News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
Oregon is initiating another process to develop wildfire risk maps for the state. A previous effort, involving the Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, was recalled in 2022 amid withering […]
A bill that would impose a moratorium on new industrial agriculture in Oregon is being scaled back to focus only on poultry farms for a limited time, causing concern for some local activists. House Bill […]
The wildfire risk maps that the state is developing to assist in fire prevention have been delayed once again. The maps were mandated by Senate Bill 762, the 2021 legislation that was designed to serve […]
A now-defunct megadairy near Hermiston could impact the way local industrial-scale farms are permitted by the state. Though three proposed chicken ranches near Jordan, Scio and Stayton have catalyzed a current push for policy reform, […]
The owner of a proposed chicken ranch near Scio and an activist lobbying to block the farm testified before a state senate committee recently as the ranch crosses regulatory hurdles toward completion. Eric Simon, owner […]
