Press Room

Since 1974, Oregon Wild has worked to inform and involve the public in the important conservation issues facing our state. America's wildlands, wildlife, and waters belong to all of us, and we believe that the best way to ensure these precious resources are managed responsibly is to keep the public informed.

Explore our Oregon Wild newsletter archive to find out more about our work. 

Press Contacts

Arran Robertson
Communications Manager. Contact Arran for general media inquiries.
Steve Pedery
Conservation Director. Contact Steve with specific questions about Oregon Wild's conservation programs.

News Releases

REPORT: 1.3 million Oregonians would benefit from drinking water protections under the River Democracy Act
Nov 8, 2023
Bend, Ore., -- Today, Oregon Wild released a comprehensive report analyzing the significant positive impact the River Democracy Act would have on drinking water sources for…
Conservation Groups Challenge BLM’s "Big League" Logging Project Due to Impacts on Imperiled Spring Chinook Salmon Habitat and Other Values
Nov 6, 2023
Today, conservation organizations Willamette Riverkeeper, Cascadia Wildlands, and Oregon Wild filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), challenging the agency’s authorization of the…
Oregon Spotted Frog Gets a Lifeline as Court Questions Grazing Practices
Oct 27, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore .—Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
Conservationists Challenge BLM Clearcut of Endangered Species Habitat
Sep 19, 2023
Eugene, OR — Today, conservation groups challenged a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) logging project that would clearcut mature and old-growth forests and degrade protected wildlife…
NASA Maps and Report Highlight Oregon's Clearcutting Epidemic
Sep 12, 2023
Today, the NASA DEVELOP Program released an analysis of how much of Oregon’s Coast Range was logged in the…
Tribes and Fish Advocates Challenge Oregon Salmon Trucking Rule
Sep 6, 2023
In an eleventh-hour rule change without meaningful public or tribal input, Oregon weakened protections for salmon; Tribes and fish advocates want the state to restore safeguards. The Nez Perce Tribe…
Judge rules Forest Service violated the law in rolling back forest protections
Aug 31, 2023
Pendleton, OREGON – Today, a federal judge made a sweeping recommendation to set aside an illegal Forest Service rule change made under the Trump administration. Conservation groups…
Over half a million people call on Forest Service to protect mature, old-growth forests and trees
Jul 20, 2023
Public comment period concludes for pathway to rulemaking on how Forest Service manages national forests Eugene, OR – More than 500,000 people have submitted public comments to the U.S. Forest…
Court affirms expanded Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Jul 18, 2023
Second federal appeals court protects Monument and the rare and beautiful plant and animal species that live there WASHINGTON, D.C. – The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the legality of…
349,000 comments to Bureau of Land Management asking for forest protections
Jul 6, 2023
Portland– In response to a public comment period on a proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rule, more than 349,000 members of the public and supporters of environmental…

Press Clips

THE END OF JOURNEYS WITH JOURNEY?
Apr 1, 2017
Oregon Lawmakers Consider a Bill that Would End Secret Wildlife Relocation Programs   “We’re going to need a bigger car.” Oregon Wild intern “Kevin” is leaning against his dusty 1990 Subaru Justy,…
More Logging Won’t Stop Wildfires
Jul 28, 2015
IN the fall of 2013, shortly after fire swept across 257,000 acres of forest and shrub lands near Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada, Republicans in the House of Representatives…
Better water means better beer
Jul 22, 2015
Oregon Brewshed Alliance taps into green ethos, launches education effort You’ve heard about farm-to-table, even farm-to-cone (in artisanal ice cream speak). How about forest-to-pint? It refers to…
Death of Two Endangered Sea Otters at Long Beach Sparks Inquiry
Jun 17, 2015
LONG BEACH, WA--June 4th, 2015 Domic acid unlikely to have caused the deaths of two sea otters that washed ashore in Long Beach. Two dead northern sea otters have washed up on Long Beach in recent…
The Return of the Sea Otter?
Jun 17, 2015
The last time sea otters were in the public consciousness around the Columbia River estuary and Willapa Bay, the Wright brothers were still learning to fly and the Titanic’s sinking was big news. In…
Protect Mount Hood and Crater Lake
Jun 9, 2015
Travel Oregon’s enchanting “Seven Wonders” campaign is revving up once again, serving to not only showcase our state’s natural wonders to tourists around the world, but also to remind Oregonians of…
Support regulation of aerial herbicide spraying
Mar 23, 2015
State Senator Michael Dembrow and State Representative Lininger introduced legislation this past week seeking to tighten Oregon's regulation of aerial herbicide spraying, described in Rob Davis'…
Crater Lake, Oregon’s blue beauty, faces unclear future
Jan 26, 2015
We had just begun floating at 6,173 feet above sea level when park ranger Dave Grimes told us to look up at the cliffs surrounding Crater Lake. They top out at 8,159 feet. Look up higher, Grimes said…
Conservation groups try to stop Lane County timber sale, say it violates federal law
Jan 16, 2015
Conservation groups are trying to stop a 259-acre timber sale in Lane County, saying the federal government shut opposition voices out of the approval process and violated environmental law. A…
Visits up at Crater Lake
Jan 15, 2015
Visitation was up dramatically at national parks in 2014, including Crater Lake National Park and Lava Beds National Monument. Unofficial figures show a record 294 million people visited National…