From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Sep 11 16:53:59 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 23:53:59 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for September 11, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C600FC6@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News! 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. ________________________________ Salem Health Opens Wallet to Lead Fight Against Payroll Tax for Public Transit The Lund Report The Salem hospital wants to block Oregon's second-largest metro area from its attempt to offer night and weekend ... The Salem-Keizer Transit District is asking voters to approve the payroll tax so it can expand its Cherriots service ... Surgeon General's prescription for health: walkable communities Treehugger It's not easy to walk in much of North America; most people now live in suburbs that were designed for cars. Now the US Surgeon General, Vice ... TriMet vote near on raising employers' payroll tax OregonLive.com Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLive ... The transit agency collects 7.237 cents for every $1,000 a business pays an ... Until 2014, TriMet was also still phasing in its last payroll tax increase, which the board approved in 2004. Letter: America needs to invest in public transportation Buffalo News Public transportation systems across the country are awaiting passage of a desperately needed long-term transportation bill. The latest temporary ... Can you outrun a tsunami? Race the Wave this weekend on the Oregon Coast OregonLive.com The tsunami evacuation routes on the Oregon Coast are vitally important but ... After an earthquake initially stops shaking, the ocean quickly recedes, ... Medford prepares for extra traffic when In-N-Out opens (POLL) kgw.com The Mail Tribune reports city transportation manager Alex Georgevitch met with other Medford officials to make a traffic plan to prevent backups on ... 'Godzilla' El Nino odds now 95 percent for winter, threatening record strength KOMO News (blog) That super El Ni?o year of 1997-98 actually had fairly close to normal rainfall around here and was just about 20% below normal snowpack. Google Maps Tours Oregon's Threatened Public Lands Oregon WildBlog (blog) PORTLAND, Ore - Today, Oregon Wild announced the publication of new trail images in Street View in Google Maps, through the Trekker Loan ... Jessamine planning commission works on amendments favoring agri-tourism Central Kentucky News Moonlight Fields owners Roger and Lori Fields spoke in support of the conditional-use amendments proposed for agricultural zones at the joint ... Letter: Let's collaborate on improving the Deschutes Basin Bend Bulletin 27 letter, "Water usage must change to help the Deschutes River," resonate ... I share his concern about the future of the Deschutes River basin. Along Oregon's Rogue River, opposition to gas pipeline grows People's World There is a certain quality to the air in the Cascades in Oregon that defies ... You just cut out a couple hundred acres of land and if the First People ... Earthquake and Tsunami Risks Ignored at Proposed LNG Facility on Oregon Coast EcoWatch Goal 7 of the Oregon state land-use law requires "prohibiting the siting of ... hazardous facilities ... in identified hazard areas, where risk to public ... WOTUS rule delayed... Upper Rogue Independent "In Oregon, where there is typically an abundance of rain, a rule this broad ... "However, EPA is taking a contrary position that it only applies to the 13 ... Drought stream study spreads across 6 western states OregonLive.com A hydrologic technician from the U.S. Geological Survey's Idaho Water Science ... tributaries in Idaho, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. ... in water rights agreements, agency spokeswoman Jessica Gardetto said. Oregon Wildfires Overview myCentralOregon.com The 12,763-acre Eagle Complex 20 miles NW of Richland, Oregon, is 75 percent contained. The fires are currently staffed with 91 total personnel. Your View: BLM can't be allowed to ignore O&C mandate Coos Bay World In his recent "Your View," Ron Sadler misses two key points regarding the O&C Act and the Bureau of Land Management's process for imposing new ... Documentary highlights the global evolution and impact of urban farming Treehugger >From vacant lots to rooftops to front yards, urban agriculture is growing, and this documentary explores the challenges and successes of farming in the ... US court finds EPA was wrong to approve Dow pesticide harmful to bees Yahoo News California's Department of Pesticide Regulation issued a statement ... bees and has never allowed unconditional registration in that key farming state. Saving The Sage Grouse: Fighting Wildfire To Defend A Species Boise State Public Radio Wildfires wreak havoc on greater sage grouse populations by destroying the ... incident commander with the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon. Saving the grouse - and the brush The Register-Guard But the land was only a backdrop, didn't stand out, and never got much ... Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Nevada, California, Oregon, Arizona, ... Lawsuit stops land management beneficial to sage grouse Capital Press Sage grouse will benefit from this collaborative effort. The threats in Oregon are described by the USFWS as invasive weeds, fire and juniper ... New Data Show Efforts to Restore Habitat for Sage Grouse Benefits Songbirds, Too USDA.gov (press release) (blog) About 40 percent of the sage grouse dwell on private lands. ... of songbirds after habitat restoration in the Warner Mountains near Adel, Oregon. Glacier National Park Stonefly One Step Closer to Protection Under Endangered Species Act Center for Biological Diversity (press release) 30, 2016 about Endangered Species Act protections for the western glacier stonefly. The stonefly is found only in Glacier National Park and is ... Something Just Killed 120K Endangered Antelopes Newser (Newser) - An already critically endangered species has been driven even further to the brink after an insane population decline compounded by the ... Salmon 'nightmare' ahead? Chinook Observer And, after this year's drought, record-breaking heat, massive toxic algal blooms off the West Coast and no snowpack in the mountains, what will life in ... Sea turtles set new nesting records in Georgia, Florida Miami Herald ... loggerhead sea turtles are making a comeback after 37 years of protection as a federally threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Mission Moratorium Likely to Increase Rents, Not Likely to Stop Gentrification Says SF Chief ... Curbed SF The report also looks specifically at the state of housing and gentrification in the Mission over the past few years. 5,000 new residents have flocked to ... Use This Handy Template to Play 'Gentrification Mad Libs' Bowery Boogie Rising rents and the constant transition of city storefronts (i.e. gentrification) creates an endless supply of hopefuls who ride the short-lived PR wave ... Editorial: Land use law does something stupid Bend Bulletin ... growth that is very likely to happen outside its urban growth boundary. ... Oregon's land use laws have served to block sprawl and preserve some of ... County approves pot grow and sale site McMinnville News-Register ... Planning Director Mike Brandt, the Yamhill County Planning Commission ... If Oregon follows Washington's example in charging $500 for a medical ... Seed collection, replanting project focuses on repairing coastal areas damaged in superstorm Fox News A shortage of native seeds left the area vulnerable to erosion and invasive plants, the Bureau of Land Management said. Until recently, restoration ... Willey, Hughes spar over UGB expansion Pamplin Media Group Under Oregon's land use planning requirements, urban growth boundaries are supposed to accommodate housing and employment needs for years. Wait until 2017: Senate president says 'little support' for transportation deal next year OregonLive.com SALEM - Hopes have never been high that Oregon officials will find time for another run at a multimillion-dollar transportation plan during next year's Colorado Springs residents who opposed development denied after lengthy plea to Council Colorado Springs Gazette ... said, adding that the idea fits with what the City Planning Infill and Revitalization Steering Committee has discussed regarding infill development. Missing sidewalks, dangerous intersections make Front Range public transit unsafe The Colorado Independent Missing or crumbling sidewalks, badly lit passageways and intersections lacking crosswalks concern people who need to access public transportation ... 5 things to know about bike share OregonLive.com Bike share is closer than ever to its Portland debut. City transportation officials will announce Wednesday a plan to launch a bike rental system without ... For a walkable, bikeable Vypeen The Hindu Beginning next year, a comprehensive traffic plan, E-Travel, will be implemented in Vypeen for making its streets more 'walkable', 'bikeable' and ... Agency To Review Controversial Adirondack Land Management Plan WAMC Adirondack Park Agency commissioners will review a controversial land management plan at their monthly meeting tomorrow. The Essex Chain Lakes ... 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