by Elliott Davis | Aug 10, 2018 | Public Lands News, The Wild News, Water Conservation News
The second most climbed mountain in the world, Mt. Hood is crowned by 11 glaciers and is home to pristine wilderness, beautiful alpine lakes, scenic landscapes, and the historic Timberline Lodge. For over 40 years, Mt. Hood Meadows has sought to build a destination... 
by Maura Fahey | Oct 30, 2017 | Features, News & Victories, Water Conservation News
Last Friday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown put Oregonians’ concerns about a Nestlé water grab in Cascade Locks to rest. Citing significant additional costs to the state, Brown sent a letter to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife asking agency Director Curt Melcher... 
by Maura Fahey | Jan 19, 2017 | Features, Water Conservation News, Wildlife News
On January 17, Crag filed suit on behalf of three conservation groups, Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon Wild and WaterWatch of Oregon, in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failure to follow federal law in the creation of the Comprehensive... 
by Lindsey Zimmer | Jun 22, 2016 | Features, News & Victories, Water Conservation News
Measure 14-55 was put to a vote on May 17 in order to protect the water in Hood River County from large scale bottling corporations. The ballot initiative passed with 68% of residents voting “yes.” The battle against Nestlé’s proposal to bottle the water in Oxbow... 
by Suzanne Savell | Mar 10, 2016 | Features, News & Victories, Public Lands News, Water Conservation News
On March 7, 2016, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to Mt. Hood National Forest Supervisor Lisa Northrop, expressing serious concerns with the proposed Polallie-Copper II Timber Sale in the Crystal Springs watershed, which... 
by Suzanne Savell | Jan 8, 2016 | Features, News & Victories, Water Conservation News
Measure to block Nestlé bottling plant headed to May 2016 ballot Local Water Alliance, a group of activists in Hood River County has gathered enough signatures to qualify a ballot initiative aimed at stopping the Nestlé corporation from bottling and selling water from... 