[LandUse-News] Land Use News - May 16, 2014

Buhl, Laura laura.buhl at state.or.us
Fri May 16 15:07:47 PDT 2014


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UVa scientists to study impact of land use on climate change<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/uva-scientists-to-study-impact-of-land-use-on-climate/article_3ff61882-d7e0-11e3-9382-001a4bcf6878.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI2MDMxMjY0MTY5NDQ1MjQ0ODcyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGO4RISAqUK6SuNfSUqMrHcIFCzLQ>
The Daily Progress
"There are global implications for every land use decision," said Deborah Lawrence, an environmental scientist at UVa. Most of these decisions are ...

Climate Study to Focus on Oregon<http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/31561265-75/university-oregon-climate-researchers-area.html.csp>
Eugene Register-Guard
The University of New Hampshire is getting a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study climate change adaptation in the Blue Mountains of Oregon, an area prone to wildfires and drought.

A Glimpse Of How We'll Use Our Land In 2051<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://gizmodo.com/a-glimpse-of-how-we-ll-use-our-land-in-2051-1574489833%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bgizmodo%252Ffull%2B(Gizmodo)&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTMjIxOTc2MjYxMjE2ODU1OTQxMTIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFEesMp9XzN9KpiG0U8MR3hyQVhXA>
Gizmodo
These are a few of the predictions of a new study on how people will use privately held U.S. lands in coming decades. Economists and ecologists from ...

How does Lancaster County manage growth and maintain agricultural heritage?<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://lancasteronline.com/opinion/how-does-lancaster-county-manage-growth-and-maintain-agricultural-heritage/article_45a1c068-d7a1-11e3-9d86-001a4bcf6878.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoTMjIxOTc2MjYxMjE2ODU1OTQxMTIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHEPBexuVKRYVmmGCZ4DQiHlr4rtw>
Lancaster Newspapers
Let us start with a basic premise that agriculture land use is not a holding pattern until some other use is proposed. Lancaster County has some of the ...

Canyon ride tests access to BLM land<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/10/canyon-ride-tests-access-to-blm-land-in-utah/8947413/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTMjIxOTc2MjYxMjE2ODU1OTQxMTIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNExbMX9K2W7l3Wl6i0Mxt95i1GAaQ>
USA TODAY
The land is controlled by the BLM, which last month got into an armed confrontation with Bundy over his use of federal land. The BLM eventually

Rancher Cliven Bundy's grazing debt has no equal among Oregon cattlemen<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/05/rancher_cliven_bundys_grazing.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMzMTUzMzYzNjA5Mjk5NzU5ODEyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFewM3ja3AXeCJbEGCtfGz4XXIelw>
The Oregonian
More than 1,500 ranchers graze cattle on federal land in Oregon. Federal agencies report that only 45 are delinquent in paying their grazing fees.

Cities to suburbs: Where's the transit love? Suburbs to cities: Where's the bus?<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://grist.org/cities/seattle-transportation-woes/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTE4NDgzNzAxODM3NzczNjI2MTAyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE3rC_q5I26KiYdPa65fA_96bG2QA>
Grist
With the completion of a light-rail extension still years away, commuters who rely on public transportation here will find themselves stuck between a ...

Cancer, birth defects, asthma: Your neighborhood is impacting your health<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.katu.com/news/investigators/Cancer-birth-defects-asthma-Your-neighborhood-is-impacting-your-health-259142741.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzAzMTc3MjIzODc1MTY5NTYzNjIaN2YyOGYwYjBhMjhjMTMwOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHkd8giQz2zxZIqQzQQToLECp7rYQ>
KATU
EPA data show diesel fumes, for instance, contributed to 250 deaths in Oregon last year. That's more than the combined number of people who were ...

Cribbins nominated for state board<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://theworldlink.com/news/local/cribbins-nominated-for-state-board/article_f82e8938-dc55-11e3-b4d2-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjE4OTY3OTU0MjU3Mjg5MjM0NTIaNzM1ODU5ZWJiZWExOWUwOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHfBVi9HRqhmK1cSh3hERyaoXF8Cw>
Coos Bay World
Among the list was Coos County Commissioner Melissa Cribbins, who was nominated for Land Conservation and Development Commission.

Meet Clackamas County's new transportation and development director: 5 questions with Barbara ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/05/meet_clackamas_countys_new_tra.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTcxMjU4MjcwODkwOTU3ODM4NTgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF6t-qc4bZzlT4TOzakSk_B5kSLgQ>
The Oregonian
Barbara Cartmill served as acting director of the county's transportation and development department for about a ... I've been in Oregon since I was 14.

Oregon Transportation Commission seeks public input on state rail plan<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Oregon-Transportation-Commission-seeks-public-input-on-state-rail-plan--40451&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoRMjk4ODU5MDcxNjQ1NzQwNjMyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHmUNWWT9lHCxk0m8PByuyrI5IOww>
Progressive Rail Roading
The Oregon Transportation Commission recently released a draft of the 2014 State Rail Plan (SRP) to enable the public to review and comment on the ...

