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John,

Towering old trees have stood in the Pacific Northwest for generations, providing refuge for wildlife from gray wolves and black bears to woodpeckers and bald eagles.[1]

Now, the U.S. Forest Service is proposing a plan that could triple logging across nearly 5 million acres while stripping protections from the biggest trees.[2]

Tell the Forest Service: Keep protections for our trees and reject this destructive logging plan.
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The Blue Mountains Forest Plan revision would dramatically expand logging across millions of acres of public lands in the Pacific Northwest. It also removes safeguards that protect the biggest, most ecologically important trees.[3]

In the Blue Mountains, these safeguards protect mature trees such as ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and grand fir -- trees that tower over the landscapes and can take decades to grow.

The largest, oldest trees play a unique role in forest ecosystems that younger trees cannot replace. They provide complex habitat features like large cavities, broken tops, and deep canopy cover that many species depend on.[4]

Great gray owls raise their young in old-growth trees, while black bears and Canada lynx depend on the forest's cover to survive. Elk move through these areas for safety, and woodpeckers help sustain the ecosystem itself.[5]

Without these mature forests, these animals will lose the habitat they depend on to survive.

We can still change the outcome. Tell the Forest Service: Protect these irreplaceable forests.
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From the Malheur to the Umatilla to the Wallowa-Whitman, some of the Pacific Northwest's most treasured public forests could be affected by this plan.

When people speak up, decision-makers will respond. With your help, we can show the Forest Service that there is widespread opposition to increased logging in mature forests.

The Forest Service is accepting public comments on this plan until September 30. Together, we can protect our nation's oldest forests.

Add your name today: Tell the Forest Service not to triple logging in these national forests.
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Thank you,

Lisa Frank
Executive Director

1. Justin Bohling, "Blue Mountains forests," EBSCO, 2022.
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2. Jayson Jacoby, "Logging could triple in Blue Mountains national forests," La Grande Observer, June 10, 2026.
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3. Jayson Jacoby, "Logging could triple in Blue Mountains national forests," La Grande Observer, June 10, 2026.
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4. Melinda Gilhen-Baker, Valentina Roviello, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, and Giovanni N Roviello,
"Old growth forests and large old trees as critical organisms connecting ecosystems and human health," Environmental Chemistry Letters, January 5, 2022.
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5. Justin Bohling, "Blue Mountains forests," EBSCO, 2022.
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