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Wolves have been vilified - Feb 07, 2012 - Bend Bulletin

Oregon Wild and the Sierra Club team up to set the record straight on wolves.

Forest plan weakens wildlife protection - Feb 06, 2012 - Bend Bulletin

Conservationists and scientists concerned with new national forest planning rule that could take a step back on wildlife safeguards.

Waldo Lake engine ban back at hand - Feb 06, 2012 - Eugene Register-Guard

The long-running fight over using gas-powered boats on the lake may get another period for public comment

Seeing the forest for the trees - Feb 05, 2012 - Albany Democrat-Herald

Groups react to Toll Joe project on Willamette National Forest as Oregon Wild hopes for common sense thinning and protection of roadless areas.

EDITORIAL: Kill anti-wolf legislation - Feb 04, 2012 - Eugene Register Guard

Register Guard argues latest round of wolf kill bills pushed by the livestock industry undermines wolf recovery, wildlife conservation.

Environmental groups propose plan to replace federal forest payments to Oregon counties - Feb 02, 2012 - The Oregonian

Groups hope to avoid a return to clear-cut logging that once funded county governments.

Bill would make it easier to kill Ore. wolves - Feb 01, 2012 - Associated Press

Meanwhile, tracks of OR-7 found by locals in northern CA.

Poll shows support for protecting lower Rogue - Feb 01, 2012 - Medford Mail Tribune

Vast majority of respondents say the Rogue is special and deserves additional protections. Results cut across partisan lines.

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Clear-cutting public lands not the answer - Jan 30, 2012 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild board member Shawn Donnille and his business partner at Mountain Rose Herbs, Julie Bailey speak out in defense of western Oregon forests.

Wolf apparently gives up search for mate in NV - Jan 29, 2012 - San Francisco Chronicle

OR-7 heads back west after brief flirtation with Nevada border.

County timber payments: Put public lands ahead of politics - Jan 28, 2012 - The Oregonian

Can we clear-cut our way to prosperity? Oregon Wild Conservation Director Steve Pedery argues that we need a better solution for county funding.

The Terrifying Wonder of Journey, California's Lone Wolf - Jan 27, 2012 - TIME Magazine

OR-7 hits the pages of TIME Magazine as he continues to meander northern California in search of a mate.

Lone Wolf Commands a Following - Jan 27, 2012 - New York Times

OR-7 continues to attract attention and spill ink as he wanders the California backcountry.

Forest Service set to adopt planning rule governing operations on national forests and grasslands - Jan 26, 2012 - The Oregonian

Long-awaited rule debuts with high ideals but some work left on the details.

Environmental groups voice concerns about plan to replace county payments - Jan 23, 2012 - The Oregonian

Questions remain over how much public input will be considered in overhaul of western Oregon forest management as Rep. DeFazio readies plan.

EDITORIAL: Stick with motorboat ban - Jan 22, 2012 - Eugene Register-Guard

Keep Waldo Lake pristine, quiet

Flip-Flopping on Waldo Lake - Jan 18, 2012 - Bend Source Weekly

The Bend Source takes the Oregon State Marine Board to task for moving towards revoking the two year old gas motor ban at Waldo Lake.

Oregon board may rethink Waldo Lake motorboat ban - Jan 15, 2012 - Eugene Register-Guard

 

Does Mount St. Helens Have Lessons for an Oregon Logging Experiment? - Jan 12, 2012 - OPB News

Conservationists urge caution in BLM pilot project effort that aims to clear-cut more forest.

A Mining Law Whose Time Has Passed - Jan 11, 2012 - New York Times

Two fisheries scientists argue in an opinion column that the federal mining law must be overhauled, in part to protect at-risk Oregon rivers.

Who's afraid of the lone gray wolf? Ranchers, families - Jan 11, 2012 - San Francisco Chronicle

California wildlife officials work to dispel myths and fears as lone wolf continues trek across state.

State report questions federal wolf investigations - Jan 05, 2012 - Associated Press

Controversy gains in importance as livestock industry pressure increases to kill wolves.

Lone wolf causes stir as it stays in California's far north - Jan 05, 2012 - Sacramento Bee

OR-7, newly named "Journey," prolongs his stay in California and prompts state to start wolf management planning process.

Gray wolf that crossed from Oregon into California likely caught on camera for 1st time - Jan 04, 2012 - Associated Press

OR-7 also gets new name in contest that includes art winner.

'Journey' wins popular vote for renaming OR-7, Oregon's elusive gray wolf - Jan 04, 2012 - The Oregonian

First wolf west of the Oregon Cascades in decades gets a new name.

Deer hunter's photo likely first shot of OR-7 - Jan 04, 2012 - Medford Mail Tribune

On the same day Oregon Wild announces winner in art and naming contest, the first ever photo of history-making wolf surfaces in local paper.

Wandering wolf subject of protection campaigns - Jan 04, 2012 - KVAL News

Naming and art contest winners announced days before ODFW commission meeting.

Wolf's entry into Calif. major environmental step - Dec 30, 2011 - San Francisco Chronicle

Oregon wolf wanders into California and make history.

Lone Oregon Wolf Wanders Far, Reaches California - Dec 29, 2011 - KTVZ

Oregon's loss is California's gain as wolf from the Imnaha Pack becomes the first in California in 87 years.

Story fires imagination - Dec 28, 2011 - La Grande Observer

Historic trek of Oregon wolf inspires imagination of students around the world, Northeast Oregon.

A lone wolf heralds the return of a mythic predator - Dec 24, 2011 - Los Angeles Times

A GPS collar tracks the journey of the male gray wolf known as OR7 as he meanders through Oregon and approaches the California border.

ODFW: NE Oregon Wolf Pack Has Pup - Dec 23, 2011 - KTVZ

Oregon's confirmed wolf population rises to 25 with dramatic evidence of a pup in the Wenaha Pack

Rename OR-7 - Dec 21, 2011 - The Oregonian

5 finalists for Oregon's wandering wolf, and some also-rans

Oregon wolf has no mate, but closing in on a name - Dec 21, 2011 - Associated Press

OR-7 naming contest finalists announced. Voting online through the New Year.

Winter walks - Dec 19, 2011 - Salem Statesman Journal

It's not just summer fun. Conservation group Oregon Wild leads snowshoe hikes to the places they work to protect for future generations.

Congress delays Clean Water Act regulation of logging roads through Sept. 30 - Dec 19, 2011 - The Oregonian

'Partial victory' as exemption from Clean Water Act for logging industry stopped and court-ruling is delayed.

Department of Fish and Wildlife says there have been no wolf-related deaths in the Rockies - Dec 16, 2011 - The Oregonian

Politifact digs into a basic wolf question - are wolves a threat to humans? - and comes up with a clear answer. No.

Senators back push for Rogue wilderness area - Dec 16, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

Bill would protect 60,000 acres of pristine forest surrounding iconic Oregon river.

Senators propose Wild Rogue Wilderness expansion - Dec 15, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

Conservationists, businesses cheer as protections for iconic river move forward.

OR-7 -- Oregon's wandering wolf -- captures imagination of worldwide audience - Dec 11, 2011 - Oregonian

The Oregonian catches up on the story of history making wolf

Will cry of the wolf return to California? - Dec 11, 2011 - Sacramento Bee

Dispersing Oregon wolf hints at possible return to southern neighbor.

Federal jury convicts gold miner on first count, acquits on second - Dec 10, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Cliff Tracy likely headed to jail after brief trial for illegal mining.

Klamath Basin water resources: Merkley's proposal unscientific and unsustainable - Dec 10, 2011 - The Oregonian

Our long time allies at WaterWatch call into question the effectiveness of recently released Klamath legislation.

How a B&B permit became a fight about wolves - Dec 09, 2011 - OPB Ecotrope

A more comprehensive look at controversy in Wallowa County as anti-wolf activists attack a successful local business embracing ecotourism.

The new war on wolves - Dec 08, 2011 - LA Times

As soon as federal protection ended, the slaughter began.

OR-7 now a media sensation - Dec 04, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

Wolf back in Jackson County has generated international attention.

Conservation Group Objects to DeFazio Forest Plan - Dec 02, 2011 - KLCC

Conservationists fear plan could lead to industrial forestry on up to one million acres of public land.

Oregon to save Portland ratepayers $68 million, allow city to skip building water treatment plant - Nov 29, 2011 - The Oregonian

Water and forest activists celebrate as Portland water supply granted variance from federal rule.

Ore.’s wandering wolf has covered some hundreds of miles looking for love - Nov 28, 2011 - Washington Post

Journey of OR-7 has now covered over 700 miles, drawn worldwide attention on conservation success story.

Proposed bill expands Wild Rogue Wilderness - Nov 19, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

Lower Rogue area expansion would include 58,000-acre Zane Grey roadless area

Rep. Peter DeFazio introduces bill to create Rogue River wilderness in southwest Oregon - Nov 18, 2011 - The Oregonian

Legislation would protect about 58,000 acres cradling the famed Wild & Scenic Rogue River.

Coming full circle — a wolf roams near Crater Lake - Nov 18, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

The Crater Lake Institute and Oregon Wild join forces to celebrate the arrival of the first wolf in western Oregon in 65 years.

Forest plans and county funding update - Nov 17, 2011 - Eugene Weekly

Rep. DeFazio's proposal for the O&C lands still shrouded in mystery while Oregon Wild advocates for solutions that don't jeopardize public lands.

Oregon Wild Launches Contest To Name A Wandering Lone Wolf - Nov 14, 2011 - KLCC

OR-7 in need of a new name to help foster awareness and appreciation.

Region's lone wolf OR-7 might receive a new name - Nov 11, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

Oregon Wild launches naming and art contest to draw awareness to wolves in Oregon.

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Set aside the guns and traps and let the gray wolf recover - Nov 09, 2011 - Eugene Register Guard

Josh Laughlin argues it's time for Oregon to stop killing wolves and start focusing on conservation of the endangered species.

Compromise reached on forest fuel reduction plan for Cove area - Nov 07, 2011 - La Grande Observer

Conservationists & Forest Service work together in Northeast Oregon to protect communities and public lands

On the trail of the wolf known as OR-7 - Nov 06, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

First wolf in Western Oregon since 1947 could blaze the trail for many more.

Roadless Rule Good for Oregon's Economy - Nov 05, 2011 - Oregonian

A much awaited court decision provides certainty for roadless area protections, outdoor recreation industry.

As A Federal Agent, Carter Niemeyer Killed Wolves For A Living - Nov 03, 2011 - Wildlife Art Journal

An interview with former Wildlife Services agent reveals the real story behind "the wolf wars"

State argues wolf kills will help pack - Oct 27, 2011 - Blue Mountain eagle

Oregon spins wolf killing as conservation. To save wolves the state must kill them. The conservation community disagrees.

Oregon has new wolf pack in Snake River country and 2 wolves from Imnaha pack roaming west - Oct 25, 2011 - Associated Press

Oregon confirms a fourth wolf pack as individual wolves are tracked dispersing from NE Oregon.

One Win for the Forests - Oct 24, 2011 - New York Times

New York Times celebrates a rare win for conservation during a time of unprecedented attacks on the environment

2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule To Be Enforced - Oct 21, 2011 - KLCC

Long legal battle settles fate of 2 million acres in Oregon, 58 million acres nationwide.

Oregon's wolves: still facing a firing squad? - Oct 14, 2011 - Crosscut

With Oregon's wolves safe (for now) from government hunters, Crosscut catches up on the Oregon wolf issue.

EDITORIAL: Oregon’s ‘crown jewels’ - Oct 13, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Kitzhaber proposes four new wilderness areas

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Timber payments: County can’t cut its way to prosperity - Oct 11, 2011 - Eugene Register Guard

County Commissioner argues old problems need new solutions.

Kitzhaber recommends four areas for new federal wilderness protection - Oct 10, 2011 - Portland Tribune

Nominees include Rogue River, Devil's Staircase, Cathedral Rock, Horse Heaven

Gov. wants Wild Rogue listed as a 'crown jewel' - Oct 08, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

Devil's Staircase and eastern Oregon gems also included in list to Secretary Salazar.

Oregon Wild photo contest winners capture state's beauty, and what's at risk - Oct 07, 2011 - The Oregonian

Seventh annual contest winners featured at unveiling event in Pear District.

Oregon's wolf population: Agency puts politics ahead of conservation - Oct 01, 2011 - Oregonian

Conservationists respond to Oregon's decision to bend to local political pressure and kill more endangered wolves

Wetlands top Oregon's most endangered list - Sep 29, 2011 - Sustainable Business Oregon

Klamath threatened by water quality and a lack of water quantity.

Magistrate recommends vacating Ore. logging plan - Sep 29, 2011 - Associated Press

Court deals first and biggest legal blow to WOPR plan.

Kill order means initial wolf pack may not survive - Sep 26, 2011 - Associated Press

State agency hunting two endangered wolves and threatening the survival of the first breeding pack in Oregon in 70 years.

ODFW Targets Two More Wolves in NE Oregon - Sep 26, 2011 - Public News Service

Concerns mount as state agency aims to kill Alpha male and one other member of Imnaha Pack.

A tug-of-war over a forest - Sep 25, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Trapper timber sale is emblematic of the unsettled state of forest management

ODFW to kill two more Imnaha wolves - Sep 24, 2011 - Blue Mountain Eagle

Order goes out Friday night after calf loss is confirmed as wolf predation

The Dollar Lake fire: Forest Service was right to wait - Sep 23, 2011 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild's Erik Fernandez tries to tamp down some of the hysteria around wildfire.

Study of logging's impact on Oregon streams - Sep 21, 2011 - The Oregonian

Research shows shows no water temperature increase on state forest lands, slight increase on private timber.

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Siuslaw forest stewardship a model for entire region - Sep 19, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Heads of local restoration groups extoll the virtues of collaborative forest efforts.

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Oregon forests shouldn’t be used to pay the counties’ bills - Sep 15, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild Conservation Director Steve Pedery argues that privatization schemes are losers for the taxpayer and for the health of public forests.

Snowy plovers show encouraging signs of recovery along Oregon coast - Sep 12, 2011 - Oregonian

Though a long way from recovery, efforts to protect the endangered shorebird produce positive results.

National forest survey gauges recreation's economic impact and who uses the forest - Sep 05, 2011 - The Oregonian

Recreation in Oregon's National Forests sustain thousands of jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars. Study looks at the who's and how's.

EDITORIAL: ‘Trophic cascade’ of effects Study says wolves play a role in saving other species - Aug 31, 2011 - Eugene Register Guard

Science provides yet another insight into the positive impacts of healthy wolf populations on the landscape.

Going 'wolfing' in Wallowa County - Aug 26, 2011 - Oregonian

Oregon Wild sponsored Oregon’s first ever wolf-based eco-tourism trips. It’s an idea that’s catching on.

Oregon's Great Outdoors, This Week and Beyond - Aug 24, 2011 - Public News Service

Oregon's Great Outdoors Week highlights values, threats of our big wild places.

Stewards all - Aug 19, 2011 - The Siuslaw News

The Siuslaw Stewardship Group turns 10.

OR Group Wins Nat'l. Honors for Forest Collaboration, Conservation - Aug 19, 2011 - Public News Service

Siuslaw Stewardship takes home prestigious award on 10th anniversary.

Forest Collaboration Celebrates 10 Years - Aug 15, 2011 - KLCC

Siuslaw group continues decade of pioneering work and picks up an award in the process.

Wallowa County wolves wandering into new territory - Aug 11, 2011 - The Oregonian

The Imnaha Pack continues its state of flux as young wolves travel to new parts of state and beyond.

Carbon sequestration and the role of forests - Aug 08, 2011 - The Oregonian

New reports from OSU and Oregon Wild cast more light on the helpful role of old-growth forests in mitigating climate change.

Wolf pup born to Imnaha pack this year - Aug 08, 2011 - East Oregonian

ODFW update reveals Imnaha Pack is raising another pup while other members disperse and the Wenaha pack continues to be elusive

Salmon habitat and water quality - Aug 05, 2011 - The Oregonian

Every Oregonian has a stake in stream protection.

New Maps Show Carbon Capture in Oregon - Aug 05, 2011 - KLCC

Woods Hole data put to use to show effectiveness of protecting old-growth forests when storing global warming pollution.

Professor challenges pilot project in Applegate Valley - Aug 02, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

'Their ideas don't match up with forests that were there'

EDITORIAL: Beware the budget riders - Aug 01, 2011 - Eugene Register Guard

Register Guard warns of further congressional attacks on key environmental safeguards.

Crater Lake wilderness expansion proposed - Jul 30, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Groups hope to create 90-mile stretch of protected forest in southern Cascades.

ESA Rider Averted, but Some Species Remain in Cross Hairs - Jul 29, 2011 - New York Times

A number of Republicans break ranks and help defeat anti-wildlife rider. However other congressional threats to the environment loom large

Oregon's federal forest lands deserve protection - Jul 28, 2011 - The Oregonian

A voice from rural Oregon calls for protection of our federal forests.

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden under fire from environmental groups for bills on logging roads, industrial pollution - Jul 27, 2011 - The Oregonian

Wyden bill would exempt forest logging roads from Clean Water Act, make it more difficult to prevent runoff pollution from entering Oregon streams.

It’s that time again: Wolf tourist season - Jul 27, 2011 - OPB Ecotrope

Oregon Wild leads second annual Wolf Rendezvous in Wallowa County: Oregon's Wolf Country

Study: Saving owls and salmon also stores carbon - Jul 26, 2011 - Seattle Times

A new study finds that court-ordered logging cutbacks to save spotted owls and salmon from extinction have also helped the climate by storing more carbon.

Obama Officials 'Strongly' Oppose Roadless Release Bill - Jul 26, 2011 - New York Times

Legislation would strip protections from tens of millions of acres of wildlands across the country.

The case for large predators - Jul 23, 2011 - Oregonian

Oregonian editorial argues that headline-grabbing debates about predators usually miss the point. Without wolves, cougars, and bears, landscapes suffer and "Oregon would not be Oregon"

Will Gov Ok Wildlife Kill Funds - Jul 21, 2011 - Eugene Weekly

As science shines a spotlight on the importance of predators, a stealth bill would set up a new wildlife killing fund in Oregon.

State forest clear cuts are not the future of forestry - Jul 16, 2011 - The Oregonian

Broad coalition argues for a more balanced approach to state forest management.

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Forest management overhaul should include protections - Jul 16, 2011 - Eugene Register Guard

Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy argues for protecting values provided by our forests.

Study tracks effects of declining predator numbers - Jul 15, 2011 - Eugene Register Guard

Oregon researchers shine a spotlight on an often overlooked issue - the important role of predators and the consequence of their demise.

Klamath River Basin: Dam removal is only first step toward restoration - Jul 13, 2011 - The Oregonian

Recent scientific reviews of the Klamath settlement agreements have Oregon Wild's Ani Kame'enui thinking there is more to the restoration puzzle than dam removal alone.

Reducing fuel for wildfires not likely to be a ‘carbon offset’ - Jul 10, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

A University of Oregon global warming expert tackles the issue of wildlife emissions and the impact on climate change.

Judge signs off on NW forest protections - Jul 07, 2011 - Associated Press

Key wildlife protections enshrined in judge approved settlement.

Agreement requires surveys for listed plants and animals when federal agencies plan old-growth timber sales - Jul 07, 2011 - The Oregonian

Look before you log settlement goes into effect.

BLM's withdrawal of western Oregon logging plan resets the argument - Jul 06, 2011 - The Oregonian

Obama administration again recognizes legal shortcomings of BLM logging plan, intends to leave Bush-era scheme in the past.

A good session for wolves - Jul 05, 2011 - Eugene Register Guard

Register Guard makes the case that defeat of most anti-wildlife bills and passage of compensation program is a win for wolves.

Bull trout released in upper River Clackamas after 50 years' absence - Jul 01, 2011 - The Oregonian

ODFW works to restore native fish to a landscape still recovering from over-logging and erosion.

Groups Ask to Ramp Up Protections for Crater Lake Area - Jul 01, 2011 - Public News Service

Over 500,000 acres in the southern Cascades are worthy of the highest level of federal protection.

New NW spotted owl plan out; rival bird targeted - Jun 30, 2011 - Associated Press

US Fish and Wildlife Service puts emphasis on habitat conservation but opens the door for more logging in mature forests.

20 Years Later, Government Issues Plan to Save Northern Spotted Owl - Jun 30, 2011 - New York Times

New recovery plan still needs to be rounded out with critical habitat designation.

Water Quality May Stop Migrating Klamath Salmon Even If Dams Do Not - Jun 29, 2011 - OPB News

Science review panel worries that excessive water diversions and lack of wetlands that filter and store clean water may hamper restoration efforts.

Independent report questions Klamath Basin agreement's benefits to salmon - Jun 28, 2011 - The Oregonian

Settlement deals may not provide fish benefits promised due to shortcomings in water quality and quantity.

High -Tech Part Of Owl Plan Drawing Fire - Jun 26, 2011 - OPB News

Modeling proposal seeks to enhance habitat understanding but may leave out crucial areas.

Scientists find holes in Klamath River dam removal plan - Jun 25, 2011 - Los Angeles Times

$1.4-billion project — dismantling four hydroelectric dams to restore Chinook salmon runs in the upper Klamath River — amounts to an experiment with no guarantee of success, independent report says.

Southwest Oregon gold miner Cliff Tracy hit with second illegal mining charge - Jun 23, 2011 - The Oregonian

Illegal miner back in the spotlight and in the hot seat after alleged illegal activities on a southwest Oregon river.

Gold miner Cliff Tracy wants to dig in again on critical salmon stream in southwest Oregon - Jun 21, 2011 - The Oregonian

The specter of harmful mining raises its ugly head again in southwest Oregon.

Alaska Files Legal Challenge to U.S. Roadless Rule - Jun 20, 2011 - New York Times

Despite previous court rulings and 10 years of success, the state of Alaska challenges one of the most popular conservation efforts in history.

Conservationist advocates for increasing timber sales - Jun 18, 2011 - East Oregonian

Former Oregon Wild Executive Director Andy Kerr puts on his restoration logging thinking cap.

Pay up (and) the wolf gets it! - Jun 18, 2011 - Blue Oregon

At the request of the livestock industry, Oregon wolves are being shot at taxpayer expense. Now they want a new subsidy to pay the cost of tolerating the return of the endangered species.

Cutting trees no solution to slump - Jun 16, 2011 - Eugene Weekly

Finding a solution to a lagging economy isn't as simple as more clear-cuts.

Conflict Over Northern Rockies Delisting for Wolves Extends to Pacific Northwest - Jun 16, 2011 - New York Times

The New York Times follows the wolf issue as the native predator retakes its place on the landscape of the Pacific Northwest.

And Just What Products Does This Mt. Hood Inc. Produce? - Jun 15, 2011 - OPB News

In a special report, OPB take a look at the "business of Mount Hood," and finds out that carbon storage might be the mountain's most valuable asset.

A Last Resort? Groups Challenge Northeast OR Wolf Deaths - Jun 15, 2011 - Public News Service

Conservationists question killing wolves focus on positive benefits, agency defends its actions.

Water quality suffers as Congress dithers - Jun 13, 2011 - Redding Record Searchlight

Oregon Wild and Friends of the River point to the need for urgent action to help improve Klamath River water quality and the dangers of waiting for Congress to act.

Oregon Wolves Killed - Jun 09, 2011 - Eugene Weekly

State agency kills two wolves, plans to kill more. Actions leave conservationists questioning state's commitment to recovery.

Oregon’s wolf population shrinks from 23 to 17 - Jun 06, 2011 - OPB Ecotrope

An inquiry into the status of Oregon's confirmed wolf population raises as many questions as it answers.

Overcoming 'timber-itch' - May 25, 2011 - The Olympian

Former Forest Service Deputy Chief argues new forest rules are an opportunity for the Forest Service to measure its mission in more than board feet.

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Devil’s Staircase just one oasis of nature that needs protection - May 23, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild's Chandra LeGue makes the case for protecting a few mountains (and streams and forests) as Congress works to trim our mountains of debt.

ODFW Officials Kill Second Wolf In Wallowa County - May 19, 2011 - OPB News

Agency officials shoot female sub-adult amidst four other members of Imnaha Pack.

Suction Dredge Mining Targeted By Lawmakers And Environmental Groups - May 17, 2011 - KUOW Radio

A California legislative panel has proposed action that would extend a ban on suction dredge gold mining for five years. The full Legislature has yet to take final action. Amelia Templeton reports on what this could mean across the border in Oregon.

Forest planning rule, guide to managing 193 million acres, finds few friends - May 16, 2011 - The Oregonian

Conservationists hope final NFMA rule will include strong baseline protections for country's public forests.

National forest rules face controversial overhaul - May 16, 2011 - LA Times

Obama adminstration effort to overhaul forest rules finds little support

Environmental groups urge Klamath water quality regulations - May 15, 2011 - Eureka Times Standard

Conservationists hope California regulatory body can step in and force action where settlement deal currently falls short.

Wilderness bill has a chance - May 09, 2011 - Daily Astorian

Devil’s Staircase deserves protection

Gray wolves come off endangered list tomorrow - May 04, 2011 - OPB Ecotrope

Wolf delisting rider takes effect tomorrow, status of Pacific Northwest wolves to be reviewed.

Conservationists challenge plan to kill Ore wolves - May 03, 2011 - Associated Press

Federal wildlife authorities want to capture and kill two young wolves from the Imnaha pack in northeastern Oregon after another livestock kill.

Wolverine confirmed in Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains - Apr 22, 2011 - Sneak Cat Blog

Evidence of enigmatic predator in Oregon is first in over 20 years, first ever in Wallowa County

EDITORIAL: Mining threatens parks - Apr 21, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Claims threaten to mar borders of national parks

A Hole in the Endangered Species Act - Apr 21, 2011 - New York Times

New York Times questions Pres. Obama's Secretary of Interior for surprising support of unprecedented attack on landmark environmental legislation.

Gold mining project in Ore hits clean water snag - Apr 19, 2011 - Associated Press

A Washington developer's plan to mine for gold on one of Oregon's most pristine salmon rivers has hit a roadblock.

OR Faces the Ultimate Challenge: Screen-Free Week - Apr 19, 2011 - Public News Service

Will Oregonians rise to the challenge and ditch the video games for hiking shoes?

Report: Lack of Modern Mining Law Chips Away at "National Treasures" - Apr 18, 2011 - Public News Service

1872 Mining Reform the primary culprit at putting special places in Oregon, across the country, at risk.

Conservation group cites mining threat in Siskiyous - Apr 16, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

A national report highlights the need to reform the outdated 1872 Mining Law and protect special places.

Q&A: Congress Puts States In Charge Of Managing Gray Wolves - Apr 15, 2011 - OPB News

OPB News examines the impacts of the Congressional delisting of wolves.

It's all meat to Congress: The sausage-making behind the U.S. budget deal grinds up health care policy, wolves and wilderness - Apr 14, 2011 - Oregonian

Oregonian argues that attaching policy riders to must-pass budget bills is no way to run a government

Proposed Zane Grey wilderness is safe from congressional rider - Apr 14, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

The rider would block plans to include millions of acres in the West to federal protection

Forests store almost half of U.S. carbon emissions - Apr 14, 2011 - KVAL News

Researchers discover an even greater role for local forests.

Local advocate testifies about wolf status in EO - Apr 14, 2011 - Wallowa County Chieftain

An interview with northeast Oregon wolf advocate, Wally Sykes.

New draft Colorado Roadless Rule draws immediate heat from conservation groups - Apr 14, 2011 - Colorado Independent

Roadless scheme started by Bush administration troubles conservationists, is defended by Obama administration.

If Congress Can Delist Wolves, What Else Might Be Removed? - Apr 14, 2011 - OPB News

Oregon Wild Conservation Director expresses fears over the implications of the recent Congressional delisting of wolves.

Budget's Wolf Delisting Opens Pandora's Box of Species Attacks, Enviro Groups Warn - Apr 13, 2011 - New York Times

Precedent setting budget rider puts all species at risk.

Groups petition for chinook salmon - Apr 13, 2011 - Redding Record Searchlight

Chinook salmon in the Klamath and Trinity rivers could be listed as threatened or endangered by federal fishery managers.

Feds looking at protection for Klamath chinook - Apr 11, 2011 - Associated Press

NOAA responds to listing petition from Oregon Wild and allies, initiates status review to determine next course.

Mount Hood National Forest adopts limits on off-road vehicle use - Apr 11, 2011 - The Oregonian

Culmination of travel management plan leads to balanced use of Mount Hood National Forest.

EDITORIAL: Climbing Devil’s Staircase - Apr 10, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon’s delegation reintroduces its wilderness bills

Forest bills right out of 1980 - Apr 09, 2011 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board admonishes the state legislature to stay out of forest decisions that should be based on science.

OR Wilderness Protections "Back in Business" in Congress - Apr 08, 2011 - Public News Service

Places tapped for protection include the last remaining intact forest in the Coast Range, the mythical Devil's Staircase.

Lawmakers Push for More Wilderness in Oregon - Apr 08, 2011 - KLCC

Popular conservation measures reintroduced in Congress.

Bills would protect Oregon river, caves, forest - Apr 08, 2011 - Associated Press

Three conservation measures reintroduced by Oregon congressional representatives.

EDITORIAL: Wolves in the crosshairs - Apr 06, 2011 - Eugene Register Guard

Legislation would undermine state’s recovery plan, public process

Groups ask Congress to steer clear on wolves - Apr 05, 2011 - Associated Press

Conservation groups are asking Congress to hold off on pending legislation that would lift federal protections for endangered gray wolves.

Judge tells Obama administration to give public chance to comment on yanking Ore. logging plan - Mar 31, 2011 - The Washington Post

A federal judge ruled Thursday the Obama administration has to go through a public comment period before it can yank a controversial plan to double the amount of logging allowed on some federal forests in Western Oregon.

Judge finds logging plan withdrawn illegally - Mar 31, 2011 - Associated Press

A federal judge ruled Thursday the Obama administration has to go through a public comment period before it can yank a controversial plan to double the amount of logging allowed on some federal forests in Western Oregon.

On wolves, legislative overkill - Mar 31, 2011 - The Oregonian

Five bills for 23 wolves, but just one needed change -- compensation for ranchers

Gray wolf debate lands in the Oregon Legislature; ranchers want compensation and right to shoot - Mar 30, 2011 - The Oregonian

Legislators consider measures that would undermine carefully crafted wolf management plan.

Oregon ranchers seek right to shoot wolves - Mar 28, 2011 - La Grande Observer (AP)

Proposed bills would undermine compromise wolf plan, make it easier to kill wolves.

Public Meeting on Federal Forest Rules - Mar 24, 2011 - KLCC

Only meeting in Oregon set for Friday in planning process for all 155 National Forests.

Hands off the Antiquities Act - Mar 22, 2011 - The Oregonian

Congress should not undercut the president's authority to establish national monuments

Crater Lake merits protection - Mar 18, 2011 - Bend Bulletin

Tim Lillebo responds to a Bend Bulletin editorial and makes the clear case for keeping helicopters out of Crater Lake National Park.

Did capture methods contribute to wolf’s death? - Mar 16, 2011 - OPB Ecotrope

Autopsy results can't pinpoint cause of death in wolf that had been in good health.

Forest Rules - Mar 15, 2011 - New York Times

New York Times Editorial says proposed new forest rules promise more than they deliver.

Poll Finds Strong Public Support for ESA… and Wolves - Mar 09, 2011 - Public News Service

Poll shows anti-wildlife rhetoric comes from a surprisingly small minority.

