KS Wild

#BREAKING @RepValHoyle has introduced the Southwest Oregon Salmon & Watershed Protection Act to protect 101,000 acres of OR public lands from the threat of toxic mining! Thank you Rep. Hoyle for your dedication to Oregon's rivers and all the life and wonder they provide! #sowspa

Today, @RepHuffman & I introduced the 'Southwestern Oregon Watershed & Salmon Protection Act' to permanently protect rivers in Southwestern Oregon that provide clean drinking water, wild salmon habitats, & outdoor recreation from mining pollution. #SOWSPA hoyle.house.gov/media/press-re…

BLM forests are the most threatened public forests in the PNW. The O&C Act has been used to argue for a logging dominated approach on these lands & we need to let our elected federal officials know that their constituents (that’s you!) value BLM forests. tinyurl.com/bd444pxk

Join the fight to protect important forests that serve as wildlife refuge, carbon sequesters, water filters, and recreation oases before the comment period closes. There are only a few more days to submit your demands to the BLM: secure.everyaction.com/Fw4B3RFT-kKyod…

Remember the Bear Grub old-growth timber sale located in what used to be the Applegate Adaptiver Management Area? Well, the BLM is back at it again. Let BLM timber planners know their attempts to silence the public & log old-growth are misguided: tinyurl.com/3ekcywb3

Want to learn about what goes into stopping a destructive timber sale on public lands? Join Alexi, our Forest & Climate Coordinator, this Saturday for a field trip to the Last Chance timber sale to learn about a crucial step in the process: groundtruthing. tinyurl.com/v38dhnyc

Have you caught the wildflower show happening in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument lately? 😍🌻

Check out this op-ed explains why protecting why🌲old forests🌲will help us prevent forest fires like the Canadian blazes that blanketed the East Coast in smoke. Turns out, using forests to fight climate change is more complicated than just planting trees. tinyurl.com/3s2h4b5a

Huge news: The @USFWS has agreed to reconsider protections for the West Coast fisher in northern CA & southern OR! KS Wild and other environmental organizations have worked for decades to push for the fisher to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. kswild.org/press-releases…

The Climate Forest Coalition is attempting to collect 500,000 comments to save mature & old-growth forests. We want to add 1,000 to that list! So far, we have 550 comments. Can you add yours to help us reach our goal and save the trees? Only 13 days left! secure.everyaction.com/qT2yq7pQkE-8vF…

The BLM's IVM project, while offering some wildfire mitigation, specifically targets old-growth trees to be logged for profit. Our litigation is by no means a target to prevent wildfire reduction work but to preserve wildfire-hardy trees. rv-times.com/localstate/blm…

We are excited to announce that our friend and supporter, Julia, has offered to lead a guided forest bath for an intimate group of KS Wilders! The auction is only open for a few days, so get your bids in now for this opportunity of a lifetime 🧘🌲🙏 go.rallyup.com/forestbathkswi…

It has been over a month since many Republican State Senators decided to stop going to work, threatening to derail the Oregon Legislative Session. Take action today! Tell Oregon legislators to get back to work. secure.everyaction.com/yVbInXSHEkOzLD…

We're looking for a few more folks to help us at the Mariposa Preserve in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument tomorrow at 3:30pm! We'll be pulling invasive starthistle to help protect the unique biodiversity of the Preserve. 🌸 Join us: kswild.org/upcoming-event…

Ever seen a madrone with a case of the Mondays? 😫 📸 Holly Christiansen

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest board member, Maud Powell! 👋💚 Maud is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Small Farms Extension program at OSU. For the past 17 years, she has delivered educational programming for farmers & ranchers in southern OR.

Fire Friday 🔥 Our Climate Director, Joseph Vaile, has created a Story Map to talk about "good fire" AKA prescribed fire. He has engaged with TREX on a few prescribed burns lately & has a story to tell. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/db7b93…

As we inch closer to summertime, we would like to share a resource to learn more about indoor air quality. Two free, informative classes will be held on May 31st by Smokewise Ashland and partners. See the flyer below for more information.

Thanks to Sen @RonWyden for his town hall in southern Oregon yesterday, & thanks to all who showed up! We continue to push for important legislation like the #RiverDemocracyAct and look forward to Senator Wyden's further support in moving this legislation along!

We're seeking a few more volunteers to join us for a stewardship day this Saturday at the Days Gulch and $8 Mtn Botanical Areas! Join us in installing an interpretive sign, assisting in a trash clean-up, & photo monitoring/ documenting areas of concern: kswild.org/upcoming-event… 🌸