On Monday, April 6, 2026, Greater Hells Canyon Council and Oregon Wild filed a lawsuit challenging the Forest Service’s final decision on the Ellis Integrated Vegetation Project. Without undergoing the required environmental analyses and public engagement, the final decision included sudden and substantial changes to the project that will negatively impact elk and their habitat, and will violate the Umatilla Forest Plan . Speaking on behalf of GHCC, this is not something that

From what we’re seeing so far, 2026 will be a defining year for the future of public lands in our region (and beyond). There are laws governing how even federal agencies can make decisions that could threaten the health of our environment. This process is detailed in the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA.

2025 was a bit of a rodeo, to say the least. We saw the decades-old dreams of sagebrush rebels and pro-industry/anti-regulation zealots surface once again in attempts to sell off public lands and hamstring the agencies that manage them. We also saw the first steps towards an attempted repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule , and moves made to restrict public awareness and input on timber and mining projects. Locally, we saw some National Forests behaving better th

So much life in the Pacific Northwest depends on thriving salmon. The R.U.N. in Unity Convening conference is hosted by tribes of the Basin - this year led by the N ez Perce and the Columbia and Snake River Campaign.