For Immediate Release, April 14, 2021 Contact: Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-9214, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Lawsuit Aims to Stop Post-Fire Logging on Oregon State Forest Organizations Challenge Department of Forestry’s Clearcutting in Santiam State Forest After Last Summer’s Wildfires PORTLAND, Ore.— A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the ongoing post-fire clearcutting in the Santiam State Forest east of Salem. The state forest has been closed to visitors since the Labor Day wildfires and is currently being extensively logged by the Oregon Department of Forestry. The department’s logging operations in the Santiam have been contentious as they are impacting areas beloved by mountain bikers, horseback riders and hikers, including the Monument Peak horse camp and the Niagara area.