This fundraiser supports the fragile coastal marten habitat legal case in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and helps fund legal defense to challenge recent federal rulings and restrictions on public land use.
Save the Oregon Dunes & Protect the Oregon Dunes is at a critical crossroads. Recent federal court rulings—stemming from a lawsuit targeting the U.S. Forest Service—have triggered sudden area closures, strict nighttime vehicle curfews, and blocks on commercial event permits across iconic locations like Banshee Hill. fewer than 400 coastal martens surviving across isolated pockets of Oregon and California—and only around 71 estimated to inhabit the dunes—this rare, weasel-like carnivore is at the center of a massive regulatory battle. While the landscape is a treasured home for native wildlife, it has also supported generations of responsible recreational riders and local communities who rely on open access.
Why We Need Your Help The current federal decisions threaten to permanently alter how we share, use, and protect our public lands. We are raising funds to Fight the Legal Rulings: Retain specialized legal counsel to challenge overreaching restrictions and advocate for balanced, multi-use management plans. Protect the Habitat: Support boots-on-the-ground conservation, accurate independent wildlife tracking, and realistic mitigation strategies that don't just lock the public out. Keep the Dunes Open: Defend community traditions, local economies, and motorized recreation heritage against permanent closures. Every dollar raised goes directly toward our legal defense fund and active advocacy for the Oregon Dunes. operational costs, administrative expenses, and travel/gas related to organizing this effort.
Stand with us to protect our wildlife, our community, and our access to public lands. Its now or never we have to stand together or we will lose our rights to these public lands.
