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summer 2010 news + fun from cascadia wildlands

A series of exciting courtroom victories has saved wolves from being killed in Oregon and across the western United States and have put the species on

the path toward recovery. It's hard not to tilt our heads back at the moon and let out a big, triumphant howl.

A few months ago the outlook for Oregon’s wolves was bleak. The total statewide population was reduced to just fourteen after two wolves were killed

by federal wildlife agents last September for attacking livestock. In May, the alpha male wolf of Oregon’s only known breeding pack disappeared without a trace. In the same month, federal agents were authorized to kill two more of the remaining thirteen wolves, and several

ranchers were given permits to kill any wolf seen attacking livestock.

But this summer has brought one success story after another. After Cascadia Wildlands filed a lawsuit

in July, the federal government immediately withdrew plans to kill wolves in Oregon, including the two they had been hunting since May. Soon after that, some of

the best (and cutest) news of all: puppies! In early July a remote camera captured several images of four newborn wolf pups from the Imnaha pack playing in a wildflower meadow in northeast Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains. In August, wildlife biologists also

confirmed two new puppies for Oregon’s Wenaha pack. This marks only the second time since the 1940s that wolves have been born in the wild in Oregon.

The good news has kept rolling in. At the end of

July, the permits that authorized ranchers to kill wolves expired without a single loss to the population, and these permits have not been renewed. Instead, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has been

Wolves Make Tracks in Oregon 6 New Pups and Renewed Federal Protection Good Signs for Recovery by Dan Kruse, Legal Director

The alpha male of Oregon’s Wenaha wolf pack is the proud papa of two new pups (ODFW)

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what’sinside?

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Wolves Make Tracks in Oregon

McKenzie Forest Safe from Saws

Bringing Back Bull Trout

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October 14, 2010 “From Source to Confluence: Exploring the Proposed Devil’s Staircase Wilderness.” A presentation by photographer Tim Giraudier of Headwaters Photographic. 6:30-7:30 pm, EWEB Training Room (500 E. 4th Ave, Eugene).

Last year the Obama administration eliminated protection for gray wolves in the West. Hunters in Idaho and Montana took aim

and in a single season killed 260 wolves. This summer Cascadia Wildlands and fellow

plaintiffs, represented by Earthjustice, prevailed in federal court in our suit to stop the hunts. Thanks to you, wolves throughout the West are safe. This year’s wolf hunting

season has been cancelled. For Oregon’s wolves, this is still the beginning of a long

battle. We saw what happened this summer when wolves killed six calves in eastern Oregon: Wallowa County declared a State of Emergency. Federal agents spent weeks

in helicopters trying to gun down the wolves deemed responsible for the livestock loss.

Cascadia Wildlands’ Legal Director, Dan Kruse, filed a lawsuit against these federal agents and grounded the helicopters. Shortly thereafter, we received the ruling that

protects all wolves in the West. These victories mean Oregon’s 18 wolves are safe for now, but they are a good reminder of the many battles that lie ahead as wolves continue to recover and repopulate our state after a 60-year absence. No doubt, in coming years you will hear more

about our fight to protect wolves.Thank you to all who took action and donated to save

these wolves. Your support means wolves can safely continue their historic recovery across Oregon– we could not have done this without you. I hope you will continue

supporting wolf recovery across Cascadia!

staff Nick CadyLegal Intern

Sally CummingsOperations Manager

Francis EatheringtonConservation Director

Dan KruseLegal Director

Josh LaughlinCampaign Director

Kate RitleyExecutive Director

Gabe ScottAlaska Field Director

board of directorsKate Alexander, SecretaryLaura BeatonJeremy Hall, PresidentPaul KuckJustin RamseyTim ReamSteve Witten, Treasurer

advisory council Amy AtwoodJason BlazarRalph BloemersSusan Jane BrownAlan Dickman, PhDJim FlynnTimothy Ingalsbee, PhDMegan KemplePollyanna Lind, MSBeverly McDonaldLauren Regan, AAL, Chair

contact PO Box 10455Eugene, OR 97440541.434.1463 p541.434.6494 finfo@CascWild.org

Summer of Love for Wolvesfrom Executive Director Kate Ritley

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444S Foundation

Acorn Foundation

Alaska Conservation Foundation

Astrov Fund

Backcountry Gear Ltd.

Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

Brainerd Foundation

Burning Foundation

Deer Creek Foundation

Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation

Fund for Wild Nature

Kenney Brothers Watershed Foundation

Klorfine Family Foundation

Laird Norton Foundation

Loeb-Meginnes Foundation

Mazamas

Mark Frohnmayer Donor Advised Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

Millis Donor Advised Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

McKenzie River Gathering Foundation

Meyer Memorial Trust

Norcross Wildlife Foundation

Sperling Foundation

Suwinski Family Foundation

Titcomb Foundation

University of Oregon Outdoor Program

Wilburforce Foundation

Winky Foundation

Thank you to all of our individual and family supporters and the many volunteers who help us protect wild places!

Huge thanks to the foundations and community groups that have made substantial contributions to support our work:

Check out our website to stay in-the-know and connect with your community! Sign up for e-alerts, join the cause on Facebook,

follow us on Twitter, and instantly take action on timely issues! (and don’t worry, we absolutely never share or sell your info!)

Business Champions ($5,000+)Patagonia, Inc

Business Partners ($2,500-4,999)Mountain Rose Herbs

Business Sustainers ($1000-2499) Pivot ArchitecturePizza Research InstituteTactics Board Shop

Business Friends ($250-999)Backcountry Gear Ltd.Emerald Valley KitchenRiver JewelrySouthern ExplorationsSundance Natural Foods Market

BUSINESS SUPPORTA sustainable planet is essential to sustainable business. That’s why more and more companies

are actively investing in Cascadia Wildlands. Business support saves wild places from imminent

destruction and wildlife from extinction. Please join us in thanking and patronizing the visionary

businesses that support our work with generous cash contributions:

Comings and GoingsCascadia Wildlands recently said goodbye to Board member Jeff Long. After several years of working on our staff followed by four years of board service, Jeff has formally retired– but he’ll definitely continue to help out with our events! Thanks for everything you do for Cascadia, Jeff. We can’t wait to meet your next little bundle of joy!

Cascadia Wildlands is a proud Recipient organization of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of businesses committed to leveraging their resources to create a healthier planet.

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Cascadia Wildlands has long thought of the Willamette National Forest as our backyard. The

organization was birthed from the struggle to protect its rapidly disappearing old-growth forests and species that rely on them. Over the years, we battled extensively to

protect the forest’s remaining mature and old-growth stands from destructive and ill-conceived timber sales. This struggle eventually resulted in a collaborative

relationship with the Forest Service from which grew non-controversial, restoration-based forestry projects, which are helping repair the decades of abuse on the forest.

However, out of line with recent ecosystem management trends, the Forest Service

proposed “Certification Thin,” a project designed to create elk habitat by converting a healthy forest into a patchwork of clearcuts. The agency also

proposed the logging project without a standard environmental review.

Cascadia staff visited the site, and uncovered thriving older

forest. A creek ran just below the forest floor, which we were able to follow from just the sound of the rushing water and the small pools bubbling to the surface.

This forest is an island of remaining older forest surrounded by dense tree farms

and provides optimal habitat for the federally listed northern spotted owl. Certification Thin

would have gutted the 158-year-old stand, while cutting close to the banks of the creeks in the logging

unit.Cascadia filed a scathing legal appeal

of the project to the Forest Service indicating that it was a significant step in the wrong direction and that

we were fully prepared to stop them. In response, the project was withdrawn. Although we strive to develop a collaborative relationship with the Forest Service to advance

restoration-driven projects, this appeal is evidence that we remain vigilant against threats to native forests.

