ODOT prepares for busy summer (Statesman Journal, 5/27/2011) Summer Oregon road projects [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Transportation
Entries from May 27th, 2011
Summer road construction
May 27th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Transportation
Tags:road construction·road maintenance·road repair·transportation
Mathematics Standards
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
State superintendent: Math scores may drop (Albany Democrat Herald, 5/24/2011) Common core state standards for mathematics [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Education
Blue-green algae
May 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · Public Health Division
Oregon’s blue-green algae monitoring program kicking into gear (Oregonian, 5/24/2011) Blue-Green algae health advisories [PDF] (annual) Oregon Health Authority, Office of Environmental Public Health
Invasive zebra mussels
May 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Zebra mussels stopped at border (Medford Mail Tribune, 5/20/2011) Invasive Zebra Mussels Found During Voluntary Inspection (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 5/19/2011) Oregon on alert : destructive quagga and zebra mussels arrive in west [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Invasive insects in Oregon
May 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture
Oregon pest managers warn of crop-damaging insects (Oregonian, 5/20/2011) Oregon gypsy moth trapping season begins (Statesman Journal, 5/20/2011) Pest alert : brown marmorated stink bug [PDF] (2010) Oregon State Department of Agriculture, Plant Division Gypsy moth : a major pest of trees [PDF] (1999) Oregon State Department of Agriculture
Tags:agriculture·brown marmorated stink bug·gypsy moth·invasive species
Heceta Head Lighthouse preservation
May 16th, 2011 · Comments Off · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon’s most photographed, due for a makeover, (Oregonian, 5/13/2011) Heceta Head Lighthouse [PDF], (2009), Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
DEQ laboratory audit
May 16th, 2011 · Comments Off · Audits Division
Auditors recommend DEQ upgrades (Statesman Journal, 5/15/2011) Department of Environmental Quality : increase laboratory productivity to better meet customer needs [PDF], (2011), Oregon, Office of the Secretary of State, Audits Division
Economic and Revenue Forecast
May 12th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services
Oregon lawmakers hope Thursday’s revenue forecast brings better news (Oregonian, 5/12/2011) Oregon revenue forecast: Economists give optimistic report for 2011-13 (Oregonian, 5/12/2011) Oregon economic and revenue forecast [PDF] (Quarterly serial) Oregon Department of Administrative Service, Office of Economic Analysis
Fertilizer Standards
May 11th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture
ODA Watching Fertilizers Sold In State (My Central Oregon, 5/11/2011) Laboratory analysis results [PDF] (Annual serial) Oregon Department of Agriculture, Fertilizer Program
Tags:fertilizer
Feral Swine
May 10th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, Invasive Species Council
Farmers monitor feral pigs (East Oregonian, 5/10/2011) Pest risk assessment for feral pigs in Oregon [PDF] (2009) Oregon Invasive Special Council Feral swine [PDF] (2009)Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Identity theft
May 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Consumer & Business Services
Click here if you’re aware of your vulnerability to ID theft (Oregonian, 5/7/2011) Protecting your personal information [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Finance and Corporate Securities Protecting personal information : a business guide [PDF] (2008) Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Finance and Corporate Securities
Tags:fraud·identity theft
OUS faculty workload
May 4th, 2011 · Comments Off · Audits Division, Secretary of State
Oregon University System lacks grasp of how professors work, state audit says(Oregonian, 5/3/2011) Oregon public universities are efficient, leaders tell legislators (Oregonian, 5/4/2011) Oregon University System : improve management of faculty workload [PDF] (2011) Oregon Office of the Secretary of State, Audits Division
Tags:audits·higher education·Oregon University System·University System
Tansy ragwort outbreak
May 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Corrections
Tansy outbreak sparks concern (Statesman Journal, 4/30/2011) Noxious weeds-tansy ragwort [PDF] (2008) Oregon Department of Corrections Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) [PDF] (2009) Oregon Noxious Weed Control Program
Forestry Department management plan
May 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Forestry, Oregon State University
Oregon Department of Forestry’s management plan didn’t use best science (report) (Oregonian, 4/29/2011) Science review of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s proposed species of concern strategy and the Board of Forestry’s state forests performance measures [PDF] (2011) Oregon State University Institute for Natural Resources Northwest Oregon state forests management plan [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of [...]
