From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Dec 11 16:08:06 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:08:06 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for December 11, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C67DCA6@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. ________________________________ State simplifies UGB process; Bend's current work unchanged KTVZ The new rules, adopted late last week at the LCDC's meeting in ... the UGB process while preserving the intended outcomes of the Oregon ... Tillamook County roads suffer major flood damage as thunderstorms, high surf rolls in OregonLive.com Tillamook County Sheriff Andy Long said losing Oregon 6 to a slow-moving landslide that could slough away under the pavement would cut access to ... USDA: $40 million to Western ranchers to restore sage grouse habitat KTVZ The sage grouse priority areas for Oregon are identified in the SGI 2.o Oregon Implementation Strategy. This document is available on the NRCS ... Soda Fire rehab continues 6 On Your Side The Bureau of Land Management continues to work on rehabilitating the area southwest of Boise that was devastated by this summer's Soda Fire. Treeing the competition Statesman Journal The Oregon Department of Agriculture reported last month that "up to 7 million Oregon Christmas trees will be harvested and sold locally, nationally ... Economics can solve ecological woes Portland Tribune Private land ownership in Oregon is a relic of the original colonial system (European Americans conquering Native Americans). Land grants of the ... Metro plans new trails at Canemah Bluff Natural Area, Newell Creek Canyon Portland Tribune Metro plans new trails at Canemah Bluff Natural Area, Newell Creek ... Metro is building trails in two of its more than 300-acre parks in Oregon City. ... In the Canemah Bluff Natural Area, the regional government is constructing a ... Settlement would allow Jackson County GMO ban to stand Capital Press Settlement would allow Jackson County GMO ban to stand ... The prohibition against genetically engineered crops in Jackson County, Ore., will be ... Frink to file a lawsuit claiming the ordinance violated Oregon's "right to farm" law. Nestle's water torture The Register-Guard A drought in Oregon and much of the West has sharpened appreciation of the fact that water is a limited resource, subject to competing claims from ... Ban on water bottling moves closer to ballot The Register-Guard SALEM - Opponents of Nestl?'s proposed water bottling plant in the Columbia ... It centers on state-owned water rights at nearby Oxbow Springs. Another Endangered Species Act Success Story: Rare California, Oregon Fish Declared Recovered eNews Park Forest Their range has expanded to 43 miles of habitat along 12 streams in three watersheds, with the species now occupying all of its confirmed historical ... Finding a way forward in Klamath Basin's 11th hour: Editorial Agenda OregonLive.com In those agreements is the call to remove four dams along the Klamath River - one in Oregon, three in northern California - to improve water quality ... Downtown hotel, housing proposal moving ahead Portland Tribune Multi-story housing and a parking garage had been anchors of the plan to redevelop the triangular lot that has long stood vacant, waiting for a willing ... 'Step it up': Transportation expert shares 4 big ideas for Beaverton ... Metro newsfeed Fenton challenged the crowd "to step it up in a big way" to create healthy places that encourage walking, biking and transit through four ... Oregon highway funding gets boost from federal bill The Register-Guard SALEM - A federal transportation bill signed Friday by President Obama includes help for several Oregon transportation projects. The Oregon ... Pacific Storm Parade to Lash Northwest With Heavy Rain, Mountain Snow For Days Wunderground.com (blog) This is good news for a Cascades snowpack that is well below average for early December, from a snow-water equivalent perspective. ... Ice and snow in eastern Oregon from the storm forced school cancelations in Hermiston, ... Public-Private Partnership Anticipated for Amtrak Gateway Program Planetizen Similar to high-speed rail projects throughout the nation, Amtrak will be looking to the private sector to help pay a portion of the expected $20 billion ... Could Los Angeles design its way to water independence? High Country News To Peter Arnold, an architect in Los Angeles, the maze of cul-de-sacs ... hope will fundamentally change the way Western cities deal with water. 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