During these last weeks where we have the opportunity to weigh in, we will be sharing a series of blogs focusing on specific issues we're thinking about as an organization and as a community of people who care deeply about the health of the ecosystems within eastside forests. This blog focuses on the threats that the proposed plans pose to old and mature trees, an irrefutably vital character in the story of ecosystem health.

The Blue Mountains Forest Plan is currently being revised, and the FINAL 90-day public comment period is now open. Over the next three months, we will be diving into various aspects of the plan so you can be more informed about what's being proposed for your public lands.

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.