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Join ECC’s workshops and classes to explore how art and activism can protect our local ecosystem. Through hands-on learning and creative expression, you’ll discover the challenges facing our forests, rivers, and coastline—and the solutions within our reach. Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or just starting your journey, our programs connect you with experts, artists, and community members who share a passion for preserving this unique landscape. Come learn, create, and take action to safeguard the place where the forest meets the sea.
Actions Needed
Comment by September 23 on the plan to open forest roads by default
Deadline: Sep 23, 2026
Submit a commentSign the public lands letter before September 26
Deadline: Sep 26, 2026
Sign the letterComment by September 30 on the Blue Mountains Forest Plan
Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
Submit a commentComment by October 6 to keep the Roadless Rule
Deadline: Oct 6, 2026
Write your commentSign the roadless petitions, two minutes total
Deadline: Oct 6, 2026
Sign the petitionsAsk Congress to restore wetland protections
Deadline: Ongoing Action
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Why We Need the Roadless Rule, and What You Can Do Before October 6
There is a stretch of the Siuslaw National Forest around Mount Hebo, more than 13,000 acres of it, that is protected by exactly one thing. Not a…
September Gathering: Pressed Leaf Paper Lanterns
For our September gathering, Moss Webster showed us how to make paper lanterns out of the coast itself. The idea is simple and a little bit magic….
A Night at the Grand Opera in Yachats
On the evening of August 9, a field in Yachats turned into an opera house. String and Shadow Puppet Theater, a company out of Olympia, Washington, rolled…
