 Concert for the Forests & Massive Comment-writing Party at Lamb Cottage August 14th Pacific Northwest Climate Activists know that old-growth and mature trees and forests play a critical role for our climate, water supply, biodiversity, soil, and wildlife. Right now we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the destructive logging practices of our federal land managers, in particular, the U.S. Forest Service. The US Forest Service is presently working to amend all 128 national forest plans to guide the stewardship of federal old-growth forests, which could become one of the most meaningful safeguards for federal forests that we have seen in decades. Last year over 500,000 of us wrote in to the U.S. Forest Service on behalf of old growth and mature forests during a key public comment period (a record), which has built a lot of momentum. Now, the US Forest Service is asking for our comments again. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was released in June 2024 and the U.S. Forest Service is taking public comments through September 20, 2024. This process represents a huge opportunity to protect old growth and future old growth forests from commercial logging. Unfortunately, the current DEIS does not provide sufficient protections. TIME FOR ACTION: Join us on Wednesday, August 14th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Lamb Cottage at the base of Skinner’s Butte (northside) to meet your buddies, enjoy some music & games, and write tons of comments! (Family friendly!)  Here’s the Facebook event and you can RSVP using this form. Plan to come to the Foliage Fest Wednesday, August 14th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm for music and movement-building. In the meanwhile, you can sign Cascadia Wildlands’ petition to protect mature and old growth today! Can’t come on the 14th? Submit your comment using the U.S. Forest Service project comment portal here. Here are some general talking points from the Climate Forest campaign. (You can submit as many comments as you would like!) 350 Eugene is a member of the national Climate Forests Campaign, where Oregon Wild is a key leader, as well as the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance, both of which are dedicated to protecting our natural forests, especially mature and old growth on public lands. Good work. Good trouble (sometimes). Help us demand stronger protections for forests by submitting a comment & signing the petition today! Hit the Streets for Our Forests!Engage the public, tell our story, educate! Meet Monday August 12th at 1:00-2:30pm at 18th Ave., east of Chambers in the Bi-Mart parking lot along Westmoreland Park in Eugene. Fresh air and friendly conversation! Social time following. You Were There! Thanks to everyone who came and wrote Get Out the Vote postcards at our 350 Eugene Meet-up on July 25th at Wildcraft Ciderworks! We were 80 strong. We’re generating 8,000 postcards, and we’re just getting started… Wow!  Don’t know if it’s effective? Check this out.  We’re part of something really big, and we’re making a difference!  (Reclaim Our Vote Postcard mailing center!) SAVE THE DATE More fun with a second 350EUG Meet-up & Get Out The Vote! Postcarding Writing Party Thursday, September 19th from 6 to 9:00 pm -Watch for details! We won’t stand by while Wall Street corporations impoverish our communities and destroy the amazing natural systems on which we all depend.  
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