Oregonians understand the importance of and want to protect the clean drinking water, ancient forests, wilderness, and wild salmon of the O&C lands.

Pollution from animal agriculture is threatening our nation’s waterways. Each year, livestock operations in the United States generate up to a billion tons of manure, much of it from concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.

Marine species are gradually moving away from the equator into cooler waters, having an impact on many fisheries worldwide. Scientific studies show that this change is related to increasing ocean temperatures.