Cascadia Wildlands
@cascadiawildlands.bsky.social
We like it wild.
Est. 1998. Defending and restoring Cascadia’s wild ecosystems in the forests, in the courts, and in the streets.
Est. 1998. Defending and restoring Cascadia’s wild ecosystems in the forests, in the courts, and in the streets.
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The season finale of Schmidt Show PDX is live! We have a very special guest co-host who truly knows Portland politics. We also interview Bethany Cotton from @cascadiawildlands.bsky.social for a dive into an urgent issue facing Oregon and the west: the threat in Congress to sell off public lands.
Episode 8 - The Season 1 Finale | The Schmidt Show PDX
We just wrapped up a fantastic recording session for Episode 8 – the Season 1 Finale of The Schmidt Show PDX, and trust me: you’re not going to want to miss...
schmidtshowpdx.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The season finale of Schmidt Show PDX is live! We have a very special guest co-host who truly knows Portland politics. We also interview Bethany Cotton from @cascadiawildlands.bsky.social for a dive into an urgent issue facing Oregon and the west: the threat in Congress to sell off public lands.
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After a huge public outcry, the public lands selloff has been scrapped from Trump's mega-bill. But in many other ways, the administration and congressional representatives beholden to the fossil fuel industry are still trying to auction off our public lands to the highest bidder.
5 Ways Trump Is Selling Out Our Public Lands
For decades, we’ve defended our public lands for the benefit of all people, and we’ll continue fighting back as long as Trump’s attacks continue.
earthjustice.org
July 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
After a huge public outcry, the public lands selloff has been scrapped from Trump's mega-bill. But in many other ways, the administration and congressional representatives beholden to the fossil fuel industry are still trying to auction off our public lands to the highest bidder.
“It would have been far less expensive [for EWEB] to have complied with the Endangered Species Act,” Cascadia Wildlands Conservation Director Bethany Cotton said.
Passage ‘failure’ at EWEB dam killing endangered fish, conservation groups warn
Conservation groups are taking Eugene Water and Electric Board to court over fish passage at a dam on the McKenzie River along Highway 126.
lookouteugene-springfield.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“It would have been far less expensive [for EWEB] to have complied with the Endangered Species Act,” Cascadia Wildlands Conservation Director Bethany Cotton said.
👏clearcuts 👏 happen on 👏 public lands 👏 all the time!! … it’s not okay… !!!
📸 from the Bureau of Land Management’s Blue & Gold logging project.
#WeLikeItWild #CascadiaWildlands
📸 from the Bureau of Land Management’s Blue & Gold logging project.
#WeLikeItWild #CascadiaWildlands
June 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
👏clearcuts 👏 happen on 👏 public lands 👏 all the time!! … it’s not okay… !!!
📸 from the Bureau of Land Management’s Blue & Gold logging project.
#WeLikeItWild #CascadiaWildlands
📸 from the Bureau of Land Management’s Blue & Gold logging project.
#WeLikeItWild #CascadiaWildlands
“It’s not perfect, but it gives imperiled species like the marbled murrelet and northern spotted owl a real shot at survival — and that’s something worth celebrating,” said Bethany Cotton, conservation director with Cascadia Wildlands.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Elliott State Research Forest takes major step with new wildlife protections
Backers of a habitat conservation plan say it could serve as a national model for reconciling conservation and science with forest management. But critics remain concerned about how the plan will be i...
www.opb.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“It’s not perfect, but it gives imperiled species like the marbled murrelet and northern spotted owl a real shot at survival — and that’s something worth celebrating,” said Bethany Cotton, conservation director with Cascadia Wildlands.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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This Wednesday! Join us in a conversation with Chuck Sams, former Director of the National Park Service and the first Indigenous person to lead the agency, and Kristen Brengel, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association.
oregonwild.org/event/public...
oregonwild.org/event/public...
America’s Public Lands in Peril: A Conversation on the Future of Our National Treasures - Oregon Wild
Join Chuck Sams and Kristen Brengel for a powerful discussion on threats to America's public lands and how we can fight to protect them.
oregonwild.org
May 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This Wednesday! Join us in a conversation with Chuck Sams, former Director of the National Park Service and the first Indigenous person to lead the agency, and Kristen Brengel, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association.
oregonwild.org/event/public...
oregonwild.org/event/public...
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Well folks, the timber industry is suing to remove protections for Northern Spotted Owls across 3.5 MILLION acres of forest... and we're gearing up to defend critical habitat from private interests.
It's an environmental tale as old as time, but we never get tired of fighting for a better story.
It's an environmental tale as old as time, but we never get tired of fighting for a better story.
May 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Well folks, the timber industry is suing to remove protections for Northern Spotted Owls across 3.5 MILLION acres of forest... and we're gearing up to defend critical habitat from private interests.
It's an environmental tale as old as time, but we never get tired of fighting for a better story.
It's an environmental tale as old as time, but we never get tired of fighting for a better story.