Oregon Wild
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Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy for future generations.
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Dear algorithm: Please let Oregon local businesses who support wildlife conservation and understand we can't separate the environment and the economy, find us 🤞 Over 90 businesses across the state have shown their support for HB 4134, help us hit triple digits!
January 23, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Dear algorithm: Please let Oregon local businesses who support wildlife conservation and understand we can't separate the environment and the economy, find us 🤞 Over 90 businesses across the state have shown their support for HB 4134, help us hit triple digits!
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Take a look, these were quick pulls that should be from (or of) either the Jefferson, Washington, Menagerie, or Three Sisters Wilderness.
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Roadless: Photos from Oregon’s Wilderness Areas
Visit the post for more.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Take a look, these were quick pulls that should be from (or of) either the Jefferson, Washington, Menagerie, or Three Sisters Wilderness.
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Calling Oregon photographers! 99% of Americans say they support keeping protections for Roadless Areas in place, but threats still loom ahead of a vote this spring. Roadless Protections include some of Oregon's iconic wild places, and we'd love to see all your photos of them in the comments!
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Calling Oregon photographers! 99% of Americans say they support keeping protections for Roadless Areas in place, but threats still loom ahead of a vote this spring. Roadless Protections include some of Oregon's iconic wild places, and we'd love to see all your photos of them in the comments!
Who needs some good news?!
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon struck down a Forest Service logging loophole 🎉
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Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon struck down a Forest Service logging loophole 🎉
Read more here: oregonwild.org/federal-cour...
Federal Court Strikes Down Forest Service’s Logging Loophole - Oregon Wild
The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that the U.S. Forest Service unlawfully created and applied a categorical exclusion, known as “CE-6”, which the agency had recently begun misus...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Who needs some good news?!
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon struck down a Forest Service logging loophole 🎉
Read more here: oregonwild.org/federal-cour...
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon struck down a Forest Service logging loophole 🎉
Read more here: oregonwild.org/federal-cour...
“Our nation’s rivers are vital to everything we as a country depend,” said John Zablocki, director of river protection for American Rivers. “The good news is that communities across the country are taking measures across the partisan divide to protect their rivers.”
Study Shows U.S. Rivers Lack Adequate Protections, But National Parks Can Help
A peer-reviewed study reveals that over 80 percent of U.S. rivers lack adequate protection.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“Our nation’s rivers are vital to everything we as a country depend,” said John Zablocki, director of river protection for American Rivers. “The good news is that communities across the country are taking measures across the partisan divide to protect their rivers.”
You can't separate the health of the environment and the health of the economy. Unless of course you're only considering short-term gain..
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
You can't separate the health of the environment and the health of the economy. Unless of course you're only considering short-term gain..
"For businesses like mine, this is about long-term stability. When wildlife populations and habitats are healthy, rural communities benefit. That’s the economic argument, but there’s also the fact that it’s just the right thing to do."
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Read more at: bendbulletin.com/2025/12/19/g...
Guest column: Raising Oregon's lodging tax is a smart investment
It supports our tourism economy, strengthens outdoor recreation, helps avoid costly species declines and more.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"For businesses like mine, this is about long-term stability. When wildlife populations and habitats are healthy, rural communities benefit. That’s the economic argument, but there’s also the fact that it’s just the right thing to do."
Read more at: bendbulletin.com/2025/12/19/g...
Read more at: bendbulletin.com/2025/12/19/g...
"Now, a new threat has crawled out of the DC swamp: the so-called “Fix Our Forests Act.” It recently passed the Senate Agriculture Committee, and a similar bill has already cleared the House. This legislation does not sell off public lands, but it attacks the very idea of what makes them public."
December 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Now, a new threat has crawled out of the DC swamp: the so-called “Fix Our Forests Act.” It recently passed the Senate Agriculture Committee, and a similar bill has already cleared the House. This legislation does not sell off public lands, but it attacks the very idea of what makes them public."
