Now that it’s raining again is a good time to think about — what else? — wetlands, and how Oregon’s approach to their preservation is interfering with our efforts to save farmland and forests.
Hector’s legacy: Farm land saved
Written March 25th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
A one-paragraph death notice in today’s Albany Democrat-Herald announced the passing at age 96 of Hector Macpherson, the one man who more than anyone else deserves the credit for saving much of the farm land and open space we still have in the more heavily populated parts of this state.
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Tags: Hector Macpherson, Oregon land use planning, Senate Bill 100, Tom McCall
Tags: Hector Macpherson, Oregon land use planning, Senate Bill 100, Tom McCall
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Rulers never rest: More work for planners
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Tags: Climate Friendly Areas, Department of Land Conservation and Development, East Albany Plan, equitable communities, land use, Oregon land use planning