WELC, on behalf of Pacific Rivers Council and McKenzie Flyfishers, today filed suit against the controversial BLM plan, known as the Western Oregon Plan Revisions, or "WOPR." The federal plan would weaken protection for streams and salmon on 2.6 million acres of public forestland in Oregon. These forested watersheds provide drinking water to over one million Oregonians.  Bureau of Land Management (BLM) activities on these lands affect a multitude of sensitive freshwater salmon, trout and other stream-associated species that are listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) or are at risk of becoming listed.  

WOPR substantially rolls back existing protection for streamside zones, landslide-prone slopes, old growth forests, and watersheds key for salmon survival. These protections have been the norm under the Northwest Forest Plan for over a decade. 

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