Want to find out more about tracking (possibly defending yourself from a dual wielding snowshoe hare riding a deer?) and how to put those skill to use? Check out our webcast this Wednesday!
Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
December 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Want to find out more about tracking (possibly defending yourself from a dual wielding snowshoe hare riding a deer?) and how to put those skill to use? Check out our webcast this Wednesday!
Let's keep the tradition of scary stories for the holidays going... meet the Chinese Mitten Crab *insert gasps of horror* This photo was taken by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and let's take a look at why that's potentially HORRIFYING
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Let's keep the tradition of scary stories for the holidays going... meet the Chinese Mitten Crab *insert gasps of horror* This photo was taken by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and let's take a look at why that's potentially HORRIFYING
Hey Oregonians! What hikes do you daydream about while you stare out the window in these December rainstorms? Bonus points if you can drop a photo in the replies!
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Hey Oregonians! What hikes do you daydream about while you stare out the window in these December rainstorms? Bonus points if you can drop a photo in the replies!
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We found that the BLM skipped environmental review on 75% of its grazing land. Our new @propublica.org story explains the ”loophole” that allows BLM to bypass enviro reviews. www.propublica.org/article/graz...
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We found that the BLM skipped environmental review on 75% of its grazing land. Our new @propublica.org story explains the ”loophole” that allows BLM to bypass enviro reviews. www.propublica.org/article/graz...
Need some help dealing with eco-grief and climate anxiety? The work of protecting Oregon’s wild places and wildlife can be joyful, but it can also means very real emotional impacts of witnessing environmental loss.
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Need some help dealing with eco-grief and climate anxiety? The work of protecting Oregon’s wild places and wildlife can be joyful, but it can also means very real emotional impacts of witnessing environmental loss.
The struggle to fill the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director role continues, with the latest nominee being, no surprises here, directly tied to not only the oil industry, but anti-government extremists. What are those ties? 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The struggle to fill the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director role continues, with the latest nominee being, no surprises here, directly tied to not only the oil industry, but anti-government extremists. What are those ties? 🧵
A call to rethink our relationship with forests:
October 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A call to rethink our relationship with forests:
New study finds U.S. rivers are warming at alarming rates...
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New study finds U.S. rivers are warming at alarming rates - Oregon Wild
According to a new study, heat waves in river systems throughout the U.S. are increasing at alarming rates, posing serious threats to fish, wildlife, and human communities. The River Democracy Act pro...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
New study finds U.S. rivers are warming at alarming rates...
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"I am one teen with one voice, and there are millions of other Oregonians who have the right to speak up. You matter in the fight to protect our wild places for future generations. Take action today."
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A summer advocating for Oregon's wildlands - Oregon Wild
Kyla Guerrero, an Oregon Wild intern, details the many ways she advocated for Oregon public lands this summer and how others can get involved and take action for Oregon's wildlife, wildlands, and wate...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"I am one teen with one voice, and there are millions of other Oregonians who have the right to speak up. You matter in the fight to protect our wild places for future generations. Take action today."
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Many of you may have seen that another conservation group, KS Wild, was stopped from joining a timber sale auction. OPB ran an article highlighting this concerning issue, and we recommend you all take a look...
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BLM timber sales in Oregon and Washington are now closed to the public
An environmental advocate in Southern Oregon said a new policy excluding the public from federal timber auctions hurts accountability and transparency.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Many of you may have seen that another conservation group, KS Wild, was stopped from joining a timber sale auction. OPB ran an article highlighting this concerning issue, and we recommend you all take a look...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Initial analysis of the Roadless Rule comment period is in, and 99% of comments support keeping Roadless protections in place. Read more about the comment period, and how this is one piece of a coordinated attack on public lands in our latest blog post.
