{{Short description|American conservation organization}} {{Infobox organization | name = Oregon Wild | image = | caption = | founder = | type = 501 (c)(3) | tax_id = 23-7432820<ref | Name=OWweb>{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonwild.org/|title=Oregon Wild |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=August 6, 2012}}</ref> | registration_id = | founded = 1974 | location = 5825 North Greeley, Portland, OR 97217-4145 | coordinates = {{Coord|45.566|-122.696|display=inline,title}} | origins = | key_people = | region_served = Oregon | products = | services = | focus = Environmental activism | method = | revenue = | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = 13<ref name=OWweb/> | num_members = 3,000<ref name=OWweb/> | subsid = | owner = | former_name = Oregon Natural Resources Council | website = {{URL|http://www.oregonwild.org/}} | dissolved = | footnotes = }} '''Oregon Wild''', formerly the '''Oregon Natural Resources Council''', is an American environmental activist organization based in Portland, Oregon, with offices in Eugene and Bend. The group is notable for having had a case, ''Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council'' 490 U.S. 360 (1989), tried before the U.S. Supreme Court.

== Organization ==

Founded in 1974 as the '''Oregon Wilderness Coalition''', and later renamed Oregon Natural Resources Council (ONRC), Oregon Wild claims credit for helping to bring about legislative protection for nearly {{convert|1700000|acre|ha}} of preserved wilderness, {{convert|95000|acre|ha}} of forests in the Bull Run watershed and more than {{convert|58000000|acre|ha}} of roadless areas, as well as the addition of almost {{convert|1800|mi|km}} of rivers and streams to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. To this end, they claim the ability to muster 3,000 members and over 11,000 "e-mail activists."<ref name=OWweb/> Additionally, Oregon Wild is listed as a plaintiff in cases against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the State of Oregon.<ref | name=Justia>{{cite web |url=http://dockets.justia.com/search?query=Oregon+Wild&state=oregon |title=Cases filed in Oregon matching "Oregon Wild" |author= |date= |work= |publisher=justia.com |accessdate=August 6, 2012}}</ref>

=== Name change === In 2006, the ONRC changed its name to Oregon Wild, citing concerns that the organization was frequently mistaken for either a government agency or a state chapter of the Natural Resources Defense Council. The new name was hoped to be shorter, less confusing, and easier to remember.<ref name=OWweb/>

== Areas of focus == Oregon Wild's focus is to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy for all Oregonians.<ref name=OWweb/>

=== Wilderness === Oregon Wild is seeking wilderness protection for all of Oregon's roadless forested lands of {{convert|1000|acre|ha}} or more, as well as a restoration of ecosystems bordering current protected areas.<ref name=OWweb/> With about 4&nbsp;percent of Oregon designated as wilderness, Oregon Wild proposes adding {{convert|5000000|acre|ha}} of forested public lands to the wilderness system, to add to past campaign successes.<ref name=OWweb/>

=== Rivers and Clean Water === Oregon Wild seeks to protect Oregon's rivers, lakes and wetlands from dams, development, mining and logging.<ref name=OWweb/> Oregon Wild has ongoing campaigns to protect Portland drinking water quality and the Klamath Basin.<ref name=OWweb/>

== See also == * Mount Ashland Ski Area

==Further reading== * {{cite book|last1=Wuerthner|first1=George|title=Oregon's Wilderness Areas: The Complete Guide|date=February 1, 2003|publisher=Westcliffe Publishers|isbn=1565794346|page=20}} * {{cite book|last1=Turner|first1=James Morton|title=The Promise of Wilderness: American environmental politics since 1964|date=Aug 1, 2012|publisher=University of Washington Press|isbn=0295991755}} * {{cite book|last1=Marsh|first1=Kevin R.|title=Drawing Lines in the Forest: Creating Wilderness Areas in the Pacific Northwest|date=March 15, 2010|publisher=University of Washington Press|isbn=0295990112|page=135}} * {{cite book|last1=Yaffee|first1=Steven Lewis|title=The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl: Policy Lessons For A New Century|url=https://archive.org/details/wisdomofspottedo0000yaff|url-access=registration|date=1994|publisher=Island Press|isbn=1610913434|pages=[https://archive.org/details/wisdomofspottedo0000yaff/page/46 46], 73, 74}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.oregonwild.org/ Oregon Wild] (official website)

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Category:1974 establishments in Oregon Category:Environmental organizations based in Oregon

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