Timber
I've included a series of posts on this topic recently. Since then, the Govenor's task force released their report which gave a variety of recommendations but no solution. The task force only had a few months and the divide between the interested parties is just too wide. Here is just one of the many links on this topic http://www.polkio.com/ns/news/25024/oregon-timber-panel-fails-to-make-recommendation . Of course the final report is available on line from the state government.
Undeterred the political movement to create jobs continues: http://watchdog.org/68461/oregon-governor-calls-for-congressional-action-on-timber-harvesting/ and http://earthfix.opb.org/land/article/wyden-pledges-to-boost-timber-harvests/
On the other hand, ABC reports the economic recovery which is actually helping http://earthfix.opb.org/land/article/wyden-pledges-to-boost-timber-harvests/ and, just perhaps, the governor and senator can relax a bit.
If business is getting better, why are our state leaders considering legislation http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/02/oregon_lawmakers_prepare_for_w.html By reading the comments one can see any action would be controversial.
The final amounts of Federal funding for the "timber counties" was released and then subsequently reduced due to the eminent sequestration. OPB has a good article on this http://earthfix.opb.org/communities/article/sequester-could-take-bite-of-payment-to-oregon-tim/
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I've included a series of posts on this topic recently. Since then, the Govenor's task force released their report which gave a variety of recommendations but no solution. The task force only had a few months and the divide between the interested parties is just too wide. Here is just one of the many links on this topic http://www.polkio.com/ns/news/25024/oregon-timber-panel-fails-to-make-recommendation . Of course the final report is available on line from the state government.
Undeterred the political movement to create jobs continues: http://watchdog.org/68461/oregon-governor-calls-for-congressional-action-on-timber-harvesting/ and http://earthfix.opb.org/land/article/wyden-pledges-to-boost-timber-harvests/
On the other hand, ABC reports the economic recovery which is actually helping http://earthfix.opb.org/land/article/wyden-pledges-to-boost-timber-harvests/ and, just perhaps, the governor and senator can relax a bit.
If business is getting better, why are our state leaders considering legislation http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/02/oregon_lawmakers_prepare_for_w.html By reading the comments one can see any action would be controversial.
The final amounts of Federal funding for the "timber counties" was released and then subsequently reduced due to the eminent sequestration. OPB has a good article on this http://earthfix.opb.org/communities/article/sequester-could-take-bite-of-payment-to-oregon-tim/
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