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We are Oregon’s oldest statewide environmental nonprofit working to protect wildlands, wildlife, and waters for generations to come. Through public education, direct lobbying, grassroots activism, litigation, watchdogging, and community building, we fight for an Oregon where nature doesn’t just survive but thrives. Learn More.
Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy for future generations. Founded in 1974, Oregon Wild represents the fish and wildlife, ancient forests, and rich diversity of public lands and landscapes that make this state so special.
We’ve defended k ey provisions in federal forest policy to protect rare species and streams in Western Oregon. We pushed back against recent rollbacks to the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument and fought to maintain large-tree protections across Central and Eastern Oregon.
We work to eliminate threats like habitat loss, climate impacts, poaching, and exploitation to wildlife in every corner of the state.
For 17 years running, the Oregon Wild Photo Contest has offered Oregonians a chance to connect with the state’s one-of-a-kind wildlands, waterways, native wildlife, and the people who enjoy them.
Five million precious acres of forested, roadless areas sit unprotected from development. From lowland old-growth forests to alpine meadows, seeping headwaters to roaring rivers, wild places must have the freedom to find their own path.
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, the largest wild sheep in North America are one of two subspecies of wild sheep native to our beautiful state of Oregon. They can be found in habitats with large expanses of open grassland, canyons, rocky outcrops and cliffs.
While beavers are no longer economically important, beavers create important habitats for fish and other wildlife. Beavers are common throughout Oregon’s waterways and riparian areas. They continue to grow throughout their lives and can reach 65 pounds and up to four feet in length.
A diversity of life abounds in Oregon’s roadless lands, including elk, trout, black bears, rare plants and numerous bird species. Oregon’s roadless wildlands also provide important habitat to threatened and endangered animals such as bald eagles, chinook salmon, and marbled murrelets.
Sasquatch may be a part of Oregon lore, but its habitat is real. Oregon Wild fights for the protection of Oregon’s wildlands, waters, and all wildlife. Learn more about our work and how you can get involved.