About BMBP
Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project has been working to protect and restore the ecosystems of the Blue Mountains and Eastern Oregon Cascades since 1991. We work to stop or modify projects that threaten ecological diversity and integrity such as logging, road building, livestock grazing, herbicide…
2022 End-of-Summer Report: Notes from the field
We’ve had a fun and productive field season this year, and it’s still going strong! We’ve been in the field with volunteers since the beginning of June, and will continue surveying through September. Wildlands field surveys: Every summer, BMBP staff and volunteers survey thousands…
The 21″ Screens: Updates and Resources
In the final days of the Trump administration, the Forest Service rolled back protections for large trees on National Forests in Eastern Oregon. This decision, issued in the final days of the Trump administration, was rushed through illegally, without adequate public process. The Forest…
End-of-summer Report: Notes from the field
We’ve had a fun and productive field season this year, and it’s still going strong! We’ve been in the field with volunteers since the beginning of June, and will continue surveying through September. Wildlands field surveys: Every summer, BMBP staff and volunteers survey thousands…
Upcoming Webinar on Mapping Mature and Old Growth Forests
Update: the webinar has been posted and is available for viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KamQ6NY7HK0&t=4293s&ab_channel=TheJohnMuirProject With only a fraction of mature & old growth forests remaining across the US, identifying where these stands remain is vital for efforts to protect drinking water, biodiversity, and our climate. On…
Old growth logging in the Malheur National Forest
The Forest Service claims that logging in the Big Mosquito timber sale on the Malheur National Forest is restoration. The Forest Service told the public that the Big Mosquito sale would help save old growth Ponderosa pines. Unfortunately, Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project found dozens…
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