From michael.morrissey at state.or.us Mon Nov 19 13:12:28 2012 From: michael.morrissey at state.or.us (Morrissey, Michael) Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:12:28 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News-November 19, 2012 Message-ID: <8E4EA4B8E876404292F6F09D24A772F82564D8B3@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to the Land Use News e-mail list! Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. Past Land Use News weekly e-mails may be found here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/landuse-news Anyone may subscribe, unsubscribe or change their subscription to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news Organization highlights Oregon ag at Thanksgiving Capital Press (subscription) In honor of Oregon agriculture, the land-use-planning organization has put together an infographic it hopes people will share on social media. The infographic, which will be released Nov. 14, conveys the state's annual consumption and production of ... See all stories on this topic > 50-year land use plan approved in S. Oregon The Columbian Farmer Chris Jagger drives his electric tractor in November 2009 on his Blue Fox Farm near Applegate, Ore. Once resistant to the idea of state-backed land-use planning, Jackson County and six cities within its boundaries have established a 50-year ... See all stories on this topic > Climate change increases stress, need for restoration on grazed public lands Phys.Org Credit: Oregon State University. Eight researchers in a new report have suggested that climate change is causing additional stress to many western rangelands, and as a result land managers should consider a significant reduction, or in some places ... See all stories on this topic > Neighbors of proposed UO golf course near Creswell appeal permit The Register-Guard Neighbors of a proposed golf course for the University of Oregon are challenging a county permit allowing the project, saying the use of chemicals to manage the turf and its use of water could hurt surrounding areas. The appeal of the county land use ... See all stories on this topic > Portland has authority to regulate waterfront, Oregon Supreme Court rules, but ... OregonLive.com (blog) Industrial groups originally scored a huge win in January 2011, when the state Land Use Board of Appeals sent the River Plan back to the city over insufficient calculations of industrial land. That meant the city couldn't implement new regulations ... See all stories on this topic > [cid:image001.jpg at 01CDC657.2FDFE870] OregonLive.com (blog) $30 million central Oregon development near Smith Rock on auction block for ... OregonLive.com A new owner of Ranch at the Canyons could build a "boutique" guest ranch -- which already has land-use approval -- on the grounds. The Manchester, Vt.-based Orvis Co. also brings anglers to the ranch from time to time to fish the lakes. "It's one of ... See all stories on this topic > [cid:image002.jpg at 01CDC657.2FDFE870] OregonLive.com GUEST VIEWPOINT: McCall spins in grave over land use 'reforms' The Register-Guard Promoting and defending Oregon's innovative land use program - soon to become a model for other states - Republican Gov. Tom McCall railed against "the grasping wastrels of the land" and "local officials who cater to developers and exploiters." In ... See all stories on this topic > Coast Range sale may test 'ecological forestry' theory of prominent professors The Republic A proposed timber sale in Benton County is intended to provide a wet-climate test of the logging theories of two prominent Northwest forestry professors who say Northwest woods could use more thinning and clearings. The Obama administration has been ... See all stories on this topic > Klamath geothermal project lands $1.75M federal grant Sustainable Business Oregon The technology has been used in other parts of the world but the plant in southern Oregon would be its first use in the U.S.. Entiv and Technip are also seeking permits for a second 10-megwatt project on private land north of the refuge. Both projects ... See all stories on this topic > Men who set range fires on federal land sentenced Herald and News (AP) - An Eastern Oregon rancher and his adult son, who were found guilty of setting fires on federal rangeland, have been given sentences far below the mandatory minimum. ... Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts. 6 ... See all stories on this topic > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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