The Oregon Chapter Sierra Club Forest Team hosts Dr. Dominick DellaSala of Wild Heritage and Rita Vaughan Frost of the Natural Resources Defense Council for the webinar “Forest Biomass, Oregon and Beyond.” REGISTER HERE. The biomass industry is looking to expand into the Pacific Northwest. More and more money is being allocated for thinning and […]
Senator Jeff Merkley and Oregon League of Conservation Voters to Hold a Zoom Town Hall on the Environment Thursday, October 26, 12noon - 1:15pm For info and registration, click on this link: Merkley OLCV Town Hall Senator Jeff Merkley will be holding a Zoom Town Hall on the Environment on Thursday, October 26. This provides […]
On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom, we will have the privilege of hearing from professionally-registered forester Herb Hammond. Now retired, Hammond has over 45 years of experience in the field of forestry research, consulting, and education. His is the voice you'll hear in this 4-minute video about the Peachland Watershed, a […]
Rockaway Beach City Council Meeting this Wednesday, January 10 at 6:00 p.m. On the agenda will be several matters relating to the Source Water Protection (SWP) Plan for the City of Rockaway Beach. One is consideration of a resolution to establish a SWP Plan Development Advisory Committee. If approved, the resolution will establish the Advisory […]
Make Comments about the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to the Oregon Board of Forestry by Wednesday, January 17, 2024: It’s not too late to voice your support for the Habitat Conservation Plan! Written comments to the Board of Forestry made by January 17 can be sent by going to: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/board/Pages/commentsboard.aspx.
We’d like to invite you to attend our upcoming in-person meeting about the current status and future of the Jetty Creek watershed, the source of surface drinking water for the City of Rockaway Beach, Oregon. This meeting will take place on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary by the Sea Catholic […]
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Health Authority invite you to Save the Date for the upcoming workshop - Coastal Partnerships for Drinking Water Protection: How to Increase Resiliency with Land Conservation. This half-day workshop will be presented both in-person and virtually as part of an ongoing series designed to support coastal communities […]
Plan on attending the NCCWP Forest Poets Event at Fort George Brewery in Astoria on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Join us for a night of food, drinks, and poetry reading pertaining to our North Coast watersheds and forests. More details soon to follow in an email.
At this NCCWP Astoria Chapter gathering, we invite the public to join us in writing comments to ODF about their planned timber sales for 2025 in the Astoria District (Clatsop County). Say no to clearcutting and pesticide spraying on our public forestland. Help safeguard our drinking water, forested watersheds, and mitigate the impacts of climate […]
