In the ongoing dispute between OHV riders, and the so-called “quiet” users of National Forests, the advocates of “quiet recreation” have a new argument to support their cause. Hikers, fishermen, bikers, wildlife watchers and other “quiet” forms of recreation aren’t just easier on the environment. They play a much bigger role in supporting the...
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Tonight’s your last, best chance to be heard on the future of Mt. St. Helens. Starting at 6pm, the Mt. St. Helens Advisory Committee holds its final public hearing on plans that could bring big changes to the volcano. While rejecting the idea of a Mt. St. Helens National Park, the proposals include many...
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It may cost you a lot more to go fishing, shellfishing and hunting next year. Oregon Fish and Wildlife is proposing fee increases averaging 20% starting in 2010. Some examples, the resident annual angling license fee would go from $24.75 to $32.50 and a resident annual hunter fee rises from $22.50 to $29.00. Do...
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ODFW is keeping some of its areas on Sauvie Island closed to the public for an extra two weeks. The opening of the Eastside units will be delayed until May 1st, while Westside, Oak Island and North units will open as normal on April 16. The Department says the reason for the extended closure...
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