Items by Michael Milstein — 10 items
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Declining seabird may drop off the endangered list
The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced plans to remove the marbled murrelet from the endangered species list, despite the small seabird’s declining numbers
by Michael Milstein, Nov 14, 2005 -
Tax credits make eco-logging pay
The U.S. Treasury Department has given $50 million in tax credits to Ecotrust to help depressed Northwestern timber towns carry out sustainable logging
by Michael Milstein, May 30, 2005 -
For sale: Your local ranger station?
Facing severe budget cuts, the Forest Service is selling off property, and considering closing some recreation sites it considers too expensive to maintain
by Michael Milstein, May 30, 2005 -
Surprise bequest to protect Columbia Gorge
The Friends of the Columbia Gorge, a small conservation group based in Portland, Ore., has received a $4 million bequest from Norman Yeon
by Michael Milstein, Apr 18, 2005 -
Klamath farmers face a new threat
Klamath Basin farmers may be hit with a huge increase in electric rates, but some say that even putting farms out of business may not save enough water for endangered fish
by Michael Milstein, Feb 07, 2005 -
Wolves are welcome in one Western state
Oregon has developed a blueprint that will allow eight or more wolf packs to move in from neighboring Idaho
by Michael Milstein, Oct 11, 2004 -
News flash: Fish do need water
Federal wildlife managers admit that the massive fish kill in the Klamath River in 2002 was caused, in part, by the diversion of water to farmers
by Michael Milstein, Dec 08, 2003 -
Federal report supports Klamath farmers
The National Research Council issues a report saying that irrigation shutoffs alone won’t save endangered salmon in the Klamath River Basin of Oregon and California
by Michael Milstein, Nov 10, 2003 -
Bush administration stretches a lawsuit to get the cut out
The Bush administration plans to more than double the amount of logging in public forests west of the Cascades in Washington, Oregon and Northern California
by Michael Milstein, Sep 01, 2003 -
Loggers got scant help as industry toppled
A new study shows that logging communities received little of the economic help promised to them when the timber industry collapsed in the Northwest during the 1990s
by Michael Milstein, Feb 17, 2003
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