Protecting Oregon’s Ochoco National Forest From OHVs

Jun 27, 2017 | Wildlands

Protecting Oregon’s Ochoco National Forest From OHVs The U.S. Forest Service issued a final decision green-lighting an extensive motorized trail system that would add 137 miles of new off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails to the existing network of 674 miles within...

Protecting Amphibians in the Sierra Nevada

Jun 27, 2017 | Wildlife

Protecting Amphibian Critical Habitat in the Sierra Nevada High elevation meadows and streams in the Sierra Nevada Mountains provide important habitat for the Yosemite toad and Sierra Nevada mountain yellow-legged frog, both of which are threatened with extinction....

Protecting Klamath River Salmon From Grazing

Jun 27, 2017 | Wildlife

Protecting Klamath River Salmon From Grazing Wild coho salmon in the upper Klamath River in California are at “high risk of extinction,” in part because of cattle grazing. Coho find habitat along sensitive streams such as Horse Creek and Beaver Creek, which have high...

Oregon Suction Dredge Moratorium

Jun 27, 2017 | Wildlife

VICTORY! Oregon Suction Dredge Moratorium We fought hard against the practice of motorized suction dredge mining in Oregon’s streams because it disturbs our shared rivers and harms wild salmon and steelhead. WELC helped our conservation colleagues engage legislators...

Gray Wolf Restoration in Washington

Jun 20, 2017 | Wildlife

Gray Wolf Restoration in Washington The gray wolf has recently made a comeback in the Pacific Northwest after wolves from Idaho ventured into Oregon and Washington, and established resident packs. WELC has partnered with conservation groups across the Northwest to...

Defending the Wild and Scenic Rogue River

Jun 19, 2017 | Wildlands

Victory! Defending the Wild and Scenic Rogue River In 2016 the Bureau of Land Management recognized that the middle section of the Rogue River in Oregon—sandwiched between protected segments downstream from Crater Lake National Park, and upstream of the famed Blossom...
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