Judge reinstates Tongass roadless rule - Mar 05, 2011 - Anchorage Daily News

One more anti-environmental legacy of the Bush administration is thrown out in court, and the Roadless Rule takes another step towards becoming fully implemented.

Oregon lawmakers try again to secure wild and scenic designation for Molalla River - Mar 04, 2011 - The Oregonian

Reintroduction of legislation follows effort that fell just short last year.

Agreement on protecting rare forest species - Mar 04, 2011 - Associated Press

Conservation groups and the U.S. Forest Service have agreed to a new rule for protecting hard to find but ecologically important species in Northwest forests such as snails and mushrooms.

Former wolf hit man Carter Niemeyer an unlikely advocate - Mar 03, 2011 - The Oregonian

To those who hate wolves, holding the middle ground is an extreme position. Former government wolf hunter does his best. (Portland event on March 8th)

Wolf from Ore. pack fitted with collar found dead - Mar 02, 2011 - Associated Press

One of the young wolves from the Imnaha pack in Northeastern Oregon that was recently fitted with a radio-tracking collar has been found dead.

EDITORIAL: Protecting the silence - Feb 24, 2011 - Eugene Register-Guard

Bill would allow Crater Lake officials to ban air tours

Electrified, flagged fencing installed to deter wolves - Feb 24, 2011 - La Grande Observer

Conservationists, agencies, and some ranchers begin expanding efforts to prevent conflict with wolves in Wallowa County

Obama's new forest rules: Read the fine print - Feb 19, 2011 - Oregonian

Good intentions have fallen short in Obama's revision of Reagan-era forest rules.

Billboard seeks leads on OR wolf shooting - Feb 14, 2011 - Associated Press

Local wolf advocates and conservation groups back effort to publicize search for poacher.

Billboard Reminds Citizens Of Reward For Wolf Poaching - Feb 14, 2011 - OPB News

Conservationists and local advocates keep pressure on to find wolf killer.

Republican budget bill would lift wolf protections in Oregon, other states - Feb 14, 2011 - Associated Press

Removing ESA listing of wolves attached to unrelated emergency spending bill.

Oregon groups pan and praise Forest Service's new planning rule - Feb 11, 2011 - The Oregonian

Conservationists express disappointment at proposed rules that take a step back from Reagan-era regulations.

Wilderness, Wild and Scenic designations are important - Feb 09, 2011 - Bend Bulletin

The leaders of Oregon's two largest Wilderness advocacy organizations combine to extol the virtues of protected lands.

Q&A: Removing Wolves From The Endangered Species List - Feb 08, 2011 - OPB

A straight forward discussion about state & federal wolf legislation with OPB's Cassandra Profita

Monuments and oranges - Feb 03, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

Salazar's order and a proposed Siskiyou Crest monument have little connection

BLM withdraws two timber sales - Feb 03, 2011 - Medford Mail Tribune

The Chew Choo and Remote Control sales were canceled this week

Wolf pack confirmed in Umatilla County - Jan 31, 2011 - East Oregonian

If true, Oregon would now be home to a confirmed 24 wolves in 3 packs.

Judge upholds Idaho Roadless Rule - Jan 31, 2011 - Lewiston Tribune

State-specific rule largely opposed by conservation groups is upheld by federal judge.

Environmental groups ask feds to protect spring chinook - Jan 28, 2011 - Contra Costa Times

Petition considers fall and spring runs distinct enough to be separate

Conservation groups seek Endangered Species Act listing for Klamath River chinook salmon - Jan 27, 2011 - The Oregonian

With numbers falling below 3,000 wild fish, Oregon Wild and allies look for ESA protections for spring chinook.

Groups seek protection for Klamath Chinook salmon - Jan 27, 2011 - Associated Press

Oregon Wild and partners hope to save imperiled fish from extinction.

Environmental groups want Klamath River salmon listed as Endangered Species - Jan 27, 2011 - KDRV TV

One of Southern Oregon's iconic symbols may soon receive more federal protection.

Bills, Bills, Bills - Jan 27, 2011 - Eugene Weekly

A summary of the good - and bad - environmental bills likely to be considered in the 2011 Oregon State Legislature.

Conservationists Seek Endangered Status For Chinook Salmon In Klamath River - Jan 26, 2011 - OPB News

ESA listing petition focuses primarily on the severely depleted spring chinook run.

For Obama, a mixed record on the environment - Jan 19, 2011 - The Oregonian

A Lewis and Clark law professor takes a look at an up and down two years for the environment with our 44th president.

Soggy weather stalls innovative project - Jan 18, 2011 - Sisters Nugget

Work goes in fits and starts as weather takes its turn.

Don't make Klamath dam removal harder - Jan 15, 2011 - The Oregonian

Scouting the congressional landscape for 2011, Oregon Wild's Ani Kame'enui envisions a new path forward for Klamath dam removal.

PacifiCorp warns removal of dam could be delayed - Jan 13, 2011 - Associated Press

Portland-based utility complains it was left out of federal process

2010 in review Wolves & Cattle - Jan 07, 2011 - La Grande Observer

Despite the headlines, cattle losses during the summer grazing season appear to be normal.

Populations - Wolves and Cattle in Oregon - Jan 05, 2011 - Populations

Oregon Wild's Sean Stevens discusses wolves and their impact on the livestock industry with Oregon Cattleman's Association President Bill Hoyt.

EDITORIAL: A wilderness bellyflop - Dec 31, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Senate fails to pass a public lands bill

EDITORIAL: Protecting the wilds - Dec 29, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Secretary Salazar reinstates a policy ditched by Bush

Our forests forever -- if only we go about it right - Dec 20, 2010 - The Oregonian

Doug Heiken makes the case for a common-sense, common-ground vision for Oregon's forests.

New Year, New Rules Underway for Oregon Forests - Dec 20, 2010 - Public News Service

Obama administration looks to update National Forest laws written in 1982. Conservationists express hope that protections for wildlands, wildlife, & water will be strengthened

Biologist sheds light on wolf behavior - Dec 19, 2010 - La Grande Observer

ODFW wolf biologist Russ Morgan talks with Oregon Hunters Association and dispels some common wolf myths.

Congress should fully protect precious, profitable Rogue River - Dec 18, 2010 - The Oregonian

Local business owners make the case for protecting Rogue River Wilderness.

Rocky Mountain Low - Dec 16, 2010 - LA Times

Action of three states and a handful of congressmen would undermine recovery of gray wolves. Even worse, they would set an appalling precedent for undermining the Endangered Species Act.

Dueling sides meet with Salazar on Oregon logging - Dec 08, 2010 - Associated Press

Conservationists, timber industry, and scientists discuss management of BLM lands.

Act now to protect Oregon's Rogue River and our jobs - Dec 07, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Local businesses urge quick action to ensure valuable Rogue River recreation economy is preserved.

Community consensus flows down the Molalla River - Nov 29, 2010 - The Oregonian

The head of the Molalla River Alliance explains why protections for the river are so important.

Timber!? Will cry echo again in Oregon? Yes - and no - Nov 22, 2010 - KVAL News

KVAL news takes a look at the near future predictions for Oregon's timber industry and Doug Heiken says the path leads towards restoration thinning.

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Our uncut forests are anything but ‘dead capital’ - Nov 21, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Future management of western Oregon forests should consider non-timber related economic benefit.

Ore. companies find growth in restoring forests - Nov 20, 2010 - The Oregonian

Forest restoration like the Glaze Meadow project spur economic growth in rural Oregon.

EDITORIAL: Pass public lands omnibus - Nov 20, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Proposal would create a Devil’s Staircase wilderness. Rogue still should be added to list.

Interest in county's agri-tourism grows - Nov 18, 2010 - Wallowa County Chieftain

As wolves return to Wallowa County so too does an interest in tourism

Study shows surprising rate of mule deer poaching - Nov 15, 2010 - The Oregonian

New study indicates legal hunting is the primary cause of death for Oregon's mule deer. An equal number may be killed by poachers - a problem that is "out of hand"

Oregon Wild Challenges D-Bug Logging Project on Umqua NF - Nov 12, 2010 - KLCC Eugene Oregon NPR

Insistence on commercial logging in roadless area threatens to derail project designed to protect homes and property

Conservation group objects to timber sale - Nov 11, 2010 - Roseburg News Review

Oregon Wild maintains public safety can be protected without logging the backcountry.

Measure 76: Preserving Oregon's legacy - Oct 21, 2010 - The Oregonian

Two former Governors speak out in support of Oregon's water, parks, and wildlife.

Study: Erosion threatens area's forests - Oct 19, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

It finds past logging and road-building could hurt forests in the Siskiyous more than fires

Lawsuit aims to halt logging - Oct 15, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Environmental groups say a planned timber harvest threatens endangered owls and the McKenzie watershed

Suit seeks to overturn Idaho Roadless Rule - Oct 15, 2010 - Idaho Mountain Express

Court case will determine if an illegal Bush scheme will be allowed to undermine federal roadless protections in Idaho and across the country.

Crater Lake Under Threat, According to New Report - Oct 14, 2010 - KLCC

Three logging projects threaten wildlands surrounding Oregon's only National Park.

New Report Outlines Threats to Crater Lake - Oct 14, 2010 - KTVZ TV

Environment Oregon Cites Under-Funding, Logging

Protection for bull trout habitat expanded in West - Oct 12, 2010 - The Oregonian

Many Oregon rivers and lakes included in new protections for embattled fish.

GOING DOWN with the DEVIL - Oct 12, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Photographer Tim Giraudier shares a glimpse of his trek to Devil’s Staircase waterfall

BLM warns of possible mine hazards - Oct 11, 2010 - Baker City Herald

Agency mailed letters to mining claim holders, but BLM can actually deal with just a small percentage of the problems each year

$10,000 in rewards offered in killing of Ore. wolf - Oct 08, 2010 - Associated Press

Local northeast Oregon residents raise money in community to help find party responsible for poaching an endangered wolf.

Forest Service cuts back logging in Oregon roadless area on fire safety project - Oct 06, 2010 - Washington Examiner

In response to public backlash, the Umpqua National Forest scales back the roadless DBug Timber Sale.

Conservation Group Suspects Recent Wolf Death was Poaching - Oct 06, 2010 - KLCC

Federal wildlife agency yet to confirm killing.

Male Wolf Found Dead In Northeastern Oregon - Oct 05, 2010 - OPB News

Wolf was member of Wenaha Pack that had largely stayed in the highlands and avoided interaction with livestock that led to trouble for other Oregon pack.

Protected Wolf In Tracked Pack Killed In Ore. - Oct 05, 2010 - Associated Press

Male wolf from Wenaha Pack found dead last week.

The Politics of Solitude: Wilderness Week in Oregon - Sep 27, 2010 - Public News Service

The new Executive Director of Oregon Wild talks about the importance of Wilderness and the campaigns that protect special places.

Dead trees equal big fires? New study says no - Sep 26, 2010 - Bozeman Daily Chronicle

A study published by NASA adds to the growing scientific consensus that pine beetles and dead trees don't increase fire danger.

Wolf-Watching Range Rider Quits - Sep 16, 2010 - OPB

Oregon's first range rider leaves behind his position and unanswered questions

New spotted owl plan unveiled - Sep 10, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

The draft, replacing a halted Bush administration recovery effort, invites the help of private landowners

Report Names OR's "Ten Most Endangered" Places - Sep 08, 2010 - Public News Service

Areas threatened by logging, mining, energy development, global warming, and political inaction.

Persistent drought dries up Klamath Falls bird sanctuaries - Sep 08, 2010 - Associated Press

Water heads to irrigation interests leaving refuge wetlands dry.

EDITORIAL: Honor wilderness legacy - Sep 07, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Expand the inventory of protected areas in Oregon

Where Dams Once Stood, Prospectors Spur Anger - Sep 03, 2010 - The New York Times

A surge in mining on Oregon's famed Rogue River has conservationists and local property owners worried.

Call of the Wild - Sep 02, 2010 - Portland Monthly Magazine

Brian Barker breaks down the wolf issue with Oregon Wild

Klamath Basin's water worries extend to wells - Aug 30, 2010 - The Oregonian

Report looks into connection between use of well water and Klamath River water and the many uses taxing limited resources.

Study first, mine later - Aug 27, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Until the effects of dredging are better understood, the state should call a halt

Mount Hood National Forest restricts off-road vehicles to four areas - Aug 27, 2010 - The Oregonian

Move comes as part of national overhaul of "travel management plans" for public forests.

Mt. Hood National Forest cuts off-road riding - Aug 27, 2010 - Associated Press

Travel management plan sets the rules of the road for off highway vehicle use in the popular recreation area.

EDITORIAL: Oregon must protect rivers from dredges - Aug 26, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Lawmakers should ban suction dredging temporarily

Game camera records alpha male - Aug 26, 2010 - La Grande Observer

Leader of Imnaha Pack returns after collar signal went missing for months.

The message Oregon should be sending dredge miners: leave - Aug 25, 2010 - The Oregonian

A Republican state senator takes aim at the harmful practice of suction dredge mining.

Delay revives logging debate - Aug 24, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Seneca Jones received an extension to log the Trapper sale, but some say the mature stand should remain

Two New Wolf Pups In Eastern Oregon - Aug 23, 2010 - Natural Oregon

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife confirm two wolf pups in the Wenaha pack and that the alpha male of the Imnaha pack is alive and well. Oregon's confirmed wolf population now stands at 20.

Eastern Oregon wolf hazing experiment tries to keep the predators away from cattle - Aug 22, 2010 - The Oregonian

An old-fashioned range rider patrols the NE Oregon wilds on the look out for wolves.

On river dredging, California is right - Aug 20, 2010 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board thinks Oregon should follow California's lead and halt harmful suction dredge mining in state waterways.

Declaring war on dredging - Aug 20, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

State lawmaker Jason Atkinson wants to outlaw suction dredging on Oregon rivers

Range Rider Helps Eastern Oregon Ranchers Cope With Wolves - Aug 13, 2010 - OPB

A program funded by Defenders of Wildlife, ODFW, and the Federal Government helps prevent possible depredations on livestock.

OR Group Stakes a Claim for Mining Law Reform - Aug 11, 2010 - Public News Service

Oregon Wild files a mining claim on the Wild and Scenic Illinois River, showing just how easy it is to do so, and highlighting the need to reform the 1872 Mining Law.

Catch And Release. ODFW Captures Another Wolf In Northeast Oregon. - Aug 06, 2010 - Natural Oregon

ODFW captured and released a member of the Wenaha pack in northeastern Oregon after fitting it with a radio collar. This is the first member of the 4 wolf pack to be collared.

Wyden's Eastern Oregon forest plan could generate jobs, money, Ecotrust says - Aug 06, 2010 - The Oregonian

Legislation could get boost from new report highlighting positive economic impact.

Judge orders protections reinstated for gray wolf - Aug 05, 2010 - Forbes

The results of a federal court case, in which Oregon Wild was a litigant, were announced today. Judge Molloy ruled that the delisting of Northern Rockies gray wolves was illegal. Gray wolves, including those in Oregon, have been relisted as endangered.

Oregon issues new permit for suction-dredge gold miners - Aug 03, 2010 - The Oregonian

State fails to properly account for needed enforcement of harmful mining.

BREAKING: Feds Call Off Oregon Wolf Hunt - Jul 30, 2010 - Natural Oregon

Wildlife Services to conduct an Environmental Assessment, putting wolf hunt on hold.

Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf? - Jul 28, 2010 - The Source Weekly

Wolf management in Oregon continues to be an issue of contention between wildlife managers, conservationists and ranchers.

Laissez-faire legacy - Jul 28, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Two stories recently illustrate the need to revisit the Mining Act of 1872

More miners in Oregon after Calif. moratorium - Jul 24, 2010 - Associated Press

Sensitive streams in Siskiyou Wild River area at risk from increased mining activity.

What Will It Take to Get Wild Rogue Bill Flowing? - Jul 23, 2010 - Public News Service

Coalition of conservationists, businesses, locals urge Congress to protect Wild Rogue.

New forest report satisfies no one - Jul 23, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

The latest attempt to outline a plan for logging on federal land is roundly criticized from all sides

Range rider program implemented to help reduce livestock losses to wolves - Jul 23, 2010 - The La Grande Observer

ODFW and Defenders of Wildlife fund a range rider program to minimize wolf-livestock conflict in eastern Oregon.

Report Recommends New Logging Plan For Oregon Forests - Jul 22, 2010 - OPB News

A long-awaited federal report is finally out, on how to cut more trees in southern Oregon without hurting the environment. The recommendations from the Western Oregon Task Force will be officially released Thursday. Rob Manning got a preview.

Western Oregon timber plan short on specifics and real solutions, many say - Jul 22, 2010 - The Oregonian

Obama administration task force straddles the fence with new BLM recommendations.

Bio Mess - Jul 22, 2010 - Eugene Weekly

Don’t judge clean energy by its cover

Task force finds obstacles remain to Ore. logging - Jul 22, 2010 - Associated Press

Report from Obama administration delays any major decision-making.

Forest Service proposes ban on new mines on Chetco River - Jul 20, 2010 - Associated Press

Proposal would seek to halt frivolous mining claims and allow legislative protections time to move forward.

Suit demands ODFW adhere to wolf plan - Jul 19, 2010 - The La Grande Observer

A state lawsuit against ODFW, in which Oregon Wild is a litigant, calls for a stricter adherence to wolf conservation plan.

Radicalizing the wolf issue doesn't benefit anyone - Jul 16, 2010 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild's Rob Klavins and Center for Biological Diversity's Noah Greenwald call for cooperation between all parties on the management of Oregon's native gray wolves.

PHOTOS: Four New Wolf Pups Born In Oregon - Jul 14, 2010 - Natural Oregon

For the third time since World War II, a litter of wolf pups is confirmed in Oregon. Photos released by ODFW confirm it. The alpha male of the state's only breeding pair remains missing.

Wolves in Oregon: Don't be so quick on the trigger - Jul 11, 2010 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian weighs in on the wolf issue - in the 21st century, killing an endangered species should be an option of last resort.

Collaboration on forests sets course for future - Jul 08, 2010 - East Oregonian

The East Oregonian weighs in on the Wyden forest legislation.

Environmental groups file federal suit in Portland challenging kill permits for gray wolves - Jul 01, 2010 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild and allies head to court to halt state-sponsored hunting of 2 of 14 gray wolves in Oregon.

Conservationists try to stop Ore. wolf kill order - Jul 01, 2010 - Associated Press

Lawsuit challenges state and federal plans to eliminate 2 of Oregon's 14 confirmed wolves.

Get Wild and Hike - Jul 01, 2010 - Eugene Weekly

Oregon Wild hosts hikes that are not just fun, but connect people to the places they work to protect.

Groups Object To Wolf-Kill Rule Changes - Jun 30, 2010 - OPB News

Temporary rule change in Oregon's wolf plan has environmental groups like Oregon Wild concerned.

Eastern Oregon forest compromise deserves to be passed - Jun 29, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild Conservation and Restoration Coordinator Doug Heiken pushes the merits of the Wyden eastside bill.

OR Marks 20 Years of Spotted Owl Protection - Jun 25, 2010 - Public News Service

Federal Endangered Species Act listing shifted forest management paradigm in Northwest.

Losing the Owl, Saving the Forest - Jun 25, 2010 - The New York Times

An essay on the decline of the northern spotted owl and the benefits of old-growth forest protection.

EDITORIAL: Climbing Devil’s Staircase - Jun 25, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Senate takes a key step toward creating new wilderness

Oregon Caves, Devils Staircase Closer to Wilderness Status - Jun 23, 2010 - OPB News

The Oregon Caves and the Devils Staircase are one step closer to being permanently protected as wilderness. A pair of bills passed through the Senate Energy Committee this week. KLCC's Rachael McDonald reports.

Wild Oregon summer hiking series: Meander with a message - Jun 21, 2010 - Statesman Journal

Oregonians have a great lineup of Oregon Wild hikes to look forward to for summer 2010.

Up Sucker Creek in southwest Oregon, gold miners' rights collide with environmental realities - Jun 19, 2010 - The Oregonian

Conflict over mining continues as miner plans to dig for gold along same stream where he was caught mining illegally last year.

Wolf News: Hunt Extended Again, Alpha Male Is Missing - Jun 18, 2010 - Natural Oregon

Wolf advocates worried by extension of ODFW kill order and absence of alpha male.

Missing alpha male wolf concerns biologists - Jun 18, 2010 - The La Grande Observer

The absence of the alpha male of one of Oregon's two wolf packs continues to concern wolf experts and conservation advocates.

Advocates: Wolf case a test for endangered species - Jun 14, 2010 - Associated Press

A federal court hears a case, in which Oregon Wild is a litigant, against the delisting of gray wolves.

Crowds expected Tuesday as wolves return to court in Missoula - Jun 13, 2010 - The Daily Missoulian

Federal court to hear wolf delisting lawsuit in which Oregon Wild is a litigant.

The wrong place to drive a wedge - Jun 08, 2010 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board questions whether criticizing the Wyden eastside forest legislation is a wise election year gambit.

Oregon environmentalists worry about rush of suction-dredging gold miners - Jun 07, 2010 - The Oregonian

Siskiyou Wild Rivers area braces for summer gold dredging season, uncertain level of protection.

EDITORIAL: Support Wyden forest plan - Jun 07, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Delegation should push breakthrough eastside deal

WOPR's ghost still haunts Western Oregon - Jun 06, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

How do we move forward in southwest Oregon forests? Ditch old-growth logging and focus on the restoration economy.

Senate Bill Would Protect Oregon's Old-Growth Trees, Promote Thinning - Jun 04, 2010 - OPB News

The Senate subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests convened in Bend Friday. It took testimony on Senator Ron Wyden's bill that would protect old-growth trees and promote forest thinning east of the Cascades. Reporter David Nogueras reports.

Wyden Brings Eastern OR Forest Bill to Bend - Jun 04, 2010 - Public News Service

Senate field hearing explores all opinions on compromise eastern Oregon old-growth protection and restoration legislation.

Poll shows strong support for eastern Oregon forest plan compromise - Jun 03, 2010 - The Oregonian

Poll comes in advance of Bend field hearing on Senator Wyden's forest legislation.

ODFW gives OK to kill two wolves - Jun 02, 2010 - Blue Mountain Eagle

In response to calf depredations, Oregon authorizes the killing of two wolves and issues 7 ranchers permits to kill more. Oregon's only breeding pair is to be spared.

Out of a clear blue river - Jun 02, 2010 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board urges quick action to protect the Wild & Scenic Chetco from harmful mining.

EDITORIAL: Another roadless ‘time out’ - Jun 02, 2010 - Eugene Register Guard

The Obama administration took a good but temporary step towards protecting roadless wildlands in Oregon & across the country. The Eugene Register Guard argues that it's time to do more.

Wild about the Rogue - Jun 01, 2010 - The Oregonian

With broad support, Congress should expand wilderness protections along Oregon's Rogue River

Obama administration extends roadless moratorium - May 28, 2010 - Associated Press

Questions remain over what projects will be approved under the moratorium.

Don't stop now - May 27, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

A compromise on wilderness is a good start; both sides should continue talking

EDITORIAL: Going Rogue - May 26, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Compromise would add 58,000 acres of wilderness

Wilderness designation clears key opposition - May 25, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Area would include Zane Grey roadless area along the lower Rogue River

Timber group won't oppose Rogue wilderness - May 24, 2010 - Associated Press

Agreement between conservationists and timber lobby group leaves room for Congress to enact Wilderness legislation.

Feds: No major changes for Columbia Basin salmon - May 21, 2010 - Associated Press

The Obama administration continues to do very little to protect Northwest Salmon.

A Deal for the Devil? - May 20, 2010 - Eugene Weekly

Roseburg Forest Products considering land trade to push Devil's Staircase Wilderness closer to passage.

Honing the forest vision - May 19, 2010 - Blue Mountain Eagle

Groups take issue with revision affecting three national forests

Plan to open forestland for mine venting called ‘outrageous’ - May 14, 2010 - The Colorado Independent

President Obama's Secretary of Agriculture gives the go-ahead for over a dozen projects in roadless areas. Mostly for coal & other mines.

Groups look to preserve rare Ore. butterfly - May 12, 2010 - KATU News

Xerxes Society and Oregon Wild team up with local butterfly expert to petition for ESA protection for Leona's little blue.

Wyden's Eastern Oregon forest plan gets a public hearing next month in Bend - May 11, 2010 - The Oregonian

The eastside old-growth legislation, supported by Oregon Wild, would protect ancient forests and restore degraded ecosystems.

In My View: Senator Wyden's Forest Bill - May 10, 2010 - Bend Bulletin

Oregon Wild Eastern Oregon Wildlands Advocate and founding member Tim Lillebo opines on the East Side Forest Legislation - and a possible end to the timber wars.

House panel passes bill by Oregon - May 06, 2010 - Albany Democrat-Herald

House panel passes bill on Oregon Caves backed by DeFazio.

Backers suspend Bradwood Landing liquefied gas terminal near Astoria - May 04, 2010 - The Oregonian

Future prospect of Palomar pipeline now less certain. NW Natural vows to continue plans to construct pipeline across Mount Hood National Forest.

Oregon’s Yellowstone deserves congressional protection - Apr 29, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild Conservation and Restoration Coordinator, Doug Heiken expresses concerns over imminent threats to southwest Oregon and explores the potential permanent solution.

Oregon proposes tighter gold mining regulations - Apr 28, 2010 - Associated Press

Rules come in response to expected influx of harmful suction dredge mining after 2009 California ban.

Judge sets hearing on wolf delisting - Apr 27, 2010 - Helena Independent Record

Oral arguments are set for a hearing to determine if the premature delisting of western wolves was also illegal.

The comeback of Oregon chub: no longer endangered species - Apr 23, 2010 - The Oregonian

A little fish makes a big comeback.

Lawmakers want to block gold rush in Oregon - Apr 22, 2010 - Associated Press

Wilderness remains the best long term protection against harmful mining.

Wilderness protection for Oregon's Yellowstone - Apr 19, 2010 - The Oregonian

Wilderness Coordinator Erik Fernandez makes the argument for protecting the threatened lands of the Siskiyou Wild Rivers.

EDITORIAL: Keep focus on roadless rule - Apr 16, 2010 - Eugene Register Guard

The Eugene Register Guard encourages the Obama administration to stand behind its commitment to the 2001 Roadless Rule and reject a state-specific Colorado Rule that undermines it.

Vehicular vandalism - Apr 15, 2010 - La Grande Observer

Four wheelers tearing up USFS land on Mt. Emily

Editorial: Metal fatigue - Apr 15, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Federal agencies should call a time out as Congress fixes outdated mining laws

Oregon's salmon and taxpayers pay the price for mining - Apr 15, 2010 - The Oregonian

Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center staff member Lesley Adams argues for enhanced safeguards against harmful mining in SW Oregon.

Profiting from wilderness means protecting natural treasures - Apr 14, 2010 - Roseburg News-Review

Oregon Wild board member Susan Applegate explores the value in protecting Oregon's wildlands.

Scientists blast Colorado roadless rule even as Udall backs wildfire provisions - Apr 14, 2010 - The Colorado Independent

Over 500 Scientists join the growing backlash against the proposed Colorado-specific Roadless Rule that removes federal protections from over 4 million acres of roadless wildlands.

Study: Forests hit by beetles can regenerate - Apr 12, 2010 - Fort Collins Coloradoan

Another study shows beetle epidemics are a natural part of the life cycle of western forests and don't need human intervention to recover.

Slow down the gold rush - Apr 07, 2010 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board weighs in for extra protections for the Siskiyou Wild Rivers in advance of mining season.

Senator Merkley rafts Molalla River - Apr 07, 2010 - Molalla Pioneer

Looking to experience the river that would benefit from a Senate bill he's sponsoring, Merkley made a trip down the Molalla River on Tuesday

Kitzhaber, Bradbury mix it up at environmental debate - Mar 30, 2010 - The Oregonian

Huge turnout as candidates discuss their conservation vision for Oregon.

Forest Service planning under way - Mar 28, 2010 - Eugene Register Guard

As the Forest Service charts it's way forward, the public will have an opportunity to give some direction. A public meeting will be held in Portland on April 6th.

Wolf film lures 100 to theater - Mar 24, 2010 - Baker City Herald

Community hears about the ecological benefits of top predators, discusses strategies for living with wolves

EDITORIAL: Safeguarding the silence - Mar 24, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Park Service should decide on Crater Lake air tours

Bill would give Crater Lake say over helicopters - Mar 23, 2010 - Associated Press

Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley push for more direct control for National Park Service in air tour decisions.

Some common ground found on "D-Bug" debate - Mar 21, 2010 - Roseburg News-Review

Conservationists pushing for additional protections for roadless backcountry so thinning near communities can proceed.

Water crimped to Klamath farmers; federal plan aims to protect threatened salmon in the Klamath River - Mar 19, 2010 - Eureka Times-Standard

New biological opinion supplies less water for fish than prior plan.

Oregon's new gold rush is not good news for the state - Mar 19, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Oregon Wild Healthy Rivers Campaign Coordinator weighs in on the rising threat of mining in southwest Oregon.

EDITORIAL: Don't let eastside forest deal go south - Mar 18, 2010 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board urges elected leaders and public to galvanize behind forest compromise.

A great state of carbon caches - Mar 16, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon stands apart in ability to store greenhouse gases.

Developer lays claim to more than gold in Oregon wilderness - Mar 13, 2010 - The Oregonian

Governments and environmentalists work to solve mining threat in the heart of the Siskiyou Wild Rivers.

Northern Rockies wolf population grew in 2009, but slower than in recent years - Mar 12, 2010 - Missoulian

In what represents an expansion of range, the Northern Rockies population that includes Eastern Oregon grew by 56 wolves in 2009.

As the gray wolf recovers, who are its friends? - Mar 12, 2010 - Crosscut

Wolves are returning to the Pacific Northwest. Who cares?

As Wolves Move West, Oregon’s Wolf Plan Comes Up For Review - Mar 11, 2010 - Natural Oregon

ODFW begins a review of its relatively untested wolf management plan

The right time for forest restoration - Mar 10, 2010 - The Oregonian

Old foes Andy Kerr and John Shelk now share a vision for eastern Oregon forest restoration and protection.

Clinton-era roadless forests rule in appeals court today - Mar 10, 2010 - Denver Post

The Obama administration defends the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in a court battle against mining and development interests.

Mine near Cottage Grove now on Superfund list - Mar 05, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

It will take up to five years to create a plan for cleaning up the toxic Black Butte mercury mine site

Logging beetle kill won’t reduce outbreaks, report says - Mar 03, 2010 - Aspen Daily News

A new report concludes that logging to reduce beetle outbreaks and fire risk simply doesn't work.

Special Report: The Klamath Agreements - Mar 02, 2010 - KDRV TV

A special television report examines the pros and cons of the Klamath Agreements and who stands where.

Why the Humboldt Watershed Council cannot support the Klamath settlement - Feb 19, 2010 - Eureka Times-Standard

California North Coast resident and head of local watershed council details why there is a better way forward in the Klamath.

Wildlife Officials Capture And Collar Three Oregon Wolves - Feb 19, 2010 - Natural Oregon

ODFW wolf biologist Russ Morgan captures and collars 3 of the Imnaha Wolf Pack in Northeastern Oregon.

Oregon, California sign deal aimed at ending Klamath water wars - Feb 18, 2010 - The Oregonian

Questions still remain over dam removal timeline, wildlife refuge protections, water for salmon.

