Fish and Wildlife Service Deschutes River Habitat Conservation Plan comments The following are comments on the Deschutes Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) are submitted on behalf of Restore Our Deschutes […]
Western Watersheds Project’s statement on new Wilderness bill in Malheur County
For Immediate Release: November 14, 2019 Contact: Scott Lake, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 429-1679; scott@westernwatersheds.org Proposed Malheur legislation sacrifices land heath, elevates livestock above other land uses BURNS, Ore. […]
Collective Ignorance of Ecosystems
A forest stand on the Deschutes NF which has been ecologically damaged by logging. Note the absence of tree age diversity, lack of dead wood and snags, and any shrub […]
Habitat Conservation Plan for Deschutes River Benefits Irrigators
The Fish and Wildlife Service will soon be reviewing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Oregon’s Deschutes River written by contractors working for the Central Oregon irrigators. The HCP will […]