State of NW US Public Lands

State of NW US Public Lands

• Define area– Oregon: 50% of state is public lands– Wash– Idaho– N cal

• Managed by BLM and USFS

Habitat types

– Desert– Dunes– Coast– Mountain

Recreation

– Hunting– Fishing– Off road– white-water river rafting, skiing, hiking, camping,

biking, motorized touring, photography, dog walking, hunting, scientific researching, rock hounding, swimming and rock climbing

Resource use

– Cattle– timber

Parks

• Almost 30,000 acres old growth added this year for federal protection

• Bill introduced to add 60,000 acres of federal land to Wild Rogue Wilderness

• Trust for public land• The nature conservancy• Public lands.org