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gift of a healthy river, paddle trips and access to nature. Make
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Help Plan the Future of
the
Tualatin River
National Wildlife Refuge
- Should hunting be allowed on the Tualatin River National
Wildlife Refuge?
- What should happen with Wapato Lake?
- Should there be a canoe and kayak access on the refuge?
- How should the refuge connect with regional trails?
- Which parts of the refuge should be open to the public?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold two public scoping
meetings in November and December about developing of a
comprehensive management plan for the Tualatin River National
Wildlife Refuge.
The government agency is seeking public input about issues,
concerns and opportunities regarding the refuge's future. When
complete, officials say the plan will guide refuge management for
the next 15 years.
The refuge was established in 1992,
and currently manages 2,154 acres. Upon completion of planned land
acquisitions, the refuge will be at 7,370 acres in units near
Sherwood, Forest Grove and Gaston, according to the Fish and
Wildlife Service.
The meeting schedule is as
follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 7 to 9
p.m.
Tualatin River National Wildlife
Refuge
19255 S.W. Pacific Highway,
Sherwood
Thursday, Dec. 2, 7 to 9
p.m.
Forest Grove Senior and Community
Center
2037 Douglas St., Forest
Grove
Written comments will be accepted
through Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. To submit comments, receive updates
or be placed on a mailing list, write to: Refuge Manager, Tualatin
River National Wildlife Refuge, 19255 S.W. Pacific Highway,
Sherwood OR 97140.
Comments may also be sent via
e-mail to: tualatinccp@fws.gov; be sure to reference "Tualatin
River CCP/EA" in the subject line. Written submissions may also be
faxed to 503-625-5947.
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Help Us Reduce Plastic
Pollution
Single-use plastic
shopping bags are used for a few hours, but last for a very long
time in the environment. Around 100 billion petroleum-based plastic
checkout bags are used each year in the United States, requiring an
estimated 12 million barrels of oil each year. Only 5% of these
bags are recycled and recycling operations complain that these
plastic bags get tangled in their machines and are a maintenance
problem. When plastic bags break down in the environment they add
to the microplastics to the food chain, a significant threat to the
environment of which the full impact is not fully understood.
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Legislature to ban single-use plastic shopping bags. Eliminating
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Legislature to ban single-use plastic shopping bags.
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