Press Releases

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Press Release: U.S. Senate Passes Bills Protecting Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers in Oregon

Press Release: U.S. Senate Passes Bills Protecting Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers in Oregon

February 12, 2019 — Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), a public lands package that includes...

Legal Victory for California’s Wolves!

Legal Victory for California’s Wolves!

January 28, 2019 — A state court judge today upheld protection for gray wolves under the California Endangered Species Act....

Conservation Groups Exit Oregon Wolf Meeting Citing Potential Increased Killing

Conservation Groups Exit Oregon Wolf Meeting Citing Potential Increased Killing

January 7, 2019 — Four conservation groups have notified Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and the state wildlife commission that they...

LEGAL VICTORY: Oregon to Regulate Humboldt Marten Trapping!

LEGAL VICTORY: Oregon to Regulate Humboldt Marten Trapping!

January 3, 2019 — In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands, the Oregon...

Oregon Sued for Humboldt Marten Trapping

Oregon Sued for Humboldt Marten Trapping

December 19, 2018 — The Center for Biological Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands sued the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife...

Press Release: 9th Circuit Voids Old-Growth Timber Sales on the Tongass

Press Release: 9th Circuit Voids Old-Growth Timber Sales on the Tongass

November 29, 2018 — A unanimous verdict of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated four U.S. Forest Service...

Press Release: Oregon Wildlands Legislation Advances Through Key Senate Committee

Press Release: Oregon Wildlands Legislation Advances Through Key Senate Committee

October 2, 2018 — This morning, on the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Senate Committee...

Press Release: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds State Efforts to Protect Salmon Habitat from Mining

Press Release: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds State Efforts to Protect Salmon Habitat from Mining

September 12, 2018 — This morning the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Oregon law restricting motorized gold mining...

Press Release: Wolf Pups Documented Near Iconic Mt. Hood

Press Release: Wolf Pups Documented Near Iconic Mt. Hood

August 29, 2018 — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed today that a recently documented pair of wolves...

Lawsuit Halts Wolf Killing in Washington!

Lawsuit Halts Wolf Killing in Washington!

August 20, 2018 — Two conservation groups filed an emergency lawsuit today seeking a temporary restraining order to stop Washington...

Press Release: Humboldt Marten Trapping Ban Granted!

Press Release: Humboldt Marten Trapping Ban Granted!

August 7, 2018 — In response to a petition by five conservation groups earlier this year, the Oregon Fish and...

Press Release: Lawsuit Filed Challenging Oregon’s Failure to Protect Murrelets

Press Release: Lawsuit Filed Challenging Oregon’s Failure to Protect Murrelets

August 2, 2018 — Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)...

Press Release: Oregon Court Rules Sale of Elliott State Forest Tract Illegal

Press Release: Oregon Court Rules Sale of Elliott State Forest Tract Illegal

August 1, 2018 — The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled today that the 2014 sale of the 788-acre East Hakki Ridge...

Press Release: Rep. Peter DeFazio Re-introduces Bill to Protect Devil’s Staircase as Wilderness

Press Release: Rep. Peter DeFazio Re-introduces Bill to Protect Devil’s Staircase as Wilderness

July 24, 2018 — Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) re-introduced legislation into Congress today that would permanently protect the 30,500-acre Devil’s...

Press Release: Trapping Ban Sought to Protect Imperiled Humboldt Marten

Press Release: Trapping Ban Sought to Protect Imperiled Humboldt Marten

April 4, 2018 — Five conservation groups filed a rulemaking petition today asking the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to ban...