By American Forest Research Council AFRC News, 9/16. On September 11, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request to reverse its decision on the Mission Brush case (Lands Council v McNair). The plaintiffs had asked for a full court review of the decision, following the court’s unanimous en […]

[Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission Release Sept. 17, 2008] A new volunteer is being sought from Oregon Congressional District 2  for the state’s Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee (CIAC). CIAC is an eight-person committee that advises the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) and local governments on citizen involvement […]

WESTERN LUMBER PRODUCTION DECLINES FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR TO AN 11-YEAR LOW [Western Wood Products Association]  PORTLAND, Ore. – With the housing market on the ropes, lumber production at Western sawmills in 2007 slipped for the second straight year to the lowest annual volume in more than a decade, according […]

By Oregon Forest Research Institute, OFRI News 9/08 When Oregon passed the landmark Forest Practices Act (OFPA) in 1971, the legislation relied on results from the original Alsea Watershed Study, the most far-reaching forest watershed study of its time. Nearly 40 years later, three new paired watershed studies of unprecedented […]

From Oregonians In Action Education Center, Looking Forward Magazine In the past few weeks, we have received calls from Measure 49 claimants across the state asking about the timing of their Measure 49 claim.  Here is the latest information from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD): Of […]

[Oregon Department of Agriculture]The Oregon Department of Agriculture has adopted a per-head fee of $1.00 for the livestock industry’s Brand Inspection Program effective immediately. The 15 cent increase in the per-head fee is expected to maintain the program at its current level of service. Because expenses for 2008 were higher […]

{OR Dept. of Environmental Quality Release}  The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced today 17 penalties totaling $389,972 for August 2008. So far in 2008, DEQ has issued 153 penalties totaling $1,408,785. That compares to 145 penalties totaling $1.76 million for the same period a year ago. A complete list […]

[OSU Extension Press Release] CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Extension Service and Oregon Tilth will launch a nine-week course in organic gardening in the Portland area in October, marking the training’s debut in the state.The two organizations developed the curriculum with help from Portland State University; East Multnomah […]

By Don Anslow, Digger Magazine, Association of Oregon Nurseries. Oregon nurseries enjoy climate, soils, and a favorable growing season that is the envy of growers across the continent. Less than enviable, however, is the long distance between Oregon and several of its important markets.  In 2006, 75 percent of Oregon […]

[OR Dept. of Agriculture Release 09/05/08] — The Oregon Department of Agriculture, working with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, is responding to the abandonment of 11 horses that show signs of neglect and starvation. The horses were found abandoned in a rural area of the county earlier this week. ODA […]