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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/sl/244221-109686-using-truffles-to-restore-the-land&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTY0Mjc4NzkzNTA4OTc1Mzk1MTcyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHzEA8_rRExEfIrL0PDukOQME_6Iw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Using
truffles to restore the <b>land</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">There's a growing number of working examples in
<b>Oregon</b> of the truffles' symbiotic relationship with the <b>land</b>, says Charles Lefevre, truffle scientist, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060010755&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTY0Mjc4NzkzNTA4OTc1Mzk1MTcyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFe5UWCLtLzz_mnm1ToTyVXqnHkfA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">After
bad wildfire season, Ore. prepares pitch to keep its rare insurance coverage</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Environment & Energy Publishing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The policy covers the
<b>Oregon</b> Forest <b>Land</b> Protection Fund, which is evenly financed by landowners and state taxpayers. Last year, the fund raised just ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/12/sage_grouse_protections_blocke.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQzNzMxOTYyOTAzNjIwOTE1MTkyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFcEUlgTjRmohBwP75mMXtYq0iBNQ"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Sage
grouse</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none"> protections blocked but Interior Secretary Sally Jewell sees action in 2015</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">They could determine the greater
<b>sage grouse</b> is heading toward possible ... Population estimates for greater
<b>sage grouse</b> range from 100,000 to 500,000 ... Montana, Nevada, North Dakota,
<b>Oregon</b>, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/17/12-17-nabes-land-use-review/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTMzUyMDc3MDk1OTA2NTY4NjM0NjIaOTBmOTM2MDA5MjBlNTRhMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF1xDS9h1NgS1QlQcSeJKunylMZhg"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Land</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">-<b>Use</b>
Review</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Columbian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The following are local
<b>land</b>-<b>use</b> proposals. The county or city may rate them in three categories: nonsignificant, no environmental impact study ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wallowa.com/local_news/20141217/roberts-signs-up-for-road-usage-charge&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTMjg5OTczMzk0MTQ3Mzk5NDQ2MjIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGha7so_Qsv8f-k138HBc3cYX_JCA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Roberts
signs up for road usage charge</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Wallowa County Cheiftain
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">To launch SB 810, the
<b>Oregon</b> Department of <b>Transportation</b> (ODOT) is seeking 1,500 participants with cars or light commercial vehicles that operate ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/editorials/2694204-151/editorial-state-should-change-the-ugb-process&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioSMTA2MjUxNTAwNjE4MTQ4MTc2MhoxZTU1YWIzM2VlN2IzNmQ0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNEQrfrl93gwpzHSgCCdVl5Al0i6_w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Editorial:
State should change the UGB process</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Before a city can get approval to stretch a UGB, a city must prove to the
<b>Oregon</b> Department of <b>Land</b> Conservation and Development and the <b>Oregon</b> ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/243789-110353-critic-seen-as-land-use-lightning-rod-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzA5OTA4NjY4MDcwNDExODQwMDIaOTBmOTM2MDA5MjBlNTRhMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGIGddxnAL0kQXeEJSoktDkmqbr0A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Critic
seen as <b>land</b>-<b>use</b> lightning rod</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">1, Mildner was denounced as a “libertarian activist” hell bent on destroying Oregon's
<b>land</b>-<b>use</b> planning system. Criticisms came from Metro officials ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2014/sage-grouse-12-16-2014.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTY5MjcwMTYyNjAzOTU0NzA5NTEyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGJ8TsQGNA4lhett63FJLD5yp6f5A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
Study Finds That Grass Height Drives <b>Sage Grouse</b> Nest Success</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Center for Biological Diversity (press release)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">“This research confirms earlier studies conducted in eastern
<b>Oregon</b> where shorter grass height also had negative effects on <b>sage</b>-<b>grouse</b> nesting ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kdrv.com/oregon-trails-highway-140/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjYwNTMyMjY1Mjc1MjQ5NTEyMTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGvz69jlsef5W83awwwAl97dz9aQg"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
Trails: Highway 140</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">KDRV
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — From the time the first settlers arrived in
<b>Oregon</b>, travel and <b>transportation</b> was a real difficulty. By the early 1920's
<b>Oregon</b> ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/12/central_oregon_water_dispute_s.html#incart_river"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Central Oregon Water Dispute Settled
in Bill that Wins Last-Minute Congressional Passage</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Congress late Thursday passed a bill that settles water management issues on Central Oregon’s Crooked River and allows hydroelectric
development at Bowman Dam ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://nwpr.org/post/congress-passes-northwest-land-deals-nothing-oc-forests&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTIwOTA0Mjg0MjMwMzE4ODcyNDgyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFPeT77hUOGnAEoSzlXS5g6X6DGuQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Congress
Passes Northwest <b>Land</b> Deals, But Nothing For O&C Forests</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Northwest Public Radio
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The
<b>land</b> deals were tacked onto a $585 billion military spending package. They included large expansions for
<b>Oregon</b> Caves National Monument and ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/deschutescounty/2679962-151/deschutes-county-may-review-rural-zonings&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ4OTYzODQ2NjcyMTI5NDQzNDMyGmVmNzU1ZjkyN2I3NGI2NTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHA_e030HhAU3F9O1UIxwHWcvBBQA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Deschutes
County may review rural zonings</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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<b>Land Conservation</b> and <b>Development Commission</b>. The process ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Holidays from the staff of the DLCD! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sadie K Carney</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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