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Hardesty Mountain Roadless Area: Vigilance, Close Calls, & Heroes

Hardesty Mountain Roadless Area: Vigilance, Close Calls, & Heroes

Even a lover of ancient forests likes being on top of the world. Lingering on Mount June, I watch turkey vultures tipping wings at eye-level.

June 18, 2024

Public Lands, Recreation, Wilderness, Blog Article
Evergreen: Oregon Wild’s 50th Anniversary Gala Events

Evergreen: Oregon Wild’s 50th Anniversary Gala Events

On May 10 and 11, two unseasonably warm spring days, more than 200 Oregon Wild supporters – from founding board members to business partners – celebrated our 50th Anniversary at gala events in Portland and Eugene. “Forest formal” attire; beer, wine, and cider from partner businesses; and a showcase of memorabilia and stories chronicling our […]

June 3, 2024

Oregon Wild, Blog Article
June is National Rivers Month!

June is National Rivers Month!

Celebrate and Stand Up for Oregon Rivers This National Rivers Month June is a special time in Oregon. This month marks the end of the school year, the opening of campgrounds and higher elevation trails, and the beginning of outdoor summertime adventures. June is also National Rivers Month–a month to celebrate the incredible, wild, life-providing […]

June 3, 2024

River Democracy Act, Rivers, Blog Article
Court Protects Old-Growth Reserves from Fed’s Logging Scheme

Court Protects Old-Growth Reserves from Fed’s Logging Scheme

Medford, Oregon Contact for more information George Sexton, Conservation Director, KS WildNick Cady, Legal Director, Cascadia WildlandsDoug Heiken, Conservation and Restoration Coordinator, Oregon WildMeriel Darzen, Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center In response to a challenge brought by conservation organizations, on Friday a federal district court found that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) violated the […]

May 28, 2024

Logging, Old-Growth, Press Release
Lights! Camera! Clearcuts!

Lights! Camera! Clearcuts!

As an Oregon Wild supporter, you know just how prevalent clearcutting is here in Oregon. Even on lands supposedly managed for everyone, the logging industry is regularly seen by government agencies like the Bureau of Land Management as their #1 constituent. Industrial clearcutting has dire consequences, not just for our climate, but for the fish […]

May 22, 2024

Logging, Oregon Wild, Blog Article
Rafting Outfitters and Guides Urge Congress to Protect Wild Rogue Wilderness

Rafting Outfitters and Guides Urge Congress to Protect Wild Rogue Wilderness

Ahead of Memorial Day weekend and the busy summer season, a coalition of outfitters and guides is calling on Congress to pass critical legislation aimed at increasing safeguards for the Wild Rogue Wilderness. Thirteen guiding businesses that rely on the Rogue River for their operations sent a letter this week to Senators Ron Wyden and […]

May 22, 2024

Rivers, Blog Article
Awarding a Wildlands Warrior

Awarding a Wildlands Warrior

At Oregon Wild’s 50th Anniversary gala events in May, we announced the recipient of the 2024 Tim Lillebo Wildlands Warrior Award: Ann Vileisis.  Ann Vileisis was originally nominated by Wendell Wood the first year we gave this award, in 2015. It was quite a lengthy nomination. He noted that, “as President of the Kalmiopsis Audubon […]

May 21, 2024

Old-Growth, Blog Article
Logging Project in Proposed Mount Hood Wilderness Postponed Indefinitely

Logging Project in Proposed Mount Hood Wilderness Postponed Indefinitely

A logging project that long threatened some of the most important and treasured areas on Mount Hood’s eastern flank has been put on indefinite hold! The Polallie-Cooper project proposed logging and new road-building near the beloved Tamanawas Falls trail and in proposed Cold Spring Creek Wild & Scenic River corridor. Oregon Wild advocates who have […]

May 21, 2024

River Democracy Act, Rivers, Blog Article
Lookout Mountain: Roadless Beacon of the Ochocos

Lookout Mountain: Roadless Beacon of the Ochocos

By: Marina Richie Beloved Metolius RiverEvery Wild Place Has a Story Spring wildflowers trickle like snowmelt from Lookout Mountain. By July, blooms will flood sagebrush meadows in lupine, paintbrush, penstemon, and scarlet gilia. Here, elk shelter within shady fir and pine forests. Pileated woodpeckers drum on life-giving dead trees. Colossal ponderosas grace the lower ridges. […]

May 6, 2024

Oregon Wild, Wilderness, Blog Article
BLM Announces National Rule to Conserve and Protect Public Lands

BLM Announces National Rule to Conserve and Protect Public Lands

In celebration of Earth Week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) unveiled its new Public Lands Rule! This new policy marks a significant milestone in the ongoing effort to protect our nation’s public lands. The Public Lands Rule elevates the importance of conservation alongside resource extraction activities like grazing and mining on BLM-managed lands, ensuring […]

May 1, 2024

Wilderness, Blog Article
Press Statement: Oregon Wild Applauds BLM Public Lands Conservation Rule

Press Statement: Oregon Wild Applauds BLM Public Lands Conservation Rule

Portland, OR April 18, 2024 Statement of Steve Pedery, Conservation Director. For More information, contact Steve Pedery. On behalf of our more than 20,000 members and supporters, Oregon Wild applauds the Biden administration’s adoption of an important new rule to conserve and protect America’s public lands managed by the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This federal rule […]

April 18, 2024

Wilderness, Press Statement
Oregon’s Troubling 2023 Wolf Report

Oregon’s Troubling 2023 Wolf Report

Late last Friday afternoon, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released its 2023 Wolf Report. The report, which was not directly linked to in the agency’s press release, update page, or email reveals a series of disturbing trends. ODFW attempted to present its data in the most positive light. This is a trend we’ve […]

April 17, 2024

Wildlife, Wolves, Blog Article

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