High-stakes debate looks at urban-rural divide in transportation funding<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://news.oregonmetro.gov/1/post.cfm/portland-odot-funding-051314&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzcwOTk4NjU5MjYwNDcxMzkwMDIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEq8vnYF2tpoyU7RcUQWKXpH6Qecg>
Metro newsfeed
Matt Garrett, director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, has ... send recommendations to the statewide Oregon Transportation

Oregon to Implement Voluntary Road Usage Fee: Oregon Politics Today<http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/oregon_to_implement_voluntary.html#incart_river>
The Oregonian
The Oregon Department of Transportation is starting work on what the agency says will be the nation's first per-mile road usage fee program when it goes online July 1, 2015.

Co-ops Stymied by Federal Land Plans<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/fed-land-plans-could-put-co-ops-out-of-business/69955&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoSMjg3NDMzMDE0NDQ5MDYxNzM0MhowYWUzYjFmMDk3ODBjYzEwOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNFRkdTZdnhqV0_uIgmZuK3eQKOjzQ>
Electric Co-op Today
Implausible as it seems, that's the price tag that the average member of one Oregon electric cooperative could face, if proposed federal land policies ...

Oregon Lands Director Mary Abrams Talks Elliott State Forest Future, Coal Exports<http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/05/oregon_lands_director_mary_abr.html#incart_river>
The Oregonian
Mary Abrams is the director of Oregon's Department of State Lands, the agency at the forefront of two major environmental debates over forestlands and coal exports.

Timber Project Derailed, For Now<http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20140513/timber-project-derailed-for-now>
Capital Press
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a timber project in Northeast Oregon must be enjoined, but the scope of the injunction has yet to be determined.

What the Heck is Going on in Damascus?: A Beginner's Guide<http://www.oregonlive.com/happy-valley/index.ssf/2014/05/what_the_heck_is_going_on_in_d.html>
The Oregonian
A lot is going on in Damascus right now. A lot.  To be fair, a lot has been going on in Damascus for years now. But, right now, the machinations of the city and citizens can get especially confusing.

Opponents Challenge Coast Guard LNG Approval<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/opponents-challenge-coast-guard-lng-approval-in-ap&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTcxNjg1Njk2Mjg1MDgyOTk5MTEyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGk6tYr3tV0J06DC0tp_33YztQ7Vw>
EarthFix
Clatsop County denied land-use permits needed to build the pipeline, and the company is challenging that denial at the Oregon Land Use Board of ...

PSU Sociologist discusses "Your Land, My Land" project<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dailyastorian.com/life/psu-sociologist-discusses-your-land-my-land-project/article_471b2202-da0f-11e3-8481-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYByoSMjg3NDMzMDE0NDQ5MDYxNzM0MhowYWUzYjFmMDk3ODBjYzEwOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNFNopMFE9ECy-iDLDQ6QZ8yh3ph9Q>
Daily Astorian
Dujon, a speaker with the Oregon Humanities Conversation Project, presented "Your Land, My Land" to a small audience Friday evening at the Astoria ...

A Peek into Coos County's Economic Future<http://theworldlink.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-peek-into-coos-county-s-economic-future/article_af9973fe-d47b-11e3-ae49-001a4bcf887a.html>
The World
Jordan Coves potential population, spending impact could change economic landscape.  If the Jordan Cove Energy Project comes, analysts predict a multimillion-dollar spending snowball descending on the county.

Learn about local watersheds and land use trends<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://theworldlink.com/sports/outdoors/learn-about-local-watersheds-and-land-use-trends/article_0fae5e4c-dc67-11e3-99da-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTM5NTY3NzE4NTA5OTUxNjk4ODUyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHOWD67kJ4yjX8n8ZiBGFMuFQrUYg>
Coos Bay World
COQUILLE - The public is invited to the Coquille Watershed Association meeting, when they will host Cameron La Follette, Land Use Director for ...

21 reservations next up in consolidation program<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/oregon/reservations-next-up-in-consolidation-program/article_e9fb8e65-286a-5d4c-8982-8f594daa5b11.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ1Njk1NzQwMjEzNzQ4NjA3MzQyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHfpbK96QmhJXwPP84MRjx_Ge3Sgg>
Longview Daily News
The land buyback program is part of a $3.4 billion settlement of a ... The leaders from tribes in Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon and Washington state ...

Oregon Grape Growers Say Drift Taking Toll on Vineyards<http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20140514/oregon-grape-growers-say-drift-taking-toll-on-vineyards>
Capital Press
Oregon grape growers say herbicide drift is damaging vineyards and it's time for the state to ban 2,4-D use during April to October growing season.


Laura Buhl, AICP, CNU-A | Land Use & Transportation Planner
Planning Services Division | Transportation & Growth Management
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR  97301-2540
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