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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News! – Please pardon our lapse in coverage. Weekly digests are starting again!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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 and other states. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site
of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Past Land Use News weekly e-mails may be found here:<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/travel/index.ssf/2017/06/7_wonders_of_oregon_that_no_lo.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODUxNzU2NzY0NDcyMTYwNTgzNTIaMjFhYzg4MWE4MDVmOWQxMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH_cqsQUYybJPGv34_0fjNvrbLN_g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">7
wonders of Oregon that no longer exist </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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">Oregon is a beautiful place, filled with awe-inspiring wonders of nature. State tourism organization Travel Oregon capitalized on that
in 2014, releasing “The 7 Wonder of Oregon” ad campaign that named the very best the state has to offer. But there are other natural wonders of Oregon that aren’t listed…because they no longer exist.<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.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170609/dairy-responds-to-environmental-petition&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODkyODUyNjQ0NTUzMTExOTY1NTIaNDNhN2ZmN2FhMTZiMmUzMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGB1SJ-jQyROwoIEkOb0xHhic60Hg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Dairy
responds to environmental petition </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">East Oregonian (subscription)
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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">Lost Valley Farm was approved in March by the
<b>Oregon Department of</b> <b>Agriculture</b> and Department of Environmental Quality, which jointly administer the state’s confined animal feed operation program. The owner of the controversial mega-dairy says his farming practices go above and beyond what’s
required.<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.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20170615/rainbow-gathering-set-for-flagtail-meadow-on-malheur-national-forest-in-grant-county&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzU5NzA0NzUxODg0MjA1NzkwNjIaMmVjMGY5MDFmNTZhYzkwZjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEdA56kEFzNwmFG03o166WRAoXhuA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Rainbow
gathering set for Flagtail Meadow on Malheur National Forest in Grant County </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Blue Mountain Eagle
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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 Rainbow Gathering could draw anywhere from 10,000-30,000 people. Participants are beginning to arrive, and officials expect the attendance
to peak the week of July 4<sup>th</sup>. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Rainbow Family is a loose-knit group of people without leadership or organization who participate in a national gathering once a year.
Attendees come from across the country.<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.huffingtonpost.com/entry/finding-restoration-in-the-desert_us_5942afb7e4b0d188d027fc55&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzU5NzA0NzUxODg0MjA2MDM5MjIaNDNhN2ZmN2FhMTZiMmUzMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGsqxE4JlpWdYSEUgwQTQyPBzafeQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Finding
Restoration in the Desert </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">HuffPost
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">My family moved to the Willamette Valley part of Oregon when I was in the 9th grade. It was largely an agricultural area with
grasses and hay, grains and berries. It was a common practice to burn the remaining roots and stubble after crops had been harvested.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">
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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.dailytidings.com/news/20170614/earthquake-sensor-on-roxy-ann-could-give-early-warning&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzU5NzA0NzUxODg0MjA1NzUzOTIaNTM0OWRhZDRjYTVjYmU4NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFjrsaOUlvMdX4IZY73Iw3ZN0xaVw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Earthquake</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
sensor on Roxy Ann could give early warning </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Ashland Daily Tidings
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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">A portion of a grant from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries will fund the $11,000 project. When the big one shakes
the Rogue Valley, a new early-detection se3nsor on Roxy Ann should help give residents more advanced notice to drop, cover, and hold on. “Even if you get only 30 seconds while you’re riding a bike near downtown Medford along the pathway, that would give you
enough time to get away from the viaduct.”<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://katu.com/news/local/did-you-feel-it-28-earthquake-reported-in-cedar-mill&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTIxOTkwNTE4NDI1NzMyMzIwNDYyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFSWsARqk5ZJcYAJvRl5evK3ATvKw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Did
you feel it? 2.8 earthquake reported in Beaverton area </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">KATU
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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">2.8 earthquake reported in Beaverton area. by KATU News ... If you felt the earthquake, the USGS wants to know. You can fill out their
“felt report” online.<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.currypilot.com/news/5381543-151/oregon-senator-emphasizes-costs-of-congressional-inaction-on&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzU5NzA0NzUxODg0MjA1OTE1NDIaZmFlNzY5MzkxYmE4MjFmOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGcOrAitxpKZt-rLjRiUXN9U6r5uA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
senator emphasizes costs of Congressional inaction on wildfire funding </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Curry Coastal Pilot
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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">U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today emphasized the costs of congressional inaction when it comes to fixing the broken system of wildfire
funding, in a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this morning. Forest Service chief says Wyden fix could have freed up resources to easily treat millions more acres.<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=https://oregoneconomicanalysis.com/2017/06/14/salems-economic-and-housing-outlook-slides/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTIxOTkwNTE4NDI1NzMyMzA4MTgyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF560D3nTswdN9vDfpLyeLkyfMAfQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Salem's
Economic and Housing Outlook (Slides) </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Oregon Office of Economic Analysis
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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">However, like the rest of the state and much of the nation, housing affordability is a big concern. I have given a couple local presentations
in recent months. Below I have combined our office’s Salem-specific work with a few of the most important statewide economic trends.<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/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/massive_transportation_budget.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTIxOTkwNTE4NDI1NzMyMzEwMDEyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEcYRx0xEXmv485NOdnxf9z27HD5Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Massive
transportation budget is too small, says transit workers' union </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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">SALEM -- Oregon's largest public transit union has come out in strong opposition to lawmakers' multibillion-dollar transportation plan,
saying the bill doesn’t put enough money into transit projects. <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.oregonwild.org/about/blog/all-eyes-bears-ears&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODUxNzU2NzY0NDcyMTYwMjU5NjIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGZ3XE5PHWvzFmIvhzlUc4sVi1ByQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
WildBlog </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Oregon WildBlog (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A2A2A">Over the weekend, the head of the Department of Interior, Ryan Zinke, submitted a
<a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/351066813/Interim-Report-EO-13792">report</a> to the White House recommending to scale back protections for the Bears Ears National Monument in Southern Utah. In his report, Zinke suggests that President Trump “revise
the existing boundaries” of the monument, which was designated by President Obama after many years of hard work by a diverse coalition of tribal and environmental groups.<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/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/you_might_soon_pay_tolls_to_dr.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODkyODUyNjQ0NTUzMTEyMzY1MTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG4IKEjYgil92Z-TIuyITHVURxhgw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">You
could soon pay rush-hour tolls on Portland freeways </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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">Portland-area drivers may soon have a choice between saving minutes on their commute or keeping more dollars in their wallets.<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.currypilot.com/news/localnews/5368260-151/transportation-bill-includes-new-taxes-on-cars-and&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODkyODUyNjQ0NTUzMTEyMzY1MTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE_wl9YsEHqkVmRsRm7MqgxQuHZ0Q"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Transportation</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
bill includes new taxes on cars and bikes </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Curry Coastal Pilot
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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">House Bill 2017, the proposed state
<b>transportation</b> bill, includes a number of new taxes... Fuel taxes in <b>Oregon</b> are currently 30 cents per gallon. State road funds are running low and officials are trying to figure out how to backfill a budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal biennium.
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