Regulatory Update
By Oregonians for Food and Shelter,
The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) has released the final Climate Resilience Attributes of Oregon Lands and Waters report. The metrics developed from these attributes will be used to track state agency progress toward the Governor’s climate resilience goals. During the public review process, OFS advocated for stronger recognition of working lands and their key role in Oregon’s climate resilience strategy.
The final report does reflect meaningful improvements, including greater recognition of the contributions working lands make to both landscape and economic resilience. Indicators included in the draft which did not adequately represent working lands have been removed and will continue to be refined by OWEB and state agencies. OFS will remain engaged throughout the process and continue advocating for the involvement of natural resource industries and land managers to ensure working land perspectives are reflected in future climate resilience efforts.
Cultivate Northwest Update
OFS Policy and Stewardship Director Dani Lightle supported our affiliated 501c3, Cultivate Northwest, this week to train pesticide investigators and inspectors from across the country at the NASDA Pesticide Inspector Residential Training (PIRT) workshop in Corvallis. Dani and OSU Pesticide Safety Educator Program Director Kaci Buhl trained participants on Endangered Species Act pesticide label changes, helping participants better understand the new requirements and the challenges of implementing the updated label language.
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