Schwarzenegger Visits Salem For Klamath Agreement Signing - Feb 18, 2010 - OPB News

Arnold Schwarzenegger was at the Oregon capitol Thursday. Why? Because four dams along the Klamath River on the Oregon-California border are one step closer to coming down. More than 30 governmental, agricultural, tribal and conservation groups, along with PacifiCorp, signed a landmark agreement in Salem. But even the star power of the governor of California can't bring the dams down any time soon. Joining us now to talk about the agreement is our Salem reporter, Chris Lehman.

The Klamath Basin Agreements: Who's Not at the Table? - Feb 18, 2010 - Public News Service

With controversial elements still included in the Klamath deal, what will Congress do now?

Recreation businesses urge action on mining - Feb 11, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Local and national businesses want Congress to protect outdoors, quality of life by reforming mining laws.

Lines are drawn over Klamath dam deals - Feb 11, 2010 - Eureka Times-Standard

Key environmental group drops from talks citing major problems with dam removal deal.

Southern OR Businesses Ask Merkley to Back Mining Reform - Feb 10, 2010 - Public News Service

Locals worried about their bottom line urge Senator to take next step in protecting Siskiyou Wild River.

Key Enviro Group Retreats From Klamath River Settlement - Feb 09, 2010 - The New York Times

California-based Friends of the River says dam deal needs to be fixed.

Conservation Group Bails From Klamath Agreement - Feb 09, 2010 - OPB News

A complex agreement to remove four dams on the Klamath River is close to being signed, possibly as soon as later this month. Tuesday was the deadline for negotiators to sign on to the agreement but some conservation groups are criticizing the plan. Chris Lehman reports.

Waldo Lake Still Accessible - Feb 06, 2010 - The Oregonian

A sailboater defends the recent protections approved for Waldo Lake.

EDITORIAL: Heaven in the high desert - Feb 05, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Senators propose wilderness areas near Antelope

Gas motors gone from Waldo Lake, but public fight lingers - Feb 05, 2010 - The Oregonian

Animosity lingers following popular decision to approve protections for Waldo Lake.

Feds Reject Endangered Species Protection For The American Pika - Feb 04, 2010 - Natural Oregon

Despite declining numbers and the threat posed by climate change, the US Fish & Wildlife Service denies endangered species protection for the American Pika.

Legal fight over wolves in Northern Rockies a question of numbers - Feb 03, 2010 - Missoulian

After a season of sport wolf hunts in Montana & Idaho, wolf advocates debate the results and what they say about the legitimacy of delisting wolves in the west. The hunt in Idaho continues.

Land swap should lead to more Oregon wilderness - Feb 01, 2010 - The Oregonian

Oregonian editorial writer Rick Attig says yes to new desert Wilderness, hopes Oregon can make up deficit in years to come.

Timber: To cut or not to cut? - Jan 29, 2010 - Daily Astorian

Question of timber harvesting in Clatsop and Tillamook state forests divides residents

Wyden, Merkley propose 16,000 acres of eastern Oregon wilderness - Jan 28, 2010 - The Oregonian

regon senators today proposed adding two new wilderness areas in eastern Oregon including one at Cathedral Rock

Klamath Basin deal has serious environmental problems - Jan 27, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild's Ani Kame'enui makes the case for a retooled Klamath water agreement.

Oregon wildfires released far less greenhouse gas than previously estimated, researchers say - Jan 27, 2010 - The Oregonian

New studies from Oregon State University put a damper on the myths that forest fires are catastrophic for global warming.

Compromise and the environment: A tale of two agreements - Jan 25, 2010 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild Executive Director Regna Merritt highlights the important differences between proposes Eastern Oregon forest restoration legislation and the water deal in the Klamath Basin.

Roseburg BLM to bring owls, logging to table - Jan 24, 2010 - Roseburg News-Review

BLM district looks set to turn to collaboration model proven to be successful in other Oregon forests.

Going Rogue in a meaningful way - Jan 23, 2010 - The Oregonian

Two former state government leaders speak up for the Wild Rogue.

EPA may fund Riddle mine cleanup - Jan 22, 2010 - Roseburg News-Review

Former site of Formosa mine is currently a toxic stew.

Forest Service shares plan for Siskiyou travel - Jan 21, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

More than 3,000 miles of roads and 230 miles of trails will be available for off-highway motorized vehicles

Still Safe: Unusual Coastal Bird Stays On Endangered Species List - Jan 20, 2010 - Natural Oregon

The timber industry group American Forest Resource Council sued to remove protections for the Marbled Murrelet - and lost.

Oregon, others petition FERC to halt gas pipeline - Jan 20, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Groups say the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission failed to meet standards set in the Clean Water Act, Coast Zone Management Act

Marbled Murrelet Will Stay On Endangered Species List - Jan 20, 2010 - OPB News

Federal officials announced Wednesday that a small coastal bird, native to Oregon and Washington will remain on the Endangered Species list, over protests from the timber industry. Rob Manning reports.

Thaw stalls Glaze Forest restoration - Jan 19, 2010 - Sisters Nugget

After two weeks of work, warmer weather puts the pause on restoration work in Deschutes National Forest.

Oregon held to account for failing to protect coastal waterways - Jan 17, 2010 - The Oregonian

Forest Practices Act cited as too weak to safeguard threatened species in coastal streams.

Wolf sightings increase in Oregon Cascades - Jan 16, 2010 - Ashland Daily Tidings

Wolves may again be roaming the Oregon Cascades

Waldo Lake motor ban passes - Jan 15, 2010 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon State Marine Board members complain of inappropriate pressured by Gov. Kulongoski’s office

Oregon board votes to ban motorboats on Waldo Lake - Jan 14, 2010 - The Oregonian

Long awaited decision to keep lake quiet and clean handed down by Marine Board

Logging project near Bend a 'model' for Oregon's federal forests - Jan 12, 2010 - The Oregonian

Black Butte Glaze Meadow project provides basis for larger eastern Oregon forest legislation.

Gold Hill gold miner returning to area that led to conviction - Jan 10, 2010 - Medford Mail Tribune

Clifford Tracy targets Sucker Creek again, this time with mining pits 20 feet from the important salmon stream.

A forestry model for the future? - Jan 09, 2010 - Bend Bulletin

Conservationists, timber industry representatives, community members work collaboratively on forest restoration project near Black Butte Ranch

Final Klamath Basin agreement released - Jan 09, 2010 - The Oregonian

Settlement deal still faces strong opposition from tribal interests, conservationists and must be ratified by settlement stakeholders.

Negotiators wrap up talks on Klamath Dam removal - Jan 08, 2010 - Associated Press

Long road still ahead to secure federal legislation, billion dollars in funding.

Convicted southern Oregon gold miner wants to mine another claim - Jan 06, 2010 - The Oregonian

Illegal miner would expand operations on the same creek where he was found to have violated the law.

Mining association submits coordination plan to county - Dec 30, 2009 - Illinois Valley News

Southwest Oregon Mining Association pushes for Josephine County to adopt new plan

Stick to the principles on Oregon forests bill - Dec 26, 2009 - The Oregonian

Two prominent forest scientists applaud eastern Oregon forest legislation, call on parties to stick to the science.

Editorial: The precious gifts beneath Oregon's trees - Dec 25, 2009 - The Oregonian

A Christmas day editorial from the Oregonian celebrating the gifts of 2009.

Editorial: Time to end war on east-side forests - Dec 22, 2009 - Daily Astorian

Sen. Wyden recognizes the importance of maintaining a mill work force

Snow Trekking - Dec 21, 2009 - Statesman Journal

Oregon Wild leads free outings in January and February, mostly for beginner-lever snowshoers

Judge upholds surveys for species before logging - Dec 18, 2009 - Seattle PI

Judge rules that you need to look before you log

Former forest foes back Wyden bill - Dec 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

More details and reactions on historic legislative compromise between conservationists and timber industry.

Extending the 'Ponderosa Pine Branch' of Peace - Dec 17, 2009 - Public News Service

Conservationists, timber industry come together over Wyden's eastern Oregon forest legislation.

Editorial: At long last; a truce in timber wars? - Dec 17, 2009 - Corvallis Gazette Times

Corvallis Gazette-Times editorial says the new eastside timber bill isn't quite a holiday miracle...but it's close.

Wyden bill for forests brings sides together - Dec 17, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Timber industry, activists agree on new forest-management plan

Editorial: Ending the timber wars - Dec 17, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Register Guard editorial board calls the recent eastern Oregon forest compromise the "holy grail."

Groups push alternative to Klamath deals - Dec 16, 2009 - Eureka Times-Standard

Oregon Wild aligns with local Oregon and California groups to push for better terms for Klamath dam removal, restoration

Editorial: The beginning of the end of Oregon's timber wars - Dec 16, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board supports new eastern Oregon forest legislation and calls for parties to get to the hard work of implementation.

New Senate Bill Aims to End 'War' Over Eastern Ore. Forests - Dec 16, 2009 - Greenwire

Sen. Wyden seeks legislation negotiated by conservationists, timber industry.

Wyden Introduces Bill to Restore Jobs and Forests - Dec 16, 2009 - Associated Press

Timber and conservationists join Wyden on bill to restore Eastern Oregon jobs and forests

Wyden bill aims to end eastern Oregon timber disputes - Dec 16, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregonian reports on new legislation that may "end the timber wars" in Eastern Oregon.

Waldo Lake: for all and for the future - Dec 16, 2009 - The Oregonian

Former Congressman Jim Weaver speaks out for the protection of Waldo Lake.

Foes Unite to Support Bill on Old-Growth Forests - Dec 16, 2009 - The New York Times

Sen. Wyden hopes to legislate historic compromise to restore and protect eastern Oregon forests across 8.6 million acres.

Coalition forms to fight Klamath agreement - Dec 15, 2009 - The Oregonian

New group, the Klamath Conservation Partners, look to push streamlined dam removal decoupled from harmful water deal.

Group pulls out of Klamath Dam removal talks - Dec 14, 2009 - Associated Press

Local northern California group rejects flawed dam removal, restoration agreements for Klamath River

Editorial: Expensive, but Formosa mine must be cleaned up - Dec 10, 2009 - Roseburg News-Review

The Roseburg News Review says Superfund site needs funding for proper toxic clean up

Walden co-authors expansion of Healthy Forests bill - Dec 09, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Conservationists question need to log in backcountry when fire prevention work remains unfinished closer to communities.

Suit disputes plan for ATV road - Dec 08, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

A Forest Service idea for a dunes access road draws conservationists’ objections

Federal forests could be tasked with fighting global warming - Dec 04, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregon scientists weigh in on how our forests can best mitigate global warming.

Feds cracking down on illegal mining on Oregon's public lands - Dec 01, 2009 - The Oregonian

New efforts follow November conviction of southern Oregon man for mining illegally.

BLM to offer oil and gas leases in Oregon - Nov 25, 2009 - The Oregonian

After chastising the oil and gas industry, and citing a dramatic increase in interest in oil and gas leases in Oregon, Ken Salazar announces 37 oil and gas lease sales in Oregon

Many favor ban on motors at Waldo Lake - Nov 24, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

An Oregon State Marine Board official hears testimony on the proposed ban, with a second hearing on Dec. 10

Ban of gas-fired motors proposed on Waldo Lake - Nov 24, 2009 - KLCC

 

Motorized boat ban for Waldo signed - Nov 22, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

The agreement comes before a public hearing on the issue still planned for Monday in Eugene

A time out for mining in the Siskiyous - Nov 21, 2009 - The Oregonian

Over on "The Stump" the Oregonian editorial board opines in favor of a mining moratorium in the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area.

Pack Ten Wolf Video: Reaction From Around The State - Nov 20, 2009 - Natural Oregon

ODFW releases video confirming the second set of wolf pups in Oregon in over 60 years. Wildlife advocates see it as a positive step towards recovery. The Oregon Cattlemen's Association want the right to shoot them.

Photo contest winners point lens at Oregon's beautiful but threatened wildlands - Nov 20, 2009 - The Oregonian

 

House approves protection for Ore.'s Molalla River - Nov 19, 2009 - Seattle Times

The U.S. House has lent support to efforts to restore a Willamette Valley stream degraded over the years by lightly regulated logging, trashy campers and rowdy partiers.

Breaking News: Video Shows Pack Of Ten Wolves Near Joseph - Nov 19, 2009 - Natural Oregon

ODFW releases footage of Oregon's second confirmed pack!

House passes bill to protect Molalla River - Nov 19, 2009 - The Oregonian

The House approves legislation protecting the Molalla River as a Wild & Scenic River

Eastern Oregon wolves again star in video, this time with youngsters - Nov 19, 2009 - The Oregonian

 

Going wild in Oregon - Nov 19, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Heading out? Get there with Oregon Wild.

EPA, BLM dispute slows progress on Superfund site cleanup near Roseburg - Nov 18, 2009 - The Oregonian

Formosa mine cleanup slowed as toxics continue to threaten watershed.

Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio want mining ban in Siskiyou Wild Rivers area - Nov 13, 2009 - The Oregonian

The proposed moratorium would protect sensitive wildlands and waters in an ecologically rich part of the state.

Big profit from nature protection - Nov 13, 2009 - BBC News

Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world.

A 40-year flight back to survival: Feds remove brown pelican from endangered species list - Nov 11, 2009 - The Oregonian

The recovery of the brown pelican began with the birth of the nation's environmental policy and closely tracks the growth of the environmental movement

Editorial: State Marine Board should ban gas-powered motors on Waldo Lake - Nov 08, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

State Marine Board should ban gas-powered motors

State enters fray over Waldo Lake - Nov 05, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

The marine board may soon vote to ban gas-powered boats on the pristine body of water

State board looks at banning motors from Waldo Lake - Nov 05, 2009 - The Oregonian

Environmental groups have campaigned for years to ban gasoline and diesel engines from Waldo Lake. Now the Oregon State Marine Board is taking public comment on banning motor-powered boats.

Feds, environmental groups argue for roadless rule - Nov 04, 2009 - Associated Press

The Obama administration takes a step towards honoring its promise to uphold and defend the 2001 Roadless Rule.

How taking out dams splits environmental groups - Nov 03, 2009 - Crosscut

The issues are maddeningly complex and politically explosive. Here's a close look at the bedeviled Klamath River basin, where a seeming agreement is dividing the greens.

Gold Hill man was mining illegally, judge rules - Nov 03, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Ruling says Clifford R. Tracy must pay to fix the Sucker Creek claim

Lane officials reverse course, rejoin lobby group - Nov 02, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

Federal funding issues trump concern from environmentalists that the association is pro-timber

A big step for the beautiful Devil's Staircase - Nov 01, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board hopes protections for Devil's Staircase and the Molalla River can move swiftly through Congress.

Arrest, banning plan concerns Southern Oregon miners - Oct 29, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Increased mining activity viewed as controversial.

Molalla River Wild and Scenic bill moves forward - Oct 28, 2009 - Molalla Pioneer

Legislation making quick progress through Congress.

Oregon wilderness proposals clear House committee - Oct 28, 2009 - The Oregonian

Devil's Staircase and Molalla River both move closer to final protection

US House Commitee Passes Devil's Staircase Wilderness Bill - Oct 28, 2009 - KLCC

Conservationists hope for speedy passage of popular legislation.

Obama administration inches away from 'time out' for roadless forest logging - Oct 28, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Obama administration quietly issues a directive "redelegating" authority on roadless forests.

Off-road vehicles, wilderness don't mix on Mount Hood - Oct 25, 2009 - The Oregonian

Long time Mount Hood Wilderness activist speaks out against damaging off-road vehicles.

Tracking science: Biologist’s findings show forest diversity, health influenced by wolves - Oct 25, 2009 - Helena Independent Record

More research comes to the same conclusion - wolves play an important, and positive, role in maintaining healthy ecosystems.

Don't Sacrifice the Tongass for the Trees - Oct 22, 2009 - The Huffington Post

A 1,500-acre roadless Timber Sale proposal in Alaska's Tongass National Forest provides another test for the Obama administration.

Roadless Rule Bill: the Timing is Right, so Just Pass It - Oct 22, 2009 - New West

What the state of roadless legislation tells us about politics, public policy, and politicians in the west.

EPA tests S. Oregon mine for toxic water - Oct 22, 2009 - KDRV TV

Formosa mine now a Superfund site.

BLM project looks to stem toxic water flow from Rogue River mine - Oct 20, 2009 - KDRV TV

Mining clean-up chronically underfunded across U.S.

Gold miner's trial delayed - Oct 20, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Alleged illegal mining activity evidence will be heard in court next month.

Crater Lake Wilderness: Oregon's 'best idea' needs protection - Oct 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild Conservation Director Steve Pedery and Executive Director of the Crater Lake Institute Robert Mutch urge protection for Oregon's sole national park.

Kulongoski wants to head off Calif. gold miners - Oct 15, 2009 - Associated Press

Oregon governor urges federal agencies to issue a mining moratorium for important southern Oregon wildlands.

Salazar offers timber from Western Oregon forests - Oct 14, 2009 - Associated Press

New Department of Interior plan includes many ecologically sound sales, some inappropriate clear-cutting.

Federal plan tries to balance economy, environment for western Oregon forests - Oct 14, 2009 - The Oregonian

Along with new slate of timber sales, Interior Department announces initiative to increase interagency cooperation.

Oregon thinning project tests Obama forest policy - Oct 11, 2009 - Associated Press

Will the Obama administration give a green light to the largest roadless timber sale since the Roadless Rule took effect?

Hurdles remain in Klamath Rivers dams agreement - Oct 11, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Ani Kame'enui and John Devoe work to dispel myths about the recently announced draft Klamath settlement.

Devil's Staircase Proposed For Wilderness Area - Oct 08, 2009 - OPB News

A pristine piece of the Southern Oregon landscape is closer to winning federal protection. April Baer reports.

A Dam Fine Strategy - Oct 07, 2009 - Willamette Week

Pacificorps generated a lot of positive press on its agreement to consider dam removal in 11 years. Here's the inside scoop on how.

Oregon officials ask Obama administration to protect roadless forests - Oct 06, 2009 - The Oregonian

Governor Kulongoski and Attorney General Kroger continue to urge the Obama administration to continue to uphold and defend the 2001 Roadless Rule.

Senate Democrats Push N.M., Ore. Wilderness Bills - Oct 05, 2009 - The New York Times

Devil's Staircase included in hearing schedule.

Congress Seeks to Strengthen Roadless Rule - Oct 02, 2009 - Public News Service

Most of Oregon's delegation steps up to cosponsor legislation to codify the popular 2001 Roadless Rule

Decline in big predators wreaking havoc on ecosystems, OSU researchers say - Oct 01, 2009 - The Oregonian

Mirroring a worldwide problem, the persecution of wolves and other large predators in the west has led to an unnatural increase in smaller predators.

Utility agrees to terms removing Klamath dams - Sep 30, 2009 - Associated Press

Dam removal deal still tied to harmful water settlement, groups now meet to discuss.

Wolf victory still elusive - Sep 30, 2009 - High Country News

Reaching for the middle ground on wolves makes sense. Continuing to misinform does not.

Utility agrees to removal of 4 Klamath River dams - Sep 30, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

It won't happen until after 2020, but is seen as vital to restoring California's dwindling salmon stocks. The decommissioning would be the nation's largest and most complex dam removal project.

Klamath River dam-removal project will be world’s biggest - Sep 30, 2009 - Christian Science Monitor

Wednesday's agreement to tear down four Klamath River dams took years to reach. But it’s a costly project, and there may be more conflicts ahead.

A balancing act in the Klamath Basin - Sep 30, 2009 - Blue Oregon

Dam removal on the Klamath may be a good thing, but not if it's tied to other agreements that harm Oregon's wildlife and wetlands.

Deal would remove Klamath River dams to aid salmon - Sep 30, 2009 - The Oregonian

Steps still ahead to reach final agreement to successfully restore river.

Power Company Agrees To Klamath Dam Removal - Sep 30, 2009 - OPB News

One of the largest power companies the Western United States agreed Wednesday to a landmark dam removal project. PacifiCorp says it will destroy its four dams along the Klamath River, near the Oregon-California border. Central Oregon correspondent Ethan Lindsey reports.

Could Klamath Dam Removal Deal Set Future Precedent? - Sep 30, 2009 - OPB News

OPB's Morning Edition examines the ins and outs of the recent Klamath dams announcement.

Wild & Endangered - Sep 29, 2009 - Clackamas Review

Clackamas River Watershed earns a dubious distinction on a nonprofit’s annual list

Klamath Dam Removal Settlement Expected This Week - Sep 28, 2009 - OPB News

Native American tribes, anglers, farmers, and the government will meet in Portland this week to take another step toward an historic agreement to remove four dams on the Klamath River. Central Oregon correspondent Ethan Lindsey reports.

Colorado official loses final say on forest rule - Sep 20, 2009 - The Durango Herald

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addresses concerns from conservationists that the recently nominated head of the Forest Service would undermine promises from the administration to uphold and defend the Roadless Rule

Gird End Fire restoring forest - Sep 18, 2009 - Ravalli Republic

Rather than waste resources fighting a natural fire in the backcountry, the Forest Service in Idaho chooses to allow natural processes to play out.

Feds say southern Oregon gold miner harmed key fish habitat by mining without permit - Sep 16, 2009 - The Oregonian

U.S. Forest Service officials say Clifford R. Tracy started mining around southwest Oregon's Sucker Creek, including digging pits, without permission.

Digging in - Sep 16, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Gold Hill man has been jailed after being accused of mining without a permit and refusing to promise in writing to desist

First wolf hunt kill recorded - Sep 16, 2009 - Helena Independent Record

While the courts wait to rule on wolves endangered species status, the Montana wolf hunt begins in some backcountry areas.

Hope for the timber industry in unlikely partner - Sep 13, 2009 - Salem Statesman Journal

Oregon Wild Old-Growth Campaign Coordinator Chandra LeGue describes a hopeful forest management future.

New Obama Pick for USDA Undersecretary Draws Fire for Roadless Views - Sep 11, 2009 - The New York Times

Despite concern from conservationists for his role in undermining federal roadless protections, the Obama administration nominates Harris Sherman as USDA undersecretary.

Let's not make it easier to kill wolves - Sep 11, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild argues that the recent killing of two endangered wolves in Oregon demonstrates why they don't need less protections

Love it, hate it: Conservationists split on Sherman pick to head USFS - Sep 10, 2009 - Colorado Independant

An Obama administration nominee draws praise, but also criticism for his role in undermining federal roadless protections

Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continue - Sep 09, 2009 - Associated Press

Judge rules conservationists likely to win on merits of the case, but declines to halt wolf hunt.

Wolves had to go - Sep 09, 2009 - Baker City Herald

The Baker City Herald editorializes that the recent killing of two wolves was warranted - and shows that Oregon's wolf management plan protects ranching interests

Schrader 'wild' about protecting Molalla River - Sep 09, 2009 - Molalla Pioneer

Congressman Kurt Schrader tours Molalla River Corridor that 'wild and scenic' bill would protect.

Name released of Idahoan cited Wednesday for poaching a wolf - Sep 09, 2009 - Idaho Statesman

Five wolves have been killed so far during the Idaho wolf hunt. One was a pup illegally shot from the road in an area closed to hunting.

The Klamath River: Will dam removal be enough to help fish? - Sep 09, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregonian oped by Ani Kame'enui and WaterWatch of Oregon's Bob Hunter on the need for a better plan for Klamath Basin restoration.

Federal officials kill two wolves linked to killing eastern Oregon livestock - Sep 05, 2009 - The Oregonian

Acting on a kill order issued by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Services shoots two of Oregon's few wolves.

County commits $20,000 for predator control - Sep 04, 2009 - Baker City Herald

Baker County searching for ways to live with wolves after kill order eliminates 20% of Oregon wolves.

Ore. group releases '10 Most Endangered Places' list - Sep 04, 2009 - KEZI

Report highlights areas threatened by harmful development.

Oregon tried to deter wolves for months - Sep 03, 2009 - The Oregonian

Kill order follows efforts to haze wolves, relocation not considered.

Problem wolves, and wolves being wolves - Sep 03, 2009 - The Oregonian

How does Oregon's decision to kill two wolves stack up with the large-scale wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana?

Conservation group warns of threats to 10 wilderness areas in Oregon - Sep 03, 2009 - The Oregonian

Warning of endangered places comes as the nation celebrates the 45th year of the Wilderness Act.

Oregon issues kill orders for wolves that attacked Baker County livestock - Sep 03, 2009 - The Oregonian

Two wolves to be culled from Oregon's small fledgling wolf population.

Wilderness in our backyard - Sep 03, 2009 - The Oregonian

A brief tour of Oregon's new Wilderness in the Clackamas River watershed.

'Wild' takes on new meaning for Molalla River - Sep 02, 2009 - The Oregonian

A 21-mile stretch of the Molalla River would gain new protections under legislation expected to become law by year's end.

First wolf killed as Idaho opens hunting season - Sep 01, 2009 - The Oregonian

While an Idaho Judge considers an injunction brought by Oregon Wild and a coalition of conservation groups, the Idaho wolf hunt goes forward.

Rancher issued permit to kill wolves - Sep 01, 2009 - Baker City Herald

First kill order in Oregon history out on two wolves in Eagle Cap Wilderness.

Kill order placed on Ore. wolves killing livestock - Sep 01, 2009 - Ashland Daily Tidings

Two packs known to be breeding in eastern part of state

State Attorneys General Win Fight to Enforce Roadless Rule - Sep 01, 2009 - Federalist Society, State AG Tracker

A wonky explanation of the legal fight over the 2001 Roadless Rule explains why the Rule clearly applies in Oregon...for now.

Hoopa Tribe, back at the table - Aug 27, 2009 - Eureka Times-Standard

California tribe set to hold stakeholders accountable in the Basin.

The Klamath: A river dying for movement - Aug 24, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board wonders how the Klamath dam deal will deal with water.

Toxic blue-green algae fouling Klamath River - Aug 21, 2009 - The Oregonian

Warning signs posted on river for third year in a row.

Wildlife group will ask court to stop Idaho's gray wolf hunt - Aug 19, 2009 - The Oregonian

Consistent with the position that wolves are an endangered species and endangered species should not be hunted, groups call for a stop to a planned wolf hunt in Idaho.

Obama Administration Joins Roadless Rule Battle - Aug 18, 2009 - OMBwatch

A summary of the current state of the Roadless Rule

New Obama forest plan leaves roadless rule intact - Aug 14, 2009 - Grist

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined broad principles that will guide forest management including upholding strong federal roadless protections - preferably in the form of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule

U.S. Agriculture Secretary lays out plan for nation's forests - Aug 14, 2009 - The Oregonian

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack promises that future National Forest management will focus on forest health, restoration, and conservation.

Obama moves to block road building in national forests - Aug 13, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Obama administration took another step in honoring its promise to support and defend the 2001 Roadless Rule by defending it in court.

Walking wetlands program causes concerns - Aug 09, 2009 - Herald and News

Temporary wetlands on private lands don't justify a flawed plan that destroy wetlands in the neighboring Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge.

A Win for Nature - Aug 09, 2009 - The Columbian

The Columbian celebrates the 9th Circuit roadless ruling and argues for a long-term federal roadless policy

Make roadless rule law - Aug 07, 2009 - Register Guard

The Register Guard argues it is time for Congress to codify the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule

Wilderness proposed at Crater Lake - Aug 07, 2009 - Mail Tribune

In response to recent threats from helicopter overflights and destructive timber sales, conservation groups propose a permanent solution.

Court restores 'roadless rule' in national forests - Aug 06, 2009 - LA Times

Environmentalists cheer the decision, which reverses moves by the Bush administration to reopen wilderness lands to development. More legal wrangling remains, however.

Lawsuit Threat to Try to Stop Helicopters - Aug 06, 2009 - KOHD News

Oregon Wild's Tim Lillebo explains why helcopter tours are not compatible with the Crater Lake wilderness experience.

One sunken helicopter is all we need at Crater Lake - Aug 06, 2009 - News Review

The News Review takes argues for the protection of Crater Lake National Park

Conservation groups write letter of protest over proposed Crater Lake scenic flights - Aug 06, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild and others warn FAA and NPS that helicopter flights are likely illegal.

Court reinstates road ban in national forests - Aug 05, 2009 - Associated Press

The federal government once again becomes in charge of roadless management, but the decision still faces opposition.

Ninth Circuit Court Throws Out Bush Roadless Rules - Aug 05, 2009 - OPB News

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has thrown out the Bush Administration rule governing roadless forests, and reinstated the previous Clinton rule.

Court strikes down 2005 change to forest roadless rule - Aug 05, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Clinton administration's roadless rule replaces Bush's State Petitions Rule, but the challenge continues.

Governor Kulongoski and Attorney General Kroger applaud roadless rule decision - Aug 05, 2009 - Oregon.gov

The State of Oregon's Press Release on the 9th Circuit Court decision upholding Oregon’s longstanding position that the 2001 Roadless Rule should stand.

Wyden presses parks nominee on Crater Lake helicopter tours - Jul 28, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregon's senior senator takes a stand for the quiet beauty of Crater Lake.

Expensive water treatment options divide Portland City Council - Jul 27, 2009 - The Oregonian

Bull Run treatment options to be discussed at City Hall this week.

Wyden decries Crater Lake helicopter tour plan - Jul 27, 2009 - Roseburg News-Review

Senator plans to press Park Service nominee to step up to the plate to protect Oregon's only National Park.

Though conflict continues over old-growth forests, cutting rarely occurs - Jul 27, 2009 - The Oregonian

A look at the state of old-growth in the Northwest and what the future holds for management of forest lands.

Gold mining operation in trouble with county, state - Jul 25, 2009 - Curry Coastal Pilot

Rutan mining operation continues to helicopter customers in for four-day stays at a gold mine on the Little Chetco River deep in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, despite a Curry County stop work order issued in 2007, and continuous warnings since.

No more false starts in our federal forests - Jul 25, 2009 - The Oregonian

A compelling argument for moving forward with permanent forest protections.

The potential end of Beervana as we know it - Jul 23, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board steps up to the plate to defend Beervana--and the clean drinking water it relies on.

Widmer brothers claim water plant will 'change the beer that has made Portland famous - Jul 22, 2009 - The Oregonian

This article provides insight into how a City Council decision to build a expensive and unnecessary treatment plant could effect local businesses.

Last Ditch Effort to Prevent Costly Chemical Filtration System -- Portland's Bull Run Water is Already Green and Clean! - Jul 22, 2009 - KBOO Community Radio

Oregon Wild's own Regna Merritt made an appearance on KBOO Community Radio to discuss the current situation regarding the Bull Run Watershed and the threat to its long standing natural protections.

First the Metolius. Now Crater Lake? - Jul 22, 2009 - Blue Oregon

The DBug Timber Sale threatens roadless backcountry on the doorstep of Crater Lake and highlights the need for the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule - and leaders who will stand up for it.

The road to conservation requires no new roads - Jul 22, 2009 - Columbia Missourian

A roadless logging project in the Tongass National Forest recently approved by the Obama administration is a wake up call on the importance of fully upholding the 2001 Roadless Rule

Helicopter tours proposed around Crater Lake - Jul 21, 2009 - The Oregonian

A Bend company proposes helicopter tours of Oregon's only National Park.

Relief for the Owl - Jul 21, 2009 - The New York Times

The New York Times weighs in on the Obama administration breathing new life into forest science in the Northwest.

Will Obama "Support & Defend" the Roadless Rule? - Jul 19, 2009 - Opposing Views

The Obama administration comes close to breaking its pledge to "support and defend" the Roadless Rule.

