Blog Archives for West Coast

By adamswitalski - April 27, 2009    This past week, Wildlands CPR assisted The Nature Conservancy in hosting a workshop entitled, “Improving road systems in the context of watershed restoration” in Astoria, OR.  The workshop was attended by a diverse group of about 25 watershed restoration specialists from around the region.  Representatives from the Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry, Washington Department of Natural Resources, NGOs, and private consultants exchanged information about planning, prioritizing, and implementing road system treatments including road decommissioning.  

By cathy - October 24, 2008    I came across this article about a man who wanted to "do some hill climbing" in Eastern Washington and ended up driving up a popular hiking trail in a county park. Sure, it was dark (it was 2 a.m. on a Saturday night) and maybe the "No Unauthorized Vehicles" sign was difficult to see, but when asked why he drove up there, he replied he was unaware it was illegal and questioned why anybody would want to walk up a hill. Read the full article here.

By Bethanie Walder - December 7, 2007   The news about flooding in the Pacific Northwest was, unfortunately, all too familiar for the people living there, though the intensity of the storm was particularly bad this time around.  And as officials went out to assess the damage, the news started pouring in about how many roads and bridges were washed away by the storms.