The ORTWS legislative affairs committee and the conservation affairs committee have been busy in 2017. For more information on what legislative and conservation issues ORTWS has been involved with and to read comment letters visit our policy page!
ORTWS comments on Sage Grouse Conservation Amendment and Oregon’s Wolf Management Plan Read More »
John Goodell, Vice-president elect of the Oregon Chapter of TWS, represented the national and state chapter of The Wildlife Society at the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting in Redmond, OR in April. He testified on behalf of TWS regarding the Society’s stance on the controversial topic of wild horse and burro management on public lands.
Covering October, November, and December Stephen Kafoury assisted Vanessa Blackstone and Laura Tesler with arranging a Meet and Greet with newly elected Senator Sara Gelser. A total of 25 ORTWS members met with Senator Gelser November 17th, where we introduced her to ORTWS, explained what our goals are, and that a sizeable part of her
4th Quarter Legislative Liaison Report Read More »
ORTWS will be meeting with Senator-elect Sara Gelser on November 17th to discuss the viewpoints of our Membership and let her know how many biologists are in her district. She is running for Senate on a strong platform focused on family and education, and ORTWS is providing our members this opportunity to discuss pressing issues
Save the Date – Nov 17 and Senator-elect Sara Gelser Read More »
The Wild Bird Seed bill is back on track, with our legislative liason working with the Governor’s natural resource advisor. A placeholder concept of the bill has been submitted to the legislative counsel for drafting, with intent to develop the bill for the February legislative session. Mr. Kafoury brought forward an opinion-editorial published in the
Legislative Liason Quarterly Report – July, August, September Read More »
On July 27, 2014 Susan Recce submitted an Opinion piece to OregonLive (“Bans on lead ammunition are misguided”) that ignores the decades of wildlife research and peer-reviewed science which clearly documents the toxicity of lead ammunition to wildlife. Since the late 1950s, wildlife exposure to lead ammunition has been well investigated. The use of lead
Lead Ammunition and Wildlife Read More »
