EUGENE, Ore.— Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2022 ruling from the District Court of Oregon that prevents Scott Timber Co. from clearcutting old-growth forest within Oregon’s Elliott State Forest. The court held that the proposed logging of the 355-acre Benson Ridge parcel by the subsidiary of Roseburg Forest Products would harm threatened marbled murrelets in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.

Conservation groups informed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today that they intend to sue over the agency’s denial of Endangered Species Act protections to the imperiled North Oregon Coast population of red tree voles. North Coast voles are threatened by logging and climate change-fueled wildfires.

The legislature passed House Bill 4132, increasing the state’s investment in its system of marine reserves and protected areas following the 10-year anniversary of Oregon’s marine reserves program.

Bird Alliance of Oregon, a 121-year-old nonprofit dedicated to environmental advocacy and education, has officially changed its name to Bird Alliance of Oregon. A year ago today, the organization shared its decision to drop the name “Audubon” and launched a community listening campaign to help find its new name.

On Monday, November 6, an injured Northern Spotted Owl was discovered at Mt. Tabor Park. Northern Spotted Owls are listed as threatened under the state and federal Endangered Species Act due to their low and continually declining populations.

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) awarded $132,908 to Bird Alliance of Oregon for the Ecological linkages between birds, water patterns, and vegetation Project at their October 23-25, 2023 board meeting.

The Wild Arts Festival returns for its 43rd year as the Northwest’s premier show and sale of nature-related art and books, with proceeds benefiting Bird Alliance of Oregon’s education and conservation efforts.

On Friday, September 8, Bird Alliance of Oregon staff and volunteers witnessed a drone being flown during Swift Watch, the beloved annual event where people gather to watch thousands of Vaux’s Swifts funnel into Chapman Elementary’s chimney. Wildlife, particularly birds, can perceive drones as a threat and there is a lot of documentation in the scientific literature indicating they negatively alter wildlife behavior and cause undue stress.

Bird Alliance of Oregon is thrilled to announce that its highly anticipated program, The Bird Days of Summer, is statewide and free for all! This summer, from June to August, Oregonians are invited to bike, hike, camp, and explore across the state with Bird Alliance of Oregon’s expert team. No experience necessary!

More than 50 conservation and community organizations have signed a letter urging the Oregon Legislature to reject House Bill 3382 which would eliminate land use review of dredging and development proposals in the state’s five deepwater ports: Coos Bay, Newport, Astoria, St. Helens, and Portland. It would eviscerate land use protections for key estuaries, among the coast’s most critical and productive habitat areas.