By US Attorney Oregon District,
Theodore B. Holbrook, 37, and George J. Arauz, Jr., 45, both of Gresham, Oregon, were sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for defrauding 50 investors of nearly $2.5 million using a sham energy technology start-up company. Holbrook and Arauz were also ordered to pay more than $2.3 million each in restitution and will be on supervised release for three years after completing their prison sentences.
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By Oregon Forests Forever
As you know, it’s been a long hot summer in Oregon and one that has been particularly bad for forest fires. Thankfully, more than 6,000 brave wildland firefighters have stepped up to protect our forests and communities.
Many of you have shared your gratitude on Oregon Forest Forever’s Facebook page:
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By Natural Resource Note,
Nappa Valley producer, Copper Cane Wines & provisions, has released a new wine called Willametter Journal. Many see the wine as implying it is from the Willamette Valley Viticultural Area which is a federally designated region. A complaint has been filed and could have abig impact on wine labeling.
The Capital Press reports,
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Congressman Dan Newhouse,
Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statements after bipartisan legislation they introduced to return management of gray wolves to state control advanced in the House of Representatives. The House Natural Resources Committee approved the legislation in a committee markup today.
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By Oregon Sportsmen Association,
Oregon wildlife biologists are enlisting the aid of hunters to determine why the state’s population of mule deer has dropped by nearly 10 percent in the past dozen years.
Biologists at the Starkey Project, a joint wildlife research project southwest of La Grande between the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service, questioned whether the growing number of Rocky Mountain elk has affected the mule deer, according to an Aug. 15 article in The La Grande Observer by Dick Mason.
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National Association of Wheat Growers,
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released details of the $12 billion package of aid to farmers hurt by retaliation resulting from the U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. According to the USDA press announcement, assistance to wheat growers will be 14¢/bushel. NAWG President and Sentinel, OK wheat farmer Jimmie Musick made the following statement:
“In public remarks, USDA Secretary Perdue stated that the federal aid package for farmers being harmed by our current trade war with China won’t seem like it’s equitable. This was made clear when the Administration introduced a proposal which poorly reflects the reality that all farmers are being harmed by tariffs.
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By Oregon Family Farm Association,
A horse can’t talk, despite Hollywood’s best attempts to make it seem so, and it can’t file a lawsuit against its owner, either, according to an Oregon judge.
Animal rights activist lawyers filed a $100,000 lawsuit against the owner of Justice, an 8-year-old lice-infested horse found in March 2017 with frostbitten genitals, weighing 300 pounds less than it should, according to Aimee Green’s Sept. 17 article in The Oregonian. Its owner, Gwendolyn Vercher of Cornelius, paid $3,700 in restitution after her conviction for first-degree animal neglect.
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Idaho Governor C.L.Otter and several Republicans leaders are trying to join a lawsuit to stop more restrictions regarding protecting the greater sage grouse.
The Spokesman Review has more:
An Idaho ranch’s attempt to block U.S. efforts to protect the greater sage grouse has attracted the support of Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and other top state Republicans. Otter, House Speaker Scott Bedke and Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill asked a federal judge last month for permission to intervene in a lawsuit targeting the federal government’s regulation of sage grouse habitat.“Because over 60 percent of Idaho is managed by the federal government, the Idaho Legislature has a strong interest in ensuring that federal land use issues fully consider the input of our citizens that live, work and recreate on these lands,” Bedke, a Republican from Oakley, wrote in his brief. The lawsuit was filed in April by Oakley-based brothers Douglas, Don and David Pickett, who own Tugaw ranch. They are being represented by conservative law firm Pacific Legal Foundation.
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By Oregon Sportsmen Association,
Melting snow last month unveiled the carcasses of 19 elk likely killed by an avalanche a year ago on Broken Top mountain peak east of Bend, Oregon.
Hikers discovered the carcasses of the dead animals near the Broken Top and No Name Lake, according to The Bulletin in Bend.
Jamie Bowles of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife identified bulls, cows, and calves among the elk killed by the avalanche, according to an Aug. 17 article in The Idaho Statesman by Keven Davenport. The elk suffered torn hides and broken limbs and antlers.
Warm, dry weather has melted the snow, which had preserved the carcasses, preventing decomposition until recently. Oregon is experiencing a drought after a hot summer, according to the U.S. Drought Portal at drough.gov.
“They had been encased in snow for quite a while,” Bowels said.
Wildlife biologists believe the avalanche might have occurred in the winter of 2016-17 after heavy snowfall. The animals will be left where they were found, according to Bowles, as moving them would be dangerous and unnecessary.
ODFW biologists believe the elk triggered an avalanche while attempting to cross a steep slope near Broken Top Peak above No Name Lake, according to an Aug. 21 article in The Inertia Mountain. The slope gave way, twisting and contorting the animals’ bodies.
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By Farm Bureau Federation,
Activists have grown rich by suing the government and reaping billions of taxpayers’ dollars – and all in secret. The U.S. Department of Interior, however, has issued an order to curb this abuse of basic, democratic processes and to open backroom deals to public scrutiny. The American Farm Bureau Federation applauds this overdue action.
Interior alone paid out more than $4.4 billion in monetary awards under terms of 460 settlement agreements and consent decrees between Jan. 1, 2012, and Jan. 19, 2017. In other words, Interior paid out an average of more than $800 million a year while keeping key aspects of litigation secret.
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