What to expect for Oregon’s 2025 legislative session
Wild Salmon Center’s Oregon policy team is tracking key opportunities for wild fish, water, and forest protections.
Oregon Legislature
-
Meet Wild Salmon Center Board Member Ray Lane
The Silicon Valley sage shares why Pacific salmon conservation feels personal—and achievable.
-
A Year In, Oregon’s Private Forest Accord Is Taking Shape
The new law is rolling out, along with big funding for conservation and landowners. But there’s a hitch: without federal approval by 2027, we could still lose this landmark agreement.
-
The Little Oregon Program that Pays Big for Farms and Fish
For 22 years, a state program has rewarded irrigators for leasing their water rights back to streams. Will the Legislature pass HB 3164, and finally make it permanent?
-
The Oregon Legislature Is in Session. Here’s What to Expect.
As the 82nd Assembly convenes, we’re focused on locking in conservation gains for state and private forestland, wins for river protections, and more.
-
The Elliott Close to New Role as Key Research Forest
Oregon’s oldest state forest will finally be unshackled from logging to fund schools, and protected by strong and durable conservation commitments.
