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

State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Oregon’s Humboldt Martens
Jun 27, 2018
Six conservation groups filed a petition today asking the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect the Humboldt marten under the Oregon Endangered Species Act.  Only two populations of fewer...
Poll: Oregonians Overwhelmingly Support Wolves, Public Lands, and Forest Conservation
Jun 22, 2018
Oregon Wild today released results from a statewide poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research showing continued strong support for public lands, wildlife, and forest conservation. ...
Nonlethal Deterrents are Working. ODFW Issues Wolf Kill Permit Anyway.
Jun 21, 2018
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a kill permit for unidentified wolves in Wallowa County. While the cows have been injured within the area of known wolf activity of the...
Timber Sale Targeting Mature Forests East of Cottage Grove Challenged in Court
May 16, 2018
EUGENE, Ore.— Today, three conservation groups challenged the 847-acre Quartz timber sale on the Cottage Grove Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest that targets mature forests. The contested...
ODFW 2017 Wolf Report: Population stagnant, killing increased
Apr 12, 2018
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today released the...
ODFW Issues Wolf-Kill Permits for Pine Creek Pack
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...
Klamath Advocates Condemn Bureau of Reclamation’s Willful Destruction of the “Everglades of the West”
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...
Multnomah County Pulls Out of Cascade-Siskiyou Monument Lawsuit
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)....
Man Charged with Illegal Trapping and Wolf Killing
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...
Groups Call on Oregon Senators to Oppose Anti-Public Lands Bills
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...

Press Clips

THE END OF JOURNEYS WITH JOURNEY?
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,...
More Logging Won’t Stop Wildfires
Jul 28, 2015 The New York Times
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...
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Better water means better beer
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...
Death of Two Endangered Sea Otters at Long Beach Sparks Inquiry
Jun 17, 2015 The Daily Astorian
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 Return of the Sea Otter?
Jun 17, 2015 The Daily Astorian
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 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...
Support regulation of aerial herbicide spraying
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'...
Crater Lake, Oregon’s blue beauty, faces unclear future
Jan 26, 2015 Sacramento Bee
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...