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Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy for future generations. linkin.bio/oregonwild

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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 5h
Everything they do is in service of taking the public out of public lands, and handing them over to oligarchs.
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What’s Doug Burgum Doing With Defense Production Act Authority?
It sure looks like things are adding up for widespread data center construction on public lands, without public input
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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance @protectwildutah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An informative read from @highcountrynews.org: www.hcn.org/articles/how...
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How the Interior secretary has let down public lands and the nation - High Country News
Doug Burgum was once seen as a conservationist. Reality shows otherwise.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We have not one, not two, but THREE positions currently hiring: State Program Coordinator, Development Manager, and Public Lands Fellow. You can find descriptions of each role on our careers page.
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Careers - Oregon Wild
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This comment period was only open for one week and was closed before many knew it was happening. It's all part of a broader trend under the Trump administration to cut the public out.
opb.org
Forest Service proposes to fast-track logging Central Oregon wildfire area
The Trump administration is seeking to fast-track logging in forests recently burned by wildfires in a policy shift that’s starting with Central Oregon.
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Zach Urness @oregonoutdoors.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The future of one of Oregon’s most beautiful but fire-scarred places will begin to take shape with a series of open house meetings this month in Salem and Lyons: tinyurl.com/rj63a236
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The kids have their priorities straight. Let's make sure the work doesn't all fall on their shoulders. www.bendsource.com/outside/outs...
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With Public Lands Under Threat, Local Students Reflect - The Source - Bend, Oregon
On any given day in Central Oregon, locals and visitors alike can be found hiking, biking, skiing, fishing and more on the region’s vast tracts of public land. These federally-managed areas are a quin...
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Healthy, intact forest = clean drinking water. Forests are the original Brita filter. www.opb.org/article/2026...
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UW study shows ‘roadless rule’ helps protect drinking water for 25 million people in US
A new study from the University of Washington found that the Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects drinking water quality for at least 25 million residents in the U.S. The Trump administration want...
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Your weekly reminder to include hiking in the places we're fighting so hard to protect! eugeneweekly.com/2026/07/16/d...
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Discover Yellow Jacket Glade
Don’t be turned off by the name of this lovely 5.6-mile loop trail — Yellow Jacket Glade is not named after the annoying wasps that like to crash your backyard barbeque, but rather a native flower.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Anyone else read this article and want to hop (sorry not sorry) in deeper? We were fortunate to have Dede on a webcast earlier this year. www.opb.org/article/2026...
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The Trump Administration claims habitat destruction does not “harm” endangered species. We'll have to impolitely disagree (in court). oregonwild.org/lawsuit-seek...
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Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America’s Wildlife From Trump Administration - Oregon Wild
“This gutting of the Endangered Species Act is part of a broader assault on our bedrock environmental values. From public lands to wildlife to clean air and drinking water, the Trump administration is...
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"Commenting on public lands management plans won't make a difference-they're going to ignore us no matter what." They might ignore us. The number of attacks on the Roadless Rule, despite its popularity, is a great example. But we'll hold your hand when we say this: YOU SHOULD STILL COMMENT.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
You've probably heard the news about the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revisions (spoiler alert if you haven't: It's bad). Effective comments can sway outcomes or help build a future court case if they're ignored. But what is an effective comment? And how can you write one?
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This isn’t a management plan, it’s a raid on one of the wildest places remaining in the United States.
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Trump administration to propose tripling logging in Blue Mountains forests
The proposal could bring drastic changes to 5 million acres of forests and grasslands in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
100% spot-on. We're seeing "the slow transfer of stewardship of millions of acres of publicly owned forests away from a federal agency with a national mandate and toward state capitals where the timber industry, ranching interests, and extractive economy hold substantially more political sway."
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The Salami Strategy
The Trump administration's transfer of national forest management to the states is hiding in plain sight—a coordinated strategy visible only if you're tracking all of it at once.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Wish we had other things to be excited about, but thrilled to see more & more Roadless Rule Townhalls being held across the country. 99% of Americans support keeping these protections in place, and we'll be ready to defend them when the time comes! oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/06/a...
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As Roadless Rule rollback looms, grassroots hearings take root • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Forest Service hasn't been holding public meetings to discuss major changes to the Roadless Rules. Now people are holding their own.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
There are many forms resistance can take... "One of the strangest entries was a lengthy fictional story about a sentient taco joining Space Force."
