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Resources Specialist Annaliese Ramthun said. “There are traditional knowledge holders nearby and some of that information is available but there are a lot of modern social constraints on burning that can make it difficult to apply and build on that knowledge. I would say, currently, we are working on learning how to best take care of culturally significant species within these constraints.” The wind has shifted, and the smoke is now rising in thick clouds, sometimes straight up to block the sun …

water quality and create direct human health impacts.” “It’s been very destructive in the Midwest,” Ramthun said. “I think it was first detected in Michigan about 20 years ago…It was causing about a 95% death rate in their ash trees. So that does understandably have folks fairly concerned about its progress as it spreads out from there.” The borer has been particularly destructive to ash and olive trees, Ramthun said, and is now known to have spread to about 24.6 square miles of the state …

the survey, but we’re using the survey to complete the next steps,” McClary said. She noted that the Facilities and Natural Resources departments manage very different areas with different needs. Natural Resources uses an integrated pest management plan that guides its herbicide usage, McClary said. “None of us here want to be in charge of another department or overseeing what they are doing,” she said. “I don’t think NRD is or wants to be in a position of being regulatory…We anticipate conversations …

practical option. It is focusing its efforts on lobbying congressional representatives and the Bonneville Power Administration to pressure the Corps. “Our ancestors lived in harmony with their environment and their resources,” George said. “There was no other way to live and I don’t think there’s any other sane way to live now. We have to live in right relationship with rivers and accept the responsibility that we have created problems for our salmon. And therefore, it’s our responsibility to fix …

to our senators, to our representatives, to the governor, reminding them that this is essential and we don’t have time to lose, I think that’s what’s needed,” George said. “We have to refuse the path that we’re on, which has been a path of delay. And if this is a priority to you, we ask you to join us in insisting that we reflect that priority, now.” Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest …

terminated.” She noted that, “PGE’s own communications with the board (of directors) reference a property dispute, not a license necessity. PGE didn't stop discussions because of public safety or operations. It stopped because one of its business partners objected to what another one was doing under state rules.” Haynie acknowledged that PGE had “paused” lease talks with Grand Ronde after other Tribes raised objections. He said the utility was taking the time to listen and learn. “I think it’s …

, “It could also result in additional fuel loading, and when cured, increased fire danger. Washington was not as lucky with snowpack, so I would expect fire season to kick off earlier to the north of us.” Gov. Tina Kotek noted in an early May press briefing that “record-setting wildfire seasons across the west are getting longer and more devastating. What we know to be an ‘average fire season’ has long passed. … We are preparing for what is likely to be an even more aggressive and increasingly …

, record and mark the fish coming back upstream, all in the service of evaluating fish run numbers, which in turn validate the success of the Tribe's habitat improvement. Tribal Council came out, all but Chairman Reyn Leno, who was having a medical procedure performed. Giffen welcomed the group at the fish weir with a little historical summary of the Tribe's age-old relationship with salmon. "I hope you leave the ceremony today with a better understanding of how we have been good stewards …

and regional trade center at the falls, an excavation of the historic Oregon City Woolen Mill in 2015 uncovered stone tools and other belongings of the first residents of the falls. Carbon dating showed these artifacts to be 1,300 to 1,400 years old. The excavation was led by Heritage Research Associates archeologist Rick Minor. “I had a lot of confidence that there would be archeology on this property and we found it,” Minor said. “People don’t know this history because it has been blocked out …

, not the problem. The problem is acceptance, respect, accountability, honor and being of value," he said. "They look out and all they see is darkness and a lack of hope for their future." "We want to define winning not as just beating another guy," said Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day), "but achieving an objective that respects the other side." Citing some of the most contentious areas, Kitzhaber said, "I hope we can crystallize those and make some measurable progress. We're reshaping …