On March 17th, Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) reintroduced legislation into the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, which would protect close to 18,000 acres as wilderness along the John Day River in eastern Oregon's rugged high desert. The Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness Act of 2011 will swap…
On Wednesday, Conservation Alliance Pinnacle member KEEN, hosted Stephen Hatfield, stewardship director for the Forest Park Conservancy, on the HybridLife Radio program. Forest Park is a magically place, nestled in the heart of Portland, Oregon. Stephen talks about the Park’s legendary history, unknown future and miles of smiles the park has brought to…
To designate and implement Oregon’s first-ever, coast-wide network of at least six ecologically significant marine reserves and protected areas.
We supported Our Ocean’s Oregon Marine Heritage Campaign to designate and implement Oregon’s first-ever, coast-wide network of at least six ecologically significant marine reserves and protected areas. These are areas within Oregon’s Territorial Sea or adjacent rocky intertidal area that are protected from all extractive activities. In 2011, the State of Oregon designated the first…
In 2010, the Conservation Alliance awarded Our Ocean a grant to establish a coast-wide network of at least six marine reserves and protected areas in Oregon waters to ensure that this coastal legacy will be here for future generations of Oregonians. Check out this awesome new video about hearing the call of Oregon's ocean… Listen. Respond. Restore. Our…
To establish a coast-wide network of at least six marine reserves and protected areas in Oregon waters to ensure that this coastal legacy will be here for future generations of Oregonians.
A pack of 10 wolves was caught on film traveling in Northeastern Oregon. Once extinct in the region, wolves were re-introduced to Central Idaho and Yellowstone National Park in 1994. A few stragglers have ventured into Oregon since then, but this is the first time a full pack has been confirmed. It's exciting to see…
Conservation Alliance grantee Central Oregon LandWatch has succeeded in its campaign to secure a protective designation for the 500,000-acre Metolius River Basin in Central Oregon. The new protections halts two proposed destination resort developments, and ensures a permanent ban on such developments in the future. LandWatch won these protections when the Oregon legislature passed a…
A Hearty Group of Volunteers Make it Happen in Boring Friday May 15, 2009 representatives from KEEN Footwear, Lizard Lounge, REI, Moon Photography, Save our Wild Salmon, Trout Unlimited, Clackamas River Basin Council, WaterWatch and Friends of Boring Trails joined forces to be the first hands on the ground in a new four-acre park in…
Last week, the US Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the Ominbus Public Land Management Act, which will protect two million acres of Wilderness and 1000 miles of rivers throughout the US. Before the vote, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden spoke on the Senate floor in support of the bill. His comments reflect our view that conservation…
WaterWatch, a recent Conservation Alliance grantee, has been working collaboratively with local, state and federal officials to restore the Rogue River — one of Oregon's premiere whitewater and salmon/steelhead streams — by removing four dams on the stream. The first of those dams — the Elk Creek Diversion — was removed on July 16. Check…
Oregon Wild has worked since 1974 to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters. The Mount Hood Wilderness Campaign + Additional Wilderness efforts were funded to permanently protect 125,000 acres of land and 80 miles of rivers on Oregon’s Mount Hood, and protect the proposed Soda Mountain and Copper Salmon Wilderness areas.
Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy. The group is leading the effort to secure federal Wilderness protection for federal lands around Mount Hood. Our grant supports Oregon Wild’s Mount Hood Wilderness Campaign to protect 128,000 acres of wildlands and 81 miles of rivers on the…
Oregon Wild is leading the effort to secure new Wilderness designations on Oregon’s iconic Mount Hood. After several years of dedicated work, ONRC has successfully generated enough public support to convince Oregon’s Congressional delegation to introduce legislation to further protect wildlands on Mount Hood. We made this grant to ONRC to build additional support for…
Conservation Alliance funding helped the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) secure protection for the Badlands Wilderness Study Area east of Bend, Oregon. ONDA used our support to participate in a BLM management planning process that resulted in a new plan for the Badlands that prohibits motorized vehicles from the 30,000-acre wildland. The plan also allows…
