Barbara Davis, Lincoln County Community Rights, continues her discussion about the Lincoln County ban on aerial herbicide spraying. Just a few days after we talked last week, a court ruled and overturned the measure voted into law by the residents of Lincoln County. Barbara talks about the court ruling, and how to move on from here. We also talked more about the problems with the Oregon Forest Practices Act governing private land logging, including lack of regulations on aerial herbicide spraying. It is unfortunate that the wishes of the Lincoln County Citizens was challenged by the timber industry and overturned.

For more information:

Lincoln County Community Rights:

http://www.lincolncountycommunityrights.org/

http://www.lincolncountycommunityrights.org/donatesupport/

Oregonian story on efforts to strengthen Oregon forestry laws.

https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2019/10/ballot-initiative-to-tighten-oregon-forestry-laws-gets-rejected-advocates-blame-timber-money.html

Oregonian story about timber cash influences politics in Oregon

https://projects.oregonlive.com/polluted-by-money/

How to sign up for spray notifications in your area:

https://ferns.odf.oregon.gov/e-notification

For help in signing up for notifications, email francis at mydfn dot net

Rights of Nature:

Klamath River now has the legal rights of a person:

https://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-the-klamath-river-now-has-the-legal-rights-of-a-person

Music at end of discussion is by David Rovics, "Here At The End Of The World", free download here: https://archive.org/details/dr2004-02-01.flac16/dr2004-02-01d1t06.flac