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Oregon Wild is excited to announce Quinn Read as its new Executive Director!
January 15, 2025
A settlement with the Forest Service will protect mature and old-growth forests, northern spotted owl habitat, and carbon storage.
January 14, 2025
Oregon Wild calls on Governor Kotek and the Board of Forestry to appoint a reform-minded leader to address the agency’s toxic culture, enforce the Private Forest Accords, and prioritize environmental protection.
January 10, 2025
As we enter a new era with renewed challenges, the stakes are high and the obstacles immense. Here are a few stories from times we defied the odds to secure victories for nature. Let them remind us that we’ll do it again.
January 8, 2025
A recent analysis revealed the Bureau of Land Management has been ramping up efforts to log mature and old-growth forests.
December 17, 2024
The Imnaha River and surrounding wildlands of the Eagle Cap and Hells Canyon have many stories to tell - from fighting timber sales to preserving biodiversity.
December 12, 2024
Walking into a grove of towering trees on the edge of Crabtree Lake, trunks all wider than I can get my arms around, feels like I’ve entered a place outside of time. Carved by glaciers, the steep walls of Crabtree Valley and the moist environment around Crabtree Lake have protected pockets of ancient trees from […]
December 11, 2024
Proposed changes could double – and potentially even triple – logging levels across Pacific Northwest National Forests, remove protections for mature and old-growth forests, and diminish the p lan’s foundational focus on wildlife and habitat conservation.
December 5, 2024
I’ve read a lot of books about Pacific Northwest forests. I even wrote my own (Oregon’s Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide). You might think they eventually all seem the same. But reading an advance copy of my friend Peg’s book about our region’s forests inspired me to learn more about and protect this amazing place […]
December 4, 2024
Today forest conservation organizations filed a legal challenge in Medford federal district court challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) latest old-growth timber sale located in the Cascade foothills east of the community of Sunny Valley, Oregon.
November 19, 2024
Hordes of people were out and about along the Deschutes River, enjoying a warm, sunny day in Bend, Oregon. Some were on bikes, others were with their dogs. And others–well, at first, you might not know what they were doing. They were wearing hard hats and carrying long wooden beams and posts. Most looked to […]
November 15, 2024
Conservation advocates express alarm about timing of move, expanded logging of mature and old-growth forests. Contact: Steve Pedery, Conservation Director – 503-998-8411, sp@oregonwild.orgJohn Persell, Staff Attorney – 503-896-6472, jp@oregonwild.org Portland, OR – Today, the Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP). The DEIS contains […]
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