Oregon Wild and our allies have been working hard in Salem to advance legislation that protects our wildlands, wildlife, and waterways. But in the Oregon legislature, passing bold environmental protections is an uphill battle—while lobbyists for the logging and industrial livestock industries get a fast track for their harmful proposals that pollute our rivers, threaten native species, and clearcut our public lands. In this webcast, we discuss critical conservation, environmental justice, and public health issues at stake in the 2025 legislative session.
We’re joined by experts from Oregon Rural Action and Beyond Toxics to break down key bills that could shape Oregon’s future—and how you can help ensure our state moves forward, not backward.
Danielle Moser, wildlife program manager, Oregon Wild, dm@oregonwild.org. HB 2977, 1% for Wildlife, has a hearing Monday, February 24th at 8am. Please consider submitting testimony in support. Alternately, you can simply log in and click the “support” box.
Kaleb Lay, director of policy and research, Oregon Rural Action, kalebl@oregonruralaction.org. SB 747, fertilizer reporting bill, had a hearing and needs a work session. You can contact the Senate committee members to encourage a work session, in order to keep it moving.
Justin Boyles, conservation advocate at Environment Oregon, justin.boyles@publicinterestnetwork.org. HB 2679, Save the Bees, restricts extremely harmful pesticides. You can email the committee members to ask them for a hearing.
