Given the serious shortcomings of Thