HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Imagine three hundred houses here instead

Written May 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s East Thornton Lake Natural Area looks particularly pastoral this spring. The area remains open, with flowers and trees instead of houses and streets, because of the foresight of four city council members in 2010.


Road request in nature area is blocked

Written January 15th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

A land owner’s plan for a road through a southwest Albany nature area to access his landlocked property along the Calapooia River is dead, for now anyway.


NA Park: ‘Hazard trees’ have to go

Written June 7th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

  North Albany County Park is going to look a little different after this fall. There will be fewer big old Douglas firs.


 
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