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…
Proposed logging threatens drinking water and wildlife habitat in the Tiger-Mill sale
Large trees, mature and old forests, drinking water, and wildlife habitat are threatened by logging in the Tiger-Mill timber sale. The Tiger-Mill timber sale on the Umatilla National Forest is located approximately 13 miles east of Walla Walla, Washington. The sale proposes to commercially…
Forest Service to log old growth fir forest around Walton Lake in the Ochoco National Forest
US Forest Service will proceed with logging old growth fir forest around Walton Lake in the Ochoco National Forest September 28th, 2023 The US Forest Service announced it will begin logging the old growth fir forest around Walton Lake starting October 1st, 2023. Walton…
Logging is not restoration.
Logging is promoted by agencies and the timber industry as necessary for public safety and restoration. However, most logging on National Forests takes place in the backcountry, far from human communities. Logging in remote wildlands does not keep people safe from fires. Home hardening,…
BMBP Sues the Forest Service to Protect Large Trees
BMBP’s filed suit against the US Forest Service on the South Warner sale in the Fremont-Winema National Forest: On October 6th, 2022, Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project filed suit against the United States Forest Service to stop the illegal logging of large trees in the…
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…
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