U.S. scraps Bush plan on logging Northwest - Jul 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Obama administration's move will help with habitat protection but will hurt rural areas

Obama Admin Scraps Logging Plan in Ore. Carbon Sinks - Jul 17, 2009 - New York Times

 

Feds throw back the WOPR - Jul 17, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Interior secretary withdraws the Bush plan that would have tripled Western Oregon’s timber harvest

Roadless rule - Ritter makes right call on forest plan - Jul 16, 2009 - Durango Herald

In CO, the state-by-state process designed to undermine national roadless protections, slows down & opens up.

Ketchikan mill is awarded Orion North timber - Jul 15, 2009 - Juneau Empire

Deal marks first timber sale in roadless area under Obama - a 380-acre clearcut in America's largest rainforest.

Signs of wolf pack found along Washington-Idaho border - Jul 13, 2009 - The Oregonian

There is photographic evidence of a wolf pack that may be capable of breeding.

Oregon's national forests and those in other states will see limits to where ATVs can ride - Jul 12, 2009 - The Oregonian

New restrictions are placed on ATV areas to protect forests and their tranquility.

Roadless bill would protect wild areas and save money - Jul 11, 2009 - The Bellingham Herald

Seth Cool of Conservation Northwest makes a case for the codification of the popular 2001 Roadless Rule.

Roadless ‘timeout’ crucial to securing outdoors legacy - Jul 09, 2009 - Helena Independent Record

A united front of public-land users urges the USDA to keep moving towards a return to the strong federal protections of the 2001 Roadless Rule

Montana ready for first open wolf hunts - Jul 09, 2009 - The Oregonian

While the delisting of wolves in the west continues to be contested in court, Montana sets a quota for the first legal wolf hunt in the lower 48 since wolves were protected.

Master of Trails William Sullivan’s Hidden Hiking Secrets…Plus Beer - Jul 08, 2009 - Willamette Week

Summer hiking and William Sullivan go hand in hand.

Court dismisses challenge to seabird protection - Jul 08, 2009 - The Oregonian

A federal court dismissed a timber industry lawsuit challenging protection for the marbled murrelet, a seabird that nests exclusively in old growth trees.

Barring fire or harvest, Oregon forests could double carbon storage capacity - Jul 07, 2009 - The Oregonian

Using our forests for carbon storage could cut back on greenhouse gas emissions.

More protection for the Rogue makes economic sense - Jul 07, 2009 - Mail Tribune

The Rogue supports the current economy through recreation and salmon and steelhead runs.

Commissioners Ponder O & C Membership - Jul 07, 2009 - KLCC

Lane County debates membership in pro-old growth logging organization.

Northwest forests thick with carbon storage potential - Jul 06, 2009 - The Oregonian

Old growth key to global warming fight, studies say.

Some See Beetle Attacks on Western Forests as a Natural Event - Jul 06, 2009 - The New York Times

The New York Times ran a fascinating article on western bark beetles that bucked the traditional wisdom.

Next lands to protect: the distant Devil's Staircase - Jul 04, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian features the state's next protected Wilderness (fingers crossed) -- the Devil's Staircase.

'Quiet' recreation brings significant money to Wallowa-Whitman Forest - Jul 02, 2009 - Wallowa County Chieftain

Non-motorized recreation brings more money into economy than motorized recreation.

Logging Near Crater Lake? - Jul 02, 2009 - Eugene Weekly

The D-Bug Timber Sale, on the doorstep of Crater Lake, entails more roadless logging than occurred across the entire country during the Bush administration.

Judge overturns Bush administration logging rule - Jul 01, 2009 - The Oregonian

NFMA regulations changes were one of many failed attempts to undermine forest protection.

Klamath restoration negotiations delayed - Jul 01, 2009 - Eureka Times-Standard

Groups wonder when negotiations will turn to action for the Klamath River and whether restoration or more struggles are in store.

Waldo Lake needs state of Oregon assistance - Jun 27, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregonian editorial board urges a solution for Waldo Lake that would keep the water clear, pristine, and free of gas powered motors.

Feds decline to delist Klamath sucker fish, again - Jun 26, 2009 - KGW

Protections for fish remain despite repeated attempts to remove listing.

Power lurks in Oregon forests - Jun 25, 2009 - The Oregonian

The debate continues on biomass as federal legislation would promote harmful forest activity for expensive energy.

Welcome to the Jungle - Jun 25, 2009 - Eugene Weekly

A new wilderness bill would protect an ancient forest

County commissioners OK budget - Jun 25, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

As many as 84 jail beds will be reopened and ties to an advocacy group will be cut

Wyden's draft for forests is opposed - Jun 25, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

County Republicans say the plan is 'detrimental' to economy, government

Reversal: House passes Metolius protections bill - Jun 22, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregon House passes a bill declaring the Metolius River basin a Critical Area of Statewide Concern.

Environmentalists Baffled by Obama's Strategy - Jun 21, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

The administration is defending in court environmental measures that the president once vowed to roll back. Officials say it is part of a long-term plan, but critics see it as backpedaling.

Bills would preserve forest - Jun 17, 2009 - Eugene Register Guard

The Devil’s Staircase is one area being targeted for wilderness status

Bills expand Oregon Caves, protect Rogue tributaries - Jun 17, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Wyden-DeFazio, measures add 4,070 acres to monument

Wyden, DeFazio propose Oregon natural area additions - Jun 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

Legislation would protect Wilderness, Wild & Scenic Rivers.

Obama administration tacitly backing Bush environmental policies - Jun 17, 2009 - The Associated Press

Despite promises made on the campaign trail, many Bush environmental policies continue on auto-pilot. Include appeals of the wildly popular 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

Judge Won't Limit Scope of Decision Axing Roadless Rule - Jun 17, 2009 - The New York Times

Wyoming Judge Brimmer refuses government requests to limit his decision striking down the popular and effective 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

Marbled murrelet will keep federal protection - Jun 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

Threatened bird survives attempts to limit designated habitat.

Potential Forest Service Nominee Could Undermine New Roadless Policies - Jun 16, 2009 - Bloggers For Change

Inconsistent with the Obama administration's support for the 2001 Roadless Rule, Harris Sherman has been part of an effort to undermine it. He could be the next head of the Forest Service.

Schrader introduces U.S. House bill to designate Molalla River as "wild and scenic" - Jun 12, 2009 - Molalla Pioneer

Congressman moves to push forward popular bill with local support.

Oregon Wild schedules summer hikes - Jun 10, 2009 - Salem Statesman Journal

The group has changed the days of the week it uses to boost turnout

Protect state's old-growth forests, focus on restoration - Jun 09, 2009 - Salem Statesman Journal

Old Growth Campaign Coordinator Chandra LeGue takes a look at Senator Wyden's forest bill, finding strengths and room for improvement.

Rep. Schrader seeks protections for Molalla River - Jun 09, 2009 - The Oregonian

The new congressman eyes Wild & Scenic designation for local river.

True wilderness - Jun 08, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

Conservationists want to protect 30,000 acres of pristine beauty

Court Battles Loom Over Gray Wolf In West - Jun 02, 2009 - NPR News

The gray wolf is still considered an endangered species in Wyoming, but has been removed from the endangered list in other areas.

A Roadless Moratorium - Jun 01, 2009

The Eugene Register Guard applauds the administration's decision to call a "timeout" on projects that threaten roadless areas - and urges them to go further.

New Roadless Rule Detour for OR Backcountry - May 29, 2009 - Public News Service

President Obama stake out new position on roadless area conservation.

A promise fulfilled on roadless forests - May 28, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian Editorial Board hails the Obama administration's roadless timeout announcement.

Obama Administration Reevaluates Roadless Rule - May 28, 2009 - OPB News

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will have to approve any project in roadless areas.

Obama administration halts development in roadless parts of federal forests - May 28, 2009 - The Oregonian

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will have to approve any project entering a roadless area until a national policy can be set.

Guest Viewpoint: Lane taxes promote old growth logging - May 20, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild board president Gary Guttormsen responds to the AOCC/Lane County debate.

Forest harvest discord - May 19, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

The BLM faces a ‘peculiar spot’ with its conflicting timber-cutting rules.

Forest Service seeks to save aspen groves - May 15, 2009 - Baker City Herald

The agency’s prescription, however, calls for the controversial cutting of mature firs and pines.

Enviro group wants county out of land use association - May 14, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

Group argues Lane County can spend money better than to support old-growth logging advocacy.

Protect roadless areas - May 10, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Eugene Register Guard editorial board says Obama should halt the Justice Department appeals.

Walden: Move the wolves to wild areas - May 08, 2009 - Baker City Herald

Congressman also decries efforts of ODFW officials, claiming they responded too slowly to depredations.

Who Will Protect the Forests? - May 06, 2009 - The New York Times

The New York Times calls for President Obama to reinstate and ultimately legislate the popular 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

The Howls Over Wolves - May 06, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian Editorial Board weighs in on wolves and ranchers request to weaken their protections.

Answering the call for our forests - May 05, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild's Chandra LeGue contends that history of logging should point to strong protections going forward.

Wolf collared, then released, near Baker City - May 04, 2009 - Baker City Herald

ODFW captured, collared, and released a wolf suspected of the first wolf depredation in Oregon in over 60 years.

Northcoast Environmental Center steps away from Klamath agreement - Apr 24, 2009 - Eureka Times-Standard

NEC says plan doesn't do enough for fish, refuges.

Waldo Lake Regulation In Federal Court Again - Apr 23, 2009 - OPB News

The Forest Service is banning gas motors on Oregon’s Waldo Lake starting this summer. That move sparked a federal lawsuit claiming the state owns the bed of the lake, not the feds. The issue was at the center of a second federal court hearing Wednesday in Eugene. Pete Springer reports.

Environmental group pulls out of Klamath talks - Apr 23, 2009 - The Oregonian

Northcoast Environmental Center cites concerns over water for fish, refuges, overall process in withdrawal.

Court Considers Ban on Motor Boats at Waldo Lake - Apr 22, 2009 - KLCC

Forest Service set to implement rule this summer.

Judge defers decision on Waldo - Apr 22, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

Gas-and diesel-powered boats will be banned from the lake in three months absent a ruling in the federal court case

Into the wilds - Apr 20, 2009 - Eugene Register-Guard

A look around the state at the new wilderness areas designated by Congress

Back to the drawing board on spotted owls - Apr 17, 2009 - Crosscut

A new administration signals yet another deep examination about how to save forest habitats for endangered spotted owls. After decades of studies and litigation and administrative maneuvers, are we any closer to a solution?

Wyden forest plan meets skepticism - Apr 17, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Both sides in the forest debate find fault with the proposed legislation.

Wyden forestry bill comes under fire - Apr 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

Conservationists vow to work with Senator Wyden to improve bill's provisions for old-growth forests.

Thin Support for Wyden's Tree-Thinning Plan? - Apr 17, 2009 - Oregon News Service

Stronger protections needed for old-growth as proposal moves forward.

Wyden old growth bill unveiled at timber meeting - Apr 16, 2009 - Associated Press

Bill falls short of full protections for old-growth forests.

Ranchers say 'rogue' wolves must go - Apr 16, 2009 - Baker City Herald

Reaction to the first documented wolf depredation in Oregon since the species began returning 10 years ago.

Will roadless national forests soon be paved and logged? - Apr 15, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor

A new report by Oregon Wild's campaign partner showcases projects around the country, and in Oregon, that threaten some of our last pristine roadless wildlands.

Where the wild things are - Apr 13, 2009 - The Oregonian

Wilderness Coordinator Erik Fernandez puts the recent legislation in perspective and charts the course ahead in an Oregonian op-ed.

Wolf Watching Tours Bring Profit for ID - Apr 10, 2009 - Public News Service

While there have been some concerns that the tourism industry could take a hit in this recession, there's an emerging niche that has become popular: wolf-watching tours. Francie St. Onge (AHNJ), a biologist and backcountry guide leading wolf tours for the Western Wolf Coalition, says every offering has been booked almost instantly, and she's looking at offering more wolf-watching opportunities.

No cars, no roads, no kidding - Apr 07, 2009 - The Oregonian

A tour of one of Oregon's freshly minted Wilderness areas: Roaring River.

Miner jailed for shooting four-wheeler during confrontation - Apr 06, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

 

Obama Backing Off Of Bush Spotted Owl Plans - Apr 02, 2009 - OPB News

The Obama Administration has decided not to defend Bush Administration policies for the threatened Northern Spotted Owl. Instead, federal attorneys want to negotiate with the two sides that sued over the plans - environmentalists and timber advocates. As Rob Manning reports, the idea is to chart a new course for protecting the owl.

Wilderness Bill Brings Protections to Mount Hood - Mar 26, 2009 - OPB News

OPB talks with some long time Mount Hood Wilderness advocates after the passage of the Omnibus Public Lands bill.

It’s (Almost) Real - 202,000 New Acres of OR Wilderness - Mar 26, 2009 - Public News Services

US House passes major Wilderness expansion in Oregon, nationwide.

Wilderness bill awaits Obama's OK - Mar 26, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Omnibus lands measure with proposed Soda Mountain, Copper Salmon and other wildernesses easily passes U.S. House

At last, a wilderness bill - Mar 26, 2009 - Eugene Register Guard

Legislation designates 200,000 acres in Oregon

Wilderness bill expands protections for Oregon, other states - Mar 25, 2009 - Oregonian

Wilderness protection for Oregon's Mount Hood, Copper Salmon, Soda Mountain, Spring Basin and the Badlands are finalized.

Conservationists hail new era as Congress passes wilderness bill - Mar 25, 2009 - The Oregonian

Celebrations follow largest Wilderness expansion in Oregon in 25 years

Savor Oregon's hard-fought wilderness win - Mar 25, 2009 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board celebrates years of work that led to Wilderness protections.

Wilderness bill hitches a ride through Senate; House next - Mar 20, 2009 - The Oregonian

The measure would protect millions of acres if it can finally clear both houses

Jayhawks, Cardinals Should Be On Obama's Mind, Group Says - Mar 19, 2009 - Huffington Post

During March Madness, Oregon Wild's campaign partners, Pew Environment Group and The Heritage Forest Campaign, run an ad urging him to support the Roadless Rule and appealing to President Obama's love for basketball.

BLM logging plan not balanced, repeats past mistakes - Mar 17, 2009 - Eugene Register Guard

Old Growth Campaign Coordinator Jonathan Jelen questions whether the WOPR can achieve"balance" in our public forests.

Senate moves forward on wilderness bill - Mar 16, 2009 - Associated Press

Leaders work to avoid further delays and amendments.

Southern Oregon wilderness push hits snag - Mar 12, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Public lands bill with proposed Soda Mountain and Copper Salmon areas fails

U.S. House defeat of wilderness bill stuns supporters - Mar 11, 2009 - The Oregonian

Wilderness advocates in Congress say they will regroup and try again in the coming weeks.

Secretary upholds delisting gray wolves in parts of the West, including Oregon - Mar 06, 2009 - The Oregonian

Obama administration heads in wrong direction by upholding Bush-era gray wolf policy.

County Funds Timber Lobby - Mar 05, 2009 - Eugene Weekly

Lane County getting pressure to save thousands by not supporting logging lobby.

2009 Chinook projections better, but not good; Klamath River forecast healthier than Sacramento - Mar 04, 2009 - Curry County Reporter

Spring 2009 report on fish status in Northern California.

State won't hold up Klamath regulatory process - Feb 24, 2009 - Eureka Times Standard

California regulatory board tells PacifiCorp that clean water is coming.

Wolf sighting raises questions about Oregon return - Feb 21, 2009 - The Oregonian

State and federal biologists investigate wolf sighting in Central Oregon.

Sea otter sighting confirmed in Oregon for first time in 103 years - Feb 19, 2009 - Eugene Register Guard

The otter could be the latest species making a comeback in Oregon after past eradication.

Waters still turbulent in Klamath dam deal - Feb 18, 2009 - Eureka Times Standard

Concerns raised, voices heard at California State Water Board meeting.

Senate OKs surcharge for Klamath dam removal - Feb 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

Bill still lacks provisions to ensure money is spent on removing dams, not relicensing them.

Sportfishing-led group suggests restrictions on Columbia gill-netters - Feb 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

Coalition urges Oregon legislature to balance commercial, sport fishing and conservation needs.

Klamath dams a hot topic in Sacramento, Salem - Feb 17, 2009 - The Oregonian

Clean water and a free flowing Klamath debated before CA Water Board and Oregon Senate.

Obama should restore Roadless Area Conservation Rule - Feb 15, 2009 - Everett Daily Herald

Two leaders from the hunter/angler community weigh in on the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

City, EPA still in water fight - Feb 12, 2009 - Portland Tribune

Leonard to brief council on plans to deal with EPA water rules.

Pass public lands bill - Feb 09, 2009 - Eugene Register Guard

The Eugene Register Guard editorial board urges Congress to pass the omnibus bill without amendments.

Obama Administration Will Shift Forest Service Policy - Feb 09, 2009 - OPB News

Monday, the Obama administration signaled it wants a bigger budget for the Forest Service. Central Oregon correspondent Ethan Lindsey reports.

Turning the tide on wilderness and hope - Feb 09, 2009 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild Executive Director Regna Merritt looks to the future of Wilderness protection in Oregon.

Rogue of the Week: Gov. Ted Kulongoski - Feb 04, 2009 - Willamette Week

Who’s he represent?

Sale ready for first of Bush's last-minute 'Whopper' clearcuts - Feb 04, 2009 - Associated Press

Southern Oregon area targeted for 1,400 acres of logging in sensitive areas.

Ore. panel considers rate boost to remove dams - Feb 03, 2009 - Associated Press

 

Bill would pass cost of Klamath Dam removal to ratepayers - Feb 03, 2009 - The Oregonian

Details of legislation still to be ironed out to ensure ratepayers are only paying for dam removal.

Governor Pushes Bill To Fund Klamath Dam Removal - Feb 02, 2009 - OPB News

SB 76 heads to committee in Oregon Legislature.

Governor asks Obama team to rethink Ore. logging - Jan 30, 2009 - Associated Press

Kulongoski presses his opposition to the Western Oregon Plan Revisions.

Releasing the Klamath - Jan 29, 2009 - Eureka Times Standard

Studies examine expected environmental costs of dam removal

Clackamas commissioners urge caution on gas pipeline - Jan 29, 2009 - The Oregonian

County joins chorus of voices questioning the impacts LNG pipeline would have.

Governor challenging federal logging plan - Jan 29, 2009 - The Oregonian

Kulongoski insists the BLM heed his concerns over Western Oregon Plan Revisions.

Western tree deaths rise with temperatures - Jan 22, 2009 - The Oregonian

Tree death rates are rising in established old-growth forests across the West, scientists say.

Timber advocates appeal Sisters project - Jan 20, 2009 - Sisters Nugget

Logging industry lobby group says fuels reduction project doesn't cut enough old growth.

Lawsuits challenge BLM logging increase in Oregon - Jan 16, 2009 - Associated Press

Conservationists defend western Oregon forests from last ditch Bush administration logging scheme.

Wilderness bill passes Senate - Jan 16, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

Omnibus Act heads to House, should be voted on next week

Mount Hood wilderness bill clears final Senate hurdle - Jan 16, 2009 - The Oregonian

Passage of the measure protecting 200,000 acres in Oregon draws a Sen. Wyden fist-pump.

Changing Forest Policies Proved Difficult For Bush Administration - Jan 16, 2009 - OPB News

Conservationists in Oregon worried eight years ago that President George W. Bush’s election would spell disaster - especially when it came to logging. Activists would learn that most of the Bush Administration attempts to change forest policy would avoid Congress and instead use lawsuit threats from the timber industry to change administrative rules. Rob Manning reports.

Senate votes today on wilderness areas - Jan 15, 2009 - Medford Mail Tribune

At issue is creation of the Soda Mountain and Copper Salmon wilderness areas

Oregon would get 5 new wilderness areas under bill - Jan 15, 2009 - The Oregonian

Public lands package moves to House for final approval.

Senate approves wilderness expansion in 9 states - Jan 15, 2009 - Associated Press

Oregon tops list of states with most wilderness bills (five ) in large Public Lands package.

Oregon suing over Endangered Species Act rules - Jan 15, 2009 - Eugene Register Guard

State takes initiative in overturning "midnight" Bush administration regulations.

Long-awaited decision made in favor of wilderness expansion - Jan 14, 2009 - Hood River News

Senate moves ahead with protections for Mount Hood, other Oregon treasures.

TRCP promotes economic value of responsibly managed roadless areas - Jan 13, 2009 - ESPN.com

Channeling the legacy of Teddy Roosevelt, group encourages protection of roadless to promote outdoor based business.

Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill Set For Passage - Jan 12, 2009 - OPB News

Oregon's Congressional delegation is celebrating the likely passage of a public lands bill that includes long-sought expansions for the Mount Hood National Wilderness. April Baer reports.

Campaign asks Obama to protect roadless forests - Jan 12, 2009 - Associated Press

On anniversary of original Roadless Rule, diverse voices call for reinstatement of protections.

Light breaks over a new wilderness - Jan 12, 2009 - The Oregonian

At last, the U.S. Senate moves to protect millions of acres of new wilderness areas across Oregon and the West.

Finally, Mount Hood wilderness bill advances - Jan 11, 2009 - The Oregonian

Senate overcomes procedural hurdle. Vote on Wilderness protection to come later in week.

Partisan wrangling mars Senate wilderness bill - Jan 10, 2009 - Associated Press

Obstructionist senator continues efforts to block popular bipartisan bill. Showdown set for Sunday.

Oregon conservationists hope for greener 2009 - Jan 04, 2009 - Associated Press

Wilderness designations, old growth protection legislation, and global warming solutions top the list of environmental initiatives for the coming year.

Force feeding WOPR - Jan 03, 2009 - Eugene Register Guard

BLM pushes logging plan through at last minute

Agreement to take down Klamath dams? Not likely - Dec 31, 2008 - San Francisco Chronicle

Oregon Wild Klamath Campaign Coordinator argues that the recently signed Agreement in Principle deserves a harder look.

BLM rejects protests to "Whopper" logging plan - Dec 30, 2008 - Associated Press

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has rejected the major protests against its plan to ramp up logging in old growth forests of Western Oregon and is racing to finish by the New Year's Eve deadline.

Protect Roadless Areas - Dec 29, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Obama should follow President Clinton’s lead

Forest research helps scientists study carbon 'storage' - Dec 26, 2008 - Daily Astorian

Trees hold part of the key to learning more about climate change.

Wyden objects to planned pipeline through Mount Hood National Forest - Dec 18, 2008 - The Oregonian

Natural gas pipeline would cut through old growth forest, over Wild & Scenic rivers.

Sen. Salazar Appointment Draws Mixed Reaction - Dec 16, 2008 - NPR

Reaction to Interior appointment from conservation groups and others.

Not so dead on arrival - Dec 15, 2008 - High Country News

The unlikely success of the Clinton Roadless Rule

Report Finds Meddling in Interior Dept. Actions - Dec 15, 2008 - New York Times

Government investigators find political interference the hallmark of Bush Interior Department.

Bush-appointed official twisted species data, report says - Dec 15, 2008 - The Oregonian

Federal investigation leads to new findings on number of Endangered Species decisions impacted by disgraced official.

217-mile natural gas pipeline in feds’ hands - Dec 13, 2008 - Bend Bulletin

Pipeline would cross national forest and scenic rivers, including Deschutes.

Logging plan faces additional delay - Dec 10, 2008 - Eugene Register Guard

Governor's actions throw Bush clear-cutting plan into doubt. Remains to be seen how the BLM will respond.

Shift of BLM forest strategy at hand despite opposition - Dec 05, 2008 - Eugene Register Guard

Logging plan enters finals days of Governor review as opposition mounts.

Judge Rules For Scaling Back Roadless Protections - Dec 03, 2008 - OPB News

Conservationists call for Obama to protect roadless backcountry following court ruling.

Feds push to end wolf protections - Nov 28, 2008 - Seattle Times

Last minute effort underway to remove gray wolf from endangered species list.

Seeing the off-ramps in the Klamath deal - Nov 26, 2008 - The Oregonian

Northcoast Environmental Center Executive Director, Greg King weighs in on the Klamath AIP.

Conservation groups challenge owl recovery plan - Nov 25, 2008 - Associated Press

Move aimed at restoring scientific integrity to habitat designation process fouled by political meddling.

Enviro groups say federal owl plan faulty - Nov 24, 2008 - The Oregonian

Conservationists push to restore scientific integrity to the process of designating habitat for the threatened bird.

Oregon wilderness: Wait 'til next year - Nov 17, 2008 - The Oregonian

An Oregon wilderness bill is stopped dead in Congress yet again.

Oklahoma senator once again holds up Mount Hood legislation - Nov 15, 2008 - The Oregonian

Oregon representatives further stymied by obstructionist from the Midwest.

Threat of filibuster endangers lands bill - Nov 15, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Legislators say time wasted could hamper priorities of auto bailout, economic crisis.

Federal and state officials sign nonbinding deal to remove Klamath River dams - Nov 14, 2008 - Los Angeles Times

The agreement has PacifiCorp spending $200 million, California $250 million to uproot four dams that have blocked the migration of salmon. Critics say the deal favors farmers over fish.

New Klamath Basin Agreement: More of the Same? - Nov 14, 2008 - Public News Service

A new Agreement in Principle may allow Bush administration to influence Klamath policy long after leaving office.

What Does the Klamath River Dam Removal Deal Mean? - Nov 13, 2008 - OPB News

More details about the pitfalls within the recently announced Agreement in Principle for the Klamath River dams signed by the Bush administration.

Feds, California, Oregon and PacifiCorp Announce Klamath Pact - Nov 13, 2008 - Bay Area Indymedia

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and representatives from the State of California, the State of Oregon and PacifiCorp today signed a non-binding agreement that provides a plan for the removal of four dams on the Klamath River.

Forest Service echoes concern over Ritter plan - Nov 11, 2008 - Aspen Daily News

The Forest Service joins sportsmen and conservationists in expressing concerns over loopholes in Colorado's proposed roadless rule

Digital howls used to find wolves - Nov 08, 2008 - Spokane Spokesman Review

Oregon's neighbor to the north is putting digital technology to work to track wolves.

Wolves prowl, howl, don't growl - Nov 07, 2008 - The Oregonian

A state biologist reports the predators are spreading but without conflict.

Timber industry asks court to enforce Species Act - Nov 07, 2008 - Associated Press

Normally opposed to the ESA, timber lobby group asks judge to enforce provisions for endangered species.

Feds Slow Down On Oregon Logging - Nov 07, 2008 - OPB News

BLM reverses course and allows public protest period for Western Oregon Plan Revision old-growth logging plan.

Logging plan gets one more review - Nov 07, 2008 - Eugene Register Guard

BLM reverses course, allows for protest period on old-growth logging plan.

Wilderness designations shouldn't wait - Nov 07, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

The lame-duck Congress should pass new protections for Oregon this year.

Time to Codify the Roadless Rule - Nov 06, 2008 - The New West

We Americans have high expectations for President-elect Obama and the bluer-than-ever Congress, and a good way for them to convince us we did the right thing is immediately codify the Roadless Rule.

Omnibus land act includes wilderness designations - Nov 03, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Senate next month will vote on creation of Oregon's Soda Mountain and Copper Salmon wilderness areas.

Bush logging proposal opponents seek to reinstate protest period - Oct 30, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon conservationists challenge BLM decision to cut public out of planning process for Oregon's forests.

Lawsuit challenges Bush logging increase effort - Oct 29, 2008 - Associated Press

Conservationists work to restore the public process after the BLM fails to accept public comment on final logging plan.

Environmentalists Sue Feds For Western Timber Plan - Oct 29, 2008 - OPB News

Court challenge asks judge to require BLM follow the law and offer a 30 day public comment period.

Oregon needs wilderness - Oct 28, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Bill would protect more than 200,000 acres in state.

Administration Reopens Effort to De-List Endangered Gray Wolves - Oct 24, 2008 - Washington Post

US Fish and Wildlife Service plan open to public comment for thirty days.

Feds announce land for geothermal power - Oct 23, 2008 - KGW

New plan opens almost all of Oregon's public land to energy drilling.

An environmental legacy for the taking - Oct 22, 2008 - The Oregonian

Former Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin ponders the environmental legacy of Governor Ted Kulongoski.

Coalition approves plan for fish habitat on EWEB dam project - Oct 22, 2008 - Eugene Register Guard

Relicensing settlement likely to move forward in 2010 with new measures to protect endangered fish.

In search of 'the possible' - Oct 22, 2008 - Blue Mountain Eagle

More than 100 people from across the county gather to focus on the economy.

OR Forests: Cut or Conserve? - Oct 10, 2008 - Oregon News Service

The BLM releases the final draft of an old-growth logging plan and conservationists react.

Final Plan For Western Oregon Forests Released - Oct 10, 2008 - OPB News

The WOPR calls for an increase in overall harvest and a ramp up in old-growth logging.

BLM releases plan to step up logging - Oct 10, 2008 - Eugene Register Guard

Conservationists call the plan a step in the wrong direction at a time when consensus is emerging.

BLM wants to increase logging in Oregon - Oct 09, 2008 - The Oregonian

New Bush administration logging plan would put old-growth forests on the chopping block.

BLM approves loggin plan, fight expected - Oct 09, 2008 - AM 620 KPOJ

The Bureau of Land Management approves final Environmental Impact Statement for Bush Administration expansion of logging.

BLM: Ore. timber plan promotes sustained yield - Oct 09, 2008 - Associated Press

Plan would nearly triple harvest largely through clear-cutting.

Bush administration erred in ruling on murrelet protection, agency says - Oct 04, 2008 - The Oregonian

The Fish and Wildlife assessment could adversely impact logging interests.

Final drawdown set at S. Ore. dam to be removed - Oct 02, 2008 - The Oregonian

Decommissioning begins in earnest at Savage Rapids Dam .

Honored for land he fought to protect - Sep 30, 2008 - Eugene Register Guard

Waldo Lake Loop Trail dedicated to Oregon wildlands champion Jim Weaver.

Fish die-off a common occurence on Klamath - Sep 26, 2008 - Siskiyou Daily News

Details on juvenile mortality in Klamath salmon.

Feds ask to put wolves back on endangered list - Sep 23, 2008 - Associated Press

Officials reverse course after conservationists win in court.

Salmon aid on the way - Sep 18, 2008 - The Times Standard

Federal funds for out of work fishermen from a closed season on the west coast.

Feds back down on delisting wolves - Sep 17, 2008 - Idaho Statesman

The predators will continue to be protected as the government tries to rewrite a plan to remove them from the endangered species list.

A creek runs through it - Sep 14, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

The dam has been notched and water has started to find its way. Now all that's needed is for the fish to return.

Study Highlights Economic Impact Of Rogue River Scenic Designation - Sep 12, 2008 - OPB News

Study finds that Rogue River tourism and recreation a big economic driver.

Old-Growth Forests Help Combat Climate Change - Sep 11, 2008 - Scientific American

Mature forests in colder climes may continue to store more carbon than they emit, thereby helping to stave off global warming.

Legislation To Protect Oregon Wildlands Moves Out Of House Subcommittee - Sep 11, 2008 - OPB News

"Oregon Treasures" bill moves on to be considered by full House and Senate.

Study says old growth forests bank carbon dioxide - Sep 11, 2008 - Forbes

Research spearheaded by OSU professor settles longstanding questions about carbon uptake by older forests.

Senate committee endorses Badlands Wilderness bill - Sep 11, 2008 - The Oregonian

Eastern Oregon Wilderness bill moves forward in Senate.

Supervisors briefed on salmon plague - Sep 10, 2008 - The Times Standard

Young salmon continue to struggle with disease in the Klamath River.