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Comments from national park 'snitch signs' have been released. They're wild.
Park visitors flooded the Park Service reporting tool with memes and protests.
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Steve Cole @scolephoto.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The thing is, they were caught blatantly misrepresenting the facts on this project and that immediately makes me doubt their 42 Divide project for the same reason. That project also targets mature/old-growth stands as well. The maps produced for both projects were sloppy and incomplete
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
"In 2024, an @opb.org and @propublica.org investigation found massive, old trees in the Blue and Gold logging area. The bureau’s policies prohibit logging trees greater than 40 inches in diameter or older than 175 years old. OPB and ProPublica found trees measuring over 80 inches."
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Ruling halts logging project in Southern Oregon
The federal government planned to log forests in Southern Oregon that included large, old trees. A federal judge ruled that those plans broke environmental laws.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
How about some Friday good news? The US District Court ruled the Blue & Gold timber sale project violated a suite of bedrock laws and halted any further logging. Conservation organizations have opposed the 3,200-acre logging proposal, which contains many old-growth forest units, for over 6 years.
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Court Halts Old-Growth Logging Sale Challenged by Conservation Groups - Oregon Wild
US District Court ruled the Blue and Gold timber sale project violated a suite of bedrock environmental laws and halted any further logging
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Oregon's mature and old-growth forests on public lands are our most important, biggest natural climate solution. If agencies log them, in the long term, it’s going to make our state more vulnerable to climate change.
portlandmercury.com
New Federal Logging Plan Could Decimate Oregon’s Old Growth Forests - Portland Mercury
In February, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) filed a notice of intent to revise its resource management plan for the nearly 2.5 million acres of forest land it manages in Oregon—aiming to quadrupl...
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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 14/05/2026
HANDS OFF OUR PUBLIC LANDS 🌲 To the Trump Administration: We will not stay silent as you attempt to demolish protections for 60 million acres of our most pristine national forest land and hurt our communities in the process. 📢 I am fighting to make sure we safeguard these sacred lands.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Joining our friends at @cascadiawildlands.bsky.social and Crag Law Center to try to stop the BLM's illegal logging. The BLM is failing to uphold even the most basic safeguards for our largest and oldest trees and cutting down old-growth when they think the public isn’t paying attention
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Environmental groups seek restraining order, claim old-growth trees near Eugene were illegally cut
The lawsuit claims that the cutting of these old-growth trees is against federal rules, and that a defendant had promised a judge the trees would not be cut.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Did you know our public national forests have twice as many miles of roads as the ENTIRE US Highway system? The current Roadless Rule already leaves space for wildfire mitigation. More roads aren't the wildfire solution they're trying to sell you. Want some tools to help leave an effective comment?
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Over the past few week hundreds of people showed up for Roadless Areas, check out what went down! oregonwild.org/oregonians-s...
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Public Lands, Public Voices: Hundreds of Oregonians attend events to speak up for roadless forests - Oregon Wild
Hundreds of Oregonians attend events across the state to learn about, celebrate, and speak up for the Roadless Rule and threatened roadless public lands.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The 2025 Oregon Wolf Report is out. Their population has grown, despite killing by wildlife managers. oregonwild.org/oregon-wolf-...
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Oregon wolf population grows, despite killing by wildlife managers - Oregon Wild
Oregon's known statewide wolf population grew by 26.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/04/2026
the trump administration is selling this country wholesale to rapacious, extractive industries that will destroy our collective resources for private profit morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
morethanjustparks.substack.com
BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
"Increased harvesting will produce some jobs. But it won’t produce the kind of jobs these affected communities are imagining: year-round, family-wage jobs with benefits and union protections. The industry has changed in ways that policy alone is unlikely to reverse."
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Chainsaw Economics
From Oregon's old-growth forests to Alaska's oil fields, the administration has a plan for public lands. Recreation isn't in it.
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Elakha Alliance @elakhaalliance.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
THERE ARE ONLY 6 HOURS LEFT! Leave a comment on the Bureau of Land Management's plan to clear-cut Oregon's old-growth forests before 9pm
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Something you can do to protect wildlife today is call Governor Kotek (503-378-4582) and ask her to sign the historic 1.25% for Wildlife Bill. Thank you to Tualatin Riverkeepers for this great LTE!
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
On February 19, 2026, the Trump administration announced its intention to revise Western Oregon BLM management plans. Officials have stated that their goal is to return to the logging levels of the 1970s and 80s
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
"This accomplishment is all thanks in no small part to advocates like you, people who called, emailed, submitted to testify, and showed up in person. " -DANIELLE MOSER Photo credit: David Willingham
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 04/03/2026
Interactive map of O&C Lands by @oregonwild.bsky.social oregonwild.org/resource/int...
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Interactive map of Oregon’s BLM O&C public lands - Oregon Wild
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
BIG NEWS! With time ticking away to pass the bill this short session, HB 4134 has cleared another hurdle. Passing out of the House with bipartisan support, the 1.25% for Wildlife initiative will move through the Senate this week. Photo Credit: Douglas Beall
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"Let's stop passing the buck on supporting wildlife" nwexaminer.com/p/a-125-chan...
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A (1.25%) chance for survival: Let’s stop passing the buck on supporting wildlife
Raising funds from the statewide tourist tax would provide needed funding
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Dear algorithm: Please let Oregon local businesses who support wildlife conservation and understand we can't separate the environment and the economy, find us 🤞 Over 90 businesses across the state have shown their support for HB 4134, help us hit triple digits!
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TheWillRogers @thewillrogers.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Take a look, these were quick pulls that should be from (or of) either the Jefferson, Washington, Menagerie, or Three Sisters Wilderness. thewillrogers.wordpress.com/roadless-pho...
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Roadless: Photos from Oregon’s Wilderness Areas
Visit the post for more.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Calling Oregon photographers! 99% of Americans say they support keeping protections for Roadless Areas in place, but threats still loom ahead of a vote this spring. Roadless Protections include some of Oregon's iconic wild places, and we'd love to see all your photos of them in the comments!
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Who needs some good news?! Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon struck down a Forest Service logging loophole 🎉 Read more here: oregonwild.org/federal-cour...
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Federal Court Strikes Down Forest Service’s Logging Loophole - Oregon Wild
The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that the U.S. Forest Service unlawfully created and applied a categorical exclusion, known as “CE-6”, which the agency had recently begun misus...
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
“Our nation’s rivers are vital to everything we as a country depend,” said John Zablocki, director of river protection for American Rivers. “The good news is that communities across the country are taking measures across the partisan divide to protect their rivers.”
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Study Shows U.S. Rivers Lack Adequate Protections, But National Parks Can Help
A peer-reviewed study reveals that over 80 percent of U.S. rivers lack adequate protection.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
You can't separate the health of the environment and the health of the economy. Unless of course you're only considering short-term gain..
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
"For businesses like mine, this is about long-term stability. When wildlife populations and habitats are healthy, rural communities benefit. That’s the economic argument, but there’s also the fact that it’s just the right thing to do." Read more at: bendbulletin.com/2025/12/19/g...
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Guest column: Raising Oregon's lodging tax is a smart investment
It supports our tourism economy, strengthens outdoor recreation, helps avoid costly species declines and more.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"Now, a new threat has crawled out of the DC swamp: the so-called “Fix Our Forests Act.” It recently passed the Senate Agriculture Committee, and a similar bill has already cleared the House. This legislation does not sell off public lands, but it attacks the very idea of what makes them public."
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Want to find out more about tracking (possibly defending yourself from a dual wielding snowshoe hare riding a deer?) and how to put those skill to use? Check out our webcast this Wednesday!
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Let's keep the tradition of scary stories for the holidays going... meet the Chinese Mitten Crab *insert gasps of horror* This photo was taken by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and let's take a look at why that's potentially HORRIFYING
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Hey Oregonians! What hikes do you daydream about while you stare out the window in these December rainstorms? Bonus points if you can drop a photo in the replies!
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We found that the BLM skipped environmental review on 75% of its grazing land. Our new @propublica.org story explains the ”loophole” that allows BLM to bypass enviro reviews. www.propublica.org/article/graz...
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Need some help dealing with eco-grief and climate anxiety? The work of protecting Oregon’s wild places and wildlife can be joyful, but it can also means very real emotional impacts of witnessing environmental loss.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The struggle to fill the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director role continues, with the latest nominee being, no surprises here, directly tied to not only the oil industry, but anti-government extremists. What are those ties? 🧵
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
A call to rethink our relationship with forests:
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