We fight for clean, free-flowing rivers

Our Mission


Founded in 2023, the Wild & Scenic Law Center is the nation’s first and only public interest, nonprofit environmental law firm focused exclusively on river protection. We provide legal representation and policy analysis for river advocates, watershed organizations, and conservation groups of all sizes, supporting their fight for clean, free-flowing rivers.

What we do

Recent Cases and Projects

Protecting the Rogue River from nutrient pollution

Working towards the decommissioning of Glen Canyon Dam

Fighting toxic industrial runoff in Portland, Oregon

These cases and projects remain ongoing in 2024; each was started while our Founder and Executive Director, Jamie Saul, was employed at Lewis & Clark Law School’s Earthrise Law Center (2015-2023).

About us

Jamie Saul

Founder and Executive Director

Jamie is a public-interest environmental attorney with a passion for rivers and a successful track record of fighting to protect them. Since 2007 Jamie has litigated cases in federal and state courts under the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and Endangered Species Act, and has advocated before state and federal agencies for improved implementation of the Clean Water Act’s NPDES permitting program. His docket has included federal citizen suits against recalcitrant polluters; actions challenging flawed decisions by federal and state environmental agencies; and administrative hearings to strengthen wastewater discharge permits.

Prior to founding the Wild & Scenic Law Center in 2023, Jamie spent nine years as a Clinical Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School, teaching students and practicing law through the school’s domestic environmental litigation clinic, Earthrise Law Center. He has also spent time in private practice, and began his legal career as a Staff Attorney with Midwest Environmental Advocates in Madison, Wisconsin. Jamie holds a B.S. in Geology from The College of William & Mary (1997), and earned his J.D. cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School (2007) with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law.

Jamie is an avid whitewater kayaker, canoeist, and rafter, and a budding fly-fisherman. Prior to attending law school he worked in outdoor education as a kayak instructor and wilderness trip leader. These days Jamie devotes much of his spare time to multi-day river trips with his wife Alex, their daughters Kate and Charlotte, and their dog Harper.

Jamie and family on the John Day River, Oregon

Our Board of Directors

Charles Carroll

Chip is a former professional raft guide and trip leader on the Rogue, Middle Fork Salmon, and Kern Rivers, among others. He is a financial planner by trade and the former principal of New Outlook Financial, LLC. Chip serves as Treasurer of the Board.

Katherine Luscher

Katherine is an experienced river advocate and community organizer who spent decades with River Network and the Waterkeeper Alliance before becoming a Senior Coordinator with the National Audubon Society. An experienced raft guide, Katherine still leads trips on the Rogue River.

David Moryc

Dave is the Senior Director of the River Protection Program at American Rivers, and brings more than two decades of experience in river conservation, campaign strategy, and environmental advocacy. An avid flyfisherman, Dave serves as the Secretary of the Board.

Jamie Saul

Jamie is an environmental attorney and is the founder and Executive Director of the Wild & Scenic Law Center. He serves as President of the Board.

Support our work


With your help, we can continue to fight for clean, free-flowing rivers.

Your financial contribution, no matter its size, is meaningful to us and allows us to serve the river protection movement. Use the form to the right to make a one-time or recurring donation to the Wild & Scenic Law Center. We are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization and your donation may be tax-deductible; please consult with your accountant or other tax professional to confirm.

Our EIN is 88-3628264

Thank you for your support!

Purchase Gear

You can now purchase Wild & Scenic Law Center gear, including t-shirts, sweatshirts, and mugs! Profits support our cause while the branded gear helps to spread the word about our organization and its mission.

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