NORTHERN SPOTTED OWLStrix occidentalis caurina

This northern spotted owl mother and baby live in the 250,000-acre Tyee Study Area

southwest of Eugene, where the Bureau of Land Management has been studying owl populations since 1990. The latest results found that spotted

owl pairs in the study area declined by 33% in just the last four years.

McKenzie Forest Safe from Saws Clearcutting Scheme Scrapped After Appeal by Nick Cady, Legal Intern

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October 9: 9th Annual Hoedown for Cascadia’s Ancient Forests! Get ready to kick up yer heels and celebrate Cascadia! More information coming soon to www.CascWild.org

October 14: “From Source to Confluence: Exploring the Proposed Devil’s Staircase Wilderness.” A presentation by photographer Tim Giraudier of Headwaters Photographic. 6:30-7:30 pm, EWEB Training Room (500 E. 4th Ave, Eugene).

November 2: “A Force of Nature: The Gray Wolf’s Impact on Ecosystem Heath.” A presentation by scientist and author Christina Eisenberg. 6:30-7:30 pm, EWEB Training Room (500 E. 4th Ave., Eugene).

December 11: 7th Annual Wonderland Auction. EMU Ballroom (University of Oregon). 7 pm.

For more information and details, please visit www.CascWild.org

Baby Northern Spotted OwlToo young to fly, this curious baby owl hopped across the forest floor to have a better look at our camera. With most of their habitat destroyed by clearcutting, these iconic owls are nearing extinction (f eatherington).

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investing its time and money into proactive and non-lethal ways to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts, including initiating a Range Rider program, which

consists of a cowboy on horseback patrolling the backcountry in areas where wolves and livestock are known to exist near one another.

In August, a federal judge in Montana ruled that wolves had been illegally removed from the

endangered species list. As a result of this lawsuit – which was brought by trusty lawyers at Earthjustice on behalf of Cascadia Wildlands and more than a dozen other environmental organizations – wolves are now federally protected again throughout the

entire Northern Rocky Mountain area, including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. No public hunts will be permitted this fall, unlike last year when wolves were delisted and 260 animals were shot.

It is immensely satisfying to know that wolves

will continue to grow and spread throughout the West, and that the work of our members, staff, and volunteers has had a profound impact on the

recovery of the species. Cascadia Wildlands has made it one of our primary goals for the near future to see wolves return to the Cascade Mountains, and to ensure that wolves remain protected by law until they have recovered throughout all or a significant

portion of their former range.Please help us keep the momentum by sending

an email to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at ODFW.Comments@state.or.us. The state is currently accepting public comments on a revision

of Oregon’s Wolf Management Plan, and it is considering either relaxing or strengthening protections for Oregon’s wolves. Visit www.cascwild.org for more information. A two-minute email from you can make a serious

difference.

continued from p. 1

The Upper Middle Fork of the Willamette has become ground zero for restoration on the Willamette National Forest. Located due west of the 54,000-acre

Diamond Peak Wilderness, the watershed was one of the Willamette National Forest’s most heavily logged and roaded in the past but has become a laboratory over the past five years focused on restoring ecosystem health. However, a post-fire logging plan

surfaced in the aftermath of the 2009 Tumblebug Fire that could jeopardize important restoration work being planned.

One thing really stands out in the drainage is the ice-cold, spring-fed, water. These waters historically

produced optimal habitat for both bull trout and Chinook salmon, both federally listed on the Endangered Species Act. But dam building, old-growth logging and roading in the Upper Middle Fork eventually led to the extinction of the bull trout in the

watershed by the 1990s. Curtailing old-growth logging and roading (Cascadia litigated and stopped five egregious sales in 2001) and an agency emphasis on placing large wood structures in the river

has created conditions ripe for the reestablishment of the species. In 1997, the species was re-introduced into the icy waters above Hills Creek Dam, and today natural reproduction is occurring

and closely being monitored. Currently, the Forest Service is

proposing to close 150 miles of old logging roads in the watersheds among other restoration-driven projects.

