Legacy Forest Defense Coalition

10/11/2026

🌲We’ve had ENOUGH of old growth logging. Have you?

🚨In Southeast Alaska, some of the most carbon-dense and biodiverse ancient forests are on the chopping block. The state’s Department of Natural Resources currently has over 6,500 acres of old-growth forest planned for logging in SE Alaska, and new legislation threatens to transfer tens of thousands of acres of roadless areas to private corporations. Your support is needed now more than ever to secure permanent protection for these imperiled ancient forests.

🙏100% of donations to our Ancient Forest Fund will help purchase and protect ancient forests in SE Alaska. To learn more and make a contribution, please visit tinyurl.com/ancientff and share widely!

10/07/2026

Have you heard the news? We recently launched our Ancient Forest Fund to purchase and protect at-risk ancient forests in Southeast Alaska. If you want to help keep these rare ecosystems standing, please consider donating and sharing today!

Together, we can protect these ancient forests before it's too late.

09/13/2026

Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove CANCEL the North Fork Start Up Timber Sale

09/08/2026

In Whatcom County, WA, two of the most ecologically important forests along the North Fork Nooksack River are on the chopping block. Check out this story by the Bellingham Herald’s Rachel Showalter to learn more.

Timber harvests could impact wildlife, climate, drought and flood resilience, Whatcom County activists say.

08/28/2026

Q: What do you call it when a native forest is clearcut logged, sprayed with glyphosate and other herbicides, and turned into a monoculture tree farm?

A: Habitat destruction. Watershed contamination. Biodiversity loss. A climate crime.

Contrary to what many pro-timber industry voices like to assert, the reality is that not all forests are created equal. Homogeneous, commercial tree plantations have little in common with the structurally and genetically complex forest ecosystems they far too often replace. If we want to combat extinction, mitigate wildfire and flood risks, build climate-resilient communities, and safeguard the old growth of tomorrow, we have to protect what’s left of our native forests.

Protect wildlife. Protect public lands. Protect the future.

08/22/2026

These forests are the closest thing to old growth left in the lower North Fork Nooksack River valley. Now they're under attack, in WA DNR's "North Fork Start Up" and "Secretariat" timber sales.

The Secretariat timber sale encompasses a 110-plus-year-old wonderland of towering Douglas-fir and cedar trees, including multiple eagle nests. The North Fork Start Up sale targets a spectacularly diverse, maple- and cedar-dominated forest that contains multiple ancient cedar trees that survived the...

08/09/2026

Clearcuts are widely understood to be detrimental to forests—but what about more selective forms of logging? In this webinar, LFDC Executive Director Stephen Kropp and Dr. Chad Hanson, Director and Principal Ecologist of the John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute, examine the ecological consequences of thinning in the name of wildfire mitigation and forest health.

Clearcuts are widely understood to be detrimental to forests—but wh...

08/03/2026

Elwha Legacy Forests Coalition (ELF) is a local and volunteer… Elwha Legacy Forest Coalition needs your support for Save Twin Rivers Legacy Forests (“Doc Holliday” Timber Sale)

07/01/2026

We have big news about our lawsuit challenging the Chai timber sale in Capitol State Forest!

First, the bad: Eager to log the oldest and most valuable trees, Merrill & Ring wasted no time logging Unit 3 of Chai last month. With the exception of a few “leave tree” clumps, this biodiverse forest and the vital habitat it has provided for well over a century have been reduced to stumps.

But there’s still hope for the remaining two units. Last week, the Superior Court judge in Thurston County granted our motion for an injunction in the Chai lawsuit. The WA Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Merrill & Ring were both ordered to immediately halt all activity in Chai until a final decision is made on the merits of the case. Judge Schaller found that we are likely to win on the merits, and that the balance of equities favors the public’s interest in seeing these forests protected.  

DNR had demanded that we post a bond of $293,000. Judge Schaller characterized that demand as unreasonable, stating that if she were to grant DNR’s request, no one would ever possibly be able to pursue litigation against the State, and set the bond at $1,000.

This is a big win for LFDC and our co-plaintiff, the Center for Sustainable Economy, but it’s not the end. You can be a part of the legal battle to protect native forests by sharing and donating at wlfdc.org/donate. Thank you for your support!