Why lawmakers are seeking to kill Oregon wildfire risk map for second time
Republicans touted different pieces of legislation — such as Senate Bill 678 — that would eliminate the map. If ...
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Gov. Kotek, Legislature want to pause action on wildfire hazard map to quell public frustration
Kotek directed the state forestry department to pause any further action based on the map until the Legislature decides to ...
Oregon wildfire hazard map up for repeal, changes in state legislature
Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.
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Oregon legislators seek changes regarding state Wildfire Hazard Map
Oregon Republican legislators are coming out against the state’s wildfire hazard map and seeking its repeal. The map ...
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New Oregon wildfire risk maps show which areas most likely to burn, bring damage
A wildfire risk map issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University breaks the state up into areas with low, moderate and high risk of wildfire. In northwest Oregon ...
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Oregon Republicans oppose wildfire hazard map as Gov. Kotek puts appeals referrals on pause
The Oregon Department of Forestry is accepting all appeals to the statewide wildfire hazard map up until Mar. 10, under ...
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Oregon lawmaker proposes changing revised state wildfire risk map to curb anger and rumors
The point of the Wildfire Risk Map, first published in 2022, was to inform lawmakers and agencies like the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office about where to best ...
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Lawsuit Aims to Stop Post-Fire Logging on Oregon State Forest
The state forest has been closed to visitors since the Labor Day wildfires and is currently being extensively logged by the Oregon Department of Forestry ... An interactive map of the areas proposed ...