The thing is, they were caught blatantly misrepresenting the facts on this project and that immediately makes me doubt their 42 Divide project for the same reason. That project also targets mature/old-growth stands as well. The maps produced for both projects were sloppy and incomplete

Proud to have contributed to the effort to stop this project. Logging in mature & old-growth forest stands shouldn’t happen. cascwild.org/2026/conserv...

Please help us stop the illegal dismantling of the Forest Service actionnetwork.org/letters/cong... (we're the largest FS union representing 20,000 Forest Service employees including many of the ~7000 being forced to move) @altnps.bsky.social

I have to watch this periodically for a pick me up vimeo.com/199940193

This is such bullshit and Trump 2.0 has lived up to everyone’s anxiety. Even without this rule change, the public has been cut out using CEs & other cheats. Thankfully some FS Supervisors have chosen to still engage the public even when legally not required.

Post a banger that isn’t in English youtu.be/wir4k8BbX_Q?...

“We can do a lot of guesswork as to the motivations behind [the legislation], but the reality is we need to protect our water resources. We need to protect the wildlife, and we need to protect the land for the betterment of the citizens of this country.” -Will Fett, Executive Director, Bark

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains. IYKYK. Only made this one album but it’s incredible.

Forests, Fires, and Falsehoods: Exposing the Timber Industry’s Greenwashing Playbook This is for those who prefer citations/data over talking points. Evan Frost and I unpack how “sustainable forestry” has become a shield for carbon loss & habitat destruction. The full paper: 🔗 bit.ly/4qEjz1m

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains

Section 106 for thee, just not for me

Oh damn. 😞

It’s rare these days but some breaking GOOD news- the BLM is canceling the very controversial 42 Divide Timber Sale Project in Southern Oregon (for now). Oregon environmental groups were “all in” to fight this project & the EA produced was so shoddy

The BLM is trying to pull some shit with their 42 Divide project.. 😒🤨

Sad to see this inholding in the Willow Flats area on the Umpqua National Forest get logged. It’s bordered by 275+ yr old old-growth. One of my favorite areas in the North Umpqua now will have a clearcut scar

I’ve become a huge proponent of digitally archiving old work. If you’re an enviro group, *please* preserve old project documents along with your group’s groundtruth efforts. 1/2

Ive made a map to check whether or not your favorite Northwest Forest spot now facing increased logging due to the recent Executive Order. This map combines the two criteria (Section 602 lands & very high/high wildfire risk) into one zoomable map. www.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

Random post but does anyone have recommendations for locksmiths in the City of San Francisco proper? I need to resolve some entry door lock issues for a house that’s in the Sunset district. Thanks!

You can read the text of the resolution here. bills.legmt.gov#/laws/bill/2... Groups focused on resource extraction strongly dislike roadless areas.

Contact committee members and urge them to vote NO on SJ 14. committees.legmt.gov#/standingCom... Sign up to testify by 1 pm on Tuesday. You can also submit your comment by email or phone up to 1 pm on Tuesday. legmt.gov/participate

Tell Senate Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations committee members that Montanans want to see the few remaining wild areas of our national forests protected, not roaded, commercially logged, or developed.

SJ 14 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Energy, Technology, & Federal Relations Committee on Tuesday, March 25 at 3 p.m.

Montanans Oppose SJ Resolution 14, which asks Congress to strip protections from >6 million acres of national forest roadless areas, including the Badger-Two Medicine, and another million-plus acres of Wilderness Study Areas on national forest or Bureau of Land Management lands. #MTPol #MTLeg

Everyone - please submit your public comments for the proposed changes to NEPA! NEPA is a PROCESS but does not require a certain outcome - federal agencies utilize NEPA to consider the env impacts of a project prior to doing/funding the work. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Zelenskyy should walk without signing anything. This is a fucking embarrassing display on our part. Total capitulation to Russia.

This isn’t just some random trailhead, either. This is a very popular year round hike along I-90 just below Snoqualmie Pass.

If you went to college 1. what was your career goal when you started? 2. your initial major? 3. if you changed majors, what did you change to? 4. what do you do now, professionally? 1. No Idea 2. Political Science 3. Geography 4. Cartography / GIS Analyst

Calling your reps is only the 1st step. This excellent old Amnesty International advocacy video gives very practical next steps for turning that call into a relationship. It also offers great tips on how to keep the pressure up until you get what you want. This should be mandatory for civics class.

"The Medford District BLM [in OR] approved the Rum Creek Salvage Logging Project last yr, w/ no public process. This video depicts a complete road failure initiated by the logging that damaged riparian areas downstream, all the way to the Wild & Scenic Rogue River." www.youtube.com/watch?v=re7z...

Really surprised but grateful for this. The FS attitude & response to public comments during this project was discouraging. Paraphrased example: “we’re building 17 miles of temporary roads on this project but we won’t tell you where they are..”

Forest Service has killed the Old Growth Amendment, which is probably for the best considering who will be in charge in 2 weeks. Wondering if the same should be done to the Northwest Forest Plan Amendment as well..

Same.

A lot has happened since the last meeting, including the release of the DEIS and the election. Curious how this is going to go..

The Mt Hood National Forest is scoping the Stone Creek Vegetation Management project in the Timothy Lake area. It proposes several treatments that seem contrary to the Scenic Viewshed allocations in that area. Scoping comments are due 1/3/2025

Nothing like putting together a photo book of your year’s best photos and completely forgetting about a particular set of photos that should have been included. 😑😞 And it’s not like I take a huge amount of photos these days so I can’t even blame it on an overwhelming output 😂

At the beginning of each administration, there are hopes & dreams that an incoming director will effect change. Unfortunately, if one cares about the public forests in Oregon, Traci Stone-Manning made zero difference. “Meet the new boss- same as the old boss.” www.seattletimes.com/business/bid...

Kathleen Edwards “Copied Keys” last night here in Seattle 🥰🥺

I love this show so much 😂

Timeline cleanser. Saw the Surfrajettes on their West Coast swing last night here in Seattle. Great band. Go see them!

With winter off to a good start, I’m obsessing with what my winter time lapse is capturing. I set up my camera here a month ago on a ridge at about 6,000’ in the southern Oregon Cacscade range. Hoping it stays above the snowpack 🤞🏻😬🤞🏻

The Forest Service released their Draft EIS for the Northwest Forest Plan Amendment today. There will be a 120 day comment period, which puts us firmly into the new, regressive administration. I can’t imagine that they’ll let this process play out but who knows. www.fs.usda.gov/project/?pro...