June 2003

by B. Frank

CASCADIA is the land influenced by the majestic Cascade Mountain Range and the Colombia River, from British Columbia to Northern California. Our region is home to some of the last great wild forests in the world, only a tiny percentage of what once existed in this country.

THE PROBLEM

Over half of Cascadia is federal public land. It is managed by the Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and exploited as if it were an endless resource solely for private profit. Anyone who has driven through the nearby Gifford Pinchot National Forest or any of our other National . . .