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New study finds U.S. rivers are warming at alarming rates
Submitted by Oregon Wild on Tue, 10/07/2025 - 17:19 Sahalie Falls on Oregon's McKenzie River by Greg Stokesbury American rivers are in trouble. According to a new study , heat waves in river systems throughout the U.S. are increasing at alarming rates, posing serious threats to fish, wildlife, and human communities. Sami Godlove American rivers are in trouble.
Over 99% of Public Comments Oppose Trump Administrations Attack on Wildlands Protections
Submitted by Oregon Wild on Fri, 09/26/2025 - 17:57 Contact: Sami Godlove, Oregon Wild sg@oregonwild.org Fiona Noonan, Central Oregon LandWatch fiona@colw.org Grace Brahler, Cascadia Wildlands grace@cascwild.org Arran Robertson Contact: Sami Godlove, Oregon Wild sg@oregonwild.org Fiona Noonan, Central Oregon LandWatch fiona@colw.org Grace Brahler, Cascadia Wildlands grace@cascwild.org The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Forest Service has concluded a three week public comment period on the...
Dem Senators Introduce Logging Bill That Would Hand Over Keys to National Forests to Trump Administration
Skip to comments. Dem Senators Introduce Logging Bill That Would Hand Over Keys to National Forests to Trump Administration Oregon Wild ^ | April 14, 2025 | |Arran Robertson Posted on 04/16/2025 11:21:26 AM PDT by cuz1961 Fix Our Forests Act would open the door to widespread logging and undermine environmental laws. WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA).
Court Strikes Down Illegal BLM Logging in Protected Old-Growth Reserves
Contact: George Sexton, KS Wild, gs@kswild.org Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, nick@cascwild.org John Persell, Oregon Wild, jp@oregonwild.org Meriel Darzen, Crag Law Center, meriel@crag.org MEDFORD, OR — Medford, Ore., – Yesterday, Federal District Court Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Integrated Vegetation Management” (IVM) logging program illegally authorized the destruction of old-growth forest stands located within Late Successional Reserves.
Congress should oppose anti-science, anti-public lands bill
Erik Fernandez With a name like the “Fix Our Forests Act,” it should be a good thing for forests, wildlife, and the environment, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case with H.R. 471, aka the Fix Our Forests Act. A more accurate name for this legislation would be the “Clearcut Our Public Lands Act.” Proponents of the bill say it will reduce wildfire risk.
Remembering Jim Furnish: A Forest Service insider and old growth advocate
The world of forest conservation lost a fierce advocate this week. Jim Furnish headed the Siuslaw National Forest in the Oregon Coast Range and was Deputy Chief of the US Forest Service during his 34 year career with the agency before he retired in 2002. It’s not every day Oregon Wild lauds a Forest Service insider as a conservation hero, but Jim was special.
Conservationists Protect Old-Growth Forests from Aggressive Mount Hood Logging Sale
Contact: , Oregon Wild , Crag Law Center Portland, Oregon — Oregon Wild announced today a settlement with the U.S. Forest Service regarding the Grasshopper logging project in the Mount Hood National Forest. The agreement includes significant changes that will result in better protections for mature and old-growth forests, northern spotted owl habitat, and carbon storage, while allowing for forest management activities focused on smaller-diameter thinning and prescribed fire.
Senators Wyden and Merkley Re-introduce River Democracy Act in Congress
Oregon rivers received big news in recent weeks when Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley re-introduced the River Democracy Act in Congress! This historic bill (S. 4449) would expand Oregon’s network of Wild & Scenic Rivers by 3,215 miles, providing new safeguards for clean drinking water sources, recreational opportunities, and wildlife habitat in key watersheds across the state like the Deschutes, Rogue, Grande Ronde, John Day, Clackamas, McKenzie, and many others.
Wildfires, Forests, and Community Safety
By Helena Virga Wildfires can destroy homes and induce fear, however they are vital for our forest ecosystems. Fire recycles nutrients back into the soil, provides habitat for insects and animals, and has many tree species that rely on it like lodgepole pines and oaks. Mature and old-growth forests are the most resistant to fires, so why are they being logged?
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