Foresters study fungus stunting Douglas firs (Statesman Journal, 1/28/2012) Swiss needle cast of Douglas-fir in Oregon [PDF] (2008) Oregon State University Extension Service Swiss needle cast map [PDF] (annual) Oregon Department of Forestry
Entries from January 31st, 2012
Woodburn Interchange Project
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Transportation
Sidewalk not far from front door (Statesman Journal, 1/29/2012) Project information paper : I-5 @ OR 214 interchange (Woodburn) [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Transportation, Region 2 Office Woodburn Interchange revised environmental assessment [PDF] (2006) Oregon Department of Transportation
Tags:Dept. of Transportation·road construction·traffic·Woodburn
Early Learning Council proposals
January 31st, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Early Learning Council
Governor’s overhaul seeks to consolidate groups serving youths (Statesman Journal, 1/29/2012) Early Learning Council SB 909 report [PDF] (2011) Oregon Early Learning Council
Oregon’s timber industry
January 25th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services
Charting the decline of Oregon’s timber industry (The Oregonian, 1/23/2012) Historical look at Oregon’s wood product industry [PDF] (2012) Oregon Office of Economic Analysis
Revenue for Oregon counties
January 24th, 2012 · Comments Off · Office of the Governor
Loss of federal forest payments has Oregon counties looking for revenue while having millions that can’t be tapped (The Oregonian, 1/21/2012) Governor’s Task Force on Federal Forest Payments and County Services final report [PDF] (2009) Oregon Governor’s Task Force on Federal Forest Payments and County Services
Employment statistics
January 20th, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department
Oregon’s jobless rate dips under 9%, but economists still wary (Oregonian, 1/18/2012) December jobless rate below 9 percent in Oregon (Statesman Journal, 1/18/2012) Oregon’s employment situation [PDF] (monthly) Oregon Employment Department
Proficiency-based education
January 17th, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Education Investment Board
Proficiency-based learning gaining popularity for its focus on knowledge (Statesman Journal, 1/15/2012) Oregon learns [PDF] (2011) Oregon Education Investment Board
Agricultural production
January 17th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Agriculture
Oregon farmers look for improvement in 2012, but volatility is a perennial crop (Oregonian, 1/14/2012) Oregon agripedia (annual) Oregon State Department of Agriculture
Businesses planning to hire
January 10th, 2012 · Comments Off · Employment Department
Survey finds hiring in Oregon expected to be flat (Statesman Journal, 1/10/2012) One-third of Oregon employers plan to hire soon [PDF] (2012) Worksource Oregon
New business registrations
January 10th, 2012 · Comments Off · Secretary of State
Oregon business registrations tick up by 1,100 since January 2011 (The Oregonian, 1/10/2012) Business report [PDF] (Monthly serial), Secretary of State. Corporations Division
Recycling electronic waste
January 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Environmental Quality
Rising tide of e-waste poses test (Register Guard, 1/8/2012) How DEQ regulates electronics waste [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division
Invasive species report card
January 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Invasive Species Council
Oregon’s worst invasive species include mussels and hawkweed and feral pigs (The Oregonian, 1/6/2012) Report card on Oregon’s invasive species activities [PDF] (annual), Oregon Invasive Species Council 100 most dangerous invaders to keep out of Oregon [PDF] (annual)
Tags:feral pigs·invasive species·noxious weeds·sudden oak death·zebra mussels
Accountability system for schools
January 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon seeks OK to judge schools on overall performance, not success with small groups that typically struggle (The Oregonian, 1/8/2012) Schools in improvement [PDF] (annual), Oregon Department of Education
Oregon’s public safety system
January 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
Oregon Corrections-Related Chart Of The Year, (Willamette Week, 12/30/2011) Report to the governor [PDF] (2011), Oregon Commission on Public Safety
Owls in Oregon
January 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Learn About Oregon’s Whoo-riffic Owls, (Salem News, 12/31/2011) Whooooo am I? [PDF] (2011) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
