Friends Group · Ashland, OR
Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Named for Cascade-Siskiyou
$181K revenue in 2023Founded 2001
Stand · Find your defenders
Who’s defending Cascade-Siskiyou?
1 case live in federal court over this place, filed 2023National monument in Oregon, 113,000 acres, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, designated in 2000.
The defenders
The groups doing the most work here
3 groups are on the record for Cascade-Siskiyou, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
71–76% match
Legal · Santa Fe, NM
WildEarth Guardians
1 live federal case over this place
41 staff + 20 volunteers78¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1996
Friends Group · Ashland, OR
Soda Mountain Wilderness Council
Cascade-Siskiyou is written into their mission
2 staff + 12 volunteers92¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1991
18 more groups also work this ground
On the ground in Oregon
Northwest Youth CorpsOregon is one of the 2 states they work inStewardshipHigh Desert MuseumThey work only in OregonStewardshipGreater Hells Canyon CouncilOregon is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupOregon Natural Desert AssociationThey work only in OregonFriends GroupSteens Mountain Advisory CouncilThey work only in OregonFriends GroupCrater Lake TrustThey work only in OregonFriends Group
More ways in
MazamasOregon is one of the 2 states they work inRecreationCascadia WildlandsThey work only in OregonGrassrootsCrag Law CenterThey work only in OregonLegalOregon WildThey work only in OregonGrassrootsPacific RiversThey work only in OregonAdvocacyWilderness Society - Deschutes CollaborativeThey work only in OregonFriends GroupDiscover Your NorthwestOregon is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupKlamath Forest AllianceOregon is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupPacific Crest Trail AssociationOregon is one of the 3 states they work inTrailsWestern Values ProjectTheir work includes national parksWatchdogFriends of the Columbia GorgeOregon is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupAdvocates for the WestWorking this regionLegal
The situation
What’s happening to Cascade-Siskiyou
The only national monument in America designated solely for its biodiversity. Where the Cascade, Klamath, and Siskiyou ranges converge, species from three bioregions overlap in what scientists call an ecological wonder. Timber interests have fought its existence from day one, and the current review could finally hand them the victory they’ve been waiting for.
- 2000Designated as national monument for biodiversity
- 2017Expanded by President Obama
- 2025Monument under formal review for reduction
Timber industry pushing for access
Source: Oregon Wild · March 1, 2025
Monument under review for reduction
Source: Department of Interior · February 20, 2025
No public comment window is open on Cascade-Siskiyou right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
In the courts
The cases over this place
The dockets we track that name Cascade-Siskiyou directly. Active first.
Your move
How to stand for Cascade-Siskiyou
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3 groups on the record, 1 live case in federal court. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.