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.
Communications Coordinator. Contact Arran for general media inquiries.
Steve Pedery
Conservation Director. Contact Steve with specific questions about Oregon Wild's conservation programs.
Conservation Director. Contact Steve with specific questions about Oregon Wild's conservation programs.
News Releases
Apr 12, 2018
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today released the...
Apr 10, 2018
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued kill permits for the Pine Creek wolf pack.
“ODFW continues to lower the...
Mar 26, 2018
Today three conservation groups, Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon Wild and WaterWatch of Oregon condemned the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s proposal to drain wetlands on Lower Klamath National...
Feb 06, 2018
Today, public lands advocates cheered the decision by the Multnomah County Commission to withdraw its membership from the Association of O&C Counties (AoCC)....
Jan 31, 2018
The Oregon State Police announced today that a Union County man who trapped and killed a juvenile wolf in Oregon will face charges. Oregon...
Nov 28, 2017
Today, twenty-six conservation groups from around the state called on Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to oppose any legislation that seeks to exploit legitimate public concerns over...
Nov 08, 2017
Conservation organizations are bolstering a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services reward for information on the illegal killing of OR-25, a federally protected gray wolf in southwestern Oregon. The Service...
Oct 23, 2017
Conservation organizations are bolstering a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) reward for information on the illegal killing of OR-33, a federally protected gray wolf in southwestern Oregon. The...
Oct 23, 2017
In response to a petition from multiple conservation organizations, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has released a...
Oct 06, 2017
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will continue to kill members of the Harl Butte Pack, this time issuing kill permits to livestock managers. Killing wolves has not resulted in reducing...
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Press Clips
Apr 01, 2017
Ashland Pioneer Daily
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,...
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...
Jul 22, 2015
Portland Tribune
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...
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...
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...
Jun 09, 2015
Bend Bulletin
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...
Mar 23, 2015
Tillamook Headlight Herald
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'...
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...
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