Scientists have told us for years that old roads, particularly ones that are unstable, are detrimental to aquatic species like bull trout and salmon, as they have a tendency to fail and “bleed”

sediment into waterways. The Forest Service should be commended and encouraged to proceed with this action (see sidebar).

Simultaneously, the agency is proposing post-fire logging in vicinity of the Tumblebug Fire that burned across nearly 15,000 acres of the Upper Middle Fork last summer. In a display of admirable restraint, the Forest Service didn’t fight the lightning-

caused fire with all the resources at hand. Instead, the agency closely monitored the fire, let it burn naturally in the steep canyons, and suppressed it when private lands were threatened. Since the fire petered out, the agency has proposed a modest

roadside logging project driven by a need for transportation safety and has withstood the urge to propose clearcutting in the backcountry. Cascadia will continue to follow the proposal to ensure it does not jeopardize important work in the watershed and

remains focused exclusively on transportation safety.

Bringing Back Bull Trout Clearcutting Scheme Scrapped After Appeal by Josh Laughlin, Campaign Director

Bull trout (flytimes.blogspot.com)

Take Action to Save Bull Trout The Willamette National Forest is proposing to close 150 miles of harmful roads southeast of Oakridge

in the headwaters of the Upper Middle Fork watershed. Hiking and biking would still be allowed. The drainage is renowned for its endangered bull trout, which require cold, clear water for its survival. The Forest Service is receiving pressure from ATV users not to close the roads. They need to hear from you, too. Email your comments supporting the road closure to Acting district Ranger, Diana Bus, at: comments-pacificnorthwest-willamette@fs.fed.us

Remote cameras confirmed that Oregon’s Imnaha pack has at least four new pups this year (ODFW)

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investing its time and money into proactive and non-lethal ways to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts, including initiating a Range Rider program, which

consists of a cowboy on horseback patrolling the backcountry in areas where wolves and livestock are known to exist near one another.

In August, a federal judge in Montana ruled that wolves had been illegally removed from the

endangered species list. As a result of this lawsuit – which was brought by trusty lawyers at Earthjustice on behalf of Cascadia Wildlands and more than a dozen other environmental organizations – wolves are now federally protected again throughout the

entire Northern Rocky Mountain area, including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. No public hunts will be permitted this fall, unlike last year when wolves were delisted and 260 animals were shot.

It is immensely satisfying to know that wolves

will continue to grow and spread throughout the West, and that the work of our members, staff, and volunteers has had a profound impact on the

recovery of the species. Cascadia Wildlands has made it one of our primary goals for the near future to see wolves return to the Cascade Mountains, and to ensure that wolves remain protected by law until they have recovered throughout all or a significant

portion of their former range.Please help us keep the momentum by sending

an email to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at ODFW.Comments@state.or.us. The state is currently accepting public comments on a revision

of Oregon’s Wolf Management Plan, and it is considering either relaxing or strengthening protections for Oregon’s wolves. Visit www.cascwild.org for more information. A two-minute email from you can make a serious

difference.

continued from p. 1

The Upper Middle Fork of the Willamette has become ground zero for restoration on the Willamette National Forest. Located due west of the 54,000-acre

Diamond Peak Wilderness, the watershed was one of the Willamette National Forest’s most heavily logged and roaded in the past but has become a laboratory over the past five years focused on restoring ecosystem health. However, a post-fire logging plan

surfaced in the aftermath of the 2009 Tumblebug Fire that could jeopardize important restoration work being planned.

One thing really stands out in the drainage is the ice-cold, spring-fed, water. These waters historically

produced optimal habitat for both bull trout and Chinook salmon, both federally listed on the Endangered Species Act. But dam building, old-growth logging and roading in the Upper Middle Fork eventually led to the extinction of the bull trout in the

watershed by the 1990s. Curtailing old-growth logging and roading (Cascadia litigated and stopped five egregious sales in 2001) and an agency emphasis on placing large wood structures in the river

has created conditions ripe for the reestablishment of the species. In 1997, the species was re-introduced into the icy waters above Hills Creek Dam, and today natural reproduction is occurring

and closely being monitored. Currently, the Forest Service is

proposing to close 150 miles of old logging roads in the watersheds among other restoration-driven projects.

