Public Lands
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Preserving our natural heritage
Earthrise Law Center helps its clients monitor how government agencies manage and protect public lands. Public lands, including National Forests and the vast areas in eastern Oregon managed by the Bureau of Land Management, play an important role in the environment. They provide essential habitat for many wildlife species, contain watersheds that are critical for threatened salmonids and guarantee clean drinking water for many municipalities, and give people unique and unspoiled places to recreate and reconnect with nature.
Earthrise’s work includes submitting comments on proposed actions on public lands and drafting administrative appeals of agency decisions that our clients believe will adversely impact their use of public lands or the resources found there. When necessary, Earthrise also files lawsuits challenging agency decisions that could irreparably harm our public lands and the life that depends on it.
News
Rising Issues #18
Forest Service Approves Drilling Near Mount St. Helens
Opposition from Cascade Forest Conservancy among other conservation and recreation groups, objection submitted.
Walton Lake Logging Stopped
Forest Service Withdraws Controversial Vegetation Clearance Project in California
Earthrise Works to Protect Quiet Recreation in Olympic National Park
Fuel Break Would Destroy Rare Plants that Exist Nowhere Else on Earth
Walton Lake Win! Forest Service Withdraws Plans to Clearcut Ochoco
After obtaining a preliminary injunction to halt logging in the Ochoco National Forest that was scheduled to begin on October 17th, Earthrise is pleased to announce the Forest Service has withdrawn it decision authorizing the logging of hundreds of large and old growth Douglas-fir and Grand fir in the Walton Lake area of the Ochoco. This area is one of the most popular recreation sites in the Ochoco as well as a location of magnificent old growth and significant wildlife habitat.
Preliminary Injunction Win Stops Logging near Walton Lake this Fall
Earthrise Files Suit to Stop Logging of Popular Recreation Site in The Ochoco National Forest
On Monday Earthrise attorney Tom Buchele filed a lawsuit to challenge proposed heavy logging at Walton Lake, a popular area in eastern Oregon.
Snow Basin Timber Sale Cancelled
Earthrise Defends Public Participation in Federal Court
Attorney Dan Rohlf successfully stops SLAPP Suit involving a Mt. Hood CPO
Snow Basin Project Vacated
Earthrise Wins One For Jackson County’s Traditional Farmers
On May 29th, Federal District Court Magistrate Judge Clarke issued an opinion, finding that, as a matter of law, a Jackson County Ordinance that prohibits the growing of genetically modified (“GE”) crops in that County was legal under Oregon law.
Rising Issues #8 Summer 2014
Earthrise Law Center is located in Wood Hall on the Law Campus.
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Allison LaPlante
Earthrise Law Center
Lewis & Clark Law School
10101 S. Terwilliger Boulevard MSC 51
Portland OR 97219