Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project

What Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project does

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project (BMBP) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 1991 and headquartered in Fossil, Oregon, with a secondary check-processing office in Eugene. The organization is dedicated to protecting and restoring the ecosystems of the Blue Mountains and Eastern Oregon Cascades, operating across approximately five million acres of National Forest land managed by the U.S. Forest Service on the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. Its primary outputs are volunteer-conducted field surveys that document ecological conditions, wildlife habitat (American marten, Northern goshawk, Pacific fisher, wolverine, Canada lynx, Bull trout), and the impacts of proposed timber sales, grazing allotments, road building, and herbicide programs.

BMBP's core "technology" is a field-survey methodology executed by 20–31 trained volunteers per field season, producing first-hand ecological data that feeds into formal scoping comments, environmental assessment comments, objections, and appeals submitted to the Forest Service, and — when necessary — federal litigation. The organization maintains in-house legal capacity through Staff Attorney Cooper Rodgers and a sustained legal partnership with Earthrise Law Center (Tom Buchele) and the Willamette Law Group. It does not sell products or services; revenue derives entirely from individual donations (one-time and recurring), foundation grants (Astrov Fund, Burning Foundation, Charlotte Martin Foundation, Clif Bar Family Foundation, Faegan DAF, Fund for Wild Nature, Millis Fund via Oregon Community Foundation, Oregon Deep Ecology Fund), and in-kind gifts (vehicles, GPS units, field gear, office equipment). Distribution is conducted directly through public-comment processes and administrative objection/appeal channels targeting the federal agency, augmented by email action alerts, social media, webinars, workshops, and earned-media interviews.

BMBP was incubated as a project of the League of Wilderness Defenders before becoming an independent 501c3 in July 2019 with its own Board of Directors. Its customer/beneficiary set is fundamentally mission-driven: the "buyer" of its outputs is the general public and the wildlife/habitat it defends, while its operational customers are foundation funders and individual donors. The organization co-founded the Public Lands Activist Network (PLAN) and sits on the steering committee of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance (PNWFCA), embedding it within a multi-state coalition architecture extending into Montana and Idaho.

Name

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project

Legal name

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project

Website

https://bluemountainsbiodiversityproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project is a 501c3 nonprofit that uses volunteer-conducted field surveys, public comments, objections, and litigation to defend National Forest ecosystems across approximately five million acres in eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington, operating from Fossil, Oregon with three permanent staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Forest conservation
• Biodiversity protection
• Environmental advocacy
• Public lands defense
• Wildlife habitat preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting forest defense work. Both one-time and monthly recurring donation options available.
2. Foundation Grants: Funding from foundations including Astrov Fund, Burning Foundation, Charlotte Martin Foundation, Clif Bar Family Foundation, Faegan Donor Advised Fund through Social Justice Northwest, Fund for Wild Nature, Millis Fund through Oregon Community Foundation, and Oregon Deep Ecology Fund.
3. In-Kind Donations: Accepts donations of equipment, field gear, office supplies, vehicles (four-wheel drive trucks), non-perishable food for field work, GPS units, laptops, digital cameras, and dbh tape measures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers forest and biodiversity protection services in eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington, primarily across the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. Its work consists of running volunteer field surveys of proposed timber sales, submitting scoping comments, environmental assessments, objections, and appeals to the U.S. Forest Service, providing legal advocacy through an in-house Staff Attorney and partner Earthrise Law Center, and mobilizing supporters via action alerts, workshops, and coalition campaigns to stop or modify logging, road building, livestock grazing, and herbicide projects.

Product overview

Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project is a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization (501c3) focused on forest protection and ecological preservation in eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. The organization does not offer technology products or services. Its programs include field surveys of proposed timber sales, public comments and objections to agency projects, legal advocacy through Earthrise Law Center, action alerts and public outreach, volunteer field programs, and fundraising initiatives. The organization operates primarily through its WordPress-based website and uses PayPal for donation processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteer Field Survey Program Recruits and trains 20-31 volunteers annually to conduct on-the-ground field surveys of proposed timber sales, documenting ecological conditions, wildlife habitat, old-growth and large trees, streamside riparian forests, and timber-sale impacts across the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. In 2019, thousands of acres were field-surveyed across seven timber sales; survey data feeds public comments, objections, and litigation.
• Public Comment and Objection Advocacy Service Prepares and submits scoping comments, Environmental Assessment (EA) comments, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) comments, objections, and appeals on timber sales, grazing allotments, herbicide use, and Forest Plan Revisions to the U.S. Forest Service, often in coalition with partner NGOs. BMBP tracked over 30 agency projects in 2019 and over 28 in 2020.
• Legal Advocacy and Litigation Service Provides legal representation and advice through Staff Attorney Cooper Rodgers and partner law firm Earthrise Law Center (Tom Buchele, Jesse Buss), enabling BMBP to litigate challenges including the Snow Basin, Walton Lake, Camp Lick, and 21\" Screens timber sales and herbicide-use cases.
• Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Public Participation Campaign Coordinates coalition webinars, action alerts, and member-submitted public comments for the Forest Plan Revisions covering approximately five million acres in the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests in eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved over 20,000 large trees from logging through Snow Basin legal victory
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Earthrise Law CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Legal representation and partnership with Tom Buchele (Co-Director, Clinical Professor, Managing Attorney) and Jesse Buss at Willamette Law Group for timber sale challenges and litigation including the Snow Basin case, Walton Lake, Camp Lick, and 21" Screens challenges.
• League of Wilderness DefendersminorOthersBMBP was previously a project of the League of Wilderness Defenders with 501c3 tax-exempt status as a fiscal sponsor. In July 2019, BMBP became its own independent 501c3 nonprofit organization.
• Greater Hells Canyon CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on joint comments regarding 21" Screens revisions, Upper Touchet objection, and broader forest protection advocacy.
• Oregon WildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on joint comments on 21" Screens revisions, litigation support on Camp Lick sale, and joint funding of expert scientific report.
• Central Oregon LandwatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on joint comments on 21" Screens revisions and joint funding of expert scientific report.
• Friends of the ClearwatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner on joint comments regarding USDA proposed changes to National Environmental Policy Act.
• BarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance partner for joint objection to Region Six Aquatic Restoration project and participation in PNW Forest Climate Alliance.
• Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance (PNWFCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBMBP is part of the steering committee for PNWFCA, which has working groups tackling forest and climate related topics. BMBP also participates in the Rural Organizing Working Group.
• Public Lands Activist Network (PLAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBMBP co-founded this network of environmental activists in Montana, Idaho, and Eastern Oregon working to change the narrative around public lands destruction and promote a biocentric lands ethic.
• Klamath-Siskiyou WildlandsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRural organizing working group partner with PNWFCA on activist toolkits, messaging, and outreach to rural organizers.
• Cascadia WildlandsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPNWFCA steering committee partner.
• FUSEEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPNWFCA steering committee partner.
• Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) TribecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProviding crucial voice on forest protection issues including 21" Screens EA comments. Their perspectives on the landscape should be given meaningful consideration.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bark: Portland-based forest advocacy nonprofit that mobilizes volunteers to monitor and challenge Forest Service activities on Mt. Hood National Forest. Allied with BMBP on Region Six Aquatic Restoration objections and PNW Forest Climate Alliance. Very similar volunteer- and field-survey-driven model.
• Friends of the Clearwater: Idaho-based forest advocacy nonprofit focused on the Clearwater and Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Coalition partner with BMBP on NEPA-related advocacy. Comparable mission and grassroots advocacy tactics.
• Cascadia Wildlands: Pacific Northwest forest and wildlife advocacy organization that combines field surveys, litigation, and grassroots campaigns. Steering committee partner with BMBP on the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance. Similar legal-driven, grassroots advocacy model.
• Central Oregon Landwatch: Land-use and public-lands advocacy organization focused on central Oregon, including National Forest lands. Coalition partner with BMBP on 21" Screens revisions and joint scientific reports. Comparable community-based advocacy model.
• Greater Hells Canyon Council: Eastern Oregon / Idaho-based conservation nonprofit protecting wildlands in the Blue Mountains and Hells Canyon region. Listed as a core coalition partner of BMBP on joint comments and objections. Same geographic focus and similar advocacy-driven model.
• Oregon Wild: Oregon-based forest and wildlife advocacy nonprofit that submits public comments, objections, and litigation against Forest Service logging projects. Direct coalition partner of BMBP on 21" Screens revisions, Camp Lick litigation, and joint expert scientific reports. Most directly comparable in mission, geography, and tactics.
• Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center: Southern Oregon/Northern California wildlands advocacy organization that defends old-growth forests through public comment, litigation, and field work. Partner with BMBP through the Rural Organizing Working Group and PNWFCA. Similar volunteer-driven field advocacy model.

Emerging players

• Wilderness Watch: National nonprofit focused on protecting designated Wilderness areas from harmful activities, including logging, grazing, and motorized use. Operates in similar Forest Service engagement context with comparable public comment and litigation tactics.

Broad incumbents

• WildEarth Guardians: National advocacy organization with a long history of litigation against federal land management agencies, including Forest Service grazing and logging programs. More regional and species-focused than BMBP (e.g., wolf, carnivore, wildlife). Broader geographic scope but overlapping tactics.

Others

• Earthrise Law Center: Lewis & Clark Law School environmental law clinic that provides legal representation to BMBP, including in the Snow Basin case. Not a peer in the advocacy sense but a deeply embedded legal partner whose model and mission are tightly coupled with BMBP's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BlueMountainsBiodiversityProject
• Xx.com/BlueMtnsBio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blue-mountains-biodiversity-project

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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