Natural Resource News, Called one of Oregon’s biggest environmental ballot measures in history, supporters of the Water, Parks, and Wildlife measure have almost doubled the amount of signatures needed to place it on November’s ballot. On Friday, almost 200,000 signatures (approx. 10% of Oregon’s registered voters) were submitted to the […]

The Best of Oregon Editorials: Hasso Herring, Democrat Herald, 6/20 Members of Congress are getting a well-deserved taste of what it means to let carbon dioxide be regulated by a federal agency that is out of control. The Environmental Protection Agency decided last year that it had the power to […]

Local Governments will Receive $358 Million To Compensate for Tax-Exempt Federal Lands (PILT) Department of Interior Washington, D.C.—At the end of last week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that more than 1,850 local governments around the nation will be receiving their Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT).  Even […]

Only you can prevent a forest fire. Oregon Department of Forestry—More and more Oregonians are living in what is known as the wildland-urban interface – where homes and other structures are built in or near forests.  This population expansion into rural areas has increased the risk of human-caused fires in […]

LED BY LEAHY AND DEFAZIO, 56 MEMBERS OF HOUSE AND SENATE ASK USDA TO KEEP RULES ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA WASHINGTON – Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter DeFazio, joined by 49 other representatives and five other senators, are asking USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to retain the regulated status of genetically […]

Soy Transportation Coalition June 14, 2010 – An analysis performed on behalf of the Soy Transportation Coalition documents the strong relationship between our nation’s freight transportation system and individual farmer profitability. The study provides compelling evidence that farmers, more than any other segment of agriculture, are responsible for paying the […]

Greg Walden presses for action on forest health, rural jobs, biomass energy By Congressman Greg Walden WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) renewed the bipartisan effort to create jobs for rural Oregonians this week by asking once more for congressional hearings on forest health and renewable biomass energy […]

Study Confirms Trade Agreements Lift U.S. Farm Exports, More Progress is Needed U.S. Wheat Associates Press Release ARLINGTON, Virginia — The results of a comprehensive new study show that bilateral and multilateral trade agreements directly increase U.S. agricultural exports, farm gate prices, and job growth, yet the United States risks […]

Timber Industry Report By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC What goes up, comes down, much to everyone’s disappointment, but to no one’s surprise.  Our lumber price is in a free fall, and mills have cut back temporarily shut down. See five-year-span price analysis of lumber, logs, housing starts, permits, unsold […]

Oregon Caves and Devil’s Staircase Protection Bills Pass Energy Committee By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Bills Sponsored by Wyden and Merkley Will Protect Thousands of Acres of Wilderness and Expand Monument’s Boundaries Washington, D.C. – Marking another milestone in the fight to protect Oregon’s natural resources for future generations, U.S. […]