Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is woefully underfunded. That’s why our preservation partners at Oregon Wild are working to pass Oregon Home Costs 2977, which would raise the state’s short-term lodging tax– likewise called the tourist tax– in order to purchase the firm that handles Oregon’s wild, native fish populations, along with other Pacific Northwest types. Please include your name to the Oregon Wild Petition advising state lawmakers to pass HB 2977– likewise called “1% for Wildlife.”
Sign the letter here: 1% for Wildlife
Dear Members of the Oregon Legislature,
We, the undersigned, prompt you to support HB 2977, an expense to protect long-lasting, devoted financing to avoid the decrease of Oregon’s the majority of threatened fish, wildlife, and environments.
Oregon is an exceptionally unique location; home to a varied variety of plants, animals, and the environments that support them. Regrettably, advancement, environment modification, and other natural and human-made effects put their future at danger.
There are almost 300 types in Oregon at a raised danger of termination and 11 environments of preservation issue. To fight this– and make sure all types prosper in Oregon– we require strong, proactive financial investments in their healing.
HB 2977 would offer a consistent, sustainable source of funds to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to recuperate Oregon’s the majority of threatened types and environment and improve biodiversity– all of which add to Oregon’s tourist and outside leisure economy.
Please support ‘1% for Wildlife” by passing HB 2977 today
