Conservation
Latest Stories

Science & Environment
Ecologists help with burrowing owl ‘spring cleaning’ at Umatilla Chemical Depot
The depot is home to deer, songbirds and North America’s largest population of burrowing owls.
Beavers reintroduced to southwest Oregon to restore wetlands
Project Beaver worked with the Bureau of Land Management to restore the large rodents to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
Southwest Eugene neighbors oppose new housing on wetlands
Arizona-based developer Piculell Properties plans 38 residential lots on 15 acres in Videra Oak Meadow, but nonprofit Save Videra Oak Meadow opposes due to centuries-old oak trees.
Oregon Field Guide
Urban naturalist Mike Houck tracks great blue herons on the Willamette River
Longtime advocate Mike Houck reflects on a career of restoring nature in Portland while taking "Oregon Field Guide" on an urban safari to track the lifecycle of the great blue heron.

Northwest conservation groups intervene in lawsuit to defend the lethal removal of barred owls
Five Northwest conservation groups have joined the federal government in defending a program to kill barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to protect the threatened northern spotted owl.

Think Out Loud
Congressman Cliff Bentz on the path to federal protection for Owyhee Canyonlands
We ask U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz about what the path forward looks like for protecting the vast expanse of Owyhee Canyonlands in his district.

Think Out Loud
As the monarch butterfly gets federal protection recommendation, Portland nonprofit receives grant to aid habitat restoration
U.S. Fish and Wildlife has proposed protections for the monarch butterfly under the endangered species act. We'll hear from a biologist to learn more.

Bob Sallinger, 'the face of conservation in Portland,' dies suddenly at 57
For more than 30 years, Bob Sallinger forged a reputation for bringing different sides together to tackle conservation issues across Oregon.

Rare plant plowed under at Camas golf course leaves researchers worried
Some experts are worried that the removal of a rare plant on a Camas golf course is a sign of species losing federal protections too soon.
280 acres of oak savanna south of Eugene is now protected forever
The South Fork Spencer Creek conservation area sits between Willamette Street and Fox Hollow, south of Spencer Butte.