Regulatory Update  By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, OFS is serving on the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) Pesticide Rules Advisory Committee, which is working to align Oregon’s pesticide rules with EPA requirements. The committee brings together a broad range of stakeholders, including agricultural organizations such as Oregon Farm Bureau, […]

(photo: Amanda Loman) By Oregon State University Extension Office, OREGON CITY, Ore. — Wearing blue gloves, Small Farm School students plunged their hands into bins of damp straw, mixed in mushroom spawn and packed the material into clear plastic bags.   The bags would go home with them, ready to […]

By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Press release, SALEM, Ore. – Cooler autumn weather triggers bears to begin their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. During this intense feeding period, bears can forage up to 20 hours a day beginning in late summer when berries […]

Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands Wyden bill follows public reporting that Trump administration is trying to transfer over 17,000 acres of public land in the West for data center development By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, (9/30/26) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden […]

DEQ Nutrient Strategy Report and Recommendations By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This week, DEQ published a report with recommendations that will help shape Oregon’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The report draws on public and stakeholder feedback and approaches used in other states to develop recommendations across seven DEQ water quality […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors has appealed its challenge to Oregon’s 2021 far-reaching recycling law to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, contending a U.S. District Court judge erred in rejecting its challenge. The trade organization contends the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization […]

AFRC, Oregon Loggers Urge More Active Management in Blue Mountains Forest Plans By Americans Forest Resource Council, Groups say new plans should give land managers more tools to address forest conditions and sustain the workforce needed to get the work done The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and Associated Oregon […]

Survey by air of Oregon’s forests reveals drought underlies many tree health issues By Oregon Forest Department, SALEM, Ore. – A new report on the state of health of Oregon’s forests is now available. Based on an extensive aerial survey of Oregon’s forests completed by the Oregon Department of Forestry […]

By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, SALEM, Ore. – Razor clam harvesting is now closed to all harvest coastwide the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Recent razor clam samples indicate levels of domoic acid (a marine biotoxin) are above the […]

By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Oregon State Representative Cyrus Javadi announced that, thanks to their efforts, the Federal Emergency Management […]