Add Your Voice
The map is drawn. The science is published. The wild places are still standing. What is missing is a loud enough public voice. That part is up to us.
1. Comment on the Forest Plan (the big one)
When the Draft Environmental Impact Statement is released, the Forest Service will open a 90-day public comment period. This is the single most important action you can take. A thoughtful comment, one that names specific places, points to the science, and asks for specific protections, becomes part of the official record the agency is required to answer.
We built a guided tool to make commenting easy and effective. Answer a short set of questions about the places and values you care about, and we will use your responses to help you draft a detailed, technically-sound comment you can review, personalize, and submit as your own. No expertise required, just your voice.
Ready? Let us help draft your comment:
2. Sign up and stay in the loop
The comment window opens and closes fast. Add your name and email so we can help you stay informed.
3. Show up
The Forest Service is holding public meetings across northeastern Oregon this summer, with a virtual option. Showing up, in person or online, tells the agency and your neighbors that this matters. Bring a friend; bring a few. The meeting schedule is on the Forest Plan page.
See the schedule: The Forest Plan Revision →
4. Spread the word
Most people who love these forests have no idea this decision is being made right now. Share this site. Talk to your hunting partners and fishing buddies, your neighbors, your family. A coalition is really just a great many individual conversations.
5. Explore and learn
The more you know, the stronger your voice. Read through the website, check out our sources, and go walk some of these landscapes. Then tell the Forest Service what you found.
We are not asking you to fight a losing battle. We are asking you to help win a worthy one.
The Blue Mountains hold some of the largest intact wild forest left in the Pacific Northwest. We know where the wild places are. We know how to connect them. We know the difference protection would make, for salmon and elk and the people downstream, for the climate, for the children who will know these mountains long after us. What remains is to ask, together, clearly, and in time.
There is a bright future ahead for the Blue Mountains. Let’s keep them wild!