Read the Motion for Preliminary Injunction here:
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ASA is taking action on Earth Day, and working hard every day to support the protection of the Applegate. We hope that while you celebrate Earth Day, you will also make a commitment to taking action in any way you can. The threats to our region are mounting and there is no time like now to act!

While the country is celebrating Earth Day, Applegate Siskiyou Alliance is demonstrating our commitment to the environment of the Applegate Valley by filing a Motion for Preliminary Injunction for the BLM’s SOS logging project.

Celebrating Earth Day With Action!
ASA Filed a Lawsuit Against the BLM’s SOS Logging Project in March. Today, for Earth Day, We Filed for Preliminary Injunction to Stop the Logging While the Case Works its Way Through Court!

Southern Oregon teen photographs Applegate peaks to inspire peers - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 MEDFORD, Ore. – Sixteen-year-old South Medford student Brighton Gradisar (@brighton_goes_outdoors) has a towering goal: hike all 97 peaks in the Applegate watershed before he turns 18. Equipped with h...

Southern Oregon teen photographs Applegate peaks to inspire peers! Brighton Gradisar intends to hike all 97 peaks in the Applegate watershed before he turns 18! What an amazing goal! We are cheering you on Brighton!
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Cougars walking together in the Miller Complex Fire Footprint in the Applegate March 2026 This is "Cougars walking together in the Miller Complex Fire Footprint in the Applegate March 2026" by Luke Ruediger on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Cougars walking together in the Miller Complex Fire Footprint in the Applegate March 2026
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We visited timber sale units that had been logged to see the devastating ecological impacts of the logging; we visited unlogged units slated for logging to see the forests before they were logged, and we visited an old-growth madrone tree growing just outside one of the timber sale units.

Apple Saws Timber Sale Field Trip On March 15th Applegate Siskiyou Alliance led a field trip to the Apple Saws Timber Sale being logged now on BLM land on Ben Johnson Mountain above Ruch. We visited timber sale units that had been log...

Field Trip Video with Drone Footage!
On March 15th Applegate Siskiyou Alliance led a field trip to the Apple Saws Timber Sale being logged now on BLM land on Ben Johnson Mountain above Ruch.
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Tomorrow!
Jackson County
No Kings - ORD2 Indivisible - 12-2 pm - Medford
Sidewalk protest all along Biddle Road between Jackson Street (Hawthorne Park area) and Food 4 Less.
Josephine County with Rogue indivisible
No Kings Rally and March - 12-2 pm - Grants Pass
In front of Jo. County courthouse

As BLM continues its lawless logging agenda in the Applegate and beyond, ASA will continue pushing back. In fact, we recently filed suit with our partners at Crag Law Center to stop the SOS Project, the Apple Saws Timber Sale, the Holcomb Hollow Timber Sale, and the Thom Bone Timber Sale.

March 2026 Field Report BLM's Apple Saws Timber Sale Update This is "March 2026 Field Report BLM's Apple Saws Timber Sale Update" by Luke Ruediger on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…

Apple Saws Timber Sale March Field Report
This short video documenting the impact of the Apple Saws Timber Sale on Ben Johnson Mountain above Ruch focuses on the logging of madrone and other hardwoods, as well as soil damage, and unauthorized new road construction in the Apple Saws Timber Sale area.

Logging is impacting hardwood trees on Ben Johnson Mtn, especially madrone trees, which are being cut and hauled away on log trucks by the thousands. This old madrone shows the potential for madrone size on Ben Johnson, and there were likely more madrones like this one before industrial logging.

Yesterday ASA led a field trip to see the BLM's Apple Saws Timber Sale on Ben Johnson Mountain above Ruch. In addition to seeing the ecological impacts of the logging, we visited a majestic, old-growth madrone tree growing on the edge of a logging units. This tree is likely hundreds of years old!

The BLM intends to quadruple timber production in Western Oregon from the already too high 250 million board feet per year, to approximately 1 billion board feet annually."

The goal is to dramatically increase timber production on 2.4 million acres of BLM lands, “to provide a sustained yield of timber production consistent with the maximum productive capacity of the lands.

