We’re hiring interns who envision a cleaner, greener world
Environment Oregon is hiring summer interns to protect Oregon's oldest trees, high desert and sagebrush landscape in the Owyhee Canyonlands, and the rocky reefs of Heceta Bank.
Oceans
Home to diverse wildlife from the smallest krill to the biggest whale, our country’s oceans — and the ecosystems they support — are worth preserving for future generations.
The Latest on Oceans
Let’s protect Oregon’s underwater forests
STATEMENT: Oregon Legislature Increases Investment in State’s Marine Reserves Program
Updates
Oregon students want to bring sea otters back
There may be a new group of orcas in the Pacific
Climate change is taking its toll on Oregon’s coast
Featured Resources
Environment Oregon’s 2023 Legislative Agenda
New Life for the Ocean
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Progress Report: President Biden’s First Year
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Oregon lists Southern Resident orcas as endangered
Oregon officials unanimously voted to list Southern Resident orcas as endangered last week, which will dedicate resources to help them.
There’s waves of support in Salem for our marine reserves
Over two dozen groups weighed in on a bill that would benefit our nearshore ecosystems.
Cascade Head: a biosphere, a marine reserve and the Salmon River all in one
Cascade Head's coastline is a paradise for biodiversity and wildlife, and it could benefit from a bill in the state legislature.
More than 2,000 humpbacks spotted off the coast of Hawaii
The first coordinated Hawaiian humpback whale watch of 2024 kicked off this month
Let’s protect Heceta Bank
From migrating whales to steep canyons and rocky reefs - Heceta Bank is an underwater treasure, and we should protect it.