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Public lands\u00a0play a vital role as sources of clean drinking water, habitat for wildlife, and places for recreational and spiritual renewal.<\/p>\n

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Public lands\u00a0play a vital role as sources of clean drinking water, habitat for wildlife, and places for recreational and spiritual renewal.<\/p>\n

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“The Geography of Hope”<\/h1>\n

The western U.S. is defined by its natural heritage of wildlands, rivers, forests, and wildlife. Since our\u00a0inception, we have used the law and the courts\u00a0to preserve and restore these unique characteristics to ensure our region remains, as author Wallace Stegner wrote, “the geography of hope.”<\/p>\n

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Protecting\u00a0Public Lands<\/h3>\n

Forests play a vital role as sources of clean drinking water, habitat for wildlife, and places for recreational and spiritual renewal for all people. Yet intact native forest ecosystems in the West are rare and quickly disappearing. Roughly less than 10% of pristine forests \u2013 interior western ponderosa pine ecosystems and coastal fir forests \u2013 remain unaffected by logging, roads, livestock grazing, or other disruptive activities.<\/p>\n

The Western Environmental Law Center has a long history of advocating for the protection and restoration of our nation\u2019s national forests. Our objective is to protect native old forests in the West; help restore logged or roaded forests through sensitive management, including prescribed fire; and prevent damaging salvage (post-fire) logging.<\/p>\n

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Clean, Free-Flowing Rivers<\/h3>\n

We focus on protecting and restoring rivers and watersheds that provide unique values in the western U.S., including supporting wild salmon runs, providing clean drinking water, and supporting community recreation.<\/p>\n

Our objective is to protect and restore clean free-flowing rivers by advocating for removing dams, ending damaging instream and riparian activities, and ensuring adequate flow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Featured Cases<\/h2>\n

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Protecting Oregon’s beavers and their habitat<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Agua es vida: Victories and challenges for clean water in New Mexico<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Restoring NEPA, “the People’s Environmental Law<\/a>“<\/h4>\n

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Saving Puget Sound<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Victory against huge, misguided Oregon logging project<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Defending Wildlands Campaigns<\/h2>\n

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