NEWS RELEASE August 5, 2016 Contact: Sarah Levy | 503-808-6217 Portland, Ore. –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today approved an historic path forward for local communities in Western Oregon with Resource Management Plans [...]
$1.2 Million in Grant Funding; both non-profits and local governments eligible Contributed by: Mark Nystrom | AOC Energy, Environment & Land Use Policy Manager August 5, 2016 Approximately $1.2 million in grant funding will soon be [...]
By: Eric Mortenson | Capital Press August 2, 2016 Original source Oregon’s Clackamas County canceled a meeting this week on its bid to redesignate farmland following critical remarks from communities, a conservation district and a key state land-use [...]
By Claire Withycombe | The Bulletin August 3, 2016 Original source The Deschutes County Local Public Safety Coordinating Council indicated tentative interest Tuesday in participating in a new statewide plan to provide professional coordinators for [...]
Contributed by: Mark Nystrom, AOC Energy, Environment and Land Use Policy Manager August 2, 2016 The Oregon Natural Desert Association is holding its 2016 conference in Bend on October 14th. The meeting will feature a [...]
State Launches First Veterans Rental Assistance Program Hood River News Original source August 2, 2016 The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), in partnership with the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA), has launched the Veterans Rental [...]
Image Credit: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, via Flickr Creative Commons The Chief News Posted: Monday, July 25, 2016 Original article After two years at slightly above four billion board feet, [...]
Long Beach Veterans Champions: Commissioners Bill Hall, Martha Schrader, Bill Elfering, Judy Shiprack and Diane McKeel successfully led the charge for veterans advocacy language in NACO's 2016 platform. Contributed by: Andy Smith [...]
Funding Opportunity Announcement Feasibility Study Grants Applications Due by 5 p.m., October 14, 2016 The Oregon Water Resources Department’s Water Resources Development Program is currently soliciting grant applications for water conservation, reuse and storage [...]
By: Mckenzie Farrell, Association of Oregon Counties August 1, 2016 Twenty-two county officials from Oregon joined over 3,000 county elected officials from across the United States July 22-25, 2016 at the National Association of Counties (NACo) [...]