Wildlands Protection

Whittler timber sale between the Trinity Alps and Russian Wildernesses

The Klamath-Siskiyou region of Southern Oregon and Northern California boasts the largest network of designated and de facto wilderness reserves on the West Coast of the U.S.  Preserving wildlands as Wilderness is essential for two key reasons:

1. Wilderness provides critical habitat for besieged species. Large blocks of wilderness provide core habitat for at-risk species.  Wilderness can include corridors that help species move between intact habitat tracts surrounded by lands already disrupted by logging, road building and other development. 

2. Wilderness provides critical habitat for careworn humans.  In this hustle-bustle, high-stress world, wilderness areas offer places of refuge and revitalization for humans. 

The Klamath-Siskiyou region provides habitat for a number of species including Pacific fisher, coho salmon and other species of plants and wildlife. With its extraordinary natural features it offers world-renowned hiking trails and rafting waterways, including the Pacific Crest and Rogue River Trails, and the Wild & Scenic Rogue, Klamath, and Trinity Rivers.  Learn more about KS Wild's efforts to protect the wildlands of the Klamath-Siskiyou:

Save the Wild Rogue Campaign - KS Wild is a member of the coalition working to preserve the spectacular wildlands of the Lower Rogue River as a legacy for future generations.

Oregon Caves National Monument and Grayback Grazing - KS Wild is working to remove cows from Grayback Mountain and the Kangaroo Roadless Area, and to expand the Oregon Caves National Monument.

Siskiyou Crest Campaign - KS Wild is focused on protecting the exceptional wildlands of the Siskiyou Crest. This key area for biodiversity and regional connectivity contains ancient forests, high elevation meadows, spectacular peaks, and outstanding botanical and butterfly diversity.

Oregon Wilderness Coalition - KS Wild participates as a Steering Committee member in the Oregon Wilderness Coalition seeking protection of Oregon's forested roadless areas as designated Wilderness.

California Wilderness Coalition - KS Wild is a member of the California Wilderness Coalition which leads the effort to protect key wild and roadless areas in California.