Old Growth Forests Are Valuable Carbon Sinks - Sep 10, 2008 - Science Daily

Oregon State University forest scientist says old growth is a carbon sink.

Removal of roads key to keeping Portland's water source clean - Sep 02, 2008 - The Oregonian

Old logging roads could fail and send tons of dirt into Bull Run reservoirs

Ore. study: inbreeding threatens spotted owls - Sep 02, 2008 - The Oregonian

Recent destruction of habitat has led to increased threats.

Get it done for Mount Hood - Sep 02, 2008 - The Oregonian

It's past time for Oregon's delegation to secure wilderness designation for more of this state's treasures

Logging near Blue Pool - Aug 28, 2008 - Eugene Weekly

A salvage operation near a popular trail has some upset at the results.

How Fast Can You Type? - Aug 25, 2008 - Public News Service

The clock is running for people who want to comment on the U.S. Interior Department's proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act, and those who do will find that commenting requires some effort.

Spotted owl habitat slashed as population declines - Aug 13, 2008 - Associated Press

New plan would cut habitat for the endangered bird by 23 percent.

Federal judge in Wyo. overturns 'roadless rule' - Aug 13, 2008 - Associated Press

Ruling may have little impact as issue moves to District Court.

Spotted owl habitat reduced - Aug 13, 2008 - Roseburg News-Review

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cut critical habitat for the northern spotted owl by 23 percent Tuesday, following the May release of its new recovery plan for stemming its population decline.

Protect Rogue, senator - Aug 11, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Smith should support bill to protect tributaries

For birthday present, rid wildlife refuges of farms - Aug 11, 2008 - Redding Record Searchlight

Klamath Campaign Coordinator Ani Kame'enui takes stock of Lower Klamath Refuge as it celebrates its centennial.

Scientists say spotted owl plan not good enough - Aug 04, 2008 - Associated Press

Second round of peer reviews show that plan would cut back far too much on habitat protections.

Federal proposal would trim murrelet land - Jul 30, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Habitat changes defy promise to not put forward new plans after June 1st.

Elk Creek Dam: What a boondoggle - Jul 30, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

A former Army Corps of Engineers staffer looks at the waste that was Elk Creek Dam.

A Stay of Execution for the Wolves - Jul 26, 2008 - The New York Times

New York Times editorial praising Oregon Wild's successful defense of wolves in court.

Wild wolves heard in Eastern Oregon - Jul 24, 2008 - Salem Statesman Journal

Although not seen, pack of at least four located near Washington border

Call of the wild - Jul 23, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Pack confirmed in state; protected status restored

With tiny howls, gray wolf pups are back in Oregon - Jul 23, 2008 - Bend Bulletin

The discovery of wolf family coincides with court decision to restore protections.

Oregon’s Howling Success - Jul 23, 2008 - Public News Service

Four Wolves Located.

Wolves breeding again in Oregon - Jul 22, 2008 - The Oregonian

Wildlife - State biologists have heard the howls of two adults and two pups in northern Union County

First wolf pack in Oregon confirmed in a century - Jul 21, 2008 - Associated Press

Oregon Wild Conservation Director celebrates the return of breeding wolves to Oregon.

The howl is back - Jul 21, 2008 - East Oregonian

State biologists confirm wolf pack with pups in northeastern Oregon

New wolf pack discovered in Oregon - Jul 21, 2008 - Northwest Cable News

Biologists howl to track wolf pack.

Playground Politics - Jul 21, 2008 - High Country News

Letter to the editor penned by Klamath Campaign Coordinator Ani Kame'enui.

Wolves again have federal protection - Jul 19, 2008 - Idaho Statesman

A judge issues an injunction that returns the wolf to the endangered species list for now and halts hunts planned this year in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.

Judge restores protection for Rockies wolves - Jul 19, 2008 - Associated Press

Preliminary injunction granted in gray wolf delisting case.

Trail closed for logging - Jul 17, 2008 - Eugene Weekly

A McKenzie River favorite is closed as controversial logging proceeds.

Study: Salmon do fine in Klamath waters - Jul 16, 2008 - The Oregonian

Research suggests salmon recovery likely when Klamath dams are removed.

Unlocking the Water Held by U.S. Forests Not So Easy - Jul 16, 2008 - Environment News Service

Scientific panel says logging not a way to more water.

End of a controversial dam - Jul 16, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Explosives launch a $7.9 million project to notch Elk Creek Dam for salmon recovery

Blasting of Elk Creek Dam will begin - Jul 15, 2008 - The Oregonian

Only a third complete, the dam on a branch of the Rogue River will be ripped apart to let coho salmon go upstream

Finding the right solution for old growth - Jul 15, 2008 - Salem Statesman Journal

Oregon Wild Conservation Director Steve Pedery talks about ways to make sure old growth protection is done right.

Court: Ore. land plan should consider wilderness - Jul 14, 2008 - The Oregonian

Federal judges rule that land managers must consider Wilderness quality of land in management plans.

Corps to blast notch into Elk Creek Dam - Jul 13, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

The blast marks the beginning of the end of a long-running ecological controversy

The river Styx runs through it - Jul 13, 2008 - The Oregonian

If there was a list of places to see and experience in Oregon before you croak -- it would no doubt include the usual suspects: Crater Lake, Hells Canyon, Mount Hood, the Columbia River Gorge, the entire coast. Yet we'd like to add a few you might not have thought of, such as the intriguingly named River Styx.

Oregon study blames Olympic National Park erosion on loss of wolves - Jul 12, 2008 - Peninsula Daily News

Researchers find that absence of wolves has broad impact on ecosystem.

BLM: Grazing doesn't fit Ore. National Monument - Jul 09, 2008 - Associated Press

BLM assessment paves the way for Wilderness passage for Soda Mountain.

Governor urged to argue for trims in new forest plan - Jul 08, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

County and city leaders call on Governor Kulongoski to reject BLM old-growth logging plan.

It's time to protect Oregon's treasures - Jul 06, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Local owner of rafting and guiding outfit, Momentum River Expeditions sounds off on protections for the Rogue.

A lasting solution for old-growth forests - Jul 06, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Old-Growth Campaign Coordinator Jonathan Jelen welcomes Senator Wyden's new plan to protect ancient forests and makes a few suggestions for improvements.

Suislaw forest offers rich history - Jul 05, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

A look at the 100-year history of the Siuslaw National Forest.

Timber deal was a win for the planet - Jul 01, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild defends Thorn settlement and looks forward to how to improve Senator Wyden's old growth proposal.

Trees fight global warming - Jun 30, 2008 - Salem Monthly

A follow up report on global warming and old-growth forests.

Logging planned for Alsea Falls - Jun 27, 2008 - Corvallis Gazette-Times

BLM project aimed at healthier forest, more scenic park.

Ruling Says NEPA Rules Apply To More Forest Lands - Jun 27, 2008 - OPB News

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that decades-old environmental rules apply to more forest areas than the federal foresters had assumed.

Rulings keep protection for marbled murrelet - Jun 27, 2008 - Associated Press

Timber industry efforts to get a small sea bird off the threatened species list were denied in two court rulings.

Feds tell irrigators Klamath salmon need more water - Jun 20, 2008 - Associated Press

Agency in charge of fish management tells Bureau of Reclamation that endangered salmon need a better guarantee of water.

Wyden proposes forest restoration and old growth protection - Jun 19, 2008 - Associated Press

Oregon Senator unveils his initial plan for protecting old growth.

Wyden Calls For End Of Old Growth Logging On Federal Land - Jun 19, 2008 - OPB News

Legislation to be introduced this year with the goal of final passage in the next Congress.

More protections sought for Mt. Hood, Rogue River and Oregon Caves - Jun 19, 2008 - The Oregonian

A run-down of Oregon Wilderness legislation currently pending in Congress.

Bills would expand Oregon wilderness and salmon protection - Jun 18, 2008 - The Oregonian

Expansions for Rogue River protections and Mount Hood Wilderness included in "Oregon Treasures" bill.

Congress Considers Protecting Oregon Rivers, Even One Underground - Jun 18, 2008 - OPB News

Oregon Democrats introduced bills in Congress Wednesday to protect wild areas in Oregon. The effort would create the nation’s first wild and scenic designation for an underground river. Pete Springer reports.

Free wilderness bills - Jun 09, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

An Oklahoma senator blocks Oregon legislation

Future vision necessary for Klamath refuges - Jun 09, 2008 - Salem Statesman Journal

Oregon Wild Klamath Campaign Coordinator Ani Kame'enui takes a critical look at the 100 year anniversary of the Lower Klamath Wildlife Refuge and what the future holds.

Rogue River dams to come down - Jun 08, 2008 - The Oregonian

Salmon runs are expected to grow in iconic Oregon river

Feds should complete wilderness protection - Jun 02, 2008 - Salem Statesman Journal

A valuable piece of Oregon awaits action by the Senate.

Environmentalists, timber industry reach deal - Jun 01, 2008 - East Oregonian

Industry, community and conservation leaders this week reached a final agreement on the compromise to allow the Thorn and Egley fire salvage sales proceed in the Malheur National Forest.

Longtime foes cut logging deal - Jun 01, 2008 - The Oregonian

Conservation groups and logging interests reach accord in Northeast Oregon.

A river that shouldn't be so hard to save - May 31, 2008 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board wonders why Copper Salmon isn't yet protected.

King's Salmon - May 29, 2008 - North Coast Journal

Northcoast Environmental Center Executive Director Greg King responds to recent reports on the Klamath Settlement.

Wyden proposes Badlands wilderness area near Bend - May 28, 2008 - The Oregonian

If approved by Congress, the 30,000 desert acres would exclude motorized recreation.

Spotted owl plan released - May 17, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

US Fish and Wildlife releases its final recovery plan for the endangered owl citing the need for older forest protection.

Plan for saving spotted owl recommends maintaining older forests west of the Cascades - May 17, 2008 - The Oregonian

The strategy is not a regulatory document, but federal land managers have agreed to follow it.

Debating The Value Of Old Growth In Storing Carbon - May 16, 2008 - OPB News

Friday is the last day that Oregonians can weigh in on how the state should treat businesses that emit greenhouse gases. But some environmentalists are worried that a key aspect of the carbon debate is getting short shrift: namely, what’s happening on forest land. As Rob Manning reports, global warming is opening a new front in the decades-long battle over old growth forests and logging.

Un-Damming Elk Creek - May 15, 2008 - Eugene Weekly

Controversial Rogue River dam to make way for salmon

Senate committee approves buyout of cattle ranchers - May 08, 2008 - The Oregonian

Siskiyou monument - Ranchers would be paid to keep their cattle off 24,000 acres

Soda Mountain Wilderness bill clears key committee - May 08, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

The Smith-Wyden sponsored bill would buy out ranchers' grazing rights in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

Clock ticking for salvage sales - May 07, 2008 - Blue Mountain Eagle

Wyden urges FS action on Thorn, Egley sales in Eastern Oregon

Oregon wolf advocates join others in lawsuit - May 07, 2008 - Salem Monthly

Conservation group joins in effort to reverse wold delisting in Northern Rockies region.

Bill would end grazing rights on Siskiyou monument in Oregon - May 07, 2008 - OPB News

A four-year effort to buy out cattle ranchers who hold grazing leases on the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is moving forward in the Senate.

Champion trees disappear all around us - May 05, 2008 - Salem Statesman Journal

Oregon Wild Old-Growth Campaign Coordinator, Jonathan Jelen talks about visiting the fallen Klootchy Creek Giant and the future of big trees in Oregon.

Don't rush toward flawed Klamath deal - May 02, 2008 - Eureka Times Standard

Oregon Wild Conservation Director Steve Pedery and WaterWatch attorney Bob Hunter argue for a balanced solution in the Klamath Basin.

BLM misreads mandate - Apr 29, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

A Guest Viewpoint by an Earthjustice attorney looking at the relationship between the O&C Act and the WOPR.

Restore wolf protections - Apr 29, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Eugene Register Guard editorializes on conservation groups asking the federal courts to halt the killing of wolves.

House OKs Elk River protection - Apr 23, 2008 - The Oregonian

Wilderness - The bill, which protects salmon habitat, faces tougher going in the U.S. Senate.

Copper Salmon proposal nearing approval - Apr 23, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Wilderness designation on the southern Oregon coast has broad support. Bill now awaits approval by the Senate.

Draft owl plan "deeply flawed," panel says - Apr 22, 2008 - Seattle Times

Plan review calls into question viability of eliminating protected habitat reserves.

Review says spotted-owl plan falls short - Apr 22, 2008 - The Oregonian

The findings by top scientists say the draft, already battered by criticism, underestimates habitat risks.

Get Rogue off this list - Apr 21, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Congress should expand protections for the river

PacifiCorp agrees to a seasonal fish-friendly shutdown at Klamath Basin dam - Apr 18, 2008 - The Oregonian

The Link River Dam's turbines will stop for four months during spawning of two threatened species.

Unlikely Allies Cooperate for OR Sucker Fish Survival - Apr 18, 2008 - Public News Service

Oregon Wild settles Link River Dam endangered species suit. Fish to get benefit of restoration fund.

Logging plans put Rogue on endangered list - Apr 17, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

American Rivers conservation group places the Rogue River No. 2 on its list of 10 most endangered.

Klamath Dam Will Shut Down To Protect Fish - Apr 17, 2008 - OPB News

A dam in the Klamath Basin will shut down its hydroelectric operations for part of the year to help endangered fish known as suckers. Pete Springer reports.

PacifiCorp to limit turbines to help endangered Klamath fish - Apr 17, 2008 - OregonLive

Oregon Wild and PacifiCorp reach an agreement on operations at Link River Dam.

The Trouble With Salmon - Apr 15, 2008 - The New York Times

New York Times editorial on west coast salmon and the path to recovery.

Organizers withdraw plans to race boats on Willamette - Apr 10, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Willamette to be free of jet boats on Memorial Day weekend.

What’s next for the revised BLM forest plan? - Apr 09, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

A pro-con look at the future of the plan that looks to increase clear-cut logging of old-growth forests in western Oregon.

Memorial Day boat race plan canceled - Apr 09, 2008 - Corvallis Gazette-Times

Opposition, safety concerns send races south to Umpqua.

Most of the time, logging and healthy forests can’t coexist happily - Apr 08, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

A Eugene-based forestry consultant describes how federal forests are better managed for conservation and preservation.

Wilderness designation gains support - Apr 06, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

The Copper-Salmon Wilderness bill wins endorsements on coast

Into the wild - Apr 06, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Eugene Register-Guard looks at the “Oregon Treasures” proposal, a plan that would had Wilderness protections for Mount Hood and 142 miles of Wild and Scenic River protections along the Rogue.

Fishermen urge probe into decline of salmon - Apr 03, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Group asks Congress to investigate river habitat degradation not just ocean conditions.

Coastal voices: As it stands, river pact won't protect fish - Apr 03, 2008 - Crescent City Daily Triplicate

WaterWatch and Oregon Wild join together to outline the major problems with the current proposed Klamath settlement agreement.

House panel backs Oregon coastal wilderness - Apr 02, 2008 - The Oregonian

Copper Salmon Wilderness bill gets a boost in committee. Now headed to House floor.

Hydrophobia - Apr 02, 2008 - Bend Source

Local opposition builds against a hydro-pumping project on a scenic refuge for wildlife in Eastern Oregon.

Oregon representatives announce wilderness plan - Apr 02, 2008 - The Oregonian

Plan includes Mount Hood Wilderness Bill and expansions for Wild and Scenic River protections along the Rogue River.

Plan expands Oregon Caves, protects Rogue tributaries - Apr 02, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Provisions would be added to 'Oregon Treasure' bill that focuses mostly on Mount Hood National Forest

Heed science in future forest plans - Apr 01, 2008 - Corvallis Gazette-Times

Corvallis Gazette Times weighs in on the recent publication of the BLM Science Team report that questions the scientific soundness of the WOPR.

Grey wolves lose their place on the endangered species list - Apr 01, 2008 - Salem Monthly

Groups challenge federal delsiting while wolves remain protected in Oregon.

Another WOPR setback - Apr 01, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Eugene Register Guard editorial board describes how government scientists are criticizing the BLM's new logging plan and why the agency should scrap the plan altogether.

The dilemma downstream - Mar 29, 2008 - Crescent City Daily Triplicate

Part Five of a five part series on the proposed Klamath settlement and the future of the river.

Government scientists look askance at an administration logging proposal for Oregon's Coast Range - Mar 29, 2008 - The Oregonian

The plan is faulted on various counts, including underestimating the possible environmental damage.

Government scientists critical of BLM logging increase in Oregon - Mar 28, 2008 - The Associated Press

The Bush administration's plan to ramp up logging in Western Oregon has come under sharp criticism from the government's own scientists.

Salmon run will collapse unless we reverse underlying causes of decline - Mar 28, 2008 - SF Gate

The short history of decline of west coast salmon, and the steps we should take to consider recovery.

The Clackamas River basin benefits from stewardship of the forests - Mar 26, 2008 - The Oregonian

The Forest Service and environmental advocates earn kudos for teamwork.

Wolf actions elsewhere won't affect Oregon rules - Mar 26, 2008 - Salem Statesman Journal

Wyoming, Montana and Idaho have ended endangered status, Oregon wolves remain protected.

Business and heritage — Why Wyden should protect old growth - Mar 24, 2008 - Salem Statesman Journal

A coalition of outdoor businesses advocates for the protection of the Northwest's old growth heritage.

Proposed Oregon natural gas pipeline raises environmental concerns - Mar 23, 2008 - The Oregonian

For the Palomar pipeline to be built across Oregon, timber would have to be clear-cut and rivers crossed.

No country for salmon - Mar 22, 2008 - Crescent City Daily Triplicate

Part Four of a five part series on the proposed Klamath settlement and the future of the river.

EPA finds Klamath River impaired by toxic algae - Mar 21, 2008 - The Oregonian

Algae found behind two Klamath River dams may impact Clean Water Act certification.

Klamath Basin pact still has problems - Mar 20, 2008 - Eureka Times-Standard

Greg King, Executive Director of the Northcoast Environmental Center articulates concerns about the Proposed Klamath Settlement.

DeFazio defends forest thinning proposal - Mar 20, 2008 - Roseburg News-Review

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio defended his forest thinning plan Wednesday, following criticism from Douglas County commissioners.

Locals Say 'Come See Mt. Hood, Sen. Coburn' - Mar 20, 2008 - OPB News

Several local businesses and a conservation group have invited an Oklahoma Senator to visit Mt. Hood with the hope that he’ll change his mind about blocking an expanded wilderness area there. Pete Springer reports.

Sandy mayor, Mt. Hood business owners invite "Dr. No" to tour the wilderness he's blocking - Mar 20, 2008 - The Oregonian

Local elected officials and businesses join with Oregon Wild to give Senator Tom Coburn the chance to see what he is blocking from receiving essential protections.

Timber salvage hinges on question of when a tree is dead - Mar 16, 2008 - The Oregonian

Logging plans face judicial scrutiny over the question of how to determine when a tree is dead.

Into the breach - Mar 15, 2008 - Crescent City Daily Triplicate

Part Three of a five part series on the proposed Klamath settlement and the future of the river.

Elk Creek Dam notching contract awarded - Mar 15, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

The US Army Corps of Engineers moves one step closer to notching Elk Creek Dam, awarding a contract for the deconstruction work.

Wyden hears from experts on old-growth forests - Mar 13, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Experts testify in Senate on the role the federal government should play in protecting the values of old-growth forests.

A river, a fish and a region's future - Mar 10, 2008 - The Oregonian

Former Oregon governor John Kitzhaber writes about the importance of protecting Oregon's wild rivers.

Mount Hood runs into a senator - Mar 10, 2008 - The Oregonian

The wilderness expansion waits, stopped under Senate rules by a single member.

Bury BLM forest plan - Mar 09, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Murrelet decision is just latest of many setbacks

Dams in the bull's-eye - Mar 08, 2008 - Crescent City Daily Triplicate

Part Two of a five part series on the proposed Klamath settlement and the future of the river.

Environmental activists gather at law conference - Mar 08, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild's Tim Lillebo describes the challenges and rewards of seeking collaboration in Oregon's forests.

More wilderness, please - Mar 08, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Just 3.7 percent of Oregon designated for protection

Best science often taking a back seat to bad politics - Mar 07, 2008 - Roseburg News-Review

Oregon Wild board member, Susan Applegate, discusses the conflict between science and politics and how science has lost out during the Bush tenure.

The wood and the trees - Mar 06, 2008 - The Economist

A dispute over logging obscures the real problem with Oregon's economy.

Oregon law could nix proposed water agreement - Mar 06, 2008 - Klamath Falls Herald and News

An Oregon law could threaten the future of the proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement.

Marbled murrelet will keep territory - Mar 06, 2008 - The Oregonian

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not shrink the seabird's habitat on the Northwest coast.

Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protected For Now - Mar 06, 2008 - OPB News

U.S. Fish and Wildlife decides not to rescind habitat protections for coastal sea bird that requires old-growth forests for nesting habitat.

Enviros win endangered-species fight with Bush administration - Mar 05, 2008 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Fish and Wildlife backs off decision to review marbled murrelet critical habitat.

Proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement could be in jeopardy - Mar 05, 2008

Claims of open government violation may stymie settlement deal.

Feds reverse plan to slash habitat for threatened sea bird - Mar 05, 2008 - OPB News

Retention of marbled murrelet critical habitat may undercut the BLM's efforts to push through WOPR.

Kulongoski pitches for additional wilderness protection - Mar 04, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

The Oregon governor urges congressional leaders to act now to protect areas across the state as Wilderness.

Klamath water deal snags on environmental group's opposition - Mar 04, 2008 - Sacramento Bee

Northern California group says fish need more water, proposed settlement needs changes.

Forest group to seek council’s help - Mar 02, 2008 - Corvallis Gazette-Times

Groups opposed to BLM plan calling for more logging.

All eyes on the river - Mar 01, 2008 - Crescent City Daily Triplicate

Part One of a five part series on the proposed Klamath settlement and the future of the river.

A deal that should have been wrapped up still undone - Mar 01, 2008 - The Oregonian

Aide says Oklahoma senator cares more about "mountain of debt" than Mount Hood

Governor pushing for new wilderness areas - Feb 29, 2008 - The Oregonian

Governor Ted Kulongoski calls on Oregon's congressional delegation to get to work on Wilderness.

The Oklahoma senator and the Oregon mountain - Feb 29, 2008 - The Oregonian

Oklahoma's Tom Coburn stands in the way of Wilderness.

California sues U.S. Forest Service - Feb 29, 2008 - Los Angeles Times

California sued the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday over plans that would open more than 500,000 acres to roads and oil drilling in the state's largest national forests.

Setback for wolf recovery - Feb 29, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Delisting damages prospects for revival in Oregon

Mount Hood Wilderness blocked again - Feb 28, 2008 - The Oregonian

Attempt to pass Lewis and Clark Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill through the Senate, one Senator stands in the way.

Soda Mountain Wilderness Proposal Considered by Congress - Feb 27, 2008 - KLCC

The Wilderness area in southern Oregon is a biological hotspot and the proposed legislation has broad support.

Who Controls Waldo Lake? - Feb 27, 2008 - Eugene Weekly

Waldo Lake advocates gathered at the Wayne Morse U.S. Courthouse in Eugene Monday to voice support for a ban on gas-powered engines in the lake's pristine waters.

U.S. Senate bill may help logging on federal lands - Feb 26, 2008 - Capital Press

The Forest Landscape Restoration Act: a starting point for the future of federal forests.

Update: Ag chief Rey apologizes for delays in retardant evaluatio - Feb 26, 2008 - The Missoulian

Faced with possible jail time, U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey on Tuesday repeatedly apologized to a federal judge in Missoula for the Forest Service’s delays in evaluating the environmental impacts of fire retardant.

Maintaining wilderness areas should be priority - Feb 26, 2008 - Ashland Daily Tidings

Ashland Daily Tidings editorial on the need to permanently protect Soda Mountain.

Waldo Lake hearing - Feb 25, 2008 - KVAL

KVAL takes in the scene as Waldo Lake gets its day in court.

Tough questions for the Klamath settlement - Feb 25, 2008 - Salem Statesman Journal

Oregon Wild Conservation Director Steve Pedery warns against trading fish and wildlife for an unfulfilled promise of dam removal on the Klamath.

Reject Tongass Logging Plan - Feb 25, 2008 - Hartford Courant

At 17 million acres, the Tongass is America's largest national forest. Strewn among the islands and along the coast of Alaska's Inside Passage, it's also the world's largest intact temperate rain forest; a place of lushness and beauty that is home to ancient Sitka spruce, bald eagles, bears, wolves and five species of wild salmon.

Preservation - Feb 24, 2008 - The Oregonian

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski says it's time for more Wilderness in Oregon.

Who's In Charge Of Waldo Lake? - Feb 24, 2008 - OPB News

The water in Oregon’s Waldo Lake is so pure it’s often compared to distilled water. But just who regulates that water will be the center of a federal court hearing Monday in Eugene. Pete Springer reports.

Agriculture Chief's Priority: Avoid Jail - Feb 23, 2008 - Associated Press

Bush official's dismal eight-year record may wind up landing him in jail.

Bush official faces jail for dodging court orders on toxic fire retardant - Feb 23, 2008 - The Oregonian

Bush administration forestry official facing heat from a federal court.

Endangered species: Feds opt to delist gray wolf - Feb 22, 2008 - The Missoulian

Feds and conservationists disagree on what comprises a healthy wolf population.

Fighting over Forests - Feb 22, 2008 - NOW

Public Broadcasting Service program NOW travels to southeast Idaho to investigate how a proposed change in the rule threatens to open thousands of acres of pristine public lands to private development.

Feds to Wolves: "You're on Your Own Now" - Feb 22, 2008 - Oregon News Service

Conservationists vow to challenge federal de-listing of gray wolves.

Gray Wolves Taken Off Endangered Species List - Feb 21, 2008 - OPB News

The federal government announced Thursday that it is taking the Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf off the endangered species list. But, as Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, several environmental groups say the delisting comes much too soon and they plan to file suit next week.

EPA raises concerns about Colorado's roadless plan - Feb 20, 2008 - Aspen Times

The regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency wrote in recent comments to the U.S. Forest Service that it's concerned about "the considerable breadth of exceptions" to logging in roadless areas to prevent wildfires and stem the spread of bark beetles.

Western wolf delisting looms - Feb 20, 2008 - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

Notice of delisting will be published in the Federal Register next week

Commissioners' hands tied in notching of dam - Feb 17, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Jackson County legal representatives advise against legal action to block Elk Creek Dam notching.

Hands off the McKenzie - Feb 17, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Register Guard editorial board says the McKenzie should be kept free from further development.

Migratory geese, swans could number 1 million in Klamath Basin - Feb 17, 2008

Wildlife officials say tundra swans and snow geese already number 440,000 in the Klamath Basin and could reach the 1 million mark in a few weeks.

Playing the percentages - Feb 16, 2008 - The Oregonian

Oregon lags way behind in protecting pristine places: the Oregonian says it's time to stop squabbling and start acting says

Locals slam Idaho roadless plan - Feb 15, 2008 - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

Speakers say state-specific roadless rule shouldn’t replace existing Clinton-era plan

Balancing Needs - A new working model for forestlands - Feb 14, 2008 - Eugene Weekly

Oregon Wild's Chandra LeGue writes in the Eugene Weekly on the benefits of careful collaboration in federal forests.

Scales tilted in ‘balanced’ forest plan - Feb 12, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

A forestry consultant says the authors of the WOPR need a lesson in balance.

Another View: Fish are key to deal on Klamath - Feb 10, 2008 - Sacramento Bee

The Hoopa Valley Tribe responds to the Sacramento Bee, outlining their reasons for opposing the proposed Klamath Settlement Agreement.

McKenzie hydro plants proposed - Feb 09, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

A startup “clean tech” company based in San Francisco has filed an application with federal officials for the right to place nine small hydropower plants along a 34-mile stretch of the McKenzie River.

Idaho roadless at crossroads? - Feb 08, 2008 - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

Nationally, the Clinton-era roadless rule protects 58.5 million acres of roadless national forest lands, or nearly one-third of the roughly 193 million acres the Forest Service manages in 43 states. In Idaho, the Clinton rule protects 9.3 million acres.

Losers by a Landslide - Feb 07, 2008 - Eugene Weekly

Could Oregon have prevented landslide danger?

A forest of responses - Feb 07, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

BLM receives nearly 30,000 comments on the WOPR.

Residents comment on state roadless plan - Feb 06, 2008 - Idaho County Free Press

Approximately 34 people attended the two and one-half hour hearing where staff from the Forest Service and Governor Butch Otter's office outlined the proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement (EIS) that would affect Idaho's 9,304,200 inventoried roadless areas, approximately three million acres of which are within Idaho County.

Timber industry loses another round in old growth forest battle - Feb 05, 2008 - Associated Press

The timber industry has lost the latest round in the long-running court fight over the marbled murrelet, one of several threatened species that were targets of political pressure by the Bush administration.

Judge upholds protection for murrelet - Feb 05, 2008 - The Oregonian

A federal judge today turned down an attempt by the timber industry to remove protections for the marbled murrelet, a Pacific Northwest seabird that nests in coastal forests.

Collared critters making news in northeast Oregon - Feb 05, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Radio collars play a key part in two stories about wildlife species that many folks would be surprised to learn are wandering around the northeast corner of Oregon — moose and wolves.

Oregon coastal coho listed as threatened — again - Feb 04, 2008 - Associated Press

The Oregon coastal coho, the subject of bitter court battles for years, is once again a threatened species.

To save the Rogue River, its wilderness area must be expanded - Feb 01, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Two small business owners describe the importance of protecting the lands around the Wild Rogue as Wilderness.

Wilderness area backed by Senate committee - Jan 31, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Creation of a 13,700-acre wilderness in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest's Elk River drainage near Port Orford edged closer to becoming reality on Wednesday.

Senate panel backs Oregon coastal wilderness - Jan 31, 2008 - Associated Press

A Senate committee today endorsed a plan to create federal wilderness protection for nearly 14,000 acres of national forest land along Oregon's southern coast.

Roadless hearing mostly draws critics of plan - Jan 31, 2008 - KLEW CBS 3

In one of 16 hearings being held throughout the state, state officials took public comment about the plan co-authored by Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch. The rule would make over 3 million of Idaho's 9.4 million acres of roadless areas off limits to road builders and loggers, but would allow for road building as necessary in certain parts of the state.

Idaho wolf spotted in northeast Oregon - Jan 25, 2008 - The Oregonian

Wildlife - The radio-collared female is the first live wolf seen in Oregon since March 1999

Roadless Plan Debated - Jan 24, 2008 - Spokesman Review

A recent poll commissioned by the Idaho Conservation League indicated 58 percent of likely voters do not believe road construction should be allowed within Idaho's roadless areas, said Jonathan Oppenheimer, ICL senior associate. The poll, conducted by Moore Information of Portland, had a potential error rate of plus or minus 5 percentage points.

Timber harvests should not trump fish, water and wildlife - Jan 24, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

WOPR would roll back protections. Timber harvests should not trump fish, water and wildlife.

Corps solidifies Elk Creek notching timeline - Jan 24, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Work toward notching half-built Elk Creek Dam could begin as early as next month as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves forward with plans to open fish passage at the abandoned structure along an upper Rogue River tributary.

Environmental group praises roadless policies - Jan 23, 2008 - Billings Gazette

Nationally, 58.5 million acres of national forest are inventoried roadless. Meanwhile, an estimated 380,000 miles of roads crisscross the nation's 193 million acres of national forest lands in 44 states.

Proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement raises hackles, and hands, at first hearing - Jan 23, 2008 - Siskiyou Daily News

Proposed agreement says that removal of four lower Klamath dams 'is a necessary part of overall restoration effort'

Slide’s impact hits hard - Jan 23, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Part of the landslide blocking a major north-south rail traffic route in Oregon began in a section of the Willamette National Forest that was clear-cut in 1993, but government and railroad officials say it’s too soon to know exactly what caused the earth to give way.

An outdoorsman's view: Scrap the BLM plan - Jan 23, 2008 - Oregonian Online

Today, most Americans buy all the food we need at stores and restaurants. But hundreds of thousands of Oregonians prefer to seek at least some of our menu from the land and water.

Klamath Basin settlement is far from a done deal - Jan 22, 2008 - Redding Record Searchlight

The talks resulted in calls to demolish somebody else’s dams and spend a lot of other people’s money.

The Roadless Rule: Keeping Oregon Wild - Jan 22, 2008 - Public News Service

Oregonians who value the chance to experience their state’s wilderness in its national forests can thank the U.S Forest Service for the decision 10 years ago today that became the “Roadless Rule.”

Another chance for Soda Mountain - Jan 22, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Smith, Wyden try again to end grazing, create wilderness area

Agency finds BLM logging plan for Western Oregon bad for salmon - Jan 17, 2008 - The Associated Press

The Bush administration's plans to dismantle more than a decade of protections for northern spotted owls and salmon to sharply increase logging in old growth forests is seriously flawed and not adequately supported by science, the federal agency in charge of saving salmon concludes.

KSG Proposed Settlement a Compromise - Unless You’re a Fish - Jan 16, 2008 - Public News Service

A billion-dollar settlement deal for water and land rights in southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin has been made public after more than a year of difficult discussions – but it doesn’t say anything about an issue that set off the debate, removal of four dams on the Klamath River.

Deal afoot to alter Klamath for users - Jan 16, 2008 - The Oregonian

Dam removal - The program hinges on getting $1 billion and PacifiCorp's OK

Tentative Klamath deal reached - Jan 16, 2008 - Sacramento Bee

An agreement to restore the Klamath River so that it would once again teem with salmon was unveiled Tuesday, but it lacked one crucial element – removal of four hydroelectric dams that have slowed its waters and helped breed fish-killing disease.

Klamath water deal reached - Jan 16, 2008 - Los Angeles Times

Tribes, farmers and others draw up a plan to remove dams and revive dwindling salmon populations.

Plan to manage federal roadless land in Idaho is good but it needs tweaking, Risch says - Jan 15, 2008 - The Idaho Statesman

Proposed rules to manage roadless national forest lands in Idaho should be strengthened to prohibit commercial logging in some areas, but the rules overall deserve to be put into effect, Lt. Gov. Jim Risch testified Monday.

Governor, EPA weigh BLM logging plan - Jan 12, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

The EPA calls out the WOPR and the Governor urges a complete look as the comment period on the BLM plan ends.

Comments pour in on agency’s plans to increase logging - Jan 10, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

As the deadline to comment on the BLM's WOPR approaches, comments pour in from across the state.

Environmentalists Score Victory - Jan 09, 2008 - The Associated Press

The Bush administration drops its attempt to pursue new management rules for National Forests.

Speaker touts economic benefits of wilderness - Jan 09, 2008 - Roseburg News Review

Wilderness designation good for local economies according to experts

Some hunt, fish groups oppose WOPR - Jan 09, 2008 - Roseburg News Review

Several fishing and hunting groups in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest have come together to oppose a plan that would increase logging on Bureau of Land Management lands in Western Oregon

BLM logging plan likely won’t work - Jan 09, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild and the Wilderness Society take a look at the economic underpinnings of the BLM's WOPR and find the numbers don't add up.

Rescuers, Oregon Wild team up to protect Hood - Jan 08, 2008 - Portland Tribune

The Portland Tribune features Oregon Wild's January 2008 "Wild Wednesday" event.

Critics Say BLM Logging Numbers Don't Add Up - Jan 08, 2008 - OPB News

Just days before the public comment closes on a federal plan to increase logging in western Oregon, environmental groups say the agency's numbers don’t pencil out. Rob Manning reports.

Sporting groups criticize BLM management plan - Jan 08, 2008 - Eugene Register-Guard

Hunters and anglers let the BLM know that increased clear-cut logging will be bad for fish and wildlife.

Logging boost riles hunter, anglers - Jan 07, 2008 - Corvallis Gazette-Times

Outdoor groups challenge BLM plan to increase clear-cutting in western Oregon.

Anglers, hunters blast BLM's draft for habitat protection - Jan 07, 2008 - Medford Mail Tribune

Report says plan for western Oregon would threaten watersheds, forests

Outdoorsmen stump for trees - Jan 07, 2008 - The Oregonian

BLM plan - Hunters and fishermen say tripling logging acres would harm the habitats of prized game

Shoot a wolf, save an elk? - Jan 04, 2008 - Idaho Mountain Express

One Idaho hunter describes his relationship with the animals he hunts and the predators he shares the forest with.

Weighing in on WOPR - Dec 31, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Eugene Register Guard says letting the BLM know how bad their WOPR plan is should top your new year's resolution list.

Cutting roads and trees - Dec 30, 2007 - Palm Beach Post

While most Americans are preoccupied with holiday activities, the Bush administration's Forest Service has launched attacks on forest conservation in four states, in yet another attempt to remove protections from the nation's forests.

What's become of Weyerhaeuser? - Dec 28, 2007 - The Daily Astorian

Why did the multinational scalp a steep hillside; was OSU?s harvest smart?

Feds begin study of roadless plan - Dec 28, 2007 - Casper Star-Tribune

The Bush administration opened up some of the roadless areas to potential development in 2005 after a federal judge in Wyoming threw out the 2001 rule. States were told they could petition to protect the land. The Legislature and former Gov. Bill Owens appointed a task force to write a petition.

Draft Idaho roadless rule sparks opposition - Dec 26, 2007 - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

Many of Idaho's most remote and pristine roadless national forest lands not designated as wilderness could be opened to logging, mining, road building and other development activities under a draft plan the U.S. Forest Service released to the public last Wednesday, state and national environmental groups warn.

Feds open environmental analysis of Colorado roadless forests - Dec 26, 2007 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The U.S. Forest Service is starting work on rules for managing 4.1 million acres of undeveloped land in national forests across Colorado.

Commission outlines its suggestions for BLM plan - Dec 24, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

It's official — Jackson County says the Bureau of Land Management's draft plan for managing its forest lands in Western Oregon needs more work.

Bringing closure to the Klamath conflict - Dec 21, 2007 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild and WaterWatch join in calling for a real, comprehensive solution to the Klamath Basin water conflict.

Feds sign off on Idaho-specific roadless rule - Dec 21, 2007 - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

The U.S. Forest Service has given a preliminary green light to most aspects of a plan developed by Idaho officials that would protect 8.7 millions acres of Forest Service roadless lands in the state.

Feds' proposal for Idaho roadless lands draws some criticism - Dec 20, 2007 - The Olympian

But the biggest sticking point, critics say, is the way the agency divvies up the remaining 8.7 million acres of roadless land in Idaho, which is second to Alaska in having the most roadless national forest land.

Feds make minor changes to Idaho's roadless plan - Dec 20, 2007 - Idaho Statesman

The proposal would no longer protect more than 600,000 acres in the state.

EPA turns down plans for auto emissions - Dec 20, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Decision is the first time in 40 years that the EPA has denied a Clean Air Act waiver for the state of California. The ruling is unlikely to stand up to court challenge.

Best Science May Be Available, But Will It Be Used In Recovery Plan? - Dec 19, 2007 - OPB News

Federal officials announced Tuesday that they’re naming Portland scientist, Stephen Courtney, to lead the scientific review of the federal effort to save the northern spotted owl. Environmentalists wasted no time in heaping skepticism on what they consider an effort to salvage the credibility of the plan. The idea is that the outside panel will provide transparency amid accusations of undue political influence from the Bush Administration on science. But as Rob Manning reports, environmentalists are concerned about what happens after the independent group finishes its work.

Link To Clear Cutting Examined In Wake Of Mudslides - Dec 18, 2007 - OPB News

Investigations are underway into whether clear-cut logging was a factor in two massive mudslides this month in Oregon and Washington. Correspondent Chris Lehman reports.

Oregon Gets Short Shrift In Congress' Final Days - Dec 18, 2007 - OPB News

President George Bush said Wednesday he will sign a hard-fought energy bill compromise. The bill sets higher mileage standards for cars, but for many Oregonians it's a disappointment. That's because the billion dollar county payments program was removed from the bill before its passage. Central Oregon correspondent Ethan Lindsey looks at how Congress has been treating the Northwest.

Bush calls for review of spotted owl plan - Dec 18, 2007 - The Oregonian

The action stops short of scrapping the plan, which would allow more logging

Past OSU logging a setup for slide - Dec 18, 2007 - The Oregonian

Two clear-cuts emerge as the initial trigger to events that spilled truckloads of mud and debris onto U.S. 30

Timber lawsuit settled - Dec 14, 2007 - Baker City Herald

Oregon Wild settles Bald Angel timber sale lawsuit in northeast Oregon. Forest Service agrees to limit harvest of old-growth trees.

Welcome home, stranger - Dec 13, 2007 - The Oregonian

The recent discovery of a pair of wolf tracks in Northeastern Oregon has the Oregonian editorial board thinking romance.

Trinity restoration: Promises should be kept - Dec 13, 2007 - The Eureka Times-Standard

The Bureau of Reclamation under the Bush administration has dragged its feet for years on funding a comprehensive agreement to restore salmon and steelhead in the Trinity River, the Klamath River's largest tributary. Now Congress must step in to force the agency to fulfill its promises.

The right path ahead through the woods - Dec 13, 2007 - The Oregonian

Former Deputy Chief of the U.S. Forest Service and the father of the widely successful Siuslaw restoration thinning model Jim Furnish weighs in on the future of federal forestlands.

Tracks in snow first physical evidence of wolves paired up in Oregon - Dec 11, 2007 - Los Angeles Times

Months after a lone gray wolf was shot and killed in Northeast Oregon, a pair of wolf tracks have been found near the Eagle Cap Wilderness.

Been through this logging battle before - Dec 11, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Former Oregon Congressman Jim Weaver weighs in on the BLM's WOPR and old-growth logging.

Let science guide dam removal, professors say - Dec 09, 2007 - The Oregonian

Two leading scientists from the University of California are urging more studies of dam removal on the Klamath River before taking out any dams.

Fish benefit of a Klamath pact questioned - Dec 09, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee

As groups plan to vote on water deal for the ecologically troubled Klamath River, new studies say salmon may get shorted.

$1 billion lawsuit claims Klamath dams produce hazardous waste - Dec 06, 2007 - The Associated Press

A $1 billion lawsuit filed Thursday claims that PacifiCorp hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River produce hazardous waste in the form of toxic algae that harms salmon as well as people.

Project unites rival forest views - Dec 06, 2007 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild works with the Forest Service, community partners and logging companies to compromise in Black Butte Glaze Forest project.

Foresters look for fresh approach - Dec 04, 2007 - Nugget News

Sisters, OR paper takes a look at the Black Butte project to restore old growth.

Wings of the West - Dec 02, 2007 - The Oregonian

Klamath Basin: It's more than just for the birds. A birder's tour of the Klamath Wildlife Refuge system.

Logging proposal bad idea - Dec 02, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Lane County Commissioner Pete Sorenson weighs in on the WOPR. Argues that it's time to get more creative when it comes to funding rural county services.

Endangered species questions expand - Dec 01, 2007 - The Oregonian

Inspector General's office looks into Interior Department political influence. Bull trout, spotted owl and marbled murrelet decisions will now be reviewed.

Broader study of the Klamath River Basin urged - Nov 30, 2007 - Los Angeles Times

Panel says the river's many tributaries must also be given attention. Says best available science calls for higher flows for threatened fish.

What the FERC?! - Nov 29, 2007 - Northcoast Journal

FERC's Final Environmental Impact Statement, settlement talks and mandatory fish passage. What does it all mean?

Top scientists: Klamath salmon need more water - Nov 29, 2007 - Eureka Times-Standard

More water should be released down the Klamath River to help salmon while studies are honed to provide for better management, recommends an arm of the National Academy of Sciences.

Report: Klamath fish need more water - Nov 28, 2007 - The Associated Press

A National Research Council study has said it agrees with recommendations from Utah State University researchers led by Thomas Hardy that more water would help increase Klamath River salmon runs.

Report backs more water for Klamath - Nov 28, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee

A National Research Council report Wednesday supported more water being released down the Klamath River to protect salmon runs, siding with authors of a 2006 study that critics said the Bush administration tried to suppress.

Outcry for old-growth - Nov 26, 2007 - Corvallis Gazette-Times

Conservation groups call for ‘no action’ plan for forests; BLM looks for balance between mandates for timber sales and conservation.

BLM's delicate timber dance - Nov 25, 2007 - Roseburg News-Review

Differences in timber production and philosophy between the Umpqua National Forest and Roseburg BLM.

Backcountry: The key to hunting and heritage - Nov 18, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

Oregon now has over 60,000 miles of Forest Service roads and nearly 4 million residents. With fractured habitat and small backcountry areas, our freedom to hunt and fish has eroded as habitat has been compromised.

Klamath dams get support - Nov 17, 2007 - The Oregonian

An Federal Energy Regulatory Commission environmental impact report says four hydropower dams should stay in the Klamath River, while ignoring fish passage requirements mandated by federal fish and wildlife agencies.

Field trip helps forge trust among diverse interests - Nov 16, 2007 - Bend Bulletin

Oregon Wild's Tim Lillebo is part of an effort to being diverse interests together to restore a forest to an old-growth state.

FERC ignores salmon mandates, recommends keeping Klamath dams - Nov 16, 2007 - Associated Press

The federal dam relicensing agency ignores salmon biologists' recommendations saying dams to stay despite impact on fish.

Forest Service Sale Near Sunriver Sparks Complaints - Nov 14, 2007 - OPB News

Three pieces of national forest land are being sold to the highest bidder in central Oregon this month. The forest service argues that its part of a local move to secure office space for its employees. But environmentalists see the sale as part of a larger push by the Bush Administration to privatize the national forests. Central Oregon correspondent Ethan Lindsey reports.

Legendary remote forest needs help - Nov 12, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Andy Stahl (Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics) opinion piece about threats to one of Oregon's most remote coastal old-growth forests.

Oregon, other states sue EPA over auto standards - Nov 09, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild joins lawsuit with national scope. States and environmental groups join to force EPA to grant emissions waiver.

Rogue of the Week - Harry Reid - Nov 07, 2007 - Willamette Week

Willamette Week names Senator Harry Reid the Rogue of the Week and Oregon Wild knows why.

Restriction on beaches aims to aid shorebird - Nov 06, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The state of Oregon releases a plan to protect the Snowy Plover. With populations continuing to rebound, limitations on vehicle use on beaches should help recovery continue.

CEC urges rate hike to remove Klamath dams, not fisheries upgrade - Nov 05, 2007 - International Water Power and Dam Construction

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has called on three states to allow only cost recovery for removing the Klamath dams and urged them not to increase electricity rates to help fund upgrades with fish passages.

Taking a stand for a preserve - Nov 03, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

What to do with a forest at risk from the BLM's WOPR. Declare it a park yourself. One man's mission to protect the forest he loves.

Nation's roadless rivers are in serious jeopardy - Nov 01, 2007 - Salt Lake Tribune

Paddling remote rivers and waterways - the original highways used to explore our great nation - offers a unique way to experience our national forests and some of the last vestiges of wild and unspoiled lands in America. Roadless areas are home to some of the most scenic and challenging whitewater around, as well as family-friendly rivers and lakes.

Twins may be key to Interior job - Oct 31, 2007 - Associated Press

Democratic leaders in U.S. Senate turn on Oregon's Ron Wyden and confirm Interior Department nominee. Oregon Wild still pushing for full accounting of scientific tampering inside Interior Department endangered species decisions.

Levees breached to restore Klamath wetlands - Oct 30, 2007 - The Oregonian

Fifty-year-old levees blew up in a dramatic display of dirt and smoke Tuesday, freeing lake water as part of an unprecedented wetlands restoration effort to save protected fish and cool the water wars that have divided the Klamath Basin for decades.

Calif. Commission: Say No to Rate Hike - Oct 30, 2007 - The Associated Press

California Energy Commission analysts urged Oregon, California and Washington to deny any requests from PacifiCorp to increase electricity rates to help pay for upgrading Klamath dams.

Bush Administration: Exploit at will - Oct 30, 2007 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer weighs in on the nefarious dealings of Bush administration appointees and their lack of respect for the scientific process.

Sucker fish are getting back their old home - Oct 29, 2007 - The Oregonian

Explosives engineers will blow up portions of 50-year-old levees above Upper Klamath Lake on Tuesday, hammering a swift river into a slow marshland for the benefit of a fish whose survival in part once halted irrigation to downstream farms.

A clear-cut solution? - Oct 29, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

A BLM plan to nearly triple logging rekindles the debate over revenue vs. wildlife.

Tribe holds Congress to river restoration promises - Oct 28, 2007 - The Eureka Reporter

The Hoopa Valley Tribe of Northern California has notified Congress and San Joaquin River restoration supporters of the tribe’s concern the plan for the San Joaquin is fiscally gluttonous and could drain restoration funds from the Trinity River, which bisects the Hoopa Valley Reservation.

Blasting levees part of effort to revive Oregon lake - Oct 28, 2007 - USA Today

A national conservation group plans to blow up 2 miles of levees Tuesday on Oregon's Upper Klamath Lake in an unprecedented move to improve wildlife habitat, water storage and water quality downstream.

Community involvement has helped ease timber sales - Oct 28, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Working with the public and building trust has allowed some National Forests to move forward on timber sales without controversy.

Old trees, new plan - Oct 28, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The fight over old growth may resume with the latest BLM logging proposal.

Oregon Man Back Fishing Pointless - Oct 27, 2007 - Associated Press

Oregon man keeps watch over steelhead on Steamboat Creek and decides fishing "pointless" is the only way to go.

Elk Creek Dam supporters argue against the notch - Oct 26, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seems determined to push forward with plans to notch Elk Creek Dam.

Federal agency hiring outside help on spotted owl plan - Oct 25, 2007 - The Register Guard

Controversy continues over Spotted owl recovery plan as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service outsources review.

Environmentalists seek review of protection for bird - Oct 24, 2007 - Associated Press

Environmentalists called on the Bush administration Wednesday to scrap a review of the threatened species status of a sea bird that nests in old growth timber, arguing they have documents showing a former Interior official meddled with the science.

Feds find Klamath irrigation still hard on fish - Oct 23, 2007 - Associated Press

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said Tuesday that operating the federal irrigation project in the upper Klamath Basin is likely to continue causing problems for fish protected by the Endangered Species Act.

Much BLM timberland tied up in lawsuits - Oct 22, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

The Rogue River-Siskyou National Forest sold and awarded some 50.4 million board feet of timber in the 2007 federal fiscal year, falling just short of their annual target. None of the sales were litigated or appealed, officials reported. It's a different story with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Medford District, which still focuses on cutting large, old trees.

Wyoming's roadless rule challenge back in court - Oct 22, 2007 - Jackson Hole Star Tribune

A federal judge who ruled the Clinton-era roadless rule invalid four years ago was urged to do so again during a 4 1/2-hour hearing Friday on Wyoming's second attempt to shoot down the ban on logging, mining and other development on millions of acres of forest land nationwide.

Scrap BLM forest plan: Kempthorne should tell BLM to craft new strategy - Oct 22, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Eugene Register-Guard editorial calls on Interior Department to scrap the BLM's Western Oregon Plan Revision that would increase old-growth logging across western Oregon.

Deterioration of forest roads threatens our drinking water - Oct 18, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News

The Forest Service estimates there are more than 20,000 miles of unstable and unnecessary roads in the California national forests and nearly 7,000 miles in Washington and Oregon. Dicks' bill would rehabilitate those roads to more natural conditions, while still allowing ample access for forest visitors.

Roadless debate goes back before judge - Oct 18, 2007 - Jackson Hole Star Tribune

It’ll be deja vu all over again, to use Yogi Berra’s phrase, when U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer hears arguments Friday in Cheyenne on the state of Wyoming’s second lawsuit challenging a rule issued by the Clinton administration in 2001 which protects roadless areas in national forests.

New Battle of Logging vs. Spotted Owls Looms in West - Oct 18, 2007 - New York Times

A 1990s’ truce that quieted the bitter wars between loggers and environmentalists in the Pacific Northwest is in danger of collapse.

Still no resolution on roadless rule - Oct 17, 2007 - Laramie Boomerang

The next shot will soon be fired in the battle over a rule that would restrict new roads on National Forests. While the issue is national, Wyoming residents should note that the state will play a featured role in the next court battle.

EPA worries new forest management plan and spotted owl recovery strategy could harm Oregon rivers - Oct 17, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds Bureau of Land Management plan to increase logging will harm wildlife and water quality.

'The Notch': Elk Creek Dam is poised to get a fish passage corridor - Oct 15, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

The Army Corps of Engineers plan to implement fish passage on the politically controversial Elk Creek Dam, in the Upper Rogue River basin.

Burned Forests Don't Need Our "Help" - Oct 14, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Fire fighter and fire ecologist Tim Inglasbee discusses the natural recovery of the Warner Creek burn 16 years later in a Guest Opinion column.

Feds playing with forest fire - Oct 11, 2007 - Denver Post

Ashland resident examines the impacts the BLM's WOPR will have on the threat of fire.

Troubled Waters, Part III - Oct 10, 2007 - The Bend Source

The settlement talks -- path to a solution or political fix?

Yellowstone Wolves: Embattled Again - Oct 10, 2007 - Time Magazine

Time magazine looks at the de-listing threath faced by wolves in the west.

Logging company backs out of sale - Oct 10, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

Swanson Group Inc. has chosen to withdraw from the Scattered Apples sale near Williams that it purchased in a BLM auction in 2002. Federal court-ordered mediation by the agency and conservation plaintiffs resulted in changes that dropped old-growth logging and protected water quality. The company claims these changes make it no longer economically viable.

BLM Outlines Federal Forest Plan - Oct 09, 2007 - The South County Spotlight

Bureau of Land Management presents to Columbia County residents about the proposed plan revisions that would increase timber harvest on public lands.

Settlement halts Black Crater logging - Oct 09, 2007 - Sisters Nugget

Logging in Northern spotted owl habitat that burned in the Black Crater fire near Sisters has been dropped to protect forest.

Congressman meets with media to talk about area rivers - Oct 07, 2007 - The Eureka Reporter

On a whirlwind tour of the North Coast this weekend, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) made time to answer questions about the Klamath River dam negotiations.

Common ground exists on forest policy - Oct 07, 2007 - Medford Mail-Tribune

Oregon Wild's Steve Pedery outlines a better way forward for forest management on BLM lands. Conservationists hope to leave the controversy behind with a common ground solution for our communities and our public lands.

Owl plan doesn't fly - Oct 06, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Register-Guard editorial board says the science behind the spotted-owl recovery plan is flawed and the implications are big for proposed logging plans.

Corps of Engineers to notch Elk Creek Dam for salmon - Oct 06, 2007 - The Associated Press

Political obstacles removed, notching of failed dam project could be a major gain for salmon and steelhead in the Rogue River basin.

Elk Creek Dam could be notched - Oct 06, 2007 - The Medford Mail Tribune

Officials say fish corridor would be better than current trucking method

Study: Hatchery Trout Spawn Less in Wild - Oct 05, 2007 - Associated Press

Steelhead trout grown in hatcheries lose their ability to produce offspring in the wild, raising concerns about whether captive breeding programs can help save endangered fish, a new study concludes.

City Hall Notebook - Oct 04, 2007 - The Oregonian

Portland's City Council discusses land management in the Bull Run Watershed. Oregon Wild comments.

Waldo Lake Motorboat Ban Goes To Court - Oct 04, 2007 - OPB News

Waldo Lake, east of Eugene, is used to coming in second. It's the second largest lake in the state - after the Upper Klamath Lake. And it's the second deepest - after Crater Lake. But next year Waldo Lake will grab attention in a Eugene federal court.

Black Butte Forest Project Serves As Wildfire Model - Oct 04, 2007 - OPB's Oregon Considered

August's GW Fire in Central Oregon came within one mile of burning homes at the Black Butte Ranch resort near Sisters. The close call reignited discussion about how wildfires should be fought. Environmentalists, residents, loggers, and others all disagree - loudly - about the subject. But on the east side of Black Butte Ranch, many of those groups are working together on a project that could be the future of wildfire fighting. Central Oregon correspondent Ethan Lindsey reports.

Should loggers see old forest for trees? - Oct 04, 2007 - Marketplace (American Public Media)

The White House has plans to dramatically increase the amount of logging allowed on federal lands in the Pacific Northwest. Environmentalists are crying foul, but logging towns are seeing green. Jeremy Hobson reports.

Troubled Waters, Part II: Klamath farmers see themselves in the crosshairs - Oct 03, 2007 - The Bend Source

Part two of this three part series addresses the effect irrigation has on Klamath Basin water issues.

Science of owl plan disputed - Oct 03, 2007 - The Oregonian

Old growth - Scientists and Democrats ask the Interior secretary to initiate a new study for spotted owl habitat

Plans to log owl habitat dropped - Oct 03, 2007 - Associated Press

The U.S. Forest Service agreed Tuesday to withdraw plans to log spotted owl habitat that burned last year in the Central Oregon Cascade Range in the Black Crater Fire.

Deadline for timber plan extended - Oct 03, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The comment period for the draft management plan for 2.2 million acres of Western Oregon BLM land is extended to December 10, 2007.

Lawsuit challenges move to ban powerboats - Oct 03, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Stewart family sues Forest Service over ban of gas-powered boats on Waldo Lake. Oregon Wild will help defend decision to keep Waldo quiet and pristine in court.

Algae levels higher than ever - Oct 02, 2007 - The Daily Triplicate

High concentrations of toxic blue-green algae in the Klamath River last week spurred tribal and governmental agencies to post signs warning the public to avoid contact with the water. Two reservoirs located up the Klamath River—Iron Gate and Copco—are believed to be the source of the algae blooms, and could help sway the debate on whether dams along the waterway should be removed.

Agencies warn against blue-green algae - Sep 30, 2007 - The Eureka Reporter

Due to potential health risks, several local, tribal, federal and state agencies are urging swimmers, boaters and recreational users to avoid contact with the blue-green algae now flowing from PacifiCorp hydropower reservoirs into the main stem of the Klamath River in Northern California.

Warning issued over toxic algae along Klamath River - Sep 29, 2007 - The Redding Record Searchlight

The Klamath River is running green with toxic algae flowing from hydropower reservoirs. State officials plan to post warning signs along close to a 200-mile stretch of river next week.

Timber vs. Tourism: Today's 'Rogue River Feud' - Sep 27, 2007 - Eugene Weekly

Environmental groups across Oregon have come up with a plan to "Save the Wild Rogue" by allying with businesses that rely on the Rogue and Oregon's natural resources.

Toxic algae moves from PacifiCorp reservoirs into Klamath River - Sep 27, 2007 - The Associated Press

Authorities will be posting the Klamath River in Northern California next week to warn of high concentrations of toxic blue-green algae, flowing out of hydropower reservoirs, that can harm people and pets that swim in or drink tainted waters.

Troubled Waters: The Klamath River Mess (First of Three Parts) - Sep 26, 2007 - The Bend Source

Part one of a three part series on the Klamath Basin water issues. This installment addresses the downstream impacts of the Klamath Irrigation project as it effects coastal fishermen and their communities.

Appeals court blocks Mount Ashland ski expansion in Southern Ore. - Sep 25, 2007 - Associated Press

A federal appeals court Monday blocked expansion of the Mount Ashland ski area in Southern Oregon until the U.S. Forest Service assures protection of the city of Ashland's drinking water supply and protection of habitat for a rare mink-like mammal.

Ruling prevents expanding ski area - Sep 25, 2007 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild comes out on top in a court ruling on the proposed Mt. Ashland Ski Area expansion. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says the Forest Service didn't do enough to protect Ashland's drinking water supply, protect riparian reserves and save habitat for the Pacific Fisher.

Field & Stream Magazine Names Brian Maguire Of Portland, Oregon Conservation Hero Of The Year - Sep 24, 2007 - Outdoor Wire

Former Oregon Wild board member wins conservation prize for his work expanding Mt. Hood Wilderness proposal.

Forest Management: BLM plan would triple harvests - Sep 23, 2007 - Roseburg News-Review

Describes the Bureau of Land Management's Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR) and how it affects Douglas County.

The O&C lands: From past to present - Sep 23, 2007 - Roseburg News-Review

A history of western Oregon lands now managed by the Bureau of Land Management; background for the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR).

Local law clinic files intent to sue EPA - Sep 19, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild files an intent to sue over a delay in approving auto emissions regulations, recognizing the growing threat global warming poses to our wildlands, wild rivers and wildlife.

Western groups signal auto-emission lawsuit - Sep 18, 2007 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Representing a coalition of groups, including Oregon Wild, the Western Environmental Law Center issued a notice of intent to sue the EPA over undue delay in granting a waiver for new tailpipe emission regulations in Oregon.

Smith's Fishy Flip-Flops - Sep 13, 2007 - The Bend Source

The conservation group Oregon Wild has put out a couple of eye-opening documents examining Gordon Smith’s stance on endangered fish and irrigation water in the Klamath Basin.

Let's not turn back the clock to conflict - Sep 13, 2007 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild's conservation director Steve Pedery argues that the BLM's new plan to log hundreds of thousands of acres of old growth is a recipe for conflict and we should be careful to see who is behind the efforts to promote it.

Twin bills propose coastal preserve - Sep 11, 2007 - The Oregonian

Wilderness - Salmon and old growth dominate the 13,700 acres at the Elk River's headwaters near Port Orford

Protect Copper Salmon: Bill would designate 13,700 acres as wildnerness - Sep 11, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Eugene Register-Guard editorial supporting the designation of the Copper Salmon Wilderness.

Copper Salmon Protected? - Sep 10, 2007 - KLCC Radio

Radio story from Eugene's NPR affiliate covering introduction of Copper Salmon Wilderness legislation.

For Oregon, it's crunch time in Congress - Sep 10, 2007 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian editorial board calls for Oregon's congressional delegation to get to work on the Mt. Hood Wilderness proposal, saying "it's past time...to get this job done."

Black Butte Fire Ignites Policy Debate - Sep 05, 2007 - OPB Radio

A discussion between OPB reporter Ethan Lindsey and Oregon Considered host Allison Frost about the GW fire near Black Butte Ranch and fire and forest management policy in the region.

With Sen. Craig disgraced, lobbyists turn to Smith - Sep 05, 2007 - The Oregonian

Logging and mining industry leaders turn to Oregon Senator Gordon Smith for help in advancing their issues.

Curves Ahead In Roadless Debate - Sep 02, 2007 - The Daily Sentinal

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved how Colorado wants some of its most pristine wildlands to be managed in the event a federal court ruling protecting 58 million acres from development is ever overturned.

Wyoming Roadless Case Draws Attention - Aug 31, 2007 - Jackson Hole Star Tribune

Wyoming's second court bid to shoot down a Clinton-era ban on development on millions of acres of national forest land around the country is drawing a crowd.

