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

News Releases

Oregon Wild Welcomes Biden Order on Climate Forests
Apr 21, 2022
Executive order launches process for protecting mature and old-growth forests on federal lands Today, President Joe Biden will issue an executive order that directs federal agencies to conduct an…
2021 Report Shows a Wolf Population in Crisis
Apr 19, 2022
Today, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released its 2021 Annual Wolf Report. The summary of the report paints a dire picture of wolf recovery, with decreasing packs and breeding pairs, and…
Legal Victory Saves Lost Antelope Old-Growth
Mar 14, 2022
Conservation Lawsuit Convinces BLM to Pull Controversial Timber Sale Medford, Oregon — The Medford District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) “Lost Antelope” timber sale would have:…
Conservation Groups Withdraw from Ochoco Forest Restoration Collaborative
Mar 8, 2022
Today Oregon Wild and the Juniper Group Sierra Club withdrew from the Ochoco Forest Restoration Collaborative. The two organizations were long-time members of the Central Oregon collaborative and the…
$22,500 Reward Offered for Info on Illegal Killing of Wolf in Northeast Oregon
Feb 24, 2022
Conservation and animal-protection groups announced a combined $22,500 reward today for information leading to a conviction in the killing of a collared wolf outside the town of Cove in Northeast…
The missing link in Biden’s climate agenda: letting older trees grow
Feb 15, 2022
A coalition of over 75 groups launched a new climate initiative on Tuesday called the Climate Forests Campaign. The…
Gray Wolves Regain Federal Endangered Species Act Protections
Feb 10, 2022
A federal district court today struck down a 2020 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that removed federal protections from gray wolves across much of the U.S. The Trump administration…
Conservation Groups Challenge North Umpqua Post-Fire Logging Plan
Feb 7, 2022
Today, Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild, and the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (KS Wild) filed suit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Archie Creek post-fire logging plans. The…
$16,5000 Reward Offered for Info on Wolf Killed Illegally in Oregon’s Wallowa County
Jan 13, 2022
Conservation groups announced today a $16,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction for the illegal shooting death of a two-year-old collared female wolf in Wallowa County in…
Another Wolf Discovered Poached in NE Oregon
Jan 11, 2022
This morning, the Oregon State Police announced a wolf was illegally killed in Wallowa, County Oregon. This poaching comes after the recent…

Press Clips

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