The jury found that the state owed those counties $1.1 billion in damages, including $674 million the counties contend they lost since 2001 because the state didn’t cut enough trees. The verdict also includes $392 million in future damages, which…
The EPA has defined Curtis’ creek as “navigable waters,” which would put it under federal government control. If the EPA takes control of Curtis’ land, he would be required to obtain government permits before doing anything to his creek—including the…
“The parts were definitely cut out with a sharp blade,” he said. “There weren’t any signs of predatory eating or chewing. They were cut out by at least one person.” Sierra Dawn McClain Capital Press Death, mutilation of bulls in…
"This is nothing more than a feel-good bill for my urban colleagues," said Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger, R-Grants Pass. "They have no idea what it is like to try to live on the land." Samantha Hawkins Statesman-Journal A bill to prohibit…
“I’m glad we got the attention of the administration and got them to pull back their tacit support for removing the dams,” LaMalfa said in a phone interview. “I had hoped it wasn’t going to be the policy of the…
Last year, a “biological opinion” conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded that grazing plans for the allotment are unlikely to jeopardize the frog or adversely affect its critical habitat, as long as certain conditions are followed. Mateusz…
Aguilar said he fired between 25 and 30 shots, and still the wolves remained, unfazed by the warnings. Wildlife managers told him there were nine wolves on the ranch that night. George Plaven Capital Press Eastern Oregon man justified in…
Susan Roberts, chair of the Eastern Oregon Counties Association said, “Over time these two forests have had multiple road closures and access is becoming more difficult for grazers, firefighting and general access to the forest.” Katy Nesbitt Capital Press Counties…
The strategy has been similarly effective for Birdseye at the Mill-Mar Ranch. Every evening around 8:30 or 9 p.m., he drives out to the pasture and fires up the gas generator that sets the tube man waving. He also shines…
Wild horses are a contentious subject in the Malheur National Forest, where ranchers say the animals trample stream banks to the detriment of federally-protected fish, preventing cattle from being allowed to graze on affected allotments. Mateusz Perkowski Capital Press Ranchers…