Town hall session takes up BLM forest plan - Aug 31, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

A proposed increase in logging on Bureau of Land Management forests that may help fill fiscal gaps for Western Oregon counties was the topic of a Town Hall Meeting in Eugene on Thursday.

BLM revises plans on land management - Aug 30, 2007 - The Sandy Post

The federal Bureau of Land Management is looking to increase lumber production on 2.5 million acres of land in western Oregon, including about 72,000 acres in Clackamas County and 9,300 acres in the Sandy River Basin, the agency announced this month.

Guest Viewpoint: Increase logging of second growth - Aug 27, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Jay Lininger, Executive Director of Cascadia Wildlands Project, writes about the Bureau of Land Management's plans to increase logging and a better way forward.

Kulongoski tries again to fill seats on state Forestry Board - Aug 22, 2007 - The Oregonian

Two years after his last nomination to the Forestry Board went up in flames, Gov. Ted Kulongoski has named two new nominees and reappointed two incumbents.

Judge rules Klamath toxin case against energy company can proceed - Aug 21, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News

A federal judge has denied an energy company's request to dismiss a lawsuit claiming its dams cause pollution lethal to fish in a river along the California-Oregon border that once brimmed with salmon.

Bush administration forestry official faces contempt hearing - Aug 20, 2007 - The Oregonian

A federal judge in Montana has ordered the Bush administration's top forestry official to explain why he should not be held in contempt of court for the U.S. Forest Service's failure to analyze the environmental impacts of dropping fish-killing fire retardant on wildfires.

Scientists reject owl plan: The Bush administration plan flunks peer review - Aug 17, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Register-Guard editorial about scientific flaws in draft recovery plan for the Northern spotted owl.

Living -- for now -- in paradise - Aug 16, 2007 - The Oregonian

Forests owned by the federal Bureau of Land Management make good neighbors -- until the chain saws show up.

Wishful thinking in the Klamath Basin - Aug 15, 2007 - The Oregonian

Prominent fish biologist Jack Williams argues that a federal proposal to reduce protections for endangered lake fish in the Klamath Basin was made against the advice of scientists chosen to review the health of the fish.

Spotted-owl plans flunk peer review by scientists - Aug 14, 2007 - Associated Press

Associated Press story: The Bush administration's plans for saving the northern spotted owl from extinction have flunked a peer review by scientists.

Drifting on the Klamath - Aug 14, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The problem with Sen. Gordon Smith's defense of the Bush administration's 2002 decision to divert Klamath Lake water for irrigation isn't that the Oregon Republican is wobbly on the facts. It's that he's willing to bend and selectively omit the facts to justify ideologically driven political positions.

An Exercise in Excess - Aug 12, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Eugene Register-Guard editorial on how Bureau of Land Management plan revisions will cut old growth and roll back protections for forests, wildlife, and clean water.

Discord threatens Klamath River water talks - Aug 12, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee

Bush administration throws a political monkey wrench into Klamath dam settlement talks.

Senator's comments on salmon criticized - Aug 11, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Sen. Gordon Smith's explanation this week of how the 2002 diversion of Klamath Lake water for irrigation related to a massive salmon die-off has fish advocates questioning the accuracy of his account.

Smith backs Cheney, farmers in fish-kill debate - Aug 11, 2007 - The Oregonian

Klamath Basin - The GOP senator disputes findings that diverting water triggered the salmon die-off in 2002

BLM proposes major upswing in logging - Aug 10, 2007 - Oregonian

Bush administration logging initiative would dramatically ramp up cutting of old-growth trees, return to widespread clear cutting on over 2 million acres of BLM land in Western Oregon.

BLM offers plan to boost Western Oregon logging - Aug 10, 2007 - The Associated Press

Bush administration initiative would return to old-growth logging, clear cutting on over 2 million acres of BLM forestland in Western Oregon.

Cash infusion accelerates NW logging - Aug 09, 2007 - The Oregonian

Bush administration shrinks funding for campgrounds, road maintenance, and other programs while boosting spending on logging and development in National Forests.

Smith: No regrets on Klamath role - Aug 09, 2007 - The Oregonian's political blog

Post from the Oregonian's political blog on Senator Gordon Smith's statement that he has no regrets regarding the massive 2002 Klamath River fish kill.

Sheep rancher seeks peace with wolves - Aug 08, 2007 - Idaho Mountain Express

This article tells the story of an Idaho rancher who is using non-lethal measures to protect herds in the Boulder Mountains, highlighting the ways in which humans and wolves can co-exist.

U.S. congressman visits Del Norte - Aug 08, 2007 - The Daily Triplicate

While visiting Del Norte County Tuesday, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-California) said investigations into the salmon die-off that killed tens of thousands of salmon in the Klamath River and crippled the local salmon fishing industry are not over.

Smith defends decision to divert water from river - Aug 08, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Sen. Gordon Smith said Tuesday that he has no regrets about the diversion of water from the Klamath River that was intended to protect fish but instead went to farmers. The 2002 water diversion - and subsequent die-off of 77,000 salmon and eventual suspension of coastal fishing - was the subject of hearings that began last week in a U.S. House committee.

Science vs. politics gets down and dirty - Aug 06, 2007 - USA Today

Scientists are bitter about what they call Bush administration interference.

Protecting a crown jewel of the Cascades - Aug 06, 2007 - The Oregonian

Oregonian Editorial: Better late than never, the Forest Service imposes a ban on gas-engine boats on crystal-clear Waldo Lake

The Owl and the Forest - Aug 05, 2007 - The New York Times

An editorial by the New York Times argues that debating the threat that barred owls may pose to spotted owls misses the point--old-growth forests are worth saving, regardless.

Opinion Column: Ancient Groves - Aug 05, 2007 - The Oregonian

Former Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin argues that the Siuslaw National Forest's sensible logging a model to counter the greed that's again whittling away at old growth.

The spotted owl leaves the stage - Aug 05, 2007 - The Oregonian

The symbol of the fight to save old growth is giving way

Land deal parcels out habitat, logging - Aug 01, 2007 - The Eugene Register-Guard

Public funds go to purchase nearly 4,000 acres of habitat for rare birds, but plans call for up to two-thirds of to be logged by the Siletz Tribe.

House committee wades into Klamath water dispute - Aug 01, 2007 - The Oregonian

A congressional committee on Tuesday questioned whether the Bush administration exercised improper political influence in the 2001 dispute over water in the Klamath Basin.

Feds unaware of Cheney role - Aug 01, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee

The Interior Department's deputy inspector general said Tuesday that her office was unaware of Vice President Dick Cheney's involvement in decisions affecting the Klamath River when it concluded in a report three years ago that there was no evidence of political interference in the heated 2001-2002 endangered species battle.

Hearing finds evidence of river science manipulation - Jul 31, 2007 - The Eureka Reporter

Startling new evidence was revealed Tuesday during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on whether government officials manipulated science in order to divert water from the Klamath River. The Department of Commerce’s Inspector General testified that department officials bypassed key oversight mechanisms when creating a biological opinion on how a water diversion would affect endangered fish in the Klamath. The final biological opinion, which was later found in violation of the Endangered Species Act, contributed to the deaths of 80,000 spawning salmon.

Investigators not told about Cheney contact, official says - Jul 31, 2007 - Associated Press

Michael Kelly, a biologist who worked on Klamath River salmon issues for the National Marine Fisheries Service, told the House Natural Resources Committee at a hearing exploring Cheney's role in the Klamath that "someone at a higher level" instructed his team of scientists to endorse a plan to divert water to Klamath farmers, regardless of the consequences to salmon and other fish.

Fishermen decry political tampering - Jul 31, 2007 - Eureka Times-Standard

On the eve of a House committee hearing on the role Vice President Dick Cheney played in Klamath River management decisions, fishermen decried the impact of political tampering on their ability to earn a living.

House Panel To Examine Cheney's Role In Fish Die-Off - Jul 30, 2007 - Oregon Public Broadcasting

A committee in the US House will hear testimony Tuesday on Vice President Dick Cheney's role in the shaping of federal policies in Oregon's Klamath Basin.

Cheney to skip hearing on Klamath salmon die-off - Jul 30, 2007 - The Associated Press

Charging that Vice President Dick Cheney contributed to a 2002 die-off of about 70,000 salmon near the California-Oregon border, House Democrats planned a hearing Tuesday to explore his intervention in the Klamath River Basin.

Protecting Waldo - Jul 29, 2007 - The Eugene Register-Guard

A Eugene Register-Guard editorial endorses the US Forest Service's plan to protect the serenity and clean water of Waldo Lake from outboard boat motor exhaust, chainsaws, and other noisemakers.

Hood wilderness bill clears Senate panel, moves to floor - Jul 26, 2007 - The Oregonian

Protection - The measure would expand wilderness status in the national forest

Companies putting green foot forward - Jul 26, 2007 - The Oregonian

Environment - Portland's Keen Footwear sets an example, with some staffers biking to Salt Lake City for a trade show

Controversy erupts over Endangered Species Act - Jul 25, 2007 - The Christian Science Monitor

Two different government entities are investigating decisions by Bush administration officials related to species recovery. In one, the US Interior Department is reviewing the scientific integrity of decisions under the law made by a political appointee, who recently resigned under fire. At the same time, Congress is investigating evidence that Vice President Dick Cheney interfered with decisions involving water in California and Oregon that resulted in the killing of tens of thousands of Klamath River salmon, some of which were listed as "threatened" species.

Waldo Lake motorboat ban to stand - Jul 24, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The U.S. Forest Service decided Monday to stick with its decision to ban motorboats, generators and chain saws from the shores and shoals of pristine Waldo Lake, 20 miles east of Oakridge.

Panel Asks Cheney to Testify - Jul 18, 2007 - The Monterey County Herald

Vice President Dick Cheney has been asked to voluntarily testify at a hearing before the House Natural Resources Committee on his alleged role in influencing changes in water pumping limits for farmers on the Klamath River six years ago that reportedly led to the deaths of an estimated 60,000 salmon.

Judge: Science on coho ignored - Jul 17, 2007 - The Oregonian

Oregon Coast Coho Salmon - The fish could end up back on the endangered list, thwarting a federal-state agreement.

Gray wolf shot, killed in eastern Oregon - Jul 13, 2007 - The Oregonian

Endangered - The carcass was found north of La Grande; shooting the animals is illegal

The Klamath Knot - Jul 12, 2007 - North Coast Journal

Will frustrated enviros, Dick Cheney jam the settlement?

If salmon could vote - Jul 11, 2007 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle's Editorial Board calls on Congress to do more than investigate Vice President Cheney's destructive meddling in the Klamath River Basin. The delegation should get together behind a plan that will assure steady water flows needed by salmon to survive.

Cheney: A river runs through him - Jul 08, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

Oregon Wild's Steve Pedery argues in a Medford Mail Tribune editorial that the coming investigations into Cheney's actions are yet another example of why Congress needs to act to resolve the environmental crisis facing the Klamath Basin. Continuing to leave the Klamath's fish and wildlife at the mercy of the Bush administration is a recipe for disaster.

Drain the Klamath of its ugly politics - Jul 06, 2007 - The Oregonian

Oregon Wild's Steve Pedery argues in an Oregonian editorial that the coming investigations into Cheney's actions are yet another example of why Congress needs to act to resolve the environmental crisis facing the Klamath Basin. Continuing to leave the Klamath's fish and wildlife at the mercy of the Bush administration is a recipe for disaster.

Cheney Kills Salmon for Smith - Jul 05, 2007 - Eugene Weekly

It's been long known that Karl Rove orchestrated the diversion of water in the Klamath River basin to Oregon farmers in 2002. But according to a recent series of articles in the Washington Post, it was Vice President Dick Cheney who was really pulling the strings. The move killed thousands of endangered salmon but ensured farmers' support for the reelection of Republican Sen. Gordon Smith.

In Klamath Basin, politics trump science - Jul 05, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild's Steve Pedery argues in a Register-Guard guest editorial that the coming investigations into Cheney's actions are yet another example of why Congress needs to act to resolve the environmental crisis facing the Klamath Basin. Continuing to leave the Klamath's fish and wildlife at the mercy of the Bush administration is a recipe for disaster.

Examine Cheney's role - Jul 05, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

The Eugene Register-Guard's Editorial Board calls on the House Natural Resources Committee to thoroughly investigate Vice President Dick Cheney's role in the 2002 die-off of more than 75,000 salmon in the Klamath Basin.

When Vice President Dick Cheney and his Oregon pals go fishing, no limits apply - Jul 04, 2007 - Willamette Week

Oregon's former U.S. Rep. Bob Smith of Medford earns Willamette Week's Rogue of the Week for his part in encouraging Vice President Dick Cheney meddling in Klamath Basin water decisions that led to the massive 2002 Klamath River salmon kill.

The Marbled Murrelet: Seabird habitat on the line - Jul 03, 2007 - The Daily Triplicate, Crescent City, CA

A new economic analysis of protecting habitat for the threatened marbled murrelet inflates costs, ignores benefits.

Lawmakers Look Into Cheney’s Role in Klamath Water Diversion - Jul 01, 2007 - KCBS All News 740AM

Three dozen lawmakers from California and Oregon want to know what role, if any, Vice President Dick Cheney played in the diversion of water from the Klamath River Basin. They say the 10-year plan for diversion contributed to what’s considered the largest commercial salmon disaster in U.S. history.

Saturday News Roundup - Jun 30, 2007 - CBS News 5 KPIX TV

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo from Palo Alto is calling for an investigation into Vice President Dick Cheney's role in the diversion of water from the Klamath River Basin that resulted in what was reportedly the largest commercial salmon disaster in U.S. history.

Cheney and the Klamath salmon kill - Jun 30, 2007 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian Editorial Board calls on Congress to investigate the Vice President in the wake of revelations that Dick Cheney may have been personally responsible for the federal water management decisions leading to the massive 2002 Klamath River salmon kill and resulting commercial salmon fishing shut down that cost coastal communities some $60 million.

Cheney's role to be probed in salmon die-off - Jun 29, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee

The House Natural Resources Committee announced Thursday that it will hold hearings into Vice President Dick Cheney's involvement in Klamath River water management, which many believe led to the die-off four years ago of more than 70,000 salmon.

Dems: Investigate Cheney for role in salmon die-off - Jun 28, 2007 - The Associated Press

West Coast Democrats called for a hearing Wednesday into the role Vice President Dick Cheney may have played in the 2002 die-off of about 70,000 salmon near the California-Oregon border.

Leaving No Tracks - Jun 27, 2007 - The Washington Post

The Klamath case is one of many in which the vice president took on a decisive role to undercut long-standing environmental regulations. First Cheney looked for a way around the law, aides said. Next he set in motion a process to challenge the science protecting the fish, according to a former Oregon congressman who lobbied for the farmers. Because of Cheney's intervention, the government reversed itself and let the water flow in time to save the 2002 growing season, declaring that there was no threat to the fish. What followed was the largest fish kill the West had ever seen, with tens of thousands of salmon rotting on the banks of the Klamath River.

Rogue wilderness: When is enough enough? - Jun 24, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

Jeff Golden offers this Opinion piece and perspective on adding Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers to the Wild Rogue area.

Fish kill worries increase - Jun 21, 2007 - The Redding Record Searchlight

The news: Biologists raise the readiness level for a fish kill on the Klamath River. What’s next: Studies throughout the summer will monitor disease and the mortality rate of salmon.

Rove Aide Details Broad Political Abuses - Jun 20, 2007 - Truthout.org

In January 2002, at a retreat in West Virginia, Karl Rove gave a PowerPoint presentation to at least 50 managers at the Department of the Interior to discuss polling data, and emphasized the importance of getting Oregon Senator Gordon Smith, a Republican, reelected that year. The way to get Smith reelected to another term, Rove reportedly told the Interior Department officials, would come via the agency's support of a highly controversial measure: diverting water from the Klamath River Basin to farms in the area that were experiencing unusually dry conditions, thereby supporting the GOP's agricultural base.

Forest for the Trees - Jun 17, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

As a coalition urges the expansion of the wilderness area by 58,340 acres to protect a natural resource, others wonder if too much of a good thing will create economic hardship.

Only Wild Fish Matter in ‘Endangered’ Count, Judge Rules - Jun 14, 2007 - The New York Times

A federal district judge in Spokane, Wash., on Wednesday nullified a Bush administration policy that counts hatchery fish along with wild fish when making decisions about which species should be protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Move afoot for more Rogue protection - Jun 12, 2007 - Grants Pass Daily Courier

A group of local businesses has joined about 30 others from around the region asking for more wilderness protection along the Wild Section of the Rogue River west of Grants Pass, a stretch of river known for its solitude and beauty.

Chefs turn lobbyists on Hill to save wild salmon - Jun 12, 2007 - The Oregonian

Greg Higgins and others tell those in Congress that habitat loss, not fishing, is destroying wild salmon populations.

New study undercuts logging after fires - Jun 12, 2007 - The Oregonian

New research released backs up a key point of earlier studies: Logging and replanting forests after wildfires makes them likely to burn more severely in fires over the next few decades than forests left on their own.

Discussion continues about Klamath dam issue - Jun 09, 2007 - Klamath Falls Herald & News

Not all groups involved in settlement talks involving four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River as well as other issues involving agriculture, commercial fisheries and American Indian tribes agree on how well discussions are proceeding.

DeFazio expects timber payment phaseout - Jun 08, 2007 - The Associated Press

Congress is likely to phase out payments offsetting lost timber revenue in Oregon counties, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio said Friday. On another topic, DeFazio told The Associated Press in an interview that West Coast commercial salmon fishermen are facing a financial disaster that he compared to the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Salmon disaster aid coming this summer - Jun 08, 2007 - The Associated Press

Fishermen, tribes and businesses suffering from cutbacks in salmon fishing last year to protect dwindling Klamath River stocks can expect to see their share of $60 million in federal disaster relief starting this summer.

Bush Scales Back Global Warming Monitoring - Jun 05, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle

As President Bush heads to a summit of industrial nations in Germany with a new initiative to reduce the greenhouse gases blamed for climate change, his administration is cutting back on efforts to measure the impact of the warming trend.

Old Growth, New Ideas: Restoration Forestry Takes Root in the Siuslaw - Jun 01, 2007 - Flux Online

University of Oregon Journalism School project highlights restoration and stewardship in the Siuslaw National Forest.

Water Under the Dam? Hardly. - May 31, 2007 - Columbia Journalism Review

In the past year, there have been calls (and lawsuits) to remove over a dozen dams throughout California, Oregon, and Washington, with a focus on the Klamath, Snake, and Elwha rivers. It is a pivotal moment for the west.

Weathering the academic storm - May 30, 2007 - High Country News

An interview with Dan Donato, who’s controversial study on salvage logging turned his life upside-down.

Unlikely Allies: Collaborative group works past differences to focus on forest health - May 30, 2007 - Blue Mountain Eagle

Unlikely allies (including Oregon Wild) are joining forces to improve conditions on the Malheur National Forest and put people back to work in the woods - one project at a time.

Wyoming asks judge to revive ruling striking down roadless rule - May 25, 2007 - The Associated Press

The state of Wyoming today asked U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer to reinstate the injunction he originally issued in 2003 against a Clinton administration roadless rule, which placed 58.5 million acres of national forest land off-limits to new road construction for logging and other development.

Wyoming judge to hold hearing on roadless rule - May 24, 2007 - THE CASPER STAR TRIBUNE

The state of Wyoming plans to ask a federal judge on Friday to revive an order that struck down a Clinton-era ban on logging and other development in roadless areas of national forests.

Spotted owl draft recovery plan is a no-go for non-industry - May 23, 2007 - Roseburg News-Review

In Roseburg Tuesday night, commenters had their say on the 2007 Northern Spotted Owl Draft Recovery Plan.

Spotted owl in a tight spot: Recovery plan flaps familiar debate - May 20, 2007 - Roseburg News-Review

On April 26, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft of its recovery plan for the northern spotted owl. Within it are two options for setting aside new spotted owl habitat that both rely on the eviction of barred owls from nesting sites -- by shotgun. Yet it's the options, one that calls for mapping spotted owl conservation areas and another that leaves such designations up to public land managers, that once again brings both sides of a nearly 20-year-old debate up in arms.

Exploring the Alsea watershed and stewardship science: Parts I & II - May 16, 2007 - Newport News-Times

The Alsea Stewardship Group (which Oregon Wild is an active participant in) hosted a field tour of the West Alsea Landscape Management Project in the Siuslaw National Forest on Saturday, May 12. Representatives of several agencies and the interested public attended. The story gives an overview of the West Alsea Landscape Management Project and details specific restoration projects. This is a two part story published on May 16 and May 18.

Science and politics: Playing politics with scientific studies serves no one - May 15, 2007 - Roseburg News-Review

Editorial from the Roseburg News-Review supports Senator Wyden's call for an investigation into Interior Department official's meddling in Endangered Species science.

Dems slam Interior over science meddling - May 10, 2007 - The Associated Press

Democrats said Wednesday that an Interior Department official who pressured government scientists to alter their research was just one example of a larger problem.

Chefs, restaurateurs speak out for protecting wild salmon - May 09, 2007 - The Associated Press

Nearly 200 chefs and restaurant owners from across the nation urged Congress on Tuesday to protect wild salmon in the Northwest.

Long live the wild king - May 09, 2007 - The San Francisco Chronicle

While wild salmon runs dwindle and coastal fishing communities suffer the consequences, a coalition of conservationists, fishermen, seafood suppliers, and chefs is calling on Congress to protect and restore salmon habitat on the entire West Coast.

Democrats Fault Interior on Endangered Species - May 09, 2007 - NPR's All Things Considered

Lawmakers have accused Bush administration political appointees of attempting to manipulate the work of government biologists — a point of view supported by a report by the Interior Department's inspector general. One of those political appointees resigned last week.

Chefs lobby D.C. to save wild salmon - May 08, 2007 - Los Angeles Times

A national campaign calls on Congress to pass legislation to restore river habitats and tear down dams along the Pacific coast.

Fields of conflict in the Klamath - May 07, 2007 - The Los Angeles Times

Agriculture fields have elbowed onto what once were marshes and shallow inland seas, shrinking the Klamath Basin's wetlands by nearly 80%. Environmentalists have long fought to stop farming on the wetlands that remain, mostly on national wildlife refuges, saying the refuges belong to the birds. But now, activists say, farmers in the Klamath Basin appear poised to cement their presence on the refuges, the basin's most productive farmland. Farmers are gaining an edge in closed-door settlement talks over the fate of four dams on the Klamath River, which meanders across two states before pouring into the Pacific Ocean north of Eureka, Calif.

A Spotted Owl Fix - May 06, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Prompted by litigation from environmentalists and the timber industry, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has written a new recovery plan for the threatened Northern spotted owl. The draft plan is open for public comment and the plan's flexibility is again fanning the flames of the spotted owl debate.

Buffett says regulators, not PacifiCorp, will decide dams' future - May 05, 2007 - The Associated Press

Salmon fishermen and American Indian tribes from California and Oregon failed to win billionaire Warren Buffett's support Saturday in their campaign to remove four dams from the Klamath River on the California-Oregon border.

Another trek up Mount Hood - May 04, 2007 - Oregonian

This time, Oregon's entire congressional delegation should support a single plan to expand wilderness

Dam dispute heads to court - May 03, 2007 - USA Today

Indian tribes and fishermen Wednesday sued MidAmerican Energy's PacifiCorp over toxic algae allegedly caused by the firm's dams on the Klamath River, while also hoping to win over MidAmerican's biggest shareholder: Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway.

Coalition files suit over Klamath dams - May 03, 2007 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A coalition of Klamath Indians and fishing groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, alleging that two dams on the Klamath River are to blame for killing salmon and should be removed.

Klamath River people challenge dam owner - May 03, 2007 - Eureka Times-Standard

The Klamath River's dams are a nuisance and create a threat to public health, American Indian and fishing interests are alleging in a major federal lawsuit against the dam's owner Pacificorp.

Wyden vs. Interior - May 02, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

As a high-ranking Interior official, Julie MacDonald worked to reduce by 80 percent the number of streams to be protected to help bull trout recover on the Klamath River in the Northwest. MacDonald is a prime example of President Bush's practice of filling pivotal environmental posts with ideological activists and industry lobbyists who despise the very rules and regulations they were appointed to uphold. As a body, they have done deep and drastic damage to the reputations and missions of their respective agencies. Senator Wyden deserves credit for forcing McDonald's resignation.

Embattled Interior official resigns post - May 01, 2007 - The Associated Press

Julie McDonald, an Interior Department official accused of pressuring government scientists to make their research fit her policy goals, has resigned. According to the department's inspector general, McDonald tried to remove protections for a rare jumping mouse in the Rocky Mountains based on a questionable study, and reduced by 80 percent the amount of streams to be protected to help bull trout recover in the Pacific Northwest's Klamath River.

Klamath Indians asking to take down PacifiCorp dams - Apr 27, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee

Indians from Northern California tribes stopped Friday in Sacramento on their way to Omaha, Neb., to ask billionaire Warren Buffett to remove hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River that they say are jeopardizing their health, economy and traditions.

Native American group on crusade to dismantle salmon-killing dams - Apr 27, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle

A group of Klamath River Native Americans kicked off a road trip today that will take them from Fisherman's Wharf to the hometown of the second-richest American, who they say should remove four salmon-killing dams on the Klamath River.

Spotted owl plan in jeopardy - Apr 27, 2007 - The Seattle Post Intelligencer

Bush political appointees turn spotted owl recovery effort into a green light for old-growth logging.

Group wants Buffett to remove dams - Apr 26, 2007 - Omaha World-Herald

A coalition that wants to remove four dams to restore salmon migration on the Klamath River along the California-Oregon border will bring its campaign to Omaha, timed to the Berkshire Hathaway meeting. The dams are operated by PacifiCorp, which Berkshire Hathaway bought last year.

North Coast fishing industry relief bill passes committee - Apr 26, 2007 - The Eureka Reporter

California relief bill SB 1018, intended to provide loans to salmon fishermen and other businesses impacted by closure of the salmon fishery last year as a result of declines in the Klamath River chinook salmon, has passed a key Senate committee.

How a Karl Rove Powerpoint Presentation Works - Apr 26, 2007 - The Undercover Activist Blog

Mike Kelly, the former NOAA Fisheries biologist who turned whistleblower against the Bush administration's fish killing water policies in the Klamath River Basin, describes White House Political Director Karl Rove's hand in overturning science-based policy to help re-elect Oregon's Senator Gordon Smith and serve other political agendas.

Suit argues to lift salmon protection - Apr 19, 2007 - The Associated Press

Lawyers for development interests yesterday asked a judge to lift threatened and endangered species listings for all 16 protected populations of salmon in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California.

A message Buffett needs to hear - Apr 19, 2007 - Eureka Times-Standard

There is more and more evidence that taking out the four lower hydropower dams on the Klamath River actually would financially benefit Pacificorp. That is a message that Buffett needs to hear from some real people.

Black Crater Fire timber sale appealed - Apr 17, 2007 - Sisters Nugget

Four conservation organizations filed appeals seeking the withdrawal of the Black Crater Fire Timber Sale Project by the Forest Service. The sale would impact old-growth reserves and designated Critical Habitat for the threatened Northern spotted owl.

Special Places: Copper-Salmon wildlands - Apr 13, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

With no opposition, plan for Copper-Salmon Wilderness Area moves ahead.

Bush administration appeals roadless forest ruling - Apr 10, 2007 - Oregonian

The Bush administration and the timber industry are appealing a federal court ruling that struck down a policy to allow logging and oil and gas drilling in large undeveloped sections of national forests.

Courts Punish Bush on the Environment - Apr 09, 2007 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Bush administration is taking more flak for its environmental policies from Congress, federal courts, official government watchdog agencies, and the court of public opinion.

Study: Reforestation Rich After Fires - Apr 03, 2007 - AP

Scientists looking at the aftermath of wildfires in the forests of southwestern Oregon and Northern California found that after five to ten years even the most severely burned areas had sprouted plentiful seedlings without any help from man.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Forest Management Rules - Mar 31, 2007 - New York Times

A federal judge in California on Friday overturned the Bush administration's revised rules for management of the country's 155national forests, saying that the federal Forest Service violated the basic laws ensuring that forest ecosystems have environmental safeguards.

Extinct Sense - Mar 31, 2007 - The Washington Post

It looks like another story of endangered ethics on the Bush administration's environmental staff. Last week the Interior Department's inspector general submitted the results of an investigation of Julie A. MacDonald, the deputy assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks, to congressional overseers.

Crooks and their Klamath connection - Mar 31, 2007 - Eureka Times-Standard

Billions of dollars are spent to influence our elected and appointed government officials. We here on the North coast have nowhere near enough money to be of significant influence.

Endangered Species Rollback? - Mar 30, 2007 - Living on Earth

The agency responsible for enforcing the Endangered Species Act would like to change the way it's implemented and without the ok from congress. The plan is detailed in a secret draft report that's been circulating within the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Rebecca Clarren, a freelance reporter got her hands on a leaked copy and wrote about it in Salon dot com.

An American icon in the crosshairs? - Mar 30, 2007 - Statesman Journal

Few animals stir up as much emotion and heated debate as gray wolves. In many ways these majestic predators are the symbol of American wilderness, of wild places that have not yet been clear-cut or paved over. They were once common throughout Western America, including Oregon, but a misguided policy of using tax dollars to fund extermination programs drove them to the brink of extinction.

Investigators rap Interior official for science meddling, leaks - Mar 29, 2007 - The Associated Press

The Interior Department's deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks has acknowledged releasing information that was not supposed to be made public to organizations such as the California Farm Bureau Federation and Pacific Legal Foundation. An internal report also revealed other abuses. For example, the same official removed more than 80 per cent of almost 500 kilometres of streams that were to be protected to help bull trout recover in the Klamath River basin.

Federal Suit Filed Over Calif. Hatchery - Mar 28, 2007 - The Associated Press

An environmental group sued an energy company and California's wildlife agency Tuesday over claims that a fish hatchery is releasing pollution that is deadly to fish downstream in the Klamath River - a river that was once brimming with salmon.

Appeals court upholds water for fish before farms - Mar 28, 2007 - The Associated Press

A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a ruling forcing a federal irrigation project to boost flows in the Klamath River to help threatened salmon even if it means shutting off water to farms.

Inside the secretive plan to gut the Endangered Species Act - Mar 27, 2007 - Salon.com

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is maneuvering to fundamentally weaken the Endangered Species Act, its strategy laid out in an internal 117-page draft proposal obtained by Salon. The proposed changes limit the number of species that can be protected and curtail the acres of wildlife habitat to be preserved.

Salmon Fishermen Are Trying to Hang On - Mar 27, 2007 - The Associated Press

Nearly all salmon fishing was prohibited last year along 700 miles of the Oregon and California coast because of three straight years in which the numbers of spawning salmon returning to the Klamath River were low. Now owners of many of the 1,200 boats of the West Coast salmon fleet say they cannot pay for the engine overhauls and safety gear they need to put to sea for the 2007 season. Many fishermen are said to be just one diesel engine breakdown away from bankruptcy.

New data back removal of Klamath dams - Mar 26, 2007 - Los Angeles Times

Firing the latest salvo in a battle over the future of the Klamath River, the California Energy Commission on Monday reaffirmed its stand that removing four hydroelectric dams that block salmon migration would cost less than trying to keep them.

Judge rules against farmer water claims - Mar 16, 2007 - The Associated Press

A judge ruled Friday that a federal irrigation project did not break any contracts with Klamath Basin farmers when it shut off irrigation so there would be enough water for threatened and endangered fish.

