Land Management

The proposed Westside Bypass freeway in Washington County had a lot of momentum — until critics said it ran afoul of Oregon's growth management system. The freeway fight in the early 1990s wound up affecting transportation policies throughout the state.

Here are some major takeaways from Episode 2 of Growing Oregon. The episode chronicles the nearly decade-long battle to establish a statewide growth management system for Oregon.

Over 1,000 acres of crucial habitat on Mount Ashland will be preserved through a large grant to a nonprofit conservation group.

The Oregon Land Use Board says the farm impacts of a recreational trail southwest of Portland in Yamhill County weren’t properly analyzed, so the project must be reconsidered.

The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission eases land-use restrictions following devastating wildfires.

A former oil industry attorney will continue for now calling the shots at a government agency that oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in the U.S. West.

The Oregon Natural Desert Association has been talking about a wilderness designation for years, but that can only happen through Congress. Obama has already created or expanded 19 national monuments.

The latest installment of our "At Home" series brings you an interview with a farmer and three interns living and working on her Central Oregon farm.