WOPR Repeats the Mistakes of Past
The Bureau of Land Management is basing its Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR) on a narrow interpretation of the Oregon and California Railroad Act (O&C Act). However, lead by noted conservationist Harold Ickes, the Department of Interior drafted the O&C Act in 1937 with the goal of conserving forest resources and creating a “… management plan for permanent forest protection…” Read more…
Conservationists sue gov’t for records
A conservation group sued the Interior Department on Thursday seeking documents about decisions on endangered species the group alleges were tainted by political pressure from a former high-ranking Interior official. Read more…
Commission Outlines Its Suggestions for BLM Plan
It’s official — Jackson County says the Bureau of Land Management’s draft plan for managing its forest lands in Western Oregon needs more work. Read more…
Best Science May Be Available, But Will It Be Used In Recovery Plan?
Federal officials announced Tuesday that they’re naming Portland scientist, Stephen Courtney, to lead the scientific review of the federal effort to save the northern spotted owl. Read more…
Experts Gathering to Study Owl Needs
The government wants a little more professional advice before it finalizes the rules that determine how northern spotted owls will be protected on federal lands. Read more…
Biologists Struggle to Save the Spotted Owl
Lee Hochberg reports on the battle between biologists and loggers over the northern Spotted Owl. The animal has been on the Endangered Species List for the past 17 years, but is not recovering as expected. Read more…
Repeating Mistakes of the Past
In an out-of-court settlement with the timber industry, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) agreed to revise land management plans for western Oregon. The plan revision, known as the WOPR (Western Oregon Plan Revision), proposes to remove BLM lands from the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, drastically reducing protections for ancient forests, salmon streams, and wildlife habitat while promoting industrial logging. The BLM is attempting to roll back the clock based on a narrow interpretation of the Oregon & California Lands Act (O&C Act). Read more…
Rulings on 7 Species Subject to Revisions
Listings – Sen. Wyden wants an examination of Interior decisions that might be politically tainted
After deciding a Bush administration appointee may have “inappropriately influenced” rulings on whether to protect imperiled species under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in Washington it will reconsider seven decisions on protecting species across the country.
BLM’s Delicate Timber Dance
Under the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Roseburg District has met only half of its timber sales target. Read more…
BLM Timberlands Draft is a Failure
The draft environmental impact statement for the revision of resource management plans governing Bureau of Land Management lands in Western Oregon is out for public review. It comes in three volumes, and weighs almost 10 pounds.
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Arsum is the Senior Adaptation and Coastal Resilience Specialist for the National Wildlife Federation’s Southcentral Region. In this role, she advances climate adaptation efforts, with a focus on nature-based approaches to address the impacts of climate change and extreme events across the Gulf region. She has authored and co-authored numerous publications on climate impact assessments and adaptation solutions. Additionally, she regularly participates in state-based coastal resilience and hazard mitigation planning across the Gulf, collaborating with regional and local stakeholders.
Frank is the former President of the Reinsurance Association of America. Frank currently serves on the Advisory Board of the OECD’s International Network for the Financial Management of Large-Scale Disasters, the RAND Center on Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation, and the University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner III Center for Insurance and Risk Management Advisory Board.
Jim is a multilingual world traveler. Based in Bavaria during the 1970s, Jim spent most of this period in India, Afghanistan and Nepal, where he founded and operated a charitable medical clinic serving Tibetan Refugees. He settled in Oregon in 1983 on a forested ranch in the Umpqua National Forest.
Dr. Micah Hahn is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health in the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. She received her joint PhD in Epidemiology / Environment and Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her MPH in Global Environmental Health from Emory University. Subsequently, she was a postdoctoral fellow for the CDC Climate and Health Program, and in this position worked collaboratively with the CDC Division of Vector-borne Diseases and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Her research focuses on understanding the health impacts of climate change and working with communities to develop locally-relevant adaptation and resilience-building strategies. Dr. Hahn is also on the Management Team of the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center.
Michael is a former Founding Principal of Resilient Cities Catalyst, a global non-profit helping cities and their partners tackle their toughest challenges. He is currently the Executive Director of Climate Resilience Academy at the University of Miami.
Dr. Quintus Jett is a consultant, educator, and strategist for public causes. He has a doctorate in Organizations & Management from Stanford University, and a two-decade faculty career which spans schools, departments, and programs of business, engineering, liberal studies, divinity, and public and nonprofit management. Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Dr. Jett launched a volunteer project in New Orleans, which enlisted residents, students from over a dozen colleges and universities, and hundreds of others to field map the city’s Gentilly district, Lower Ninth Ward, and New Orleans East. Dr. Jett is an innovator in higher education, bridging the divide between academic research and the other priorities of the modern university, including student access and diversity, community engagement, and providing foundations for life-long learning in today’s rapidly changing world.
Scott is Monfort Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. He has written about 100 publications in the peer-reviewed climate literature, is a former editor of the Journal of Climate, and served for five years as founding Science Chair of the North American Carbon Program.
Linda has many years of experience in disaster preparedness and resilience. She has been an elected official on the Linn County Iowa Board of Supervisors, Chair of the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the East Central Iowa Council of Governments, the statewide Mental Health Developmental Disability and the Linn County Board of Health. Langston is a former president of the National Association of Counties (2013-2014).
Ken works with families and organizations as a mediator, organizational consultant, trainer and facilitator. Along with his passion for helping people prepare for and reduce climate change, Ken also volunteers as a mediator through Mediation Works and is passionate about supporting youth through mentoring with Boys to Men of Southern Oregon.
Matthew is a retired high school teacher who was once honored as Oregon High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year. Before his teaching career he was in the restaurant business in Portland. He is also a lawyer who has been a member of the Oregon State Bar Association since 1980.
Andrea is the Resilience Policy Advisor for the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency. She works across state agencies and with local governments to increase the state’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.