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Endangered Species Act
![Rhinoceros auklet floating on water](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/images/2024-07/5693307928_7eb730390f_o.jpg?h=c4243bc9&itok=kdKwzEkN)
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
![Junior Duck Stamp 2024 Winning images](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/images/2024-04/jds-2024-images.png?h=6e3e09f3&itok=j1SKDFqK)
For Parents and Educators
![a small furry mammal clings to a tree at night](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/images/2024-05/rgrants_siskiyou_marten-repimg.jpg?h=7597a0fe&itok=rJMaTEGs)
Endangered Species Act
![Coastal marten facing the camera.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/images/2024-05/marten-by-tatiana-gettelman.png?h=14ab1d48&itok=QWFYW38D)
Endangered Species Act
![A black and white marbled murrelet floating in calm water](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-10/4974768823_495ce6ce0b_o.jpg?h=08b866d1&itok=zMYLLLmp)
Endangered Species Act
![A hairy black and white animals climbs some rocks.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/wolverine-nps.jpg?h=6521bd5e&itok=Ch9RJzhV)
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
Endangered Species Act
Our Partners
Endangered Species Act
![two men releasing a bull trout from a blue cooler into a stream](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-10/Clackamas%20river%20release_resized.jpg?h=41bd4cb3&itok=z0lgUguC)
Climate Change
![A hairy black and white animals climbs some rocks.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/wolverine-nps.jpg?h=6521bd5e&itok=Ch9RJzhV)
Endangered Species Act
![a fisher climbing a tree](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-09/10_FIsher_17_USDA_ForSvc.jpg?h=8ad1a958&itok=welNR4Y3)
Endangered Species Act
![An adult Chinook salmon leaps out of the rushing white water in Pacific Northwest](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-08/An%20adult%20male%20Chinook%20salmon%20leaps%20out%20of%20the%20water%20Laura%20Mahoney%20USFWS.jpg?h=7685ba0d&itok=QP9SIBr-)
Endangered Species Act
![An olive green frog sits partially covered by shallow water](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/FYLF-credit-RebeccaFabbri-USFWS.jpg?h=dd002c8e&itok=2SQs2J3P)
Endangered Species Act
![low growing green plant without flowers, growing in sandy soil](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-08/sand%20dune%20blm.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=iBwbN3pS)
Endangered Species Act
![Samson Creek outlet](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-05/Samson%20outlet.jpg?h=d08f423e&itok=QDsoI6hW)
Our Partners
Endangered Species Act
![By rubbing their flippers and forepaws simultaneously, sea otters increase the efficiency of a grooming session.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-06/sea%20otter%20banner.png?h=527bdae8&itok=ZToYnwO-)
Endangered Species Act
![A western bumble bee sits on a purple flower](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-06/Western%20bumble%20bee_resized.jpg?h=69a06f95&itok=gj86hMQ1)
Climate Change
Wildlife Wonders
Endangered Species Act
Our Partners
![Looking across a wet prairie, filled with water, toward mountains in distance](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-03/CranePrairie.jpg?h=b880497f&itok=j_cU7nQq)
Endangered Species Act
![Female fenders blue butterfly on a small pink flower. Wings are spread out and you can see the brownish blue color on top with an outline of white on the wings.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-01/FBB%20jDillon.jpg?h=4e026002&itok=xMLd_kTO)
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![Looking upstream at West Fork Millacoma River on Elliott State Research Forest](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-05/WestForkMillacoma_ODF.jpg?h=45e292d0&itok=gjDx5ohF)
![a Taylor's Checkerspot butterfly perches on a leaf in a close-up shot](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-01/Taylor%27s%20Checkerspot%20Butterfly.jpg?h=68986eaf&itok=cHoUYAIE)
Endangered Species Act
![An adult emerald ash borer](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-11/emerald-ash-borer.jpg?h=f2db3f3c&itok=WaXObVjh)
Wildlife Management
![scenic photo of redwoods with a sunset in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-06/Redwoods%20-%20Cliff%20LaPlant.jpg?h=f5395998&itok=a9VIXuCX)
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
Endangered Species Act
![A grassy open field with sunlight breaking through the clouds.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-06/Bob.jpg?h=5dc9785f&itok=9JRkupUZ)
Habitat Restoration
Habitat Restoration
![Western Oregon forest landscape with sun shining through trees](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-05/forest.jpg?h=0248296f&itok=Jjx2MOoR)
