Press Room

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

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

Press Contacts

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

News Releases

Report: U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden’s Pledge to Protect Climate-Saving Forests
Nov 14, 2022
As world leaders gather to address the climate crisis, U.S. land management agencies are undermining President Joe Biden’s commitment to conserve mature and old-growth forests and trees by logging…
Forest advocates knock out massive Trump post-fire logging loophole
Nov 9, 2022
This month, conservation groups finalized a legal agreement with…
Over 100 Kayaktivists and Community Members Protest Old-Growth Logging
Oct 6, 2022
Leaburg, OREGON – Today, a “kayaktivist” flotilla of over 100 concerned community members rallied on the McKenzie River to protest an old-growth logging sale in the Willamette…
Court: Approval of old-growth sales in northern spotted owl habitat violated Endangered Species Act
Oct 4, 2022
Late Friday, a judge in the District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that the U.S.…
More than 122,000 call for protecting mature, old-growth federal forests and trees from logging
Aug 30, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Environmental groups delivered more than 122,000 public comments today urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to protect…
Conservationists Challenge Coast Range Old-Growth Logging Plan
Aug 29, 2022
Today, Oregon-based conservation organizations Cascadia Wildlands and Oregon Wild challenged…
Mature and old-growth logging sale undermines Biden climate policy; threatens McKenzie River, habitat
Aug 1, 2022
Today, old-growth forest and wildlife advocates provided the U.S. Forest Service the means to reconsider the pending Trump-era “Flat Country” timber sale in Oregon’s Willamette National Forest. The…
Community organizations across Oregon support the River Democracy Act
Jul 15, 2022
Bend, OR — 75 organizations across Oregon have released a letter in support of the River Democracy Act (…
Conservation Groups Challenge Fremont Winema Logging Project
Jul 13, 2022
Agency is illegally relying on regulation that excludes certain timber stand and wildlife habitat improvement projects from NEPA requirements. Conservation organizations WildEarth Guardians and…
Report: Federal Logging Projects Put 10 Climate-Saving Forests On Chopping Block
Jul 12, 2022
New report identifies ‘climate forests’ at risk Federal agencies are targeting mature and old-growth forests for logging despite these trees’ extraordinary ability to curb climate change and…

Press Clips

Idaho hunter shoots former Imnaha Pack wolf
Feb 9, 2012
EMMETT, Idaho - An Idaho hunter who apparently didn't realize his wolf tag was no longer valid shot and killed a collared male wolf from northeast Oregon's Imnaha Pack.The man was hunting for coyotes…
Let's not make it easier to kill wolves
Sep 11, 2009
Decades ago, wolves across the West were shot out of existence. Protected by their status as an endangered species, they've begun to make a comeback. Sadly, this fall they will again be running from…
Past OSU logging a setup for slide
Dec 18, 2007
Two landslides on clear-cuts logged by Oregon State University's College of Forestry set into motion last week's torrent of mud and debris that inundated homes and U.S. 30 west of Clatskanie. The…
Timber vs. Tourism: Today's 'Rogue River Feud'
Sep 27, 2007
Rainie Falls on the Rogue River gives meaning to the word "whitewater." The water froths and boils, tumbling hard over the rocks. It's only about a 6-foot drop, but river rafters will tell you it's a…
Last Chance Adventure
Jul 28, 2007
Can you see the forest through the trees? Join a bittersweet trek through an old-growth wilderness in its final days. The sun was a half-hour shy of the western horizon when I followed an elk into a…
Exploring the Alsea watershed and stewardship science: Parts I & II
May 16, 2007
Part I The Alsea Stewardship Group 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…