Russ Morgan, ODFW wolf coordinator, with a 97-pound male wolf collared Feb. 12th. Photo from ODFW.
Oregon’s small population of wolves are safe from hunting – for now.
USDA Wildlife Services, which has orders to kill two wolves in Wallowa County, says it will call off the hunt until the end of July.
The decision is the first good news in a long time for the state’s wolf advocates, who filed a lawsuit yesterday to permanently stop the hunt.
One of the biggest environmental ballot measures in Oregon history is in good shape for this fall.
Supporters of the Water, Parks and Wildlife measure say they turned almost 200,000 signatures today to the Secretary of State’s office. They only needed 110,000 names to earn a spot on the November ballot.
Russ Morgan, ODFW wolf coordinator, with the female pup radio collared on Feb. 13, 2010. Photo from ODFW.
Conservation groups finally had enough with what must feel like a never ending hunt for two wolves in Wallowa County.
Today, they filed a lawsuit to block any further hunting, and to protect Oregon’s small population of wolves.
The hunt doesn’t really go on forever. The current expiration date is August 31. But the last time the hunting period was extended, it was extended for more than two months.
That decision is what appears to have led the conservation groups to take legal action.
PGE's coal fired Boardman Power Plant. Photo from Ted Timmons
The news must have landed at PGE like a ton of coal.
Oregon DEQ says its looking at three options for an early closure of PGE’s coal-fired power plant at Boardman. They call on the utility to spend millions more to keep the plant running, or shutting it down a lot earlier than PGE wants.
Hands Across the Sand at Neptune State Park. Photo by Gus Gates, Oregon Surfrider.
If you missed the weekend protest against offshore oil and gas drilling, here’s a way to experience it on your computer.
We’re getting video and photos from some of the Hands Across the Sand events in Oregon. There were 17 of these gatherings in Oregon on Saturday, part of a national movement to draw attention to the dangers of offshore drilling, and to promote clean and renewable energy.
Still missing. The alpha male of the Imnaha pack hasn't been seen or heard from since May 31st. ODFW photo.
The hunt for two wolves in Wallowa County could last all summer long. That’s the latest word from Oregon Fish and Wildlife.
ODFW is now giving federal agents until the end of August to kill two members of the Imnaha pack. It’s the third time ODFW has extended the hunt.
Also new, ODFW is answering critics in the environmental community who think the agency is violating its own rules, and letting the wolf hunt drag out for too long.
Hundreds of Oregonians, maybe thousands, will join hands tomorrow to send a message about offshore oil drilling.
It’s called Hands Across The Sand. More than a dozen events are planned across the state.
PGE's coal fired Boardman Power Plant. Photo from Ted Timmons
Hearings before the Public Utility Commission are usually pretty dull events. But Wednesday’s hearing in Portland promises to be very, very different.
That’s because environmental groups are rallying the troops, urging them to show up in huge numbers.
Their message to the PUC? Shut down the Boardman coal-fired power plant by 2014.
A scene along Wassen Creek in the Devil's Staircase area. Photo by Kristian Skybak. For more see http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiansven
Update: Adding Press Release by Cascadia Wildlands
A bill to protect the Devil’s Staircase, and another that expands the Oregon Caves National Monument, have been approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
The vote is a “milestone” according to Senators Wyden and Merkley. The bills now go before the full Senate for consideration.
Environmental groups are now making it very clear that they’re frustrated with ODFW’s decision to extend the hunt for two wolves in Wallowa County.
They’re accusing the agency of bowing to political pressure to kill wolves, and not giving the state’s Wolf Management Plan a chance to work.
