Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities, “Paperwork protests” are keeping the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from reducing wildfire and smoke risks on public lands, and providing sustainable timber harvests to support jobs. The good news is the BLM is proposing to modernize its forest management rules for the first time in […]

10 Oregon Wildfire Key Facts as of 9/10/20 By Taxpayer Foundation of Oregon – Oregon has never had this much uncontained wildfire burning at once. – In just the past week, about 900,000 acres have burned which is equal to double the typical yearly area burned. – As of Thursday […]

By Natural Resource Report, Here is an updated fire map of the NW from data collected by the NW Inter-agency Coordination Center as of 9/10 morning.

By Natural Resource Report Note, Here is KGW-8TV News 16-minute coverage of the fire… KOIN-TV 6 on fire tearing through Mill City KOIN-6 TV on coverage of Santiam area Here is Fox News coverage of the California fire… Watch the latest video at foxnews.com

By Oregon Farm Bureau, On July 31, the final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was finally released as part of the years-long Columbia River System Operations (CRSO) process. The FEIS determined that keeping the four dams of the lower Snake River intact, with some operational adjustments, was the best way to […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Press Release, The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Safari Club International (SCI) to outline the groups’ shared commitment to conservation of natural resources through sustainable multiple use. The […]

By Oregon Sportsmen Association, A strong bipartisan Congress has passed one of the most significant outdoor recreation bills in modern history. The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) preserves and enhances access to public lands for hunters and other outdoor recreationalists while establishing permanent funding to support infrastructure improvements and advance […]

By California Farm Bureau, The recent electrical blackouts seemed to catch California policymakers by surprise, but they shouldn’t have. For more than a decade, Farm Bureau has raised concerns that the renewable-energy policies implemented by the Legislature, California Energy Commission, Public Utilities Commission and Air Resources Board have set the […]

USDA Tightens Eligibility Rules For Farm Subsidies By National Association of Wheat Growers, “Loopholes remain, but the USDA is tightening its crop subsidy rules by limiting who can collect a payment for managing a farm, historically one of its most porous definitions. The new regulation, to be published on Monday, […]

Oregon Farm Bureau Press Release, OFB joins lawsuit to fight governor’s Executive Order On July 31, Oregon Farm Bureau, in partnership with Oregon Business and Industry, Oregon Truckers Association, Oregon Forest Industries Council, Oregon Manufacturers and Commerce, and individual business owners, including Otley Land & Cattle owned by Harney County […]