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Bush Administration Unveils Another Risky Klamath Scheme - Nov 13, 2008 - Aracta, CA

Politics, not science, drives deal that could limit options for President-elect Obama

Bush Administration, Timber Industry Deal Challenged - Oct 29, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Conservationists ask judge to uphold law requiring public input on BLM logging plan

Oregon, Northern Rockies Wolves Officially Back on the ESA List - Oct 14, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Protections Back in Place as Wolves Continue Their Return to Oregon

Bush Administration Pushes Forward With Unpopular, Controversial Logging Plan - Oct 09, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Plan Targets Last Remaining Old Growth Forests in Oregon

Mount Hood One Step Closer to Protection with “Oregon Treasures” Hearing - Sep 11, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Pressure Mounts for Oregon Leaders to Seal the Deal for Mount Hood Wilderness

Gordon Smith Feeling Pressure to Support Popular Protections for Rogue River - Aug 07, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Oregon Wild Runs Radio Ads in Portland to Sway Senator

Oregon’s First Wolf Pack in 60 Years Discovered The Same Day Wolves Win in Court - Jul 22, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Breeding Pair and Pups Protected Under Federal ESA Thanks to Ruling

Link River Dam Shuts Down For Summer and Fall Months - Jul 17, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Temporary Halt in Hydroelectric Operations Comes After Deal Struck to Benefit Fish

Federal Protection On The Way For Oregon’s Old Growth Forests? - Jun 19, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Senator Wyden releases new old-growth protection and restoration proposal

Oregon Leaders Find ‘Treasure’ Along Wild Rogue River - Jun 18, 2008 - Portland

Earl Blumenauer, Ron Wyden and Peter DeFazio Introduce Legislation to Protect “Oregon Treasures,” Rogue River, Mount Hood and Oregon Caves

Conservationists, Timber Interests, Community Leaders Strike Landmark Agreement on Eastern Oregon Projects - May 22, 2008 - John Day, OR

Agreement Will Protect Roadless Wildlands and over 30,000 Acres of Old Growth and Allow Limited Post-fire (Salvage) Logging That Focuses on Hazard Trees near Existing Roads and Campgrounds

New Report Finds That Northwest Old-Growth Key In Global Warming Fight - May 16, 2008 - Portland, Ore

“Climate Control” Calls For Protection of Older Trees to Fulfill Carbon Storage Potential

“Ecological Wonder” Moves One Step Closer To Permanent Protection - May 07, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Unlikely Allies Join Together To Protect Soda Mountain In Southern Oregon

Twelve Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf Delisting - Apr 28, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Dozens Of Wolves Killed In First Weeks Without Federal Protections

Copper Salmon Wilderness Plan Passes US House of Representatives - Apr 22, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Bill backed by widespread support from business community, government and conservation groups

Oregon Wild, PacifiCorp Reach Agreement on Link River Dam - Apr 17, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Conservation Group and Electric Utility See Benefit for Customers & Fish in Deal

Oregonians Invite Oklahoma Senator To See Mount Hood Up Close - Mar 20, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Business Owners, Conservationists and Elected Officials Join To Support Protections For Mt. Hood

Federal Protection On The Way For Northwest Old Growth? - Mar 13, 2008 - Washington, D.C.

Senate Hearing Highlights Values of Protecting and Restoring Old Growth Forests

Eleven Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf Delisting - Feb 27, 2008 - Washington, D.C.

Groups from across the country file a 60 day notice of intent to sue the Bush administration over the decision to remove the Norther Rockies gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act.

Soda Mountain Wilderness Proposal Goes Before Senate Committee - Feb 27, 2008 - Washington, D.C.

Melting Pot of Biodiversity Moves Closer To Permanent Protection

A Wild Waldo Lake Gets Its Day In Court - Feb 25, 2008 - Eugene, Ore

Conservationists, Forest Service Back Protections For Pristine Lake

Conservationists See Step In Right Direction With Forest Restoration Bill - Feb 04, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Increased Funding For Restoration Needed; Must Come With Protections For Old Growth

Truce In The Woods Leads To National Award For Conservation Work - Jan 31, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Two Chiefs' Award Also A Win For Local Communities, Watershed

No Dam Deal In Klamath Settlement Talks - Jan 15, 2008 - Portland, Ore

Proposed Settlement Deal Lacks Guaranteed Dam Removal, Guaranteed Water For Fish

Wyden Senate Hearing Highlights Need For Restoration on Public Forestlands - Dec 13, 2007 - Washington, D.C.

Experts Say Old Growth Needs Protection; Conservation Based Thinning Is The Way Forward

Conservationists, Forest Service Agree on Eastern Oregon Timber Sales - Dec 12, 2007 - Eugene, Ore

Long term negotiations lead to settlement for Eastern Oregon timber sale. Oregon Wild pleased that old-growth trees spared.