Scientists have told us for years that old roads, particularly ones that are unstable, are detrimental to aquatic species like bull trout and salmon, as they have a tendency to fail and “bleed”

sediment into waterways. The Forest Service should be commended and encouraged to proceed with this action (see sidebar).

Simultaneously, the agency is proposing post-fire logging in vicinity of the Tumblebug Fire that burned across nearly 15,000 acres of the Upper Middle Fork last summer. In a display of admirable restraint, the Forest Service didn’t fight the lightning-

caused fire with all the resources at hand. Instead, the agency closely monitored the fire, let it burn naturally in the steep canyons, and suppressed it when private lands were threatened. Since the fire petered out, the agency has proposed a modest

roadside logging project driven by a need for transportation safety and has withstood the urge to propose clearcutting in the backcountry. Cascadia will continue to follow the proposal to ensure it does not jeopardize important work in the watershed and

remains focused exclusively on transportation safety.

Bringing Back Bull Trout Clearcutting Scheme Scrapped After Appeal by Josh Laughlin, Campaign Director

Bull trout (flytimes.blogspot.com)

Take Action to Save Bull Trout The Willamette National Forest is proposing to close 150 miles of harmful roads southeast of Oakridge

in the headwaters of the Upper Middle Fork watershed. Hiking and biking would still be allowed. The drainage is renowned for its endangered bull trout, which require cold, clear water for its survival. The Forest Service is receiving pressure from ATV users not to close the roads. They need to hear from you, too. Email your comments supporting the road closure to Acting district Ranger, Diana Bus, at: comments-pacificnorthwest-willamette@fs.fed.us

Remote cameras confirmed that Oregon’s Imnaha pack has at least four new pups this year (ODFW)

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Cascadia Wildlands has long thought of the Willamette National Forest as our backyard. The

organization was birthed from the struggle to protect its rapidly disappearing old-growth forests and species that rely on them. Over the years, we battled extensively to

protect the forest’s remaining mature and old-growth stands from destructive and ill-conceived timber sales. This struggle eventually resulted in a collaborative

relationship with the Forest Service from which grew non-controversial, restoration-based forestry projects, which are helping repair the decades of abuse on the forest.

However, out of line with recent ecosystem management trends, the Forest Service

proposed “Certification Thin,” a project designed to create elk habitat by converting a healthy forest into a patchwork of clearcuts. The agency also

proposed the logging project without a standard environmental review.

Cascadia staff visited the site, and uncovered thriving older

forest. A creek ran just below the forest floor, which we were able to follow from just the sound of the rushing water and the small pools bubbling to the surface.

This forest is an island of remaining older forest surrounded by dense tree farms

and provides optimal habitat for the federally listed northern spotted owl. Certification Thin

would have gutted the 158-year-old stand, while cutting close to the banks of the creeks in the logging

unit.Cascadia filed a scathing legal appeal

of the project to the Forest Service indicating that it was a significant step in the wrong direction and that

we were fully prepared to stop them. In response, the project was withdrawn. Although we strive to develop a collaborative relationship with the Forest Service to advance

restoration-driven projects, this appeal is evidence that we remain vigilant against threats to native forests.

NORTHERN SPOTTED OWLStrix occidentalis caurina

This northern spotted owl mother and baby live in the 250,000-acre Tyee Study Area

southwest of Eugene, where the Bureau of Land Management has been studying owl populations since 1990. The latest results found that spotted

owl pairs in the study area declined by 33% in just the last four years.

McKenzie Forest Safe from Saws Clearcutting Scheme Scrapped After Appeal by Nick Cady, Legal Intern

Afternoon sun filters through the canopy of a McKenzie forest recently saved from destruction (k ritley).CO

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October 9: 9th Annual Hoedown for Cascadia’s Ancient Forests! Get ready to kick up yer heels and celebrate Cascadia! More information coming soon to www.CascWild.org

October 14: “From Source to Confluence: Exploring the Proposed Devil’s Staircase Wilderness.” A presentation by photographer Tim Giraudier of Headwaters Photographic. 6:30-7:30 pm, EWEB Training Room (500 E. 4th Ave, Eugene).

November 2: “A Force of Nature: The Gray Wolf’s Impact on Ecosystem Heath.” A presentation by scientist and author Christina Eisenberg. 6:30-7:30 pm, EWEB Training Room (500 E. 4th Ave., Eugene).

December 11: 7th Annual Wonderland Auction. EMU Ballroom (University of Oregon). 7 pm.

For more information and details, please visit www.CascWild.org

Baby Northern Spotted OwlToo young to fly, this curious baby owl hopped across the forest floor to have a better look at our camera. With most of their habitat destroyed by clearcutting, these iconic owls are nearing extinction (f eatherington).

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Last year the Obama administration eliminated protection for gray wolves in the West. Hunters in Idaho and Montana took aim

and in a single season killed 260 wolves. This summer Cascadia Wildlands and fellow

plaintiffs, represented by Earthjustice, prevailed in federal court in our suit to stop the hunts. Thanks to you, wolves throughout the West are safe. This year’s wolf hunting

season has been cancelled. For Oregon’s wolves, this is still the beginning of a long

battle. We saw what happened this summer when wolves killed six calves in eastern Oregon: Wallowa County declared a State of Emergency. Federal agents spent weeks

in helicopters trying to gun down the wolves deemed responsible for the livestock loss.

Cascadia Wildlands’ Legal Director, Dan Kruse, filed a lawsuit against these federal agents and grounded the helicopters. Shortly thereafter, we received the ruling that

protects all wolves in the West. These victories mean Oregon’s 18 wolves are safe for now, but they are a good reminder of the many battles that lie ahead as wolves continue to recover and repopulate our state after a 60-year absence. No doubt, in coming years you will hear more

about our fight to protect wolves.Thank you to all who took action and donated to save

these wolves. Your support means wolves can safely continue their historic recovery across Oregon– we could not have done this without you. I hope you will continue

supporting wolf recovery across Cascadia!

staff Nick CadyLegal Intern

Sally CummingsOperations Manager

Francis EatheringtonConservation Director

Dan KruseLegal Director

Josh LaughlinCampaign Director

Kate RitleyExecutive Director

Gabe ScottAlaska Field Director

board of directorsKate Alexander, SecretaryLaura BeatonJeremy Hall, PresidentPaul KuckJustin RamseyTim ReamSteve Witten, Treasurer

advisory council Amy AtwoodJason BlazarRalph BloemersSusan Jane BrownAlan Dickman, PhDJim FlynnTimothy Ingalsbee, PhDMegan KemplePollyanna Lind, MSBeverly McDonaldLauren Regan, AAL, Chair

contact PO Box 10455Eugene, OR 97440541.434.1463 p541.434.6494 finfo@CascWild.org

Summer of Love for Wolvesfrom Executive Director Kate Ritley

TH

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WWW.CASCWILD.ORG

444S Foundation

Acorn Foundation

Alaska Conservation Foundation

Astrov Fund

Backcountry Gear Ltd.

Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

Brainerd Foundation

Burning Foundation

Deer Creek Foundation

Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation

Fund for Wild Nature

Kenney Brothers Watershed Foundation

Klorfine Family Foundation

Laird Norton Foundation

Loeb-Meginnes Foundation

Mazamas

Mark Frohnmayer Donor Advised Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

Millis Donor Advised Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

McKenzie River Gathering Foundation

Meyer Memorial Trust

Norcross Wildlife Foundation

Sperling Foundation

Suwinski Family Foundation

Titcomb Foundation

University of Oregon Outdoor Program

Wilburforce Foundation

Winky Foundation

Thank you to all of our individual and family supporters and the many volunteers who help us protect wild places!

Huge thanks to the foundations and community groups that have made substantial contributions to support our work:

Check out our website to stay in-the-know and connect with your community! Sign up for e-alerts, join the cause on Facebook,

follow us on Twitter, and instantly take action on timely issues! (and don’t worry, we absolutely never share or sell your info!)

Business Champions ($5,000+)Patagonia, Inc

Business Partners ($2,500-4,999)Mountain Rose Herbs

Business Sustainers ($1000-2499) Pivot ArchitecturePizza Research InstituteTactics Board Shop

Business Friends ($250-999)Backcountry Gear Ltd.Emerald Valley KitchenRiver JewelrySouthern ExplorationsSundance Natural Foods Market

BUSINESS SUPPORTA sustainable planet is essential to sustainable business. That’s why more and more companies

are actively investing in Cascadia Wildlands. Business support saves wild places from imminent

destruction and wildlife from extinction. Please join us in thanking and patronizing the visionary

businesses that support our work with generous cash contributions:

Comings and GoingsCascadia Wildlands recently said goodbye to Board member Jeff Long. After several years of working on our staff followed by four years of board service, Jeff has formally retired– but he’ll definitely continue to help out with our events! Thanks for everything you do for Cascadia, Jeff. We can’t wait to meet your next little bundle of joy!

Cascadia Wildlands is a proud Recipient organization of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of businesses committed to leveraging their resources to create a healthier planet.

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CASCADIA WILDLANDS we like it wild.PO BOX 10455 • EUGENE, OR 97440

US PostagePAID

Nonprofit Org.Permit No. 82Eugene, OR CASCADIAQUARTERLY

summer 2010 news + fun from cascadia wildlands

A series of exciting courtroom victories has saved wolves from being killed in Oregon and across the western United States and have put the species on

the path toward recovery. It's hard not to tilt our heads back at the moon and let out a big, triumphant howl.

A few months ago the outlook for Oregon’s wolves was bleak. The total statewide population was reduced to just fourteen after two wolves were killed

by federal wildlife agents last September for attacking livestock. In May, the alpha male wolf of Oregon’s only known breeding pack disappeared without a trace. In the same month, federal agents were authorized to kill two more of the remaining thirteen wolves, and several

ranchers were given permits to kill any wolf seen attacking livestock.

But this summer has brought one success story after another. After Cascadia Wildlands filed a lawsuit

in July, the federal government immediately withdrew plans to kill wolves in Oregon, including the two they had been hunting since May. Soon after that, some of

the best (and cutest) news of all: puppies! In early July a remote camera captured several images of four newborn wolf pups from the Imnaha pack playing in a wildflower meadow in northeast Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains. In August, wildlife biologists also

confirmed two new puppies for Oregon’s Wenaha pack. This marks only the second time since the 1940s that wolves have been born in the wild in Oregon.

The good news has kept rolling in. At the end of

July, the permits that authorized ranchers to kill wolves expired without a single loss to the population, and these permits have not been renewed. Instead, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has been

Wolves Make Tracks in Oregon 6 New Pups and Renewed Federal Protection Good Signs for Recovery by Dan Kruse, Legal Director

The alpha male of Oregon’s Wenaha wolf pack is the proud papa of two new pups (ODFW)

continued on p. 4

what’sinside?

summer 2010

Wolves Make Tracks in Oregon

McKenzie Forest Safe from Saws

Bringing Back Bull Trout

Community Calendar

Dev

il’s

Sta

ircas

e w

ater

fall,

Ore

gon

(gre

g lie

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010

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October 14, 2010 “From Source to Confluence: Exploring the Proposed Devil’s Staircase Wilderness.” A presentation by photographer Tim Giraudier of Headwaters Photographic. 6:30-7:30 pm, EWEB Training Room (500 E. 4th Ave, Eugene).