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Alarming loss: As urban boundaries expand, wildlands are being eaten up
Destructive impacts of wildland-urban interface stretch from native plants to wildlife to light pollution. Local governments often promote the problems Whose home? In wildland-urban interface areas,...
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A conservation group just bought 35,000 acres of SDS timberland—now what?
Calling its acquisition “one of the largest conservation victories in the Pacific Northwest,” The Conservation Fund bets big on Basin conservation Green new deal: Until last week, this logging road...
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As West withers corporations consolidate land and water rights
With farms, ranches and rural communities facing historic drought, a worrying trend leads to a critical question: Who owns the water? Story by Eli Francovich. Photo illustrations by Nicole Wilkinson....
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50 years and counting: Why environmental preservation is embedded in Oregon...
Adopted in 1973, the state’s unique land-use system was a reaction to postwar development, but it’s never stopped facing challenges State champion: Oregon Gov. Tom McCall envisioned a balance between...
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A new approach to conservation: ‘Indigenize’ not ‘decolonize’
Serina Fast Horse is helping the City of Portland change the way it thinks about environmental preservation Next gen: Serina Fast Horse is part of an exciting environmental movement. Photo: Serina...
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Are environmental impacts of new Portland Water Bureau filtration plant being...
The Bull Run Filtration Project near Oxbow Park has passed compliance milestones, but locals are questioning the legitimacy of the city’s environmental assessment New neighbor? The Portland Water...
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Can farms and solar energy installations coexist?
Siting solar facilities on Washington farmland is causing resentment in rural counties. The conflict is growing worse Peace and prosperity: Washington is finding out it’s not always so easy to meld...
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The unique story behind Hood River Valley’s reign as Oregon’s pear capital
Maintaining the beauty and productivity of its orchards required citizen action. And still does Fruit preserves: Mount Hood viewed from Mount Hood Organic Farms in Oregon’s Hood River Valley. Photo:...
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As private interests turn profits on public lands, wildlife and taxpayers pay...
Why does the public put up with corporate welfare, wildlife slaughter and other government policies it so clearly opposes? Subsidy city: Politics haven’t kept pace with majority opinions on public...
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