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Roads are a widespread threat to streams, water quality, and wildlife on National Forests

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

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Recently, several counties in eastern Oregon submitted a petition to the Office of the Department of Agriculture asking to have the Malheur and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests exempted from the 2005 Travel Planning Rule. Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project is extremely concerned about the current state…

Category: Action Alert Blog Posts

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Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Decision Withdrawn in Response to Objections

In an unexpected development, the US Forest Service announced on March 14th, 2019 that they have withdrawn the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision. The objections by Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project and other environmental protection organizations were essentially upheld by the USFS’s withdrawal of their Forest Plan Revision decision. Click on the “Recent News and Major Updates” tab above to read more.

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Thank you to everyone who came out to our Annual Benefit! Thanks also to folks who couldn’t be at our benefit but donated online.  We are thrilled to be off to a good start for the upcoming field season.

It was great to see everyone who came out for our 2019 Annual Benefit. The evening was lovely, with  great music by Erik Overson and DJ Sasha Coulter. Thank you to all the performers, and to everyone who donated to the raffle. Thanks also to everyone who helped with the benefit staffing and organization. We couldn’t have done it without you!

We hope to see you all next year!

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