- Oregon- May 8th, 2012, Funding for conservation programs draws big and diverse grassroots lobbying campaign
- Oregon- April 11, 2012, Oil and Gas Drilling Fees Lock Up $40 Million in Open Space
- OR- June 20, 2011, NC transfers Imnaha lands to USFS
- OR- October 20, 2010, New Report Outlines Threats to Crater Lake Environment Oregon Cites Under-Funding, Logging
- OR, WA- October 12, 2010, Renew Our Land and Water Legacy
LWCF Funded Units in Oregon
| Federal Program | |
| Grande Ronde WSR/ACEC | |
| Bandon Marsh NWR | |
| Bear Valley NWR | |
| Cascade Head NSA | |
| Cascade Siskiyou NM | |
| Criterion Ranch | |
| Fort Clatsop NMem | |
| Hart Mountain Antelope Range | |
| Hells Canyon NRA | |
| Jacksonville Woodlands Historical Park |
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| John Day Fossil Beds NM | |
| Klamath Forest NWR | |
| Mt Hood NF | |
| Nestucca Bay NWR | |
| New River ACEC | |
| Nez Perce NHP | |
| Oregon Dunes NRA | |
| Oregon Islands NWR | |
| Owyhee WSR | |
| Rogue WSR | |
| Sandy River/Oregon NHT | |
| Siletz Bay NWR | |
| Siskiyou NF | |
| Siuslaw NF | |
| Snake River Breaks ERMA | |
| Steens Mountain | |
| Three Sisters Wilderness | |
| Tualatin NWR | |
| Upper Klamath Lake NWR | |
| Warner Basin ACEC | |
| West Eugene Wetlands | |
| Williamette NF | |
| Wood River Ranch | |
| Yaquina Head | |
| *Pacific Crest Trail | |
| *Pacific NW Streams | |
| *Columbia River Gorge NSA | |
| *Lewis and Clark NHP | |
| *Wallowa-Whitman NF | |
| Approximate Federal Total |
$251,000,000 |
| State Program | |
| Approximate Total Stateside Grants |
$53,000,000 |
| Approximate Total Federal and State | $304,000,000 |
| *Multi-state project |
Download the LWCF Factsheet for Oregon, FY 12 Projects and Talking Points
Download the LWCF Support Letter to Senator Merkley, December 2009
Download the LWCF Support Letter to Senator Wyden, December 2009
LWCF Success in Oregon
The Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped protect some of Oregon’s most treasured places. Oregon has received approximately $304 million over the past four decades, protecting places such as the Oregon Dunes and Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
Pacific Crest Trail
In 2006 funds from LWCF were used to acquire acquired a 1,300 acre parcel of land located in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in scenic Southwestern Oregon. This key plot links the Cascade and Siskiyou ranges creating a biological corridor that allows blending of plants and animals from two very distinct habitats. This type of convergence is rare and creates extraordinary biological diversity. Purchases from the LWCF further protect this astonishing landscape from harmful roads and jeep trails, cattle grazing, and logging. Thanks to the LWCF, hikers, equestrians, scientists, and many more will benefit from this area’s rare diversity and majestic countryside.
Economic Benefits
Active outdoor recreation is an important part of the Oregon economy. The Outdoor Industry Association has found that active outdoor recreation contributes over $5.8 billion annually to Oregon’s economy, supports 73,000 jobs across the state, generates $310 million in annual state tax revenue and produces $4.6 billion annually in retail sales and services across Oregon - accounting for 3.4 percent of gross state product. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that each year over 1.8 million people participate in hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching in Oregon contributing $2 billion to the state economy.
Download "The Active Outdoor Recreation Economy Report for Oregon"