From sadie.carney at state.or.us Thu Jul 23 15:52:36 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:52:36 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for July 24, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C5C4E76@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News - early release! The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). 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. ________________________________ Oregon is the 4th least energy-expensive state in the U.S. | Portland Sun Times Portland Sun Times Congrats to Oregon on passing two years of free community college! ... The drought has been giving Oregon fish a lot of trouble, keeping water levels ... Continued opposition to Wyden O&C Land Grant Act Oregon Catalyst The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee yesterday held a hearing on the Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 (S. 132), ... Oregon senators propose doubling harvest on O&C timberlands | Local & Regional News | Eugene ... KVAL Oregon's Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have introduced legislation to double the timber harvest on Oregon's O&C lands while ... Forest Bill Will Allow More Clear Cuts Without Benefits - Guest Opinion Portland Oregonian The Oregonian/OregonLive editorial board on July 5 gave a full-throated endorsement of proposed federal forest legislation that would shred the Northwest Forest Plan the two-decades-old plan, promulgated in 1994, that remains the foremost national perhaps international example of an ecosystem management plan. Private land logging buffers considered by Oregon forestry board OregonLive.com The Oregon Board of Forestry is considering options for requiring more stream buffers on private timberland to help keep streams cool for salmon. Work begins on South Cooper Mountain high school, but wetland still a problem Portland Oregonian Beaverton School District moves forward with work on the South Cooper Mountain high school building, but can't build sports fields until wetlands permits are approved. Riverkeepers, land owner appeal high school approval Beaverton Valley Times City Council will decide whether to uphold plan to fill wetlands to build athletic fields in South Cooper Mountain. GJ Airport Seeks Community Input for Proposed BLM Land Transfer - WesternSlopeNow - News ... WesternSlopeNow The Bureau of Land Management along with the FAA and Grand Junction Regional Airport are now asking for public comment, about a proposed ... BLM and GJT consider transfer of BLM land for new airport runway - KKCO 11 News - KKCO-TV Planning Continues At The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - Guest Opinion East Oregonian A look at how the planning process works for the national forest that covers much of northeastern Oregon. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is well into summer mode. And that means the usual increase in forest activities, forest visitation and the opportunity to enjoy the seasonal splendor of the Blue Mountains. Keen Footwear launches tour to save 3 million acres, including Oregon's Owyhee | OregonLive.com OregonLive.com Driving toward Leslie Gulch, June 2008. Scenes from Oregon's Owyhee country, in Malheur County in the southeast corner of the state. Ranchers sue over federal water protections The Register-Guard The rule came in response to calls from the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress for the Environmental Protection Agency to clarify which smaller ... Oregon Fruit Growers Show Concern About Early Bloom Oregon Public Broadcasting This weekend, Hood River County will host its annual Cherry Celebration Weekend. That's great news for cherry lovers, but if you were hoping to hit the U-Pick, don't get too excited; Farmers warn that the guest of honor will be notably absent from local boughs. County Council returns to those old-time land-use follies | The News Tribune TheNewsTribune.com Industry is the Holy Grail of economic development. Unlike retail, which recirculates money inside a region, manufacturing pulls money in from ... Eugene City Council takes next step toward new urban growth boundary KVAL Eugene City Council takes next step toward new urban growth boundary ... In Oregon, state law requires each city to establish a UGB that can ... Vt. regulators review Randolph development plan - WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather ... WCAX Act 250 is Vermont's land use and development law. ... for the economy and it's not good for the economic development of Randolph," said Levine. Zoning Board Rejects Potter Pond Development - ecoRI News ecoRI news The proposed development would have turned 12 one-bedroom cottages into condominiums with wraparound porches and two-car garages. (Abbey ... Blue Ridge Destination Vision Plan 2030 Progresses - News Roanoke