Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife search » ODFW Home » Viewing Resources » Climate and Ocean Change Buy a License Hunter Reporting Maps News Releases ODFW Jobs Public Meetings Field Reports Division Home Page Division Directory Fish Hatcheries Fish Programs Local Fisheries Division Home Page Division Directory Grants / Incentives Wildlife Areas Wildlife Habitat Wildlife Programs About ODFW Commission Director’s Office Strategic Vision Climate / Ocean Change Volunteering ODFW RESOURCES Viewing in Oregon Climate and Ocean Change The Earth’s climate and oceans are changing because of activities that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Oregon is already experiencing changes that are consistent with changes observed and projected globally, such as increased average air and water temperatures, disrupted precipitation patterns, and increased ocean acidification and hypoxia. These changing climate and ocean conditions are undermining the ability of lands and waters to support Oregon’s native fish and wildlife, and the cultural and economic benefits they provide. This represents a serious and immediate threat to the Department’s ability to achieve its mission and meet its statutory mandates to manage the public trust resources in its care. To ensure the Department responds appropriately, ODFW recently adopted a Climate and Ocean Change Policy (click link for administrative rule) that provides high level direction to the Department to: (1) Ensure the Department understands the risks and opportunities associated with changing climate and ocean conditions and incorporates that understanding into all of the Department’s actions to maximize the conservation, use, and enjoyment of fish, wildlife, and their habitats for present and future generations. (2) Provide leadership toward a coordinated statewide and regional response that minimizes the impacts of changing climate and ocean conditions on Oregon’s natural resources and the communities, culture and economies reliant on them, and allows for sustainable use of natural resources in the future. (3) Provide leadership towards achieving the reductions in global greenhouse gases emissions that will be needed to prevent worsening of the impacts by reducing the Department’s carbon footprint to the extent practicable, with the goal reaching carbon neutrality. As part of implementing this policy, ODFW will be updating this page in the coming months with relevant material. Links Plain English version (pdf) Oregon Administrative Rule Base Year ODFW GHG Inventory About Us | Fishing | Hunting | Wildlife Viewing | License / Regs | Conservation | Living with Wildlife | ODFW Outdoors | Workday Login ODFW Home | Driving Directions | Employee Directory | Social Media | Oregon.gov | File Formats | Employee Webmail | ODFW License Agents 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE :: Salem, OR 97302 :: Main Phone (503) 947-6000 or (800) 720-ODFW [6339] Do you have a question or comment for ODFW? Contact ODFW's Public Service Representative at: odfw.info@odfw.oregon.gov Share your opinion or comments on a Fish and Wildlife Commission issue at: odfw.commission@odfw.oregon.gov Selecteer een taal Nederlands Afrikaans Albanees Amharisch Arabisch Armeens Azerbeidzjaans Baskisch Bengaals Birmaans Bosnisch Bulgaars Catalaans Cebuano Chichewa Chinees (traditioneel) Chinees (vereenvoudigd) Corsicaans Deens Duits Esperanto Ests Fins Frans Fries Galicisch Georgisch Grieks Gujarati Haïtiaans Creools Hausa Hawaïaans Hebreeuws Hindi Hmong Hongaars Iers Igbo IJslands Indonesisch Italiaans Japans Javaans Jiddisch Kannada Kazachs Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirgizisch Koerdisch Koreaans Kroatisch Lao Latijn Lets Litouws Luxemburgs Macedonisch Malagasi Malayalam Maleis Maltees Maori Marathi Mongools Nepalees Noors Odia (Oriya) Oeigoers Oekraïens Oezbeeks Pashto Perzisch Pools Portugees Punjabi Roemeens Russisch Samoaans Schots Keltisch Servisch Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovaaks Sloveens Soendanees Somalisch Spaans Swahili Tadzjieks Tagalog Tamil Tataars Telugu Thai Tsjechisch Turkmeens Turks Urdu Vietnamees Wels Wit-Russisch Xhosa Yoruba Zoeloe Zweeds Mogelijk gemaakt door Translate © ODFW. All rights reserved. This page was last updated: 09/21/2021 4:40 PM