Forest Defense Event Recap: Way of the Masks
October 30, 2025
In September Sierra Club Oregon hosted the Portland stop on the Way of the Masks journey, a two-week, nine-stop mobilization that brought 1,500 people together across the Northwest to defend the Roadless Rule.
Portland's Ticking Time Bomb: Why the City's Plan for the CEI Hub Puts Us All at Risk
September 24, 2025
The City of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability recently released a "Discussion Draft" outlining four potential paths forward for the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub. None of them are aggressive enough.
Hells Canyon Floatilla: Free the Snake River
September 17, 2025
Oregon Sierra Club members recently traveled to the Snake River where Oregon, Washington, and Idaho converge. We were honored and humbled to support and join the “Envisioning a Restored Snake River” flotilla led by Nimíipuu Protecting the...
Letter to the Editor: Roadless Rule Rollback Threatens Forests, Water
August 18, 2025
Sierra Club Oregon volunteer Maleek Mckenzie talks about the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of the 2001 roadless rule and the nearly 58 million acres of undeveloped backcountry forestland at risk.
Help Protect the Forests of Eastern Oregon’s Blue Mountains
August 4, 2025
For more than 10 years, the US Forest Service has been working, with starts and stops, to amend the forest plans of these three forests in one single effort. The effort is now moving forward again—and under the Trump Administration’s watch, that...
What is the “Roadless Rule”?
July 31, 2025
Much of Oregon’s identity and culture is rooted in our collective love for our public lands. Nearly 2 million acres are at risk from the Trump administration's most recent attack.
Trump Administration Kills Columbia Basin Salmon Agreement
July 8, 2025
The Trump Administration has withdrawn from the historic Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement, undermining Tribal relations and pushing native fish in the Columbia River Basin closer to extinction.
That's a Wrap! 2025 Oregon Legislative Session Summary
July 3, 2025
Sierra Club Oregon Salem Advocacy Day, March 2025 By Emily BowesPolicy StrategistSierra Club OregonThe 2025 Oregon Legislative Session was one of the busiest in state history, with more bills introduced than ever before and major...
Pesticide Documentary Screenings Reach Nearly 100 Oregonians
July 3, 2025
Sierra Club Oregon sponsored screenings in Portland, Eugene, and Corvallis highlight ongoing risks of pesticide spraying in Oregon and around the world. Learn more and take action.
Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill Directing State Pension to Address How Climate Change Threatens Public Workers’ Retirement Savings
June 17, 2025
Oregon legislators have passed a bill directing the Oregon Investment Council and the Oregon State Treasurer to take certain actions to address how climate change threatens public workers’ retirement savings with the state’s public pension.
