12 Fall 2021 Applegater
You can help save
Wellington Wildlands
by submitting photos
BY WELLINGTON WILDLANDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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The Wellington Wildlands Council
(WWC) would like to update the
Applegate community about our efforts
to protect the imperiled 7,500-acre
Wellington Wildlands, which lies in the
heart of our valley.
After the sad passing of our inspiring
leader, David Calahan, there was a lot of
deliberation regarding the future of the
council. With the advice and support
of the Applegate Trails Association,
Applegate Neighborhood Network, and
council members, we decided to form
a nonprofit to go forward with this
important work.   Our  main impetus is
to carry on David and Barbara Calahan’s
vision to protect Wellington Wildlands,
enabled by a generous donation from
their trust.
We have formed a board, written
bylaws and a mission statement, filed
for 501(c)(3) status, and done all
of the usual business of creating a
new organization. We remain focused
on the Bear Grub Timber Sale, which
is the most immediate threat to the
Wellington Wildlands. The Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) is currently
reviewing the formal protests to the timber
sale. If BLM denies the protests that were
filed, they will award the sale to Timber
Products Company. The sale may move
forward as soon as fall of this year. Actual
logging is proposed to begin in the old
forest at the top of China Gulch near
Ruch. We continue to communicate with
our partners at Applegate Neighborhood
Network and KS Wild to protect these
precious wildlands.
We are supporting the designation
of 200 miles of Applegate Wild and
Scenic Rivers and Streams in the River
Democracy Act proposed by Senators Ron
Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and sent a request
to the senators to include the three streams
in Wellington. Long Gulch Creek has been
included, but Balls Branch and Left Balls
Branch have not yet been added. 
Photo competition
We’re also embarking on a fun
community project—a photo competition!
All interested community members are
encouraged to submit their most gorgeous
photos of the Wellington Wildlands to
Audrey at WellingtonWildlandsCouncil@
gmail.com. A case of Apple Outlaw cider
will be awarded to the best photo! It is
our intention to include the photos in a
calendar in the future.
Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , e m a i l
b o a rd c h a i r Au d re y El d r i d g e a t
WellingtonWildlandsCouncil@gmail.
com, or call 541-899-8728.
Audrey Eldridge, Liza Crosse,
and Jeanette LeTourneux
Board Members, WWC