Month: January 2016 (page 1 of 2)

The Oregon Country’s Oldest Apple Tree

Oregon Country's Oldest Apple Tree

BY TIM LYMAN

At the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, is the oldest Apple tree in the Oregon Country. Continue reading

Farmers Dread Spotted Frog Lawsuit

Oregon Spotted Frog Rana Pretiosa

BY MATT EVANS

The Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) will get it’s day in a Eugene federal District Court. This will follow, by about two years, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s listing of the amphibian as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act and the recent filing of the lawsuits by WaterWatch of Oregon and the Center for Biological Diversity located in Arizona.

At stake is water usage in the Upper Deschutes River basin.  Continue reading

Record Level Drought

Detroit Reservoir Draught Low Water Leve

Detroit Reservoir in Drought

BY KURT HEATH

Even as drought conditions have improved in many states, Oregon’s drought continues and now ranks as the worst in the entire United States. What’s worse, the forecast leading into next year should be cause for concern among Oregon farmers.

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Deer vs. Hemp Crops

Marijuana Leaves on Plant

BY KURT HEATH

For Oregon hemp growers, an unlikely threat has emerged this growing season— deer.  Continue reading

New Sage Grouse Rules

Sage Grouse

BY DAVE HUNNICUTT, OREGONIANS IN ACTION

On July 23, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) approved new rules for the protection of the Greater Sage Grouse.  Continue reading

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