Press Release Archive

Klamath News Clip: Coast officials and fishermen say 'Fix the Klamath' (04/21/06)

Newport News Times: A look at the many areas of the debate over how to "Fix the Klamath."

Press Release: Outdoor industry seeks moratorium on roadless area development (3/31/06)

Outdoor industry leaders, small businesses join to seek moratorium on logging and development in roadless lands

Press Release: Outdoor Recreation, Conservation Groups Defend Roadless Areas (3/30/06)

 

Over 260,000 Americans Send Message to Bush: Protect Roadless Forests (03/02/06)

ONRC and other conservationists announced the submission of a petition to the federal government signed by over 260,000 Americans, including over 100 current and former Olympic athletes.

Washington Governor Joins Roadless Forests Lawsuit (02/09/06)

ONRC applauds decision by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire to join court challenge against Bush administration's repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule

Press Release: Survey and Manage Ruling a Victory for Old-Growth, Wildlife (1/10/2006)

Court ruling overturns Bush administration plan to eliminate protection for rare plants and wildlife in Northwest forests

Northwest Forest Plan At A Crossroads (04/19/05)

Ten years ago the Northwest Forest Plan was adopted to bring balanced management to federal public forestlands in the Pacific Northwest. The decade that has passed since the plan’s adoption has seen both successes and failures.

Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges Make Nation’s Most Endangered Refuges List (10/08/04)

Washington, D.C. - Commercial agriculture operations which siphon water away from wildlife and pollute the surrounding area with pesticides threaten the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, placing it on this year’s list of the nation’s ten most endangered refuges, according to a report released today by Defenders of Wildlife.

Estée Lauder, U.S. Business Leaders Call for Protection of America’s Last Wild National Forests (10/05/04)

Cosmetics giant, Estée Lauder and home-furnishings retailer, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., are among the leading companies that have recently written letters to the U.S. Forest Service, calling upon the Bush administration to protect roadless areas in U.S. national forests.

Klamath Fish Kill Report Implicates Low Flows (07/30/04)

Portland, OR - Commercial fishermen and conservationists today applauded the release of the California Department of Fish and Game's final report on the causes of the tragic 2002 fish kill on the Klamath River. The exhaustive, peer-reviewed report's primary conclusion-that low water flows resulting from upstream irrigation diversions were at the heart of the kill-is consistent with previous analyses conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Yurok Tribe.