By Bob Ferris I have been looking at the issue of lethal predator control for many, many years and the longer I look at it and the more science I read and assimilate, the more convinced I become that lethal control of predators is more punitive than practical. It is an activity and a … Continue reading Lethal Control of Predators: Of Science, Scapegoats and Icebergs
DeFazio, Wyden take wrong tack on timber
By Josh Laughlin in the Register Guard August 11, 2014 After four straight years as the runner-up, United Van Lines named Oregon as the state with the nation’s highest percentage of inbound moves in 2013. I’d bet a pitcher of Ninkasi the great migration hasn’t been for the clear-cuts that pock our mountainsides and … Continue reading DeFazio, Wyden take wrong tack on timber
Of Race Cars and Banked Tracks (Elk and Wolves)
By Bob Ferris “At issue is how wildlife is managed in this country. Our belief is based on more than 100 years of the most successful wildlife management model in the world that our state agencies are to manage wildlife within their respective borders. That includes management of gray wolves along with other predators.” David … Continue reading Of Race Cars and Banked Tracks (Elk and Wolves)
A Trip to Washington DC
By Francis Eatherington During the week of June 16, representatives of Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild, and KS Wild traveled to Washington DC to discuss two bills, one from Senator Wyden and one from Representative DeFazio. Both mandate an increase of logging on western Oregon BLM lands. We had over 21 meetings with agency staff, senators … Continue reading A Trip to Washington DC
Scrutinize wildlife agency: DeFazio questions its costs, mission and culture
By Register Guard Editorial Staff January 8, 2014 Congress should join the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector general in investigating the federal government’s predator control program. The Wildlife Services agency has had far more than its share of controversy since the federal program was created nearly a century ago to oversee the trapping, shooting … Continue reading Scrutinize wildlife agency: DeFazio questions its costs, mission and culture
Francis Eatherington on the Radio: O&C Lands
Our own Francis Eatherington talks about the O&C lands and what is at risk. Francis is talking about the Roseburg meeting on October 15th but this is a good summary. http://podcast.541radio.com/roprt3/4172839.mp3
Timber and O&C lands
In a recent Oregonian article (“DeFazio criticizes anti-logging groups,”Oct. 3), Rep. Peter DeFazio calls the groups that oppose his O&C clear-cutting bill “radical,” saying that they “want zero cut on federal land,” and that they “don’t care about rural Oregon.” If standing up for clean drinking water and wild salmon recovery is radical, we, and … Continue reading Timber and O&C lands
Congress Members Seek Continued Wolf Protections
Peter DeFazio » Congress members seek continued wolf protections Associated Press By John Flesher Mar. 5, 2013 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Dozens of U.S. House members urged federal regulators Tuesday to retain legal protections for gray wolves across most of the lower 48 states, saying the resilient predator could continue expanding its range … Continue reading Congress Members Seek Continued Wolf Protections
Rep. DeFazio Requests that FERC Increase Transparency and Extend Pipeline Comment Period
Click here to read Rep. DeFazio's letter to FERC.