Tag Archives: Conservation Plan

Oregon school district sues over habitat conservation plan

The Jewell School District has filed a lawsuit against the state forester and the Oregon Department of Forestry over their new habitat conservation plan. The plan, which was approved this month by the state Board of Forestry, was developed to help the state stay in compliance with the federal Endangered Species Act and designates protected […]
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School district sues state in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan

One of the smallest school districts in Oregon is suing the state in an attempt to send a landmark forest habitat conservation plan back to the drawing board. On behalf of the Jewell School District in the heart of the Clatsop State Forest in northwest Oregon, a Portland law firm filed the suit on March […]
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Commentary: Build a durable conservation plan for the Owyhee | Opinion |

Oregon’s beautiful Owyhee region can seem nearly infinite and inexhaustible to the casual visitor. The 4.6 million acres of public land help aid that assumption. However, those familiar with the area know a more finite and vulnerable landscape, one where drought, increasing recreational pressure, and a history of poor land management practices have degraded wildlife […]
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Commentary: Build a durable conservation plan for the Owyhee

Oregon’s beautiful Owyhee region can seem nearly infinite and inexhaustible to the casual visitor. The 4.6 million acres of public land help aid that assumption. However, those familiar with the area know a more finite and vulnerable landscape, one where drought, increasing recreational pressure, and a history of poor land management practices have degraded wildlife […]
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Oregon approves controversial state forest plan

The Oregon Department of Forestry approved a plan, which preserves almost 700,000 acres of state forest land for endangered species over the next 70 years. The Oregon Department of Forestry is moving forward with a controversial new Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The plan is meant to help endangered species by protecting almost 700,000 acres of […]
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Oregon forester approves controversial habitat conservation plan for state lands

Oregon forestry officials are moving ahead with a controversial plan that will reduce logging on state lands west of the Cascades. The Western State Lands Habitat Conservation Plan will change the way the state complies with the federal Endangered Species Act when logging in state forests. Source: Oregon forester approves controversial habitat conservation plan for […]
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Oregon Board of Forestry votes to advance habitat conservation plan

A 4-3 split in Salem after protests. After years of public feedback and debate and last-minute protests in Salem, the Oregon Board of Forestry voted 4 to 3 on Thursday to advance the state’s habitat conservation plan. The draft was developed to help the state stay in compliance with the federal Endangered Species Act, designating […]
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State forester to endorse draft habitat conservation plan

In advance of an Oregon Board of Forestry meeting this week, conservationists, timber workers and elected officials have gotten a preview of State Forester Cal Mukumoto’s recommendation regarding the state’s proposed habitat conservation plan. The verdict? Move forward with the plan as it stands. Source: State forester to endorse draft habitat conservation plan | Local […]
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Decision nears on habitat conservation plan

State forester to make recommendation in March. The Oregon Board of Forestry is counting down the days for State Forester Cal Mukumoto to make a recommendation on the state’s proposed habitat conservation plan. At a meeting Friday in Salem, the Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee discussed intentions for public testimony at the board’s upcoming meeting […]
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Jewell School District sees hope in potential legislation to offset habitat conservation plan

The introduction of a bill sponsored by state Rep. Cyrus Javadi and state Sen. Suzanne Weber has brought new hope to the Jewell School District’s goal of mitigating the impact of the habitat conservation plan on the rural district’s finances. At a school board meeting on Monday night, Cory Pederson, the Jewell superintendent, summarized House […]
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