A Big Month For Oregon Rivers
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley reintroduced the River Democracy Act to protect clean water sources (good news for drinking water and beer brewing!), recreational opportunities, and wildlife habitat. This historic bill proposes expanding Oregon's network of Wild & Scenic Rivers by 3,215 miles and would provide new safeguards for many key watersheds across the state–including the Deschutes, Rogue, Grande Ronde, John Day, Clackamas, McKenzie, and many others. Cheers to that!
This legislation is the result of a groundbreaking grassroots river nomination process, years of vetting, and the work of hundreds of activists and river enthusiasts advocating for their backyard rivers, drinking watersheds, fishing holes, hiking trails, kayak routes, and love of the wildlands and rivers of Oregon. In the course of developing this bill, Senator Wyden received 15,000 river nominations from the public!
Join Us On the Trail!
Itching to get outside this summer? Why not join one of Oregon Wild's staff on a guided hike where you can experience the wonder of wild rivers and ancient forests and learn more about efforts to protect them? More information and registration is available here. Feel free to share with your staff and networks. We'd love to see our brewshed partners on the trail!
Union Creek and the Rogue Gorge (east of Crater Lake): Saturday, July 13
Three Pyramids (near Santiam Pass): Sunday, July 14
Twin Lakes (in the North Umpqua): Sunday, July 21
Grasshopper Project (southeast side of Mount Hood): Saturday, July 27
Fall River (near Bend): Saturday, July 27
Upper Middle Fork Willamette (southeast of Eugene): Sunday, July 28
Clatsop State Forest Invertebrates (northwest of Portland): Saturday, August 10
Mary's Peak (east of Corvallis): Saturday, August 17
Oregon Dunes (south of Florence): Monday, August 26
As a reminder, for more hikes relevant to specific brewsheds, visit the Oregon Brewshed® Alliance website and look for "Hike This Brewshed" links.
BREWSHED® BREWS IN THE WILD!
Just (S)chilling in the Owyhee...
A cold Schilling cider hit the spot on a recent camping trip on the Owyhee River in southeast Oregon.
Oregon Wild and partners are seeking protections for the wild rivers and canyonlands here under the River Democracy Act and the Protect the Owyhee Canyonlands campaign.
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