", by Anne Feeney
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