Endangered Species Act
![Streaked horned lark standing on the ground at an airport](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-04/StHorned%20Lark%20%28Corvallis%20DLeonard%20May%202014%29.jpg?h=d6fd0688&itok=WA4o8l-f)
Endangered Species Act
![Sand dune phacelia, a coastal plant](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/Phacelia%20younger%20mat%2020200318.jpg?h=266da715&itok=6vqw7vYI)
Endangered Species Act
![Freshwater mussels among rocks at the bottom of a body of water](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/Freshwater%20Mussels%20in%20John%20Day%20River_LTippettMosby.jpg?h=cdf28dc5&itok=MtwF7AYy)
Endangered Species Act
Get Involved
Get Involved
Get Involved
Get Involved
Get Involved
Get Involved
Get Involved
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![Oregon bighorn sheep](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-06/Big%20Horn%20Sheep%20Baker%20City%20Tourism%20basecampbaker.com6768%20-%20free%20to%20use.jpg?h=4c56158d&itok=hmmnn6hk)
Recreation
![a close up photo of a fisher](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-09/6_A_FisherBanner_NPS_MtRainierNP.jpg?h=330587c3&itok=VSzHH5Gi)
Endangered Species Act
![Rhinoceros auklet floating on water](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/images/2024-07/5693307928_7eb730390f_o.jpg?h=c4243bc9&itok=kdKwzEkN)
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
![a small furry mammal clings to a tree at night](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/images/2024-05/rgrants_siskiyou_marten-repimg.jpg?h=7597a0fe&itok=rJMaTEGs)
Endangered Species Act
![A hairy black and white animals climbs some rocks.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/wolverine-nps.jpg?h=6521bd5e&itok=Ch9RJzhV)
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![A hairy black and white animals climbs some rocks.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/wolverine-nps.jpg?h=6521bd5e&itok=Ch9RJzhV)
Endangered Species Act
![a fisher climbing a tree](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-09/10_FIsher_17_USDA_ForSvc.jpg?h=8ad1a958&itok=welNR4Y3)
Endangered Species Act
![An adult Chinook salmon leaps out of the rushing white water in Pacific Northwest](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-08/An%20adult%20male%20Chinook%20salmon%20leaps%20out%20of%20the%20water%20Laura%20Mahoney%20USFWS.jpg?h=7685ba0d&itok=QP9SIBr-)
Endangered Species Act
![An olive green frog sits partially covered by shallow water](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/FYLF-credit-RebeccaFabbri-USFWS.jpg?h=dd002c8e&itok=2SQs2J3P)
Endangered Species Act
![low growing green plant without flowers, growing in sandy soil](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-08/sand%20dune%20blm.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=iBwbN3pS)
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![By rubbing their flippers and forepaws simultaneously, sea otters increase the efficiency of a grooming session.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-06/sea%20otter%20banner.png?h=527bdae8&itok=ZToYnwO-)
Endangered Species Act
![Female fenders blue butterfly on a small pink flower. Wings are spread out and you can see the brownish blue color on top with an outline of white on the wings.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-01/FBB%20jDillon.jpg?h=4e026002&itok=xMLd_kTO)
Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species Act
![Looking upstream at West Fork Millacoma River on Elliott State Research Forest](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-05/WestForkMillacoma_ODF.jpg?h=45e292d0&itok=gjDx5ohF)
![scenic photo of redwoods with a sunset in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-06/Redwoods%20-%20Cliff%20LaPlant.jpg?h=f5395998&itok=a9VIXuCX)
![A brown owl with white streaks and spots sits in a tree with green moss and needles.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2021-05/barred-owl-jbh-nwr-vern-wright.jpg?h=4adc46d0&itok=PKl5R7Fs)
Endangered Species Act
![A grassy open field with sunlight breaking through the clouds.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-06/Bob.jpg?h=5dc9785f&itok=9JRkupUZ)
Habitat Restoration
![Western Oregon forest landscape with sun shining through trees](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-05/forest.jpg?h=0248296f&itok=Jjx2MOoR)
Endangered Species Act
![Streaked horned lark standing on the ground at an airport](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-04/StHorned%20Lark%20%28Corvallis%20DLeonard%20May%202014%29.jpg?h=d6fd0688&itok=WA4o8l-f)
Endangered Species Act
![Sand dune phacelia, a coastal plant](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2022-03/Phacelia%20younger%20mat%2020200318.jpg?h=266da715&itok=6vqw7vYI)
Endangered Species Act