Stretching across more than 500,000 acres of public land in Northwest Oregon between Portland and the Coast is an oasis of secluded salmon streams, popular recreational trails, and important hunting and gathering areas.

Including both the Tillamook and the Clatsop State Forests, these public lands are owned by all Oregonians and the state has an obligation to manage them for the things most valued. But for too long, the region has been considered a tree farm with a sole focus on timber harvest.

Join advocates statewide in STANDING TALL for state forests, to protect clean water, fish and wildlife, and recreation opportunities throughout Oregon.

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State Forests HCP Support Letter

State Forests HCP Support Letter

A letter from our coalition to the Oregon Board of Forestry. Also see the letter from the US EPA regarding…

Letter: I encourage everyone to weigh in on HCP to protect fish and wildlife

Letter: I encourage everyone to weigh in on HCP to protect fish and wildlife

In this Headlight Herald / Gazette article it says, “Fish are forest products too.” That’s because wild fish are the…

Letter: Yamamoto’s view on HCP off-base

Letter: Yamamoto’s view on HCP off-base

As a Tillamook County taxpayer and professional fishing guide, I find Commissioner Yamamoto’s opinion piece to be off-base regarding the…

Readers respond: Protect the Tillamook State Forest

Readers respond: Protect the Tillamook State Forest

Since moving to the Pacific Northwest and becoming truly immersed in the outdoors, my relationship with the natural world has…