For decades, the landmark Northwest Forest Plan has helped protect mature and old-growth forests, Northern Spotted Owls, Marbled Murrelets, and other imperiled fish and wildlife on federal lands throughout the Pacific Northwest. Now, the Forest Service is proposing to amend the Plan, and we need your help to make sure its conservation goals are maintained and strengthened in this era of climate change. 

The Board of Forestry has scheduled three listening sessions next week to gather public comments on the Western Forests Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and the broader Forest Management Plan (FMP). These special public comment opportunities are provided in follow-up to recently released information about long-term timber harvest and revenue projections on State Forest land under the proposed HCP and will likely be the last chance for the public to provide formal comments on the HCP and long-term management of over 600,000 acres of state forest.

The Housing Regulatory Relief Package, which aims to increase housing production by relaxing regulations for developers, is now in front of Portland City Council and we need your help to ensure that they adopt the recommended draft as is.