Events

Calling it “one of the largest threats to the Mt. Hood National Forest”, the environmental group Bark holds a meeting Thursday night on the Palomar Pipeline. Palomar is a 220-mile natural gas pipeline that crosses Northwest Oregon from the Columbia River near Astoria, to Maupin. That route includes 47-miles through the Mt. Hood National Forest,...
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Klamath Water Shortages Governor Kulongoski heads south Tuesday to Klamath Falls for a meeting about a potentially severe drought in the Klamath Basin. This year is looking a lot like 2001, when there wasn’t enough water in the system for both farmers and salmon. He’ll meet with federal, state and local officials, as well as...
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Bradwood Landing LNG Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality heads to Astoria this evening for a public meeting on the Bradwood Landing LNG project. Could be interesting. DEQ is reviewing Clean Air, Clean Water and other permits that Bradwood needs before it can be built. It will explain that process at the meeting. A recent letter from...
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LNG In Oregon Dan Serres of Columbia Riverkeeper brings us up-to-date on LNG issues at tonight’s meeting of Portland Green Drinks. His group is trying to stop two LNG projects along the Columbia River, and two natural gas pipelines that are connected to the those projects.
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Newsworthy and interesting stuff from today through Sunday. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: Eagle Watch Eagle Watch 2010 will celebrate one of Oregon’s largest assemblies of winter migratory bald eagles along with the other raptors that help make Lake Billy Chinook a wildlife viewing mecca Feb. 27-28. The annual event is a mix of presentations, tours and demonstrations that...
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Newsworthy and interesting stuff from today through Sunday. THURSDAY: Symposium On Light Pollution Published studies are revealing that the light pollution generated by our 24/7 lifestyle is beginning to wreak havoc on human health and safety, plant and wildlife behavior and mortality, our energy resources, and our heritage of dark sky observation. This luncheon symposium is designed...
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Newsworthy and interesting things to do from today through Sunday. WEDNESDAY: Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival Join Cascadia Wildlands and University of Oregon Outdoor Program for an evening of captivating, award-winning, not-to-be missed film. Sit back and enjoy stunning landscapes, inspiring activism and learn about the people’s campaigns working to keep the Earth’s wild places wild!...
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Newsworthy and interesting things to do from today through Sunday. WEDNESDAY: Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival Join Cascadia Wildlands and University of Oregon Outdoor Program for an evening of captivating, award-winning, not-to-be missed film. Sit back and enjoy stunning landscapes, inspiring activism and learn about the people’s campaigns working to keep the Earth’s wild places wild!...
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Interesting or newsworthy events from today until Sunday. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Wild Horse Adoption The first Pacific Northwest mustang adoption for 2010 is set for Friday and Saturday, February 19 and 20 at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines, OR. Over 100 vivid pintos, speckled roans, and creamy palominos are slated...
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Interesting or newsworthy events from today until Sunday. THURSDAY: Klamath Basin Agreements Decades of fighting over water, salmon and dams in the Klamath Basin could come to a close Thursday in Salem. Governor Kulongoski, Governor Schwarzenegger and Interior Secretary Salazar will take part in a ceremony to sign two agreements that are designed to make sure...
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