Virginia The Roanoke Star "We would like to sincerely thank Salem City Councilwoman Lisa Garst who served as Chair of the Regional Planning Commission's "Livable ... PSU Introduces New Populations Forecast Program East Oregonian Portland State University's Population Research Center will be in Hermiston to discuss its population forecast program. Cities and counties will have better access to population forecasts after the state implemented the Oregon Population Forecast Program. Revealed: New Marriott at 151 Maiden Lane The Real Deal Magazine (blog) Dutch architect Piet Boon is designing the new 33-story building, according to New York YIMBY. Fortis Property Group is developing the 271-room ... planetizen on Twitter: "Urban design skills for living on the edge: "Urban Design for Planners 5 ... twitter.com planetizen @planetizen Jul 15. Urban design skills for living on the edge: "Urban Design for Planners 5: Neighborhood Edges" http://bit.ly/1CK9Rje ... Rent control or not? Debate focuses on whether controls would help or make things worse ... - Blogs seattlepi.com (blog) Council members Kshama Sawant and Nick Licata took on state Rep. Matt Manweller and Smart Growth Seattle lobbyist Roger Valdez in a debate ... Got Gentrification? Huffington Post Recently, the Old Bronx Borough Courthouse, a stately South Bronx edifice empty for 37 years, was miraculously transformed into a pop-up gallery ... Subway and Bus Stops Are Not the Cause of Gentrification in New York - CityLab CityLab Mass Transit Doesn't Cause Gentrification. A new study of New York City finds that incomes do go up with subway access, but there are other crucial ... The six most walkable cities in the US... - Rethink The Link Facebook "The six most walkable cities in the US are 38 per cent wealthier, they have a higher GDP than the rest." 'Better Naito' project returns for Oregon Brewers Festival, with 1 automobile lane dedicated to bike ... OregonLive.com Portland transportation officials are once again temporarily closing one ... said the closure coincides with the 28th annual Oregon Brewers Festival. Eco-resort developer could run out of time Daily Astorian State lawmakers created a special exemption to Oregon land use laws in 2009, specifically for property owners with land zoned for destination resorts ... South Portland project puts bike lanes to real-time test - Portland - Bangor Daily News - BDN ... Bangor Daily News "By making it easier for the public and municipalities to imagine their communities more walkable and bikeable, (the hope is that) they'll pick up the ... Some Oregon communities are already saying no to marijuana Portland Sun Times Recreational marijuana became legal in Oregon on July 1. ... Last election, nearly 70 percent of the people living in Malheur County voted against ... Southwest Oregon county puts pot sales on fall ballot Washington Times (AP) - Voters will decide in 2016 whether to bar marijuana sales in the ... a tremendous economic benefit to rural people, rural landowners, farmers, ... Editorial: Legal Crops Shouldn't Be Discriminated Against - Opinion Bend Bulletin Oregonians hoping to build homes on a marijuana farm are in for a big disappointment. The 2015 Legislature decided that income from a legal marijuana crop cannot be used to meet the test for new dwellings on high-value farmland in this state. Marijuana industry wrestles with pesticide use OregonLive.com In states that regulate marijuana, officials are just starting to draft rules ... almost all marijuana as an illicit crop, so there's no roadmap to help pot farmers. ... In Oregon, unregulated marijuana labs are charged with carrying out ... Buzz kill: Why no one is happy with Ontario's plan to protect bees Ottawa Citizen 'Neonic' pesticides help farmers battle bugs, but are toxic to already-beleaguered bees. Ontario tried to fix the problem, Tom Spears explains, but now ... Government allows farmers to use 'banned' bee-harming pesticide Friends of the Earth Our Government has just agreed to let bee-harming pesticides back into fields this autumn. It's ignored the overwhelming science showing that ... Monsanto's GMO Weedkiller Threatens Endangered Species | EWG Environmental Working Group Earlier this year environmental organizations pressured the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add the monarch butterfly to the endangered species list, ... Rocker's old house vaults S. Oregon town into the spotlight - Washington Times Washington Times (AP) - Tiny Williams, Oregon, has long been a place to get lost. ... They started cattle ranches and dairy farms on this speck of land pressed up against ... Portland Polite at 'Ambiguous Intersections' Puts the Bite On Bikes: Edictorial Agenda 2015 - Opinion Portland Oregonian Portland motorists who've encountered warning signs like those pictured above may have scratched their