Meeting in Eugene

If anyone wants to get involved in defending our native forest and drinking supply you are welcome to come to a meeting on Sunday, August 29th at 6pm at Charnel Mulligan City Park (17th and Charnelton in Eugene). Email savetrapper10@gmail.com with any questions.

Trapper to be cut

A 149 acre timber sale in the Willamette National Forest that is situated on water that feeds into the McKenzie watershed called "Trapper" is slated to be logged in September. Most of the forest was burned 150 years ago resulting in the stand we see today consisting of re-growth with surviving old growth. In the summer of 2005 the Northwest Ecosystem Survey Team (NEST) surveyed the sale for red tree vole nests.

Red Tree Voles are small rodents that live in the canopies of old growth Douglas Fir trees that serve as 70% of the Spotted Owl's diet. Finding an active vole nest ensures a 10 acre buffer zone around the tree that can not be cut down. NEST documented nests and turned them in just past the closing of the public comment. Because the period was over, all of the collected data was ignored by the Forest Service, enabling logging to move forward.

In addition to being habitat to the threatened spotted owl and near threatened red tree vole, Trapper is along creeks that feed into the source of Eugene's drinking water. Logging produces both organic and inorganic pollution. Chemical pollutants, including but not limited to gasoline, wash off of equipment straight into water sources. Silt from the disrupted ground pollutes and overwhelms the water, turning it from clean drinking water to a murky mess.

Get Involved

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE THIS PRECIOUS SPACE. HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO:

SEND A LETTER TO THE FOREST SERVICE
Click here to send a letter to Meg Mitchell, the Forest Supervisor of the Willamette National Forest.

PUT UP A YARD SIGN
For a suggested donation of $5-$10 you can show your support for protecting Oregon's ancient forests. Pick up a yard sign at the Bad Egg Info Shop, located at 112 E. 13th Ave in Eugene, OR (541) 636-3570. Or Email us and we will deliver one to you by bicycle. Why not get one for your friends too?

JOIN THE EMAIL LIST
Send us an email and write "add me to the update list" to receive updates once every one or two weeks on the state of Trapper, the Save Trapper campaign, upcoming events, and other ways to get involved.

VOLUNTEER!
The Save Trapper campaign tables regularly at Sundance Natural Foods, The Red Barn, and other locations around Eugene. We are always looking for more people to help gather signatures, hand out signs, and spread the word. Email us and let us know if you are interested in tabling; we will provide training and materials.

WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR
If you believe strongly that we should not be logging old growth forests on public lands, writing a letter to the editor is a great way to spread awareness and gather support. Click here to write to the Registered Guard and here for the Oregonian.

Trapper Background Info

TRAPPER SUCKS!