Oregon watersheds – timber production vs. water quality
March 28, 2023
Photo credit: Selena Blick
Almost 3.5 million Oregonians rely on surface waters for some or all of their drinking water. Most of this water comes from forested lands which are often managed (under Oregon’s Forest Practices Act...
Aerial spraying still spreading poisons on Oregon forestlands
February 1, 2023
The Oregon timber industry’s practice of spraying herbicides — all of them dangerous to humans, fish and animals — has been deeply controversial for decades. Studies show that up to 40 percent of the pesticides sprayed onto forestland by helicopters...
The Sierra Club Oregon Chapter stands with Atlanta forest defenders
January 26, 2023
Intrenchment Creek Park
Part of the forested area for the proposed Cop City
Photo by Shawn Taylor, ATLnature (CC BY 2.0)
We stand in solidarity with the Atlanta forest defenders and the movement to protect the Weelaunee...
The Services of the Lower Snake River Dams can be reliably and affordably replaced
January 11, 2023
By Irene Vlach, Oregon Chapter Campaign Representative and Bill Arthur, Snake/Columbia River Salmon Campaign Chair.
The Snake/Columbia River Salmon Campaign has made significant progress in 2022. The decisions, reports, and commitments made...
Seeking Volunteers: Join Our Communications Team!
January 6, 2023
Seeking volunteers with communications and website skills! We have some unique, focused volunteer opportunities for volunteers who want to help the Chapter with its ongoing communications and website.
Interested in learning more or joining...
Major Choices Ahead for the Interstate Bridge: What will future travel look like in the Portland-Vancouver region?
September 5, 2022
The I-5 Bridge connecting Oregon and Washington is one of the most important transportation corridors in the country, and after 100 years of service it needs to be replaced. But local and regional travel needs look very different in the 21st century...
Moving Toward an Ecologically Managed Forest
September 5, 2022
The Forest Team of the Oregon Chapter supports the adoption of an ecological model of forestry for Oregon that recognizes forests as complex “ecosystems with diverse biota, complex structure, and multiple functions, and not simply collections of...
Decision Time is Near for Snake River Salmon & Removing Dams
August 17, 2022
It has been a very busy July and early August. We are in the window when Senator Murray and Governor Inslee have said they intend to put forward a plan to protect Snake and Columbia River salmon including a decision on breaching the four lower...
Take Action: Protect Oregon’s Old Growth and Mature Trees Now!
July 20, 2022
The Sierra Club and allies have taken the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to court to protect Oregon’s most effective Climate Protectors, our forests of large and mature trees. At the eleventh hour, the Trump Administration repealed the Eastside Screens...
Take Action for an Affordable, Sustainable and Equitable Interstate Bridge
July 12, 2022
The Just Crossing Alliance is asking Metro and Portland counselors to vote no or vote to delay the endorsement, until the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project team puts the tall bridge and at least one other bridge alternative through an...