OP/ED: Another View of the Linn County Lawsuit
By Craig Mackie Recently, the Linn County jury determined that the State had indeed breached a long-standing contract with the 13 plaintiff forest trust counties. As Mr. Yamamoto wrote in […]
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Op/Ed: Our forests’ future depends on our working together
By Peter Hayes Hayes and his family own and care for Hyla Woods in the Oregon Coast Range. Hayes served on the Oregon Board of Forestry from 2007 to 2011. […]
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OP/ED: What the Linn County Lawsuit Really Means
By Tillamook County Commissioner David Yamamoto After a monthlong trial, after hearing more than 100 hours of testimony and reviewing hundreds of exhibits, some going back to the early 1900’s, […]
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Tillamook County Commissioner David Yamamoto comments on the Linn County Class Action Lawsuit Verdict in Favor of Timber Counties, Taxing Districts
EDITOR’S NOTE: The ruling found that the state of Oregon breached its contract with timber counties west of the Cascades by failing to generate sufficient revenue through logging on state […]
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Land conservancy helps a young forest on Tillamook Head age gracefully
At daybreak on Nov. 6, fifteen men armed with chainsaws climbed into pickup trucks and drove up a gravel road onto Boneyard Ridge on Tillamook Head. By day’s end, they […]
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Tillamook Forest Center Ready for Precipitation Party – Rain Festival Nov. 16 & 17
Despite a relatively dry year in the forest (only 89” of precipitation vs. our average of 120”), it looks like the autumn rains are finally returning. While many are ready […]
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North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection presents Conrad Gowell, Native Fish Society’s Fellowship Program Director on Nov. 18th
Note new day (Monday), new time (5:00 p.m.), new location (St. Mary by the Sea, 275 S. Pacific St, in Rockaway Beach) Monday, November 18, 2019, North Coast Communities for […]
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“LOOK UP! IT’S A WATERSHED MOMENT!” SATURDAY SEPT. 28th at NCRD
“Watershed” is a word that evokes several meanings. Looking out our windows here in the Oregon Coast Range we literally see watersheds, the places where our water is collected, first […]
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BodyVox @Big Creek Saturday September 14th
Hampton Lumber’s Big Creek Forest is hosting BodyVox for a special evening of dance under the stars with the mighty Columbia River serving as a natural backdrop, 13 miles east […]
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FIRE DANGER LEVELS TO INCREASE: Northwest Oregon Protection Association – IFPL and Public Use restriction change
From NW District Foresters: We have a “significant weather pattern shift” beginning today, August 26th. For most of this fire season, we have enjoyed seasonable temperatures and relative humidity levels. […]
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