If you live in Josephine County we need your help!

Let's Protect All of the Rogue

Speak Up for Rogue River Protections

Southwest Oregon's Rogue River flows through one of the most spectacular and biologically unique wildlands in the United States. Right now, only part of the lower Rogue's watershed is protected, leaving a large adjacent Zane Grey roadless area open to commercial logging, mining, and road-building. With each timber sale and new road built, the roadless area shrinks in size, the valuable wildlife habitat is degraded, and recreational opportunities are lost. Now is the time to protect these roadless areas and free-flowing streams for this and future generations by increasing protections for the incredible Lower Rogue area.

Recently we struck a deal with the timber industry. They are not opposed to expanding the Wild Rogue Wilderness by 58,350 acres, and adding over 90 miles of important salmon spawning streams into the existing National Wild and Scenic Rogue River. This is an historic agreement, and one that actually adds important protections for one of America’s most loved, and ecologically important areas. (Read the Medford Mail Tribune article on the agreement.)

Please take a moment to help us build a drumbeat for movement on this important bill that will protect roadless lands, water quality and salmon habitat along this legendary river. We need to get the Josephine County Commissioners to support this historic agreement, and ask the Oregon delegation to introduce a bill today. Please send a letter of support to the Josephine County Commissioners and ask that they support protecting the Rogue.