We’re currently in the first official comment period of the Forest Service process to update the management plans for the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, and Malheur National Forests.

What some call burdensome regulations, others call safeguards, backstops, or guardrails – key rules that protect vulnerable resources from being outcompeted by economic priorities.

The USFS recently held a series of public meetings around the region to gather initial feedback on the Assessment of the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision.

GHCC's Public Land Protections program is critical in defending intact natural systems, large and old trees, roadless areas, and watershed health across this spectacular region. Our work primarily focuses on the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, and the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, and Malheur National Forests, where we work to ensure timber sales and other management actions comply with federal laws including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered