By Oregonians for Food and Shelter,   The Capitol was bustling with activity during the first week of the legislative session. Bills were just introduced on Monday, and all of them will need to be ready for a vote next week. The ones that don’t make it through policy committee […]

By Dave Hunnicutt Oregon Property Owners Association In the wake of a series of devastating wildfires across the western United States, several states have made significant changes to their state wildfire programs. After the 2020 Labor Day Fires, Oregon joined suit.  In 2021, the Oregon Legislature adopted SB 762, which […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The 2024 Legislative Session Kicks off this Monday, February 5th. Bills were published earlier this week and OFS has combed through the 300 or so to identify those of greatest concern to our members. We continue to meet with legislators regarding HB 4059 to […]

By Oregon State Representative Cyrus Javadi, and Oregon State Senator Suzanne Weber, Press Release, Last week, a massive fire destroyed hundreds of crab pots at the Bornstein Foods seafood plant in Ilwaco, Washington, right across the mouth of the Columbia River from Astoria. The loss of property threatens the Northwest […]

By Oregon Forest Research Institute, The Oregon State University Extension Service is holding a webinar series, starting this month and continuing through the spring, that will delve into fires, fuels and density management for a variety of forest types and management objectives across central and eastern Oregon. Webinars in the […]

By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Salem, Ore – Poachers killed three cow elk in Umatilla County and a bull elk in Lincoln County earlier this month. Anyone with information that leads to an arrest or citation in either case may receive rewards of $1,000 or four hunter preference […]

By Dave Hunnicutt Oregon Property Owners Association On January 1, 2024, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) implemented a series of new regulations that significantly limit the ability of forestland owners to harvest timber on their land.  We’ve been getting quite a few calls on these changes, and if there […]

By OSU Extension Office Just as it took a small-but-enthusiastic group to invest in wine production more than 60 years ago, today a new group is equally determined to start another new Oregon agriculture industry in the state: olives. There’s a strong passion among the 50 commercial olive growers and […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Oregon ranchers, farmers, tribes, state agencies and nonprofits will receive $31 million to clean toxic pollution from the Columbia River and its tributaries, the last of the $79 million allocated two years ago by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to improve the Columbia River Basin’s […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The New Year is off to a fast start for the OFS team. This week we met with a range of our timber and ag partner organizations to share information on draft bills and concepts that we are aware of, and start prioritizing work […]