From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Jun 16 14:31:11 2017 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 21:31:11 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for June 16, 2017 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02B455275@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News! - Please pardon our lapse in coverage. Weekly digests are starting again! 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. ________________________________ 7 wonders of Oregon that no longer exist OregonLive.com Oregon is a beautiful place, filled with awe-inspiring wonders of nature. State tourism organization Travel Oregon capitalized on that in 2014, releasing "The 7 Wonder of Oregon" ad campaign that named the very best the state has to offer. But there are other natural wonders of Oregon that aren't listed...because they no longer exist. Dairy responds to environmental petition East Oregonian (subscription) Lost Valley Farm was approved in March by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Department of Environmental Quality, which jointly administer the state's confined animal feed operation program. The owner of the controversial mega-dairy says his farming practices go above and beyond what's required. Rainbow gathering set for Flagtail Meadow on Malheur National Forest in Grant County Blue Mountain Eagle The Rainbow Gathering could draw anywhere from 10,000-30,000 people. Participants are beginning to arrive, and officials expect the attendance to peak the week of July 4th. The Rainbow Family is a loose-knit group of people without leadership or organization who participate in a national gathering once a year. Attendees come from across the country. Finding Restoration in the Desert HuffPost My family moved to the Willamette Valley part of Oregon when I was in the 9th grade. It was largely an agricultural area with grasses and hay, grains and berries. It was a common practice to burn the remaining roots and stubble after crops had been harvested. Earthquake sensor on Roxy Ann could give early warning Ashland Daily Tidings A portion of a grant from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries will fund the $11,000 project. When the big one shakes the Rogue Valley, a new early-detection se3nsor on Roxy Ann should help give residents more advanced notice to drop, cover, and hold on. "Even if you get only 30 seconds while you're riding a bike near downtown Medford along the pathway, that would give you enough time to get away from the viaduct." Did you feel it? 2.8 earthquake reported in Beaverton area KATU 2.8 earthquake reported in Beaverton area. by KATU News ... If you felt the earthquake, the USGS wants to know. You can fill out their "felt report" online. Oregon senator emphasizes costs of Congressional inaction on wildfire funding Curry Coastal Pilot U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today emphasized the costs of congressional inaction when it comes to fixing the broken system of wildfire funding, in a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this morning. Forest Service chief says Wyden fix could have freed up resources to easily treat millions more acres. Salem's Economic and Housing Outlook (Slides) Oregon Office of Economic Analysis However, like the rest of the state and much of the nation, housing affordability is a big concern. I have given a couple local presentations in recent months. Below I have combined our office's Salem-specific work with a few of the most important statewide economic trends. Massive transportation budget is too small, says transit workers' union OregonLive.com SALEM -- Oregon's largest public transit union has come out in strong opposition to lawmakers' multibillion-dollar transportation plan, saying the bill doesn't put enough money into transit projects. Oregon WildBlog Oregon WildBlog (blog) Over the weekend, the head of the Department of Interior, Ryan Zinke, submitted a report to the White House recommending to scale back protections for the Bears Ears National Monument in Southern Utah. In his report, Zinke suggests that President Trump "revise the existing boundaries" of the monument, which was designated by President Obama after many years of hard work by a diverse coalition of tribal and environmental groups. You could soon pay rush-hour tolls on Portland freeways OregonLive.com Portland-area drivers may soon have a choice between saving minutes on their commute or keeping more dollars in their wallets. Transportation bill includes new taxes on cars and bikes Curry Coastal Pilot House Bill 2017, the proposed state transportation bill, includes a number of new taxes... Fuel taxes in Oregon are currently 30 cents per gallon. State road funds are running low and officials are trying to figure out how to backfill a budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal biennium. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: