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Upcoming Meetings on Critical Owl Habitat
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the comment deadline for proposed amendments to Spotted Owl Critical Habitat in the Northwest. Read this article for more information. There are several upcoming meetings which will give you the chance to learn more and make your voice heard: - Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in Tacoma, WA: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PDT, University of Washington, Tacoma Campus, 1900 Commerce St., Jane Russell Commons, Tacoma, Washington; 253-692-4306. - Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Portland, OR: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PDT, Oregon Convention Center, Room C-120, 777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd., Portland, Oregon; 503-235-7575. - Also on Wednesday June 20, 2012 in Portland, OR: a public hearing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PDT in the same room as the meeting above.
Elk Return to Mount St. HelensThe magnificent elk herds that call Mount St. Helens home were almost wiped out in the 1980 eruption, but now, over 30 years later, elk are thriving on the flanks of Mount St. Helens again. It is too bad that these recovering herds may soon again face grave harm in the form of mineral exploration and/or mining in the recovering landscape they call home (see our Mount St. Helens information below.) Oregon Field Guide recently featured a story on the elk, enjoy!
New Proposal for Drilling Near Mount St. HelensAs many of you are aware, the issue of mineral exploration on the border of Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is alive again. Although the exact details of the current drilling proposal are still being worked out, here is some important background information:
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