Marys Peak and Alsea Falls Targeted for Clearcutting, Here’s How You Can Object

We’ll keep this editorial request short. We’re hoping you’ll join us in telling the federal damn government to keep their sticky grubs the hell off Marys Peak and Alsea Falls. And this is not about politics. Folks of every political stripe love these natural areas and rely on them.

But if the BLM decides it’s open season to clearcut these inspiring and ecologically productive places, they will be irreparably damaged.

You can help. Whatever we may all think of the current administration, they do sometimes buckle when public sentiment reaches a boiling point. This is a White House that keeps an eye on their favorability ratings.

So, we’re asking you, please boil. Submit a public comment about what’s being planned. The deadline is March 23, and you’ll find a link for online submissions to the feds at the end of this story.

Here’s what’s being proposed

According to Oregon Wild and the Oregon Capital Chronicle, the Trump administration is looking to eliminate old-growth and wildlife protections so they can get the “maximum” logging capacity across nearly 2 million acres of public lands.

Other sites in Oregon also at stake include the Rouge and Molalla rivers and Crabtree Valley. These are BLM forest lands, and they provide recreation, clean water, and numerous other public values, just like Marys Peak and Alsea Falls.

Oregon Wild says the fed’s proposals threaten these sites “With a return to the days of clearcutting old growth and other forests at unsustainable levels” They also said the fed’s proposal includes reducing logging buffers for endangered fish, potentially eliminating old-growth reserves. Some of the aggressive logging practices being proposed have previously been acknowledged by the agency as increasing fire risks.

The folks at Oregon Wild believe, and we agree, that we must all push back to prevent the destruction of these BLM forests and wildlife habitats. The results of the administration’s plan could be increased fire hazards, and the scarring of the hillsides that surround Oregon’s rural communities.

What you can do

Like we said, we’re hoping you’ll submit a public comment, and time is running out for you to do that, the deadline is March 23, 2026.

Either submit a public comment here or email: BLM_OR_Revision_Scoping@blm.gov

~ From The Corvallis Advocate Editorial Board, to learn more about the Board, click here