Day of doom for national monuments is approaching

Created by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, the Cascade-Siskiyou monument protects Oregon's extraordinary biodiversity, from butterflies to trout. But a Trump review threatens to open the landscape to the timber industryDave Willis, a grizzled woodsmen and backcountry outfitter, has spent decades laboring to protect the mountains of southwestern Oregon, one of the most beautiful, biodiverse regions in the country.Through grassroots activism, Willis and his conservationist allies have won the support of two US presidents. In 2000, Bill Clinton created the roughly 52,000-acre Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, proclaiming it an "ecological wonderland". Located just outside of Ashland, it was the first such monument established solely for its extraordinary species diversity. It's a place that harbors rare lilies and endemic trout, Pacific fishers and goshawks, black bears and a stunning array of butterflies. Continue reading...