Spotted owl ruling halts local logging - Mar 16, 2007 - Medford Mail Tribune

More than 60 million board feet of timber already sold but not cut on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Medford District is on hold after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew its biological opinion authorizing logging in northern spotted owl habitat. The action is being taken to comply with a Feb. 16 decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco invalidating the agency's authorization to allow logging in areas that contain northern spotted owl habitat.

Bill to include $60 million for salmon disaster - Mar 15, 2007 - Associated Press

West Coast lawmakers say they have secured more than $60 million in a House bill to help salmon fishermen following a slashed salmon season imposed to protect struggling salmon returns on the Klamath River. The action by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration eliminated the 2006 commercial salmon fishing season in a 700-mile stretch of South Oregon Coast and Northern California coastal waters.

Owner of Klamath River dams attacks study - Mar 13, 2007 - Los Angeles Times

PacifiCorp, the power company that owns four Klamath River dams blocking the migration of imperiled salmon launched a counterattack Monday against a recent government study that declared it cheaper to remove the structures than to keep them.

Possible wolf sighting reported - Mar 12, 2007 - Eugene Register Guard

Biologists have not confirmed that any wolves live an Oregon, but one might have been spotted this winter in Eastern Oregon. The sighting occurred five miles southwest of Troy in the Wenaha Wildlife Area.

SHOULD WOLVES BE DELISTED? - Mar 08, 2007 - La Grande Observer

Most people at a recent USFWS public hearing in Pendleton, Oregon spoke out against a proposal to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list.

Expand Rogue protection - Mar 08, 2007 - Eugene Register Guard

A fitting way for Congress to observe next year's 40th anniversary of the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act would be to add 70 miles of tributary streams to the protections already in place for the lower Rogue River.

A Wolf’s Life - Mar 05, 2007 - High Country News

A wolf recently died that was one of 15 gray wolves transferred from Canada to central Idaho in a 1995 recovery effort. Biologists called him B7, and estimate that he was 14 years old when he died.

Congress tough sell on county payments - Mar 02, 2007 - Eugene Register-Guard

Time is running out to renew federal timber payments, and some in Congress are unhappy with the amount of money Oregon receives under the program. Oregon Wild and other conservation groups offer a solution to break the logjam.

Fishery act could influence Oregon's coastal economy for years - Feb 26, 2007 - The Eugene Register-Guard

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act has been reauthorized for the first time in a decade, bringing big changes to the way fisheries are regulated - changes that could leave significant footprints on Oregon's coastal economy for decades. The law also includes provisions that could lead to some long-term fixes of the Klamath River.

An opening on the Klamath - Feb 26, 2007 - The Oregonian

For the first time in decades, there is an opening on the Klamath. The federal government is requiring fish ladders at PacifiCorp's four dams on the river as a condition of a renewed license to operate the dams. A requirement of costly fish passage on four dams should clear the way for change on a troubled river.

Sacramento lawyer's ascent takes a turn - Feb 25, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee

Sue Ellen Wooldridge, the lawyer who worked for two years as Interior Secretary Gale Norton's chief aide in the battle between fishermen and farmers over allocation of Klamath River water, is now facing tough questions about her professional ethics.

Limits urged on toxic algae in Klamath - Feb 22, 2007 - Eureka Times-Standard

American Indian and commercial fishing interests are asking California water quality officials to place limits on the amount of toxic blue-green algae in Pacificorp's Klamath River reservoirs and press the company to develop a plan to reduce its production to acceptable levels within five years.

Harbormaster resigns - Feb 19, 2007 - Coos Bay World

Coos Bay Harbormaster Don Yost resigned rather than sign a letter impounding the boats of salmon fishermen still unable to pay moorage fees in the wake of Klamath River-driven salmon fishery closures in 2005 and 2006.

Salmon season expected to improve - Feb 17, 2007 - The Associated Press

After dwindling Klamath River salmon runs turned the commercial chinook salmon season into a disaster for Oregon fishermen coast-wide last year, preseason estimates indicate there could be some improvement this year.

Appeals court: Ore. logging permit violates owl protection - Feb 16, 2007 - The Oregonian

A federal appeals court ruled Friday, in a case brought by Oregon Wild (as Oregon Natural Resources Council) that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it approved a 22,000-acre federal logging project that affects old-growth forest habitat in southern Oregon.

Lawmakers reintroduce Mt. Hood wilderness bill - Feb 16, 2007 - Oregonian

Senators Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith introduce the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007.

OSU Climate Change Conference Offers Ideas To Foresters - Feb 13, 2007 - Oregon Public Broadcasting

Scientist outlined Tuesday, the dramatic changes they expect in Oregon's forestlands over the next few decades -- because of global warming. Now that there's virtual scientific consensus that humans are causing climate change, there's more talk about what can be done about it.

Mt. Ashland expansion opponents to appeal - Feb 13, 2007 - Ashland Daily Tidings

Opponents of a plan to expand the Mount Ashland ski area into roadless area, including Oregon Wild, will take their case to the federal appellate court, their attorney said Monday.

Court: Live Trees Must Be Left Alone - Feb 13, 2007 - Associated Press

Big trees that survived a wildfire on the Umatilla National Forest in Eastern Washington must be left standing pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the decision to cut them for timber, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

Wolves may be shot on site - Feb 09, 2007 - Billings Gazette

Under a federal proposal to take them off the endangered species list, they could find safe harbor, a hunting tag with their name on it or, in most of Wyoming except for the northwest corner, a law that allows them to be killed on sight.

Lean year for salmon on Klamath - Feb 07, 2007 - Eureka Times-Standard

For the third year in a row, too few salmon returned to the Klamath River to meet a threshold set to ensure the health of the fishery in the future. It does not appear that federal agencies will intervene to deal with the problems in the river, but expected that fishermen will once again bear the brunt for a problem for which they're not responsible.

Ore. contractor to remove Chiloquin Dam - Feb 07, 2007 - Associated Press

Work moves ahead to remove this crumbling dam from the Sprague River, opening up 80 miles of habitat for endangered fish in the Klamath Basin.

Idaho proposes charging just $9.75 to hunt a wolf - Feb 06, 2007 - Yakima Herald Republic

Idaho's wolves will be even cheaper to kill than originally planned, according to state wildlife managers preparing to hold legal public hunts for the predators once Endangered Species Act protections are lifted.

Bush calls for selling acres to pay for timber aid - Feb 06, 2007 - The Oregonian

Bush administration again tries to sell off hundreds of thousands of acres of America's public lands, endangering support for popular county payments program.

Take down the dams - Feb 06, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle

A miracle lies within reach on the Klamath River. One of the country's biggest dam removal projects could begin, affording a chance at returning surging waters not seen for almost a century.

Murrelet declining beyond Northwest - Feb 06, 2007 - The Oregonian

The marbled murrelet, a threatened seabird whose rare trait of nesting in old-growth forests made it a factor in Northwest logging battles, is also declining dramatically in Alaska and Canada where most of the birds live, a review released Monday by the federal government found.

Federal agencies require fish ladders for Klamath Dams - Jan 30, 2007 - The Associated Press

PacifiCorp must build new fish ladders and make other modifications so salmon can swim freely past four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River if it wants a new license to produce electricity, federal fisheries agencies said Tuesday.

Logging effect on drinking water raises concerns - Jan 28, 2007 - Statesman Journal

Logging on private land that muddied drinking water for this small Coast Range town has raised concerns about rules to protect that water. City workers had to shut off the intake to the water treatment plant to prevent clogging its filters or sending dirty water through faucets.

Idaho sets price of wolf tag - once hunting is allowed - Jan 26, 2007 - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER

The cost of a hunting tag to shoot a wolf in Idaho has been set at $26.50 for in-state residents and $256 for nonresidents, even though the animals are still under endangered species protection.

Mercury found in all fish tested in the West - Jan 24, 2007 - The Oregonian

A sweeping study by Oregon scientists has found mercury-contaminated fish throughout the West. Four Corvallis researchers with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Oregon State University sampled more than 2,700 fish in Oregon, Washington and 10 other Western states. They found detectable -- and in some cases, high -- amounts of mercury in every fish sampled from 626 randomly selected rivers and streams that flow nearly 190,000 miles.

Global Warming's 'smoking gun' - Jan 23, 2007 - USA Today

Human-caused global warming is here, visible in the air, water and melting ice, and is destined to get much worse in the future, an authoritative global scientific report will warn next week.

Report: Global warming costs coming soon - Jan 13, 2007 - The Oregonian

A 119-page analysis released this week says coping with a warmer climate -- decreasing water supplies, rising sea levels and retreating glaciers -- could cost Washington state's economy tens of millions of dollars by midcentury. Although the report focuses on Washington, officials said that Oregon also would face a similar spendy outcome. Both states are dependent on long-lasting winter snowpack for hydropower, irrigation, drinking water, recreation and wild salmon runs.

Two new bills could provide federal relief to California - Jan 08, 2007 - Ukiah Daily Journal

In the first two days of the new legislative session, two companion bills were introduced, that if passed, would provide federal disaster relief to California and Oregon's fishing industry hard hit by plummeting Klamath River salmon runs.

Trollers renew push for federal aid - Jan 06, 2007 - Coos Bay World

Still struggling with the aftermath of the Klamath River-driven commercial salmon fishery disaster closure, roughly 50 fishermen attended an Oregon Salmon Commission meeting in Charleston on Friday to recap the disbursement of state funds, talk about potential federal money and propose an option for a 2007 fishery.

Disaster relief help sought for fishermen - Jan 05, 2007 - Eureka Times-Standard

On the first day of the 110th Congress, bills were introduced in both the House and Senate to aid West Coast commercial salmon fishermen suffering from slashed seasons due to declining Klamath River salmon runs.

As the forest goes, so goes our water - Dec 29, 2006 - The Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild's Doug Heiken explains why protecting Oregon old-growth forests and roadless areas can help ensure clean drinking water for our children and grandchildren.

Moving forward on the Mt. Hood Wilderness - Dec 29, 2006 - Blue Oregon

Erik Fernandez, Wilderness Coordinator for Oregon Wild, explains how Oregon's congressional delegation has laid the groundwork for passing a Mount Hood Wilderness Bill early in the 2007 legislative session

Agencies delay energy corridor timeline - Dec 26, 2006 - Ashland Daily Tidings

After public outrcy over a proposal to lay an energy cooridor through the biologically sensitive Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, federal agencies claim their new maps, due out in the spring of 2007, will be likely avoid national parks and monuments.

Big words, little help by Congress for fishing - Dec 18, 2006 - Eureka Times-Standard

The new Congress must act quickly to fund assistance to keep the hard-hit Pacific salmon industry viable in the short term, but also should keep the pressure on the federal government to follow through on long-term restoration of the Klamath's salmon.

Retired lawmen ride again - Dec 18, 2006 - The Oregonian

Retired police officers are monitoring forest land in Oregon to stop abuse from off-road vehicles.

Butt out, public - Dec 16, 2006 - Eugene Register Guard

The U.S. Forest Service announced this week that long-term management plans for national forests will be excluded from formal environmental analysis and systematic public input. In other words: "Trust us. We're the federal government."

Group says too much forest terrain is open for snowmobiling - Dec 16, 2006 - RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL

Snowmobile riders are on a "collision course" with backcountry skiers and snowshoers as more and more people crowd Western forests for winter recreation, a new report by a conservation group contends.

Forest Service Bypasses Environmental Review - Dec 13, 2006 - The Oregonian

The U.S. Forest Service announced an overhaul Tuesday of national forest management plans, eliminating important environmental reviews on the potential impacts on forests and fish and wildlife.

Local consensus: All four Klamath dams should go - Dec 06, 2006 - Newport News-Times

One by one, coastal residents walked to the microphone to voice the same sentiment. Failure to remove the dams could irreparably harm the coastal salmon fishery, with “collateral damage” that would far outweigh any economic benefits. While not the only perceived culprit, the Klamath Hydroelectric Project is nonetheless, in their view, “a major contributor” to fishery woes along the Oregon and California coasts.

Washout on Mount Hood - Dec 06, 2006 - The Oregonian

Four members of Oregon's congressional delegation have failed to bridge their relatively small differences on a Mount Hood wilderness bill, even though they've had months to get it done. The road to a Mount Hood bill this year closes on Friday, the last day of this Congress.

We must defend our watersheds - Dec 04, 2006 - The Daily Astorian

The water situation in Portland offers a cautionary tale about logging in a watershed. The Portland Water Bureau shut down its Bull Run Watershed again this winter because the water from the reservoir was so muddy. This has become a disturbingly frequent occurrence in Portland's once-pristine watershed over the last decade.

Salmon money in limbo - Dec 02, 2006 - Coos Bay World

Federal disaster funding for West Coast commercial salmon trollers is stalled, tangled in a mix of existing government budget bills and an uncertain political future.

New plan adds fish ladders - Dec 02, 2006 - Klamath Falls Herald & News

PacifiCorp has revised its proposed method of moving salmon past dams on the Klamath River. The new scenario gives a bigger role to fish ladders and screens, rather than relying on trucking fish around dams. Conservationists and tribes consider the proposal to be inadequate to restore fish.

Klamath dams study broke law, agency says - Dec 02, 2006 - Associated Press

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should analyze removing all four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to help struggling salmon, says the federal agency in charge of restoring their runs.

Removing 4 Klamath River dams may save money, report finds - Dec 02, 2006 - Los Angeles Times

Setting the stage for a knockdown fight over the fate of four towering Klamath River dams accused of hammering salmon stocks and the West Coast fishing industry, a new government study released Friday has found that decommissioning the dams could cost $100 million less than operating them for another generation.

Pulling Klamath dams cheaper than leaving them in - Dec 02, 2006 - Eureka Times-Standard

Tearing out Pacificorp's dams on the Klamath River would be thriftier than keeping the hydropower project running for the next 30 years, a new state and federal study has concluded.

In West, Conservatives Emphasize the 'Conserve' - Dec 02, 2006 - The Washington Post

Last month's elections may signal the end of Republican dominance and fierce resistance to many conservation measures. Profound demographic and economic change seems finally to be asserting itself across the region. Westerners cast votes suggesting that the protection of their natural surroundings is not a negotiable condition for living well.

Advocates urge removal of Klamath dams - Dec 01, 2006 - Eugene Register-Guard

Fishermen, scientists and conservationists urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during a hearing in Newport, Oregon on Thursday to do something the agency is only barely considering at this point: remove the Klamath River's four major federally regulated dams.

Smith, Wyden, Hooley, DeFazio wrangle extra Klamath hearing for Newport - Nov 27, 2006 - Newport News-Times

When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a series of public hearings regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Klamath Hydroelectric Project, the list of sites excluded the Oregon coast's top fishing communities. Urging from Oregon's Senators Wyden and Smith as well as Representatives Hooley and DeFazio has now won hearings in Newport and North Bend.

Pass Mount Hood Wilderness Bill - Nov 25, 2006 - The Bend Bulletin

In this Opinion Editorial, Erik Fernandez, Wilderness Coordinator of Oregon Wild, explains why the Oregon Congressional delegation should push for passage of the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Proposal by the end of this year's legislative session.

Campgrounds face the knife - Nov 22, 2006 - The Dalles Chronicle

Rising expenses and a shrinking budget are forcing USDA Forest Service officials to consider closing hundreds of campgrounds, picnic areas and other recreation facilities across the country. By the end of 2007, each of 155 national forests and 20 grasslands must complete a recreation-site facility master plan.

'Take these dams down' - Nov 17, 2006 - Eureka Times-Standard

Hundreds of people turned out in the coastal city of Eureka, California in a passionate display before federal regulators to tell them that the dams on the Klamath River of Oregon and California should be torn down.

Eugene Water and Electric Board revives fish ladder proposal - Nov 17, 2006 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregon Wild presses EWEB to install modern equipment on McKenzie River dams to aid salmon and steelhead.

Judge advises raising farms' electricity rate - Nov 15, 2006 - The Associated Press

A California Public Utility Commission judge ruled against a proposal to provide cut-rate electricity to pump irrigation water in the Klamath River Basin. Conservationists, commercial fishermen and tribes hope that paying market rates to pump water will force farmers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to use less water for irrigation, leaving more for Klamath River salmon and waterfowl in nearby national wildlife refuges.

Irrigators appeal key Klamath decision - Nov 14, 2006 - Eureka Times-Standard

Irrigators in the Upper Klamath Basin are going back to a federal appeals court in an effort to overturn a ruling that provided more water to threatened salmon.

Klamath farmers appeal court-ordered increase in water for salmon - Nov 13, 2006 - The Associated Press

Klamath Basin farmers are going ahead with their appeal of a federal court ruling that gave more water to salmon, raising doubts among salmon advocates that farmers are really interested in solving the region's environmental problems.

Forest fire strategy: Just let it go - Nov 07, 2006 - USA Today

In 2006 more acres of the Payette National Forest burned than in recent memory, yet the fire manager and forest supervisor are lauding the benefits of letting many of this year's fires burn. Government agencies are increasingly moving away from fire suppression towards allowing forests to better adapt to perennial fire regimes through periodic burning.

Impact of fishery closure extends beyond the coast - Nov 06, 2006 - Coos Bay World

The decimation of wild fall Chinook due to poor management of the Klamath River has forced fishery managers to close commercial salmon seasons on the Oregon coast which, in turn, created problems for processors, seafood markets, gear stores and other businesses, both on the coast and inland.

Wilderness study areas wait for feds' decision - Oct 31, 2006 - The Bend Bulletin

Congress could designate the Badlands Wilderness Study Area east of Bend as a wilderness area or could release it for multiple uses. In the meantime, the Bureau of Land Management is maintaining the natural characteristics of the site.

Bush Appointee Said to Reject Advice on Endangered Species - Oct 30, 2006 - Washington Post

A senior Bush political appointee at the Interior Department has rejected staff scientists' recommendations to protect imperiled animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act at least six times in the past three years, documents show.

Turf wars in Idaho's wilderness - Oct 29, 2006 - The Oregonian

McCALL, Idaho -- Wolf researcher Jim Akenson is riding a mule on an icy mountain trail in central Idaho when he comes upon a dead cougar. Suddenly, a pack of wolves materializes and begins howling. For one terrifying moment, the 48-year-old biologist thinks his startled mules are going to stampede and carry him off a 200-foot cliff into Big Creek.

State says Klamath smothered in sediment - Oct 29, 2006 - The Eureka Times-Standard

A California water quality agency put the lowest reach of the Klamath River on a list of troubled waters this week, this time for having too much sediment for its own good.

Tribes ask for Klamath algae limits - Oct 26, 2006 - The Eureka Times-Standard

A Klamath River tribe asked state water quality regulators on Wednesday to set limits on the toxic algae that blooms every summer in the river's hydropower reservoirs.

The Post-Burning Question: Log It or Leave It? - Oct 17, 2006 - LA Times

Begun in August, the logging is the first in the country on nearly 60 million acres of remote national forest protected by a Clinton administration decree that was set aside last year by the Bush administration. The operation was too far along to be stopped by a Sept. 19 federal court order reinstating the Clinton edict.

Biscuit Salvage Will Cost Forest Service $2 Million - Oct 04, 2006 - Oregon Public Broadcast (Radio)

Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on Government Accountability Office study showing the Forest Service squandered tax dollars on logging areas recovering from the Biscuit Fire. According to the report, the Bush administration, not conservationists, was responsible for delays.

A River Runs Through Them - Oct 02, 2006 - Eugene Register Guard

Everyone agrees: Fix the Klamath; no one agrees on how to do it

Protecting the Wild Places - Oct 01, 2006 - The Bend Bulletin

An opinion column on why protecting roadless wild areas is good for Oregon businesses. Patrick Kruse is the founder and CEO of RuffWear, based in Bend, OR.

FERC not considering full dam removal to save Klamath salmon - Sep 26, 2006 - Associated Press

Federal dam relicensing agency ignores scientific recommendations on Klamath dams.

Wolf sightings hint predator is back - Sep 14, 2006 - The Oregonian

A young, black wolf appears to be roaming a roughly 120-square mile patch of Wallowa County in northeast Oregon, biologists said. It was videotaped in late July and repeated sightings through last weekend have added to the evidence.

Wild wolves again might be at home in Oregon - Sep 08, 2006 - The Oregonian

Biologists will set up remote cameras in the Wallowa Mountains east of La Grande next week in hopes of verifying a series of wolf sightings and other signs that protected gray wolves have moved into Oregon.

Wyden, Smith introduce Oregon wilderness bill - Sep 06, 2006 - Associated Press

Senate legislation aims to protect 128,000 acres of Wilderness, 81 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers around Mount Hood and in the Columbia Gorge. Wyden and Smtih also introduce 23,000 acre Soda Mountain Wilderness plan.

Voters want balance - Aug 24, 2006 - Eugene Register-Guard

Oregonians strongly support common-sense measures to protect our roadless wild areas and old-growth forests, and to restore balance to the troubled Klamath Basin.

Salmon Summit II participants focus response to salmon closure Kulongoski asks Bush for disaster declaration - Jun 07, 2006 - Newport News-Times

Short-, medium- and long-term pieces of a plan for responding to the Klamath River-driven closure of the 2006 Oregon coast commercial salmon season came into focus at Governor Kulongoski's "Salmon Summit II," held at Newport City Hall, where Kulongoski said he favored removal of four hydroelectricity dams on the Klamath River that block fish passage.

Kulongoski offers up net for fish losses - Jun 03, 2006 - Corvallis Gazette-Times

Gov. Ted Kulongoski promised Oregon fishing communities that the state will provide them further assistance to cope with the closure of salmon fishing along the seacoast, and said he favors removal of four hydroelectricity dams on the Klamath River that block fish passage.

Don't take the bait on Northwest salmon - May 19, 2006 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Northwest seems on a collision course between measures that experts feel are necessary for salmon, and an administration that favors irrigators and wants dams to remain in place.

The real disaster is the Klamath River - May 07, 2006 - The Oregonian

Congressional aid to West Coast salmon fishermen must include money to restore the warm, polluted Klamath River.

Fishermen protest to restore the Klamath River and the salmon season on the Pacific Coast. - Apr 24, 2006 - Mother Jones

This morning in San Francisco, about 100 fishermen protested to restore the Klamath River and their salmon season on the Pacific Coast. They blame the current salmon shortage on the Bush administration's mismanagement of the Klamath, which runs through California and Oregon.

Common ground - Mar 04, 2006 - Corvallis Gazette Times

A story from the Corvallis Gazette-Times details how Oregon Wild, Siuslaw National Forest, and timber companies have been able to find common ground on conservation-based thinning projects.

Rogue of the Week: Sen. Doug Whitsett - May 11, 2005 - Willamette Week

Last month, Sen. Doug Whitsett (R-Klamath Falls) introduced Senate Bill 1058, a stealth bailout of the Klamath welfare kings masquerading as a consumer-protection measure. Whitsett is working to protect a sweet deal-of-nearly-a-century for some of his Southern Oregon constituents who farm in the Klamath Irrigation Project. The deal: their electricity costs haven't risen since 1917.

Drought Spurs Water Fight in the Klamath Basin - May 08, 2005 - NPR's Weekend Edition

The battle over water continues in the Klamath River Basin on the Oregon-California border. Another year of drought has been declared, which may spell more trouble for the region.

Tribe Fights Dams to Get Diet Back - Jan 30, 2005 - The Washington Post

The Karuk Tribe, a people who have lived in the Klamath River canyons for thousands of years, are trying to regain salmon fisheries and their health.

Fisheries agency rewards a loyal bureaucrat - Dec 20, 2004 - High Country News

In 2002, James Lecky, an assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries’ Southwest Region in Long Beach, Calif., reworked his agency’s flow recommendations for the Klamath River over the protests of the agency's lead biologist on the project. Later that year, 70,000 salmon and endangered steelhead died in the lower reaches of the river when they became trapped in shallow, warm water. Now two years after the disaster, Lecky has been promoted to the Senior Executive Service — the highest echelon attainable for a federal employee.

Phasing out Lease Lands Would Benefit Farmers, Refuges, Basin Residents - Jul 19, 2004 - Klamath Falls Herald & News

In this Klamath Falls Herald and News Guest Commentary, Oregon Wild's Jim McCarthy makes the case for a key solution to the Klamath's water woes: phasing out the federal practice of leasing the majority of Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge's landbase for commercial agriculture.

Klamath wells deep in trouble - May 02, 2004 - The Oregonian

Klamath groundwater levels fall at alarming rates after the government pays farmers to use reserve wells.

Tribes, others hope salmon can return over Oregon dams - Apr 05, 2004 - The Associated Press

With PacifiCorp seeking renewal of its operating license for those dams, Indian tribes, conservation groups, sport and commercial fishermen and state and federal agencies are looking for a way to open 350 miles of rivers in the upper basin to salmon.

A Wildlife Sanctuary Withers - Apr 04, 2004 - The Washington Post

Water is the coveted prize in the Klamath River Basin's supply-demand struggle, and the area's National Wildlife Refuges are last in line for this precious resource.

Karl Rove's Water Policy - Aug 06, 2003 - The New York Times

Rarely have Mr. Rove's efforts to bend policy to politics been more transparent than his intervention in a seemingly remote dispute involving water rights in Oregon's Klamath River basin. As detailed in a Wall Street Journal report last week, Mr. Rove has worked almost obsessively behind the scenes to ensure that the outcome satisfies the party's agricultural base at the expense of conservationists and Indian tribes.

Oregon Water Saga Illuminates Rove's Methods With Agencies - Jul 30, 2003 - The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal investigates how White House political strategist Karl Rove's influence, and Oregon Senator Gordon Smith's re-election ambitions, may have set the stage for the massive 2002 Klamath River salmon kill.

Spirit for fishing dies with salmon - Sep 28, 2002 - The Oregonian

As officials and sportfishers braced for a new flow of water from Oregon's Klamath Basin -- still days out in arriving and uncertain in its promise -- adult salmon continued to stack up as casualties.

Scientists link salmon die-off to tissue-eating bacteria, parasite - Sep 28, 2002 - The Oregonian

Thousands of adult salmon dying in the lower Klamath River probably are being killed by bacteria that eat gill tissue and by a parasite that destroys the digestive tract, federal scientists said Friday.

Belly up on the Klamath - Sep 28, 2002 - The Oregonian

The elected officials who rushed to Klamath Falls last summer to support irrigation-starved farmers aren't hurrying to the lower Klamath River now to help tally the dead salmon floating in the bathtub-warm water.

Die-off could affect Klamath River for years - Sep 27, 2002 - The Oregonian

Fish biologists and sportfishermen speculate about the impact the Klamath River fish kill will have in years to come.

Feds sued over salmon dieoff - Sep 27, 2002 - Medford Mail Tribune

Environmentalists join with fishermen's group to demand ample water for Klamath fish.

Reclamation will release water for salmon - Sep 27, 2002 - Eureka Times-Standard

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation agreed Thursday to release more water to give Klamath River salmon some reprieve from conditions that have triggered a death toll of at least 12,000 fish.

As Thousands of Salmon Die, Fight for River Erupts Again - Sep 27, 2002 - New York Times

More than 10,000 chinook salmon have died in the Klamath River in northern California in recent days, leaving biologists stunned and Indian tribes and fishermen angered at the Bush administration, which they say caused the deaths by favoring farmers in one of the most contentious water disputes in the West.

U.S. frees more water for fish as die-off in Klamath soars - Sep 27, 2002 - The Oregonian

As the death toll of adult migrating salmon topped 12,000 by late Thursday, Bush administration officials pledged to release more water to the Klamath River from Southern Oregon's Upper Klamath Lake.

Klamath water will be released to aid fish - Sep 27, 2002 - The Sacramento Bee

Faced with a massive adult salmon kill on the Klamath River, federal officials hope an extra flow will cool the river and keep more salmon alive.

Fishermen sue federal officials for water in Klamath Basin - Sep 26, 2002 - Associated Press

Thousands of dead salmon washing up on the banks of the Klamath River likely will be exhibit A in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by commercial fishermen and conservation groups.

Fish kill suit targets Basin - Sep 26, 2002 - Klamath Falls Herald Tribune

A number of environmental and fishermen’s groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Bureau of Reclamation’s 10-year operations plan for the Klamath Reclamation Project.

Klamath fish kill may be worse than first thought - Sep 25, 2002 - Eureka Times-Standard

A team of federal, state and tribal biologists are combing the lower Klamath River in search of dead salmon, trying to piece together what happened to cause the worst fish kill on the river in memory.

Salmon Die-Off Reignites Feud Over Klamath River Water - Sep 25, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Thousands of salmon have died in the Klamath River in Northern California since last week, raising anew questions of whether the federal government is diverting too much water to farmers at the expense of fish.

Lower Klamath fish kill a mystery - Sep 24, 2002 - Klamath Falls Herald and News

More than a thousand salmon and steelhead have turned up dead near the mouth of the Klamath River, but fish biologists have yet to track down the cause of the die-off.

Salmon dying in lower Klamath River - Sep 24, 2002 - The Associated Press

Scientists say the deaths of thousands of adult salmon in California's lower Klamath River can be linked to the Bush administration's decision to divert water from fish to farmers this year.

Dead fish tied to policy flaws - Sep 24, 2002 - The Oregonian

Thousands of adult, migrating salmon are dying in California's lower Klamath River, victims of warm, polluted water that biologists trace in part to farming operations in the Klamath Basin on the Oregon-California line.

Huge Klamath fish kill claims thousands - Sep 22, 2002 - Eureka Times-Standard

Low flows in the Klamath River spark a massive fish kill.

Men apologize for shooting up town to intimidate Klamath Tribes - Sep 10, 2002 - The Associated Press

Three men stood in court on Tuesday as their attorney read their apology for firing shots and shouting racial slurs in the hometown of the Klamath Tribes last year.

Tribes face new threat to salmon - Aug 26, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Warming rivers are killing fish, biologists say.

Klamath farmers go it alone - Apr 28, 2002 - The Oregonian

The Oregonian Editorial Board points out how farmers lost out on $175 million in federal farm bill money for refusing to consider buy outs of willing land owners.

Redemption in wetlands - Dec 19, 2001 - The Oregonian

With the Klamath Basin ecosystem in decline, its water quality failing, and its fish and wildlife under federal protections that have sparked conflicts during droughts, wetlands are no longer a nuisance. Scientists and others now see them as an essential tool for repairing the ecosystem by storing and cleaning the water.

The War on the River - Dec 01, 2001 - Terrain

Oregon Wild's Jim McCarthy explores the Klamath River's complexity along its nearly three hundred miles, from mouth to headwaters, through its diverse ecosystems and communities.

Running out of water and hope - Aug 26, 2001 - The Oregonian

Growing numbers of Klamath Basin farmers are asking the U.S. government to buy them out before they lose everything. By stepping forward, however, they risk community censure and even death threats.

It's not just fish vs. people - Aug 07, 2001 - San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle weighs in on the Bush administration's role in characterizing the Endangered Species Act as the culprit in the Klamath Basin water crisis.

Where eagles dare live - Jul 26, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board calls on the federal government to develop a long-term strategy to satisfy the competing interests within the Klamath Basin. There simply is not enough water for the government to live up to its commitments to farmers and its responsibility to preserve fish and wildlife.

Oregon's Water War - Jul 15, 2001 - The New York Times

This New York Times editorial calls for a more creative and long term solution for the Klamath Water Crisis, rejecting Senator Gordon Smith's attempts to evade the Endangered Species Act and draw down Upper Klamath Lake.

The Klamath Dust Bowl - May 13, 2001 - The Oregonian

Water crisis in the Klamath Basin isn't just about suckers vs. farmers: It's about a century of unresolved problems