Category Environment & Agriculture
Former Oregon Governor Kate Brown to lead Willamette Falls Trust
AROUND OREGON: After a tumultuous tenure as governor, Kate Brown has taken on a new role, as president of an organization with Native leadership dedicated to creating public access at Willamette Falls.
Senate approves controversial appointments to Oregon water department, forestry board
An agency insider will lead the Oregon Water Resources Department despite calls for change and a timber executive will serve on the Board of Forestry.
West Coast universities launch new Pacific offshore wind collaborative
Wave energy experts from Oregon State University will contribute to research, public information around marine ecosystem impacts of offshore wind.
Curbing severe wildfire in Oregon depends on urgency, scale, of controlled burns by state and feds
State and federal agencies are coming around to Indigenous knowledge and science around the need for low-intensity fires to preempt severe ones.
Northwest tribes, feds dive into work on salmon revival in upper Columbia River
Chinook and sockeye salmon were once abundant in the Columbia River, but two dams decimated their numbers and it took years for an historic 20-year reintroduction plan to emerge.
State wildfire agencies prepared to respond to fire season but will need more staff in future
State wildfire leaders say they are struggling to attract more firefighters due to limited housing and low wages.
Oregon wildfire, smoke experts weigh in on future risks and 2024 season
Experts from the University of Oregon offered generally good news about wildfire risks for the West but uncertainty for Northwest.
Oregon DEQ under resourced to face enormity of climate change challenges, audit finds
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality is significantly understaffed and underfunded, state auditors find.
Wolf deaths have grown ‘alarming’ says Oregon Fish and Wildlife
An annual report from Oregon Fish & Wildlife found the state's wolf population did not grow in 2023, when several wolves were poisoned or shot.