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After 17 years on staff, including the last 12 years as executive director, I am stepping down - excited to see a new leader take the mantle at this organization that means so much to all of us.
August 27, 2024
In July, Oregon Wild and our conservation allies negotiated a favorable resolution to a big timber sale in the Ochoco National Forest, near the Mill Creek Wilderness. The Forest Service issued its final decision adopting the agreement on August 12, 2024. We’re pleased that this decision will significantly enhance protection for old growth, roadless areas, […]
August 13, 2024
By Sara Pipinich My favorite thing to do on a Saturday morning is connect with nature. Recently, I joined an Oregon Wild hike to the Fall River. The Fall River is a spring-fed stream that flows near Sunriver in Central Oregon. The trail is a 4.4-mile loop filled with old-growth trees, clear streams, beautiful wildflowers, […]
August 12, 2024
When impact producer Alex Haraus – who hit the big time with his activism working to stop the Willow Oil Drilling Project in Alaska – wanted to get involved with protecting old-growth last summer, we were excited and figured we could use all the help we could get. Half a million public comments later, we […]
July 17, 2024
Oregon rivers received big news in recent weeks when Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley re-introduced the River Democracy Act in Congress!
July 2, 2024
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
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
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 […]
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
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
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 […]
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
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