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 […]

Regulatory Update  By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Oregon’s natural resource agencies have been releasing workplans for the Governor’s Executive Order 25-26, which directs agencies to work together to increase the resilience of Oregon’s natural and working lands and waters. The EO also establishes a goal of protecting, conserving, or […]

Rep. Yunker Helps Secure Rule Change to ODFW’s Special Hunting Tag Program By State Rep. Dwayne Yunker, GRANTS PASS, ORE. — Following a request by Representative Dwayne Yunker (R-Grants Pass) and the Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today approved a rule change replacing the […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This week, OFS Executive Director Katie Murray attended a planning meeting as part of the Advisory Committee for the Oregon Bee Project. OFS has served in an advisory role to this program since its inception over 10 years ago. The program’s impacts and outcomes […]

Emergency Board Approves Funding Requests to Support Agencies During Unprecedented 2026 Fire Season By Oregon House Republican Caucus, SALEM, Ore. — As of August 20, reported 2026 fire season costs totaled approximately $236.2 million. With federal assistance grants, contributions, and cost recoveries, anticipated net costs are roughly $157.4 million. Current […]

BY Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, THE DALLES, Ore. – Several California bighorn sheep along the John Day River have recently tested positive for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovi), the respiratory pathogen associated with pneumonia outbreaks in wild sheep. The detections mark the first known cases of M.ovi in the […]

Wyden, Klobuchar, Heinrich Demand Answers from Trump Official that Diverted Federal Firefighting Resources to Private Ranch Amid record wildfire season in Western U.S., top Trump official at USDA diverted scarce firefighting resources to a 7 acre fire near his private ranch in Idaho By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, D.C. […]

Oregon Ag regulatory update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This week, OFS submitted comments to the Department of Environmental Quality strongly opposing any recommendations to expand the Recycling Modernization Act’s (RMA) covered product definitions or increase fee-based burdens on Oregon’s food and fiber sectors. Our comments on the draft […]