CASCADIA BIOREGION PROGRAM
We safeguard ecosystems through advocacy, education, and legal action, promoting a shift away from resource-driven economies while advancing Nature’s rights.
News & Events
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Watch the award-winning short film!
Newly released: Last Stand: Saving the Elwha River's Legacy Forests
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Protect the Elwha Watershed!
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal citizens are calling for the protection of the Elwha Watershed from deforestation. Please read and add your name in solidarity!
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Seattle Times Article
“WA sets aside 2,000 acres of forest for conservation, cancels timber sale near Elwha River”
Our Achievements
Filed first-ever lawsuit with Earth Law Center as a plaintiff (Earth Law Center et al. v. Washington Department of Natural Resources et al.) asserting that by logging legacy forests the state failed in its duty to secure the right to a healthy environment, account for environmental justice concerns, and consider impacts to the entire ecosystem.
Through community organizing and strategic litigation, protected critical forests in the Elwha River Watershed.
Filed an influential amicus brief in Conservation Northwest et al. v. Washington Department of Natural Resources et al., in which the Washington Supreme Court issued a landmark decision recognizing that state forest lands did not have to be logged to generate profits.
With coalition partners achieved recognition of the rights of the Southern Resident Orcas by 8 local governments.
Current Campaigns
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Elwha Legacy Forest
Legacy Forest Protection in Elwha River Watershed and Western Washington
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Southern Resident Orcas
Rights of the Southern Resident Orcas and the ecosystems upon which they depend
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Rights of Rivers
Rights of Rivers; revitalizing Indigenous law to recognize a river's rights
Downloadable resources for the Cascadia Bioregion Program
Elizabeth Dunne
Cascadia Bioregion Program Director
Support the Cascadia Bioregion Program
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