NRC Reverses Course in Klamath, Says More Water Good For Fish - Nov 27, 2007 - Portland, Ore

National Academy of Sciences Panel Finds Increased Klamath River Flows Likely To Benefit Salmon

FERC Ignores Science on Klamath Dams - Nov 16, 2007 - Portland, Ore

Agency Tells Salmon To Hitch a Ride in the Back of a Truck

Klamath settlement talks long on promises, short on results - Nov 13, 2007 - Portland, Ore

Press Background

Bureau of Reclamation Proposes 10-Year Drought for Klamath’s Struggling Fish and Refuges - Oct 25, 2007 - Klamath Falls, OR

Too Little Water For Fish Once Again Jeopardizes Future Fisheries; Wildlife Refuges Still Starved for Water

COURT SAYS MT. ASHLAND SKI AREA EXPANSION A NO-GO - Sep 24, 2007 - Ashland, Ore

Court of Appeals Prohibits Logging and Road-Building

OREGON LEGISLATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT COPPER SALMON AS WILDERNESS - Sep 10, 2007 - Portland, Ore

Bill backed by widespread support from business community, government and conservation groups

Senator Smith, the Klamath Basin and Rural Oregon - Sep 06, 2007 - Portland, Ore

Conservationists Urge Senator to Base Decisions on Science, Not Politics

Conservation Groups Offer Reward for Killer of Endangered Oregon Wolf - Aug 16, 2007 - Portland, Ore

Illegal Killing of Wolves Is Major Obstacle to Recovery in Oregon; Shooting Highlights the Need for Continued Endangered Species Act Protection

Judge Upholds Endangered Species Protection for Wild Salmon - Aug 15, 2007 - Oregon

Developers and farm groups fail to convince judge that hatchery-bred salmon are legally identical to wild salmon.

BLM Set to Release Old-Growth Logging Plan - Aug 08, 2007 - Portland

"Western Oregon Plan Revisions" could put some of Oregon's last old-growth forests at risk.

Gov. Schwarzenegger Accuses Forest Service of Violating Roadless Commitments - Aug 03, 2007 - Sacramento, CA

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today sent the following letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns regarding the recent denial of appeals that the California Resources Agency submitted to the U.S. Forest Service in July 2006. The appeals were filed to protect roadless areas in four Southern California forests. Attached are letters exchanged between California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman and two regional foresters between January 2005 and April 2006.

Bush Admin Uses Klamath Settlement Talks to Duck Responsibility - Jul 31, 2007 - Portland, OR

Conservationists call on Bush Administration to halt manipulation of dam settlement negotiations; urge Congress to act to restore balance to the troubled Klamath Basin

Mount Hood Wilderness Advances in US Senate - Jul 25, 2007 - Portland

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Acts on New Wilderness Protection for Mount Hood and the Columbia Gorge

Judge refuses Wyoming Request to Scrap Roadless Rule - Jun 08, 2007 - Portland, OR

A federal court denies a request from the State of Wyoming

Businesses call for greater protection for the Wild Rogue - Jun 05, 2007 - Grants Pass, OR

A growing coalition supports Wilderness protection for Rogue River wildlands, opposes plans for old-growth logging

Senate and House Introduce Legislation to Protect National Forests - May 24, 2007 - Portland, OR

Oregon legislators co-sponsor bill that would protect 2 million acres in Oregon

Bush Administration Threatens to Derail Klamath Dam Talks - May 07, 2007 - Portland, OR

After Oregon conservation groups balk at trading wildlife refuges, Endangered Species Act changes, Bush administration and agribusiness interests start new group without them

Waldo Lake Protected from Noise and Pollution! - May 07, 2007 - Eugene, OR

Conservationists convince Forest Service to protect the pristine waters of Waldo Lake from gasoline motors.

US Senate Hears Testimony Supporting Mount Hood Wilderness Legislation - May 03, 2007 - Portland

Outdoor industry leader and conservation groups praise plan to protect Oregon icons, Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge

Bush administration sues to overturn roadless decision - Apr 09, 2007 - Portland, OR

Government to appeal judge’s ruling that Bush repeal of 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule was illegal

Federal Wolf De-listing Threatens Recovery in Oregon - Mar 07, 2007 - Portland

Bush administration plan to strip Endangered Species Act protection from gray wolves could kill recovery efforts, undercut years of work

New Mount Hood Wilderness Plan Unveiled in Senate - Feb 15, 2007 - Portland

Oregonians praise plan to preserve Oregon icons, Mount Hood and

International Global Warming Report Should Spur Action in Oregon - Feb 01, 2007 - Eugene, OR -

Press statement of Doug Heiken, Conservation and Restoration Coordinator of Oregon Wild

Counties Offer Flawed Proposal to Sell Off 1.2 Million Acres of America’s Public Lands - Dec 11, 2006 - Portland, OR

Oregon Wild opposes effort to tie widely supported county payments program to controversial old-growth logging initiative

BLM Old-Growth Logging Declared Illegal - Dec 04, 2006 - Medford, OR

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says the BLM ignored the impact of destroying old-growth habitat

Judge Orders Halt to Roadless Area Development - Nov 30, 2006 - Portland

In follow up ruling, Bush administration told to scrap plans to drill, mine, log, and build roads in pristine wild areas

US Forest Service May Close Hundreds of Campgrounds - Nov 27, 2006 - Portland, OR

Press statement of Steve Pedery, Conservation Director of Oregon Wild

Oregon Wild’s Erik Fernandez Wins Skidmore Prize - Nov 15, 2006 - Portland, OR

Award recognizes a decade of hard work to protect the wildlands and rivers around Mount Hood, and throughout Oregon

Senate Hearing Adds Momentum to Mt. Hood Wilderness - Sep 27, 2006 - Portland, OR

Senate Energy Committee holds hearing on Wilderness; witnesses praise Oregon plan to protect 128,400 acres of Wilderness, 81 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers

Habitat Protections for Threatened Marbled Murrelet Slashed: - Sep 12, 2006 - Portland, OR

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to reduce critical habitat by 94%

Conservationists Cheer Introduction of Senate Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill - Sep 07, 2006 - Portland, OR

Conservationists Cheer Introduction of Senate Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill