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for a timber and conservation trust, to members of the Cas-
cadia Forest Defenders, whose tree-sitting efforts led to a
round of applause.
According to Greg Block of the Wild Salmon Center,
who did not attend but is with one of the groups that make
up the Coalition for O&C Forests, “The conservation com-
munity isn’t monolithic, it’s nuanced, but is all consolidat-
ed against the DeFazio bill.”
In an effort to get the public more involved, the Co-
alition for O&C Forests has been campaigning with video
and internet ads, combating the “AstroTurf” campaign of
Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities, a pro-logging co-
alition that includes Lane County Commissioners Pat Farr,
Jay Bozievich, Sid Leiken and Faye Stewart. Another anti-
logging campaign, Clearcut Oregon, a project of Oregon
Wild and several other groups, has launched, complete
with billboards and an ad at the Eugene airport showing
ugly clearcuts.
The O&C event was put on by Oregon Wild and
Cascadia Wildlands and moderated by Eugene Weekly.
— Camilla Mortensen
RESCUED DOESN’T
ALWAYS MEAN SAVED
Although many of the animals that come through
Greenhill Humane Society and 1st Avenue Shelter are ex-
pected to be adopted relatively soon after they have been
attended to, some have a much more murky future.
Emma is one of those cases.
“She was found in Junction City and brought to the 1st
Avenue Shelter on May 28. She was extremely neglected
and malnourished,” says Sasha Elliott, communications
manager of Greenhill Humane Society. In a case like Em-
ma’s, hand feeding was necessary, which helped her gain
20 pounds.
Aside from her nutrition, the dog Greenhill thinks is
a pit mix also suffers from an autoimmune disease of the
skin, “which is not a curable condition, but for some ani-
mals, it can be manageable,” Elliott says. Although it was
“much worse” when she was brought in, after four differ-
ent types of treatments and multiple assessments by vari-
ous veterinarians, Greenhill is unsure whether or not the
condition can be stabilized. “At this point we feel we’ve
exhausted all options,” Elliott says.
If you spend any time with Emma, it’s hard to see her
tumultuous past. Emma’s personality “has started to shine
through,” according to Elliott. Of course, nothing happens
overnight; although she’s a “sweetie,” Emma’s case is one
that has required extreme time and care.
“I cancelled everything,” Margaret Slaughter, Emma’s
foster mom, says of the commitment. Slaughter has volun-
teered with Greenhill for seven years, but Emma was the
fi rst time she had taken a dog into foster care. “I saw this
starving dog huddled in a corner. I hadn’t taken in a dog
before, but there was a need.”
Emma’s happy-go-lucky attitude is infectious as she
runs around the yard of her foster home, chasing squirrels
and inspecting passersby. She makes little noise as strang-
ers approach the house, although she moves herself in front
of Slaughter until she can give the “OK” on the new people
in her area. Then she’s back to the trees, squirrel hunting.
“She looks like she wants to play with them, more than any-
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