Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 24th, 2008
Sea Grant delivers report on marine reserves outreach
A fast-track “listening and learning” process that drew nearly 800 people to meetings on Oregon’s coast has produced more than 1,700 separate comments on the question of establishing marine reserves in the state’s territorial waters.
Oregon Sea Grant, which was asked to conduct the outreach effort, will deliver the comments this week to the state’s Ocean [...]
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
New Oregon Sea Grant publication explores low impact development
Many Oregon communities are facing rapid population growth and increases in housing and industrial construction, without a matching increase in the resources necessary to manage such growth and make wise land use decisions. One result may be added stress from increased stormwater runoff on already overtaxed water management systems.
To help communities address such issues, Oregon [...]