heads in confusion. Yes, it's easy to recognize what's depicted: a pedestrian and a cyclist. ... But even seemingly simple signs can create confusion in real-world traffic as road users make snap decisions based upon their understanding of the law ... Protecting endangered species - Congress says NO, America says YES - The Ecologist The Ecologist Most Americans rate endangered species above mines, tar sands and fracking wells. But Congress thinks otherwise. Sage-grouse in Eastern Oregon. Sage grouse rules get public hearing - Argus Observer | Ontario, OR: News Ontario Argus Observer The draft rules can be found online at the Department of Land Conservation and Development website at www.oregon.gov/lcd, under current rule ... Drought shrivels quality of Northwest's winter wheat The Seattle Times Intense drought has shrunk the kernels and disrupted the proteins of winter wheat crops in Montana, Washington, Oregon and Idaho - the region that ... Threatened bats halt some timber projects - Eagle-Tribune: New Hampshire Eagle-Tribune Under the Endangered Species Act, violating these protections could result in federal punishment in the form of hefty fines (up to $50,000 for some ... Global warming deniers are an endangered species | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | The Guardian The Guardian Global warming deniers are an endangered species. There's a groundswell of support for climate action leading up to the 2015 Paris talks. A museum ... Quake, tsunami experts advise nervous Northwesterners on preparing for The ... - OregonLive.com OregonLive.com The next big Cascadia earthquake will probably hit Southern Oregon. ... These are some of the comments made by quake and tsunami expert Chris ... Cascadia fault line: How FEMA is planning for a big quake in US northwest Alaska Dispatch News ... twenty-seven thousand will be injured in the Cascadia earthquake and tsunami. ... In Oregon, the state's emergency management office has kicked off ... "It will take 50 years for us to prepare for this impending earthquake," Scott ... Tsunami: Racing to high ground in Reedsport after an Oregon coast earthquake (animated map) OregonLive.com Escaping a tsunami in Reedsport (animated map) The Oregonian/OregonLive mapped the high water marks for a variety of tsunami scenarios. Disaster preparedness kit: How to pack easily for earthquake, tsunami and more (VIDEO) OregonLive.com Unboxing an emergency preparedness kit Earth Science Information Officer at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Ali Ryan, ... Past Tense Oregon: Worried about tsunami hitting Oregon coast? It happened in 1964 ... OregonLive.com But there are people along the Oregon coast who recall the tsunami that hit ... who experienced the tsunami caused by the Good Friday Earthquake. State's drought bad, getting worse The Columbian A dismal mountain snowpack has given way to unusually hot, dry conditions across Washington so far this summer. Officials watching the situation ... It's a good time to change bad water habits | HeraldNet.com - Local News HeraldNet The meager snow pack and summer's hot start delivered "a one-two punch," said Bond, the state climatologist. After this toasty weekend, he sees ... Biologists Haul Sockeye On Trucks to Avoid Unusually Warm Northwest Rivers Portland Oregonian Five sockeye salmon swam in tanks at the Eagle Hatchery this week wearing the scars of their shortened trip to Idaho. Wildfire 'terrible trifecta': Drought, temps, fuel KOIN.com "Oregon is less than a month into summer and we are already facing the potential for a terrible trifecta of drought, high temps and fuel build up on the ... Due to drought, Oregon curtails fishing for some species - - Capital Press Capital Press Due to drought, Oregon curtails fishing for some species. By GOSIA WOZNIACKA. Associated Press. Published: July 17, 2015 9:08AM. Officials said ... County, Magnolia form regional planning commission to oppose high speed rail The Woodlands ... Woodlands Online, LLC MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas -- A newly formed regional planning commission will enable Montgomery County and the city of Magnolia to monitor ... Pit River Tribe v. Bureau of Land Management The Recorder The court held that the district court erred in treating environmental organizations' claims as pertaining only to the Bureau of Land Management's ... Better Mass Transit Is the Real Solution to Congestion New York Times With all the attention to Uber, it's important to remember that three-quarters of commuters take mass transit, not a car, into Manhattan every day. Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager Director's Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Direct: (503) 934-0036 | Cell: (503) 383-6648 | Main: (503) 373-0050 sadie.carney at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: