Oregon Wild: Endangered Forest Wilderness

238 pages, 168 color photographs and 40 color maps make the case for protecting the nearly five million acres of unprotected roadless federal forests in Oregon as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Only five million acres of unprotected roadless forest remain in Oregon, stretching from the rain drenched shores of the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Range, across the snow covered Cascades to the Blue Mountains, Wallowas and Hells Canyon; and from the Deschutes, John Day, Malheur, Klamath, Umpqua, Siskiyou and Rogue basins, to the ponderosa pine forests of the Ochoco, Winema and Fremont national forests.

These public forests shelter ancient trees, protect our purest drinking water and provide vital habitat for fish and wildlife, including many of the Pacific Northwest's last healthy runs of wild salmon, steelhead and trout, as well as numerous species of rare and imperiled flora and fauna. These awesome landscapes offer stunning views, quiet inspiration and outstanding recreational opportunities.

Oregon's unprotected wild forests are currently threatened by development and management policies. Clearcuts, roads, and mining operations destroy old-growth forests and degrade water quality, fragment wildlife habitat, diminish fisheries, and waste taxpayer dollars.