PROJECT UPDATE: INVASIVE SURVEYS IN TIMBER UNITS

Parts of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and other national forests possess something increasingly rare in the western United States: forests and river corridors largely free of invasive plants. These places are important refuges for native plant communities, including many rare and threatened species.  This is not something we should take for granted. As collaborators […]

VESTIGES OF WILDNESS: WHY THE FATE OF ROADLESS AREAS IS CRITICAL TO OUR FUTURE

The 2001 Roadless Rule created a new type of land designation called Inventoried Roadless Areas and is responsible for protecting a large number of un-roaded landscapes across a wide range of regions and ecosystems throughout the national forest system. In total, the rule safeguards 58 million acres of intact wildlife habitat and backcountry, more than […]

Forest Under Siege Author Event

meet the author: A Presentation by Rand Schenck, Author of Forest Under Siege: The Story of Old Growth after Gifford Pinchot Thursday, July 10 6:30pmLoowit Brewing 507 Columbia St, Vancouver, WA Join us at Loowit Brewing in downtown Vancouver on July 10 for a presentation by local author Rand Schenck.  Rand’s book Forest Under Siege: […]