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    Oregon Shores: 40 Years of Protecting Oregon’s Coast

    Posted on September 23, 2011 | No Comments
    Longtime Crag client Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition turns 40 this year, and the organization celebrated this landmark with its annual Coast Conference in Newport last Saturday.  Oregon Shores uses education, advocacy, and citizen engagement to preserve coastal ecosystems and public access.  Founded soon after the...

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    Oregon’s Wild Coast Inspires Protection

    Posted on May 25, 2011 | No Comments
    I love my job.  I get to work to protect our environment, including Oregon’s amazing coastline and the ecosystems, wildlife, and communities that thrive there.  But one downside of this job is that I am often tied to my desk with many projects demanding my...

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    Land Use Board of Appeals Rejects Destination Resort Approval

    Posted on May 24, 2011 | 2 Comments
    A proposed large-scale destination resort on a remote and wild section of the Oregon coast in Curry County will not move forward without further review by the local land use authority.  In a decision issued Friday, the Land Use Board of Appeals found that the...

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    LNG Proposal Takes Knock-Out Punch

    Posted on November 3, 2010 | 3 Comments
    In a decision issued today, the Oregon Court of Appeals hammered what could be the final nail in the coffin for the Bradwood Landing LNG project.  Opponents of liquefied natural gas (LNG) celebrated earlier this year when the company announced it was filing for Chapter...

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    Farmers & Vintners Cheer Ruling Protecting Oregon Wine Country

    Posted on September 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
    In a decision issued today, the Oregon Court of Appeals took a big step to preserve Oregon farm and forest lands from large developments proposed under former Measure 37 claims.  The Court reversed Yamhill County’s decision allowing a large development in Yamhill County to go...

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    Defending Oregon’s Farmlands, Forestlands and Water Supplies

    Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments
    In 2004, a majority of Oregonians voted for ballot initiative Measure 37 only to later discover that the measure threatened to unravel Oregon’s land use system. The measure permitted landowners to file claims demanding that all land use regulations be removed from their land while...

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