Another good article on the issue of O & C lands. This one is
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Oregon environmental groups on Monday stepped up their campaign against legislation aimed at increasing timber harvests on western Oregon federal forests once owned by the now-defunct Oregon & California Railroad.
Portland-based Oregon Wild listed the O&C lands as No. 1 on its annual list of "10 Most Endangered Places" in the state. Sean Stevens, the group's executive director, said it was a "no-brainer" to put the 2.8 million acres of forest lands at the top of the list given the threat posed in the legislation sponsored by Democratic Reps. Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader and Republican Greg Walden, all of Oregon.
That proposal would put about 1.6 million acres into a trust managed by a state board that is aimed at producing higher timber harvests.
Meanwhile, the Pacific Rivers Council released a nearly 10-minute video criticizing the O&C legislation, labeling it a threat to clean water used by some 1.8 million Oregonians.
the rest of the article is http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/08/environmentalists_press_their.html
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By
The article starts
Oregon environmental groups on Monday stepped up their campaign against legislation aimed at increasing timber harvests on western Oregon federal forests once owned by the now-defunct Oregon & California Railroad.
Portland-based Oregon Wild listed the O&C lands as No. 1 on its annual list of "10 Most Endangered Places" in the state. Sean Stevens, the group's executive director, said it was a "no-brainer" to put the 2.8 million acres of forest lands at the top of the list given the threat posed in the legislation sponsored by Democratic Reps. Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader and Republican Greg Walden, all of Oregon.
That proposal would put about 1.6 million acres into a trust managed by a state board that is aimed at producing higher timber harvests.
Meanwhile, the Pacific Rivers Council released a nearly 10-minute video criticizing the O&C legislation, labeling it a threat to clean water used by some 1.8 million Oregonians.
the rest of the article is http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/08/environmentalists_press_their.html
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