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Over 99% of Public Comments Oppose Trump Administration’s Attack on Wildlands Protections - Oregon Wild
The public nearly unanimously rejects the Trump administration's efforts to open millions of acres of public lands to logging and roadbuilding.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Initial analysis of the Roadless Rule comment period is in, and 99% of comments support keeping Roadless protections in place. Read more about the comment period, and how this is one piece of a coordinated attack on public lands in our latest blog post.
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5 HOURS LEFT to comment on the Roadless Rule. These are the last undeveloped forests in the US, and they need our protection. Please take 10 minutes today to speak for the trees. oregonwild.org/our-work/pro...
Defending Roadless Wildlands: Oregon's Wild Heart - Oregon Wild
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September 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
5 HOURS LEFT to comment on the Roadless Rule. These are the last undeveloped forests in the US, and they need our protection. Please take 10 minutes today to speak for the trees. oregonwild.org/our-work/pro...
“Imagine Oregon’s forests as a pizza,” LeGue said. “The logging industry, over the last several decades, got to eat all but one of the slices of pizza. We’re being asked what is a fair way to share the last slice of pizza with them.”
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In Eugene, Trump environmental rollbacks already divide people. Roadless forests could be next
The Trump administration's proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule has reignited long-running tensions over the best use of old-growth forests near Eugene and Springfield. A public comment period is open...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“Imagine Oregon’s forests as a pizza,” LeGue said. “The logging industry, over the last several decades, got to eat all but one of the slices of pizza. We’re being asked what is a fair way to share the last slice of pizza with them.”
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When we say forests store carbon, we mean FORESTS. Not just trees. Carbon cycles keep the soil healthy, and leaving old growth trees keeps the forest cooler, wetter, and is one of the best climate solutions available to us. A fascinating (if frustrating) read:
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
The Logging Lobby in the Evergreen State
How a quasi-academic group convinced Washington State to classify industrial logging as a climate change solution.
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/the-logging-lobby-in-the-evergreen-state##
September 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
When we say forests store carbon, we mean FORESTS. Not just trees. Carbon cycles keep the soil healthy, and leaving old growth trees keeps the forest cooler, wetter, and is one of the best climate solutions available to us. A fascinating (if frustrating) read:
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a public comment period on a proposal that threatens to dismantle the Roadless Rule, threatening the last of our intact public lands as a home for wildlife, a haven for recreation, and a heritage for future generations.
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Oregon Wild Rallies Public to Defend Roadless Rule - Oregon Wild
A proposal has been revived in the Senate to sell off public lands - including those in Oregon - to pay for tax cuts.
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August 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a public comment period on a proposal that threatens to dismantle the Roadless Rule, threatening the last of our intact public lands as a home for wildlife, a haven for recreation, and a heritage for future generations.
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"It was inspiring - and a lotta fun - supporting our indigenous partners ... along with hundreds of people calling for restoring justice, salmon, and a free-flowing Snake River. It's past time to breach the dams!" -Oregon Wild staff Rob Klavins youtu.be/j-BNG2BevcY?...
2025 Free the Snake River - The Flotilla; What we are FLOATING and VOTING for. (4K)
YouTube video by Bluz River Productions
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August 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"It was inspiring - and a lotta fun - supporting our indigenous partners ... along with hundreds of people calling for restoring justice, salmon, and a free-flowing Snake River. It's past time to breach the dams!" -Oregon Wild staff Rob Klavins youtu.be/j-BNG2BevcY?...
The Trump administration is attempting to systematically dismantle the Forest Service, placing communities, wildlife, and public lands in danger. Help us push back on Trump’s war against public lands and nature.
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Don’t let Trump dismantle our public lands agency - Oregon Wild
Take action to oppose the systematic dismantling the Forest Service, which places communities, wildlife, and public lands in danger.
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August 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Trump administration is attempting to systematically dismantle the Forest Service, placing communities, wildlife, and public lands in danger. Help us push back on Trump’s war against public lands and nature.
oregonwild.org/dont-let-tru...
oregonwild.org/dont-let-tru...