Give the gang at Coal Free Oregon some credit for coming up with new ways to keep their cause in the news.
Give the gang at Coal Free Oregon some credit for coming up with new ways to keep their cause in the news.
Washington DNR gave final approval today for a major expansion of the trail system in the Yacolt Burn State Forest.
The new plans covers about 40,000 acres, nearly all of them in Clark County.
Cruising the Willamette River on a perfectly sunny summer afternoon, it was tempting to forget that we were in the middle of a Superfund site.
But as one of our tour guides reminded me, “It’s what you can’t see that will hurt you.”
Fish and Wildlife asked for comments on the state’s Wolf Management Plan, and Oregonians responded in a big way.
ODFW says it received more than 22,000 letters and emails from the public and stakeholder groups such as the Oregon Cattleman’s Association, Oregon Wild, and the Hells Canyon Preservation Council.
After sorting through the pile, what’s left is a description of what we think is working – and not working – as the State searches for ways for manage its small, but growing population of wolves.
For the first time, wildlife officials have captured one of the wolves in the Wenaha pack in Northeast Oregon.
The two year old male was caught on Wednesday, outfitted with a tracking collar, and released.
It’s a big deal for Oregon Fish and Wildlife. That’s because it will now be a whole lot easier for the agency to monitor the pack and learn more about how well the wolves are doing.
Thanks to a federal judge in Montana, Oregon’s wolves are back on the Endangered Species List.
District Judge David Molloy ruled today that the federal government made a mistake last year when it delisted wolves in four states, including Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana – but kept them on the list in Wyoming.
Molloy says the law doesn’t allow for a state-by-state solution. According to the judge, the law only allows one choice. List all of the wolves in Rocky Mountain region, or list none of them.
Environmental groups are happy with the ruling, but admit it’s still to early to know what will be the long term impact of Molloy’s ruling in Oregon.
“This is good news,” says Rob Klavins of Oregon Wild, “but not the last chapter.”
A lot depends on how the feds decide to respond. Will they appeal the ruling? Will they try to delist all the Rocky Mountain wolves or will they try to re-list all of them.
As if old growth logging, and competition from barred owls wasn’t enough.
There’s another threat to Oregon’s fragile population of northern spotted owls.
Research from Oregon State University says climate change may also hurt the spotted owl’s chances for survival.
