Saving our forests

The forests of western Oregon have global significance in the climate crisis. These forests are among the most carbon rich on the planet, and have the potential to remove incredible amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

However, recent research shows that Oregon’s logging industry emits more carbon into our atmosphere than any other sector. More than our transportation, our electricity, our heating, the food we eat, the stuff we buy. This is shocking.

What should be our greatest tool in sucking carbon from the air has been turned into the biggest source of climate pollution. It’s unacceptable.

That’s why we’re starting a 350PDX Forest Defense team.

But, it costs around $1000 to get a new team off the ground and funded for a full year.

Can you chip in today?

Gigantic international timber corporations have taken control of our forest sector, focusing exclusively on maximizing profits and destroying ecosystems, water supplies, and our climate along the way. And through mechanization it has destroyed jobs for tens of thousands of Oregonians.

By ending clearcutting and reintroducing traditional sustainable forest management, we can revitalize rural communities, create good jobs, and suck in colossal quantities of carbon, storing it safely in healthy, resilient forests.

Have you ever traveled to the coast, or any rural place outside Portland, and seen the utter destruction of a clearcut? Or the straight silent rows of a monoculture tree farm? Have you read this year’s National Book Award winner “The Overstory” and felt the pain of hauntingly beautiful ancient trees reduced to popsicle sticks, newspapers, and sawdust?

This team needs your support. Each campaign team needs a budget of at least $1,000 per year to spend on actions, campaigns and meetings. This new team also needs support getting off the ground, getting trained up on campaign tactics and strategy, and getting out to the forest.

Can support 350PDX and help us get this team started?

All donations through the Patagonia website are being DOUBLED for the next few days only! $10 becomes $20. $5,000 becomes $10,000!

Double your year-end gift today

Thank you so much,

Chris, 350PDX Volunteer & Communications Coordinator
Felice, Leah & Leslie, 350PDX Forest Defense Team Co-Coordinators

P.S. — Want to join this team? Let chris@350pdx.org know! We’ll start meeting early in the new year.