Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy for all Oregonians. Founded in 1974, the organization has been instrumental in securing permanent Wilderness protections for nearly 1.8 million acres of Oregon’s most iconic wild places — including Mount Hood, the Columbia River Gorge, Opal Creek, and the Sky Lakes. Additionally, Oregon Wild played a critical role in protecting approximately 95,000 acres of forests in the Bull Run/Little Sandy watersheds (to safeguard the quality of Portland’s water supply) and 2,200 miles of Wild & Scenic Rivers. Oregon Wild continues to work to protect our most special places – like 500,000+ acres in and around Oregon’s only national park – Crater Lake, Devil’s Staircase, and the Wild Rogue as Wilderness while also defending our public lands — such as the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the Elliott State Forest — from the increasing threats of privatization, reckless development, and clearcut logging.
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