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In this Wild Wednesday Webcast, we welcome Brian Bangs with The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to learn how beavers, nature’s best engineers, have incredible adaptations that make them masters of working in and modifying aquatic environments to suit their needs. For example, their ability to build dams helps store, clean, and spread water to […]
April 4, 2024
Ryan Reed with FireGen and Tim Ingalsbee with FUSEE discuss fire policy and how forests and communities can adapt to be more resilient in a new era of fire on the landscape. At this webcast, we dive into all things “fire” – looking at how past fire policy and management has informed the current state of fire on the […]
March 21, 2024
When democracy works and the values of all people are reflected in decisions, water, wildlife, and landscapes are safeguarded. When a narrower group of wealthy interests are the only ones with a seat at the table, these values are degraded. Oregon Wild believes in a functioning and healthy representative democracy for all; one in which […]
February 22, 2024
In the final weeks of 2023, two far-reaching policy processes were unveiled that could shape the future of our forests for generations to come. The Forest Service is developing a plan to amend the Northwest Forest Plan, covering over 24 million acres of national forestlands in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. The Northwest Forest Plan, […]
January 25, 2024
Even though many of our favorite hiking trails are covered in snow, winter is still a great time to get out and enjoy Oregon’s wildlands. It just takes a bit of extra planning and some different gear. Whether you are an experienced snowshoer or thinking about trying it out for the first time, Oregon Wild […]
January 18, 2024
The Elliott State Forest is one of the crown jewels of the Oregon Coast Range. It is a stronghold for federally listed marbled murrelets, northern spotted owls, and Coho salmon, and has some of the last remaining old-growth forests left in Oregon State forests. The Elliott has historically been one of Oregon’s most conflicted landscapes, […]
January 11, 2024
Award-winning illustrator Allen Crawford spoke about A Wild Promise: An Illustrated Celebration of the Endangered Species Act. This book is a celebration of conservation, commitment, and compassion—a clarion call to continue to preserve and protect our living world. He was joined by Terry Tempest Williams, the renowned author of more than 20 nonfiction books, whose […]
December 14, 2023
As the fastest animal in the world, the peregrine falcon is a marvel of sheer athleticism, reaching speeds over 240 mph! Today, peregrines can be glimpsed nesting under bridges in urban centers or flying up the Columbia Gorge, but the species wasn’t always thriving. DDT poisoning impacted their ability to lay healthy eggs and by […]
November 30, 2023
Despite its location in the semi-arid climate of central Oregon’s high desert, the Deschutes once had some of the most stable year-round flows in the world. It is also the world’s largest spring-fed river. But where does the water in the Deschutes come from, and what happened to these historically stable flows? Geologist Hal Wershow takes us […]
November 16, 2023
Though often overlooked, Eastern Oregon’s forests are of global importance. They host Oregon’s most complete assemblage of large wildlife. They provide an irreplaceable link between the Rockies, Cascades, and the coast beyond. They are also home to the headwaters of some of our region’s most iconic waterways. Whether it’s the snowy peaks of the Eagle […]
October 5, 2023
From the slopes of Mount Hood to the headwaters of the Willamette, old-growth forest trails in the Oregon Cascades offer some of the best hiking you can imagine. On this webcast, join John Cissel, an old-growth lover and forest researcher who hiked thousands of miles of these trails in the 1990s and published guide-maps and […]
September 29, 2023
Join us on a journey through time to examine how different cultures and civilizations have interacted with their natural environments, particularly forests, as we dive into the multifaceted ways in which forests have influenced the development, sustainability, and progress of various societies across the world. “A Forest Journey,” written by John Perlin, Visiting Scholar of […]
August 24, 2023
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