The Trump Administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has set their sights on Western Oregon forests and has started the process to revise the BLM’s 2016 Resource Management Plan (RMP).

New ASA blog post about the Trump administration's plans to quadruple logging on BLM lands in Western Oregon:
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Photo: Logging equipment above Ruch in the Holcomb Hollow Timber Sale.

Thank you CBD!

Towering evergreen trees seen from below. A white text box centered over the image reads "A Trump administration plan threatens 2.5 million acres of Oregon forests."

The Trump admin. wants to log 2.5 million acres of #PublicLand in Western #Oregon.

We can't let this happen!

These old-growth forests play priceless roles in supporting the climate, healthy streams, and wildlife.

Take action (you don't have to live in Oregon) ➡️ bit.ly/4s2py0s

Today in Ashland! Moths Matter presentation-because moths are beautiful and ecologically important! 2:30pm at the Bellview Grange.

Breaking News: ASA Files Suit to Save Applegate Forests!
Lawsuit Challenges the BLM’s Ashland 2025 SOS Project and its Apple Saws, Chopper Styx, Holcomb Hollow, and Thom Bone Timber Sales. You can read the lawsuit here: applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/wp-content/u...
Photo: Clearcut in Apple Saws Sale

Current levels are around 250 million board ft per year. This will quadruple the amount of logging on BLM lands, and could nearly wipe out the forests on BLM land in the Applegate River Watershed. The last time the BLM logged one billion board feet of timber per year in western Oregon was the 1960s.

Return to Old-Growth Liquidation in Western Oregon? — . Top Line : Once again, 2.4 million acres of the nation’s forestlands in western Oregon are under existential threat.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wants to revise their resource management plan to allow for increasing logging levels to one billion board feet per year on western Oregon BLM lands. Read long-time environmental advocate, Andy Kerr's assessment of the situation: www.andykerr.net/public-lands...

BIG NEWS! With time ticking away to pass the bill this short session, HB 4134 has cleared another hurdle. Passing out of the House with bipartisan support, the 1.25% for Wildlife initiative will move through the Senate this week.
Photo Credit: Douglas Beall

Bipartisan Wildlife & Habitats Bill (HB 4134) Passes the Oregon House - Oregon Wild Vote of 36 to 22 moves the bill to the Oregon Senate.

Read the full press release below and find out what you can do next.⁠
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Tell BLM to Shut Down the Apple Saws and Holcomb Hollow Timber Sales for Non-Compliance Save Applegate Forests for Everyone! Tell BLM to Shut Down the Apple Saws and Holcomb Hollow Timber Sales for Non-Compliance! Last year's Boaz Salvage Timber Sale in the Upper Applegate watersh...

Tell BLM to shut down the Apple Saws and Holcomb Hollow Timber Sales! Send a quick letter today!
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Seiad Creek is located just over Cook and Green Pass from the headwaters of the Applegate River, and is a key habitat corridor into the Applegate River Watershed. Applegate Siskiyou Alliance is concerned about habitat connectivity and the protection of old forests on the Siskiyou Crest.

Send your comment to the Klamath National Forest at this email address:
sm.fs.ca.klamathnf.projects@usda.gov
Please include “Seiad Restoration Thin” in the subject line.

Seiad Restoration Thin Logging Project Comments Due Comments are due on Wednesday February 25, 2026 for the Klamath National Forest's Seaid Restoration Thin logging project! Send your comments to: sm.fs.ca.klamathnf.projects@usda.gov For…

Protect the Forests of the Siskiyou Crest and Seiad Creek! Comment on the Seiad Restoration Thin Project! Comments are due tomorrow, February 25th. You can read more about it here:
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Beetle Mania in the Applegate: Is Tree-Kill a Fire and Ecological Problem that Justifies BLM Logging? Native beetles, such as the flat headed fir borer beetle have experienced episodic population booms in the forests of southwest Oregon. Although often maligned,…

Beetle Mania in the Applegate
If you missed the Beetle Mania in the Applegate presentation you can watch it online here. It was a packed house! Thanks Dr. Dominick DellaSala for providing such an informative presentation and to everyone that came out to learn and engage!
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