BLM's "Bear Grub" Timber Sale Is Back—Wellington Wildlands Threatened Again

The controversial Bear Grub timber sale being proposed by the Medford Bureau of Land Management has clearly touched a nerve. Lawn signs throughout the Applegate Valley state that the neighbors most effected by the BLM timber plan would like to “Stop Bear Grub.” Other signs implore the BLM to “Save the Wellington Wildlands.” Letters to the editor expressing concern over the BLM's plan to log large fire-resistant trees through “gap creation” mini-clearcuts are common. Over 1,200 people participated in the BLM's initial commenting period voicing a nearly unanimous request for the BLM to meaningfully engage with the public to protect and restore, rather than log and exploit, the forests and watersheds in the planning area. These requests fell on deaf ears and the BLM continues to barrel ahead with its logging plans.

Join KS Wild in letting the BLM's timber planners know you oppose the Bear Grub Timber Sale!