Tim frequently writes guest opinions for major newspapers.
Here are some recent pieces:
A new age of flooding
Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Aug. 23, 2024
Who really benefits from offshore wind farm proposal
Curry Coastal Pilot, Oct. 17, 2023
We’ve seen the flooding in California. Will we move to higher ground?
Los Angeles Times, May 27, 2023
Come fly the friendly skies of state parks? Keep your drones away
Eugene Register-Guard, May 4, 2022
The reckoning of our mistakes is upon us
Eugene Register-Guard, July 31, 2021
We need open space; Washington can help us get it
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 1, 2021
The age of innocence is over
Eugene Register-Guard, Dec. 27, 2020
The loss of glaciers is a warning to all Oregonians
The Oregonian, Nov. 25, 2020
The Trump administration pushes Bristol Bay closer to disaster
Los Angeles Times, August 12, 2020
Fire and the climate of tomorrow
Eugene Register-Guard, July 31, 2020
The tree of Oregon should unite us all
Medford Mail Tribune, July 5, 2020
Voting by mail works in Oregon. It will work in Michigan, too
Detroit Free Press, May 22, 2020
Voting by mail is safer, easier and cheaper
Madison Cap Times, May 18, 2020
Earth Day ethos, now more than ever
Eugene Register-Guard, April 21, 2020
Climate change matters to rural Oregonians
Roseburg The News-Review, March 25, 2020
This land is our land
And Beauty for All, November 17, 2020
Rural voters must care about climate
Eugene Register Guard, July 25, 2019
More floods are coming
San Francisco Chronicle, May 25, 2019
Why let mining companies rip up public land like it's 1872?
Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2019
Wildlands win worthy protections
Eugene Register-Guard, Mar. 3, 2019
Forests and fires: a path forward
Medford Mail Tribune, Dec. 27, 2018
Oregon already feels climate change, don't make it worse with Jordan Cove
The Oregonian, Dec. 26, 2018
As climate changes, sprawl becomes an increasing risk
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 22, 2018
Connecticut needs its rivers
The Valley Press (Simsbury), Oct. 18, 2018
Southern Oregon needs its wild and scenic rivers
Medford Mail Tribune, April 15, 2018
Post-fire forest policies should focus on watershed health
Eugene Register Guard, Jan. 27, 2018
Merkley wisely changes position on Coos Bay LNG project
Eugene Register Guard, Dec. 30, 2017
State action protects one of our finest rivers
Medford Mail Tribune, Dec. 22, 2017
Forests, fires, and facts: Making Correct Choices for the Future
Curry Coastal Pilot, Nov. 3, 2017
'The lifeblood' of our state: For 50 years, saving rivers has been good for Idaho
Idaho Statesman, Oct. 14, 2017
Anniversary of the rivers law is cause to celebrate
Bend Bulletin, Oct. 3, 2017
Work still left for Wild and Scenic Rivers
Jackson Hole News and Guide, Oct. 4, 2017
It's time to protect Montana's best rivers
Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Oct. 1, 2017
Utah's outstanding rivers deserve recognition
Salt Lake Tribune, Sept. 9, 2017
Oregon must act to block proposed pipeline
Eugene Register-Guard, April 23, 2017
Aerial spraying needs new rules
The World (Coos Bay, OR), April 3, 2017
Don't imperil protection of public lands
Bend Bulletin, Mar. 20, 2017
Don't give up public land
Medford Mail Tribume, Jan. 8, 2017
Floodplain recommendations push development elsewhere
Eugene Register-Guard, Nov. 26, 2016
Verdict on Malheur Wildlife Refuge no win for rural malcontents
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 1, 2016
Malheur verdict lends no credence to occupiers
Eugene Register-Guard, Nov. 1, 2016
Public land belongs to all Americans
The Oregonian, Sept. 29, 2016
Who should control our public lands?
Eugene Register-Guard, April 17, 2016
Hydopower doesn't need any more loopholes
High Country News, Sept. 3, 2015
Jordan Cove Quake Risks Ignored at our Peril
The World (Coos Bay, OR) August 13, 2015
Forest Practices Act can (but doesn't) do the job
Medford Mail Tribune, July 13, 2015
Don't weaken a successful NW Forest Plan
Eugene Register-Guard, July 9, 2015
Jordan Cove is the new Keystone XL Pipeline
Salem Statesman Journal, April 17, 2015
Legislation needed to curb herbicide spraying
Eugene Register-Guard, Feb. 15, 2015
Floods are coming, plan now to cope with the deluge
San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 25, 2015
Kitzhaber can protect Oregon's rivers
Salem Statesman Journal,, Dec. 18, 2014
Oregon rivers need modern forestry rules
Eugene Register-Guard, Dec. 11, 2014
Flood Insurance program must be overhauled
Oregonian, Nov. 15, 2014
Federal Mining Law from 1872 long overdue for an update
Eugene Register-Guard, Sept. 6, 2014
Wilderness for Kalmiopsis has served us well
Medford Mail Tribune, August 31, 2014
San Joaquin River's hard-won restoration is under threat
Sacramento Bee, July 13, 2014
Fracking has gone far enough in the last remnants of Penn's Woods
Harrisburg Patriot-News, May 29, 2014
To prevent another Formosa disaster, block new nickel mines
Medford Mail Tribune, May 13, 2014
The march of the "mega-loads"
The Oregonian, May 11, 2014
California drought: State needs to rethink how it uses water
San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2014
Nickel mining plan threatens Rogue, Smith tributaries,
Eugene Register-Guard, Jan. 11, 2014
Why undermine law that keeps Merced River wild and scenic?
Sacramento Bee, Nov. 2, 2013
Water in redwood country is worth more than nickel
Sacramento Bee, Oct. 13, 2013
A last look at California's melting glaciers,
San Francisco Chronicle, March 3, 2013
Merced protection should be kept,
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 20, 2013
A new change for Snake River salmon
High Country News, Aug. 19, 2011
Idaho doesn't need a port
The Oregonian, Jan. 8, 1998