UPDATE: The Oregonian reports that a federal judge in Spokane has blocked the garbage shipments until the end of August. The O quotes the judge as writing, “There are serious questions relating to whether the USDA adequately analyzed the environmental impacts of shipment and receipt of Hawaiian waste.” EARLIER: A coalition of environmental groups,...
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One of the state’s most feared invasive species has arrived. The most immediate threat is to our coastal shellfish. The species, known as Didemnum vexillum, can form huge colonies that cover shellfish beds and literally smother them to death.
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ODFW is looking for help as it battles an army of invasive goldfish at a lake in Eastern Oregon.
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If Measures 66 and 67 fail in next month’s special election, it could mean major reductions in how much money the state spends on monitoring pollution, protecting and restoring streams, maintaining state parks, and fighting wildfires. These two measures raise about $733 million for state government by increasing incomes taxes on high earning Oregonians,...
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Take a good look at that photo. This relatively harmless looking bird, the greater sage-grouse, may become the focal point of a new debate that could dramatically alter the economy and environment of Oregon, as well as more than a dozen other western states. The debate could put two strongly held green values in...
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Three more pieces of the environmental agenda received final passage today and are on their way to Governor Kulongoski. Not a bad day considering the four victories racked up over the weekend. Meanwhile, enviros took a big loss on a renewable energy bill. So as we used to say in televsion, let’s go right...
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With adjournment just a few days away, the Oregon Senate made a rare weekend appearance to take care of unfinished business. This includes some of the bills that are important to the state’s environmental community. Invasive Species The Senate approved a bill that creates a system of mobile checkpoints, where vehicles hauling boats and...
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A bill to help keep invasive species out of Oregon has been approved the House. House Bill 2220B allows state officials to set up check points where they can inspect boats and trailers for invasive species, and if necessary, decontaminate them. Anyone who’s caught knowingly transporting invasive species can be fined up to $6,250....
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Welcome to our first video story produced for Natural Oregon. Recently, we joined researcher David Wiens of Oregon State University on a field trip in the forests near Veneta, Oregon. He and his team are studying the competition between the Northern Spotted Owl and the Barred Owl, a relative newcomer to the state. We...
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UPDATE: A follow up hearing has been scheduled for HB 2220. (See last paragraph in this story.) The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Communities Committee holds a work session on April 14 at 8am. A key bill to help stop the spread of invasive species is making progress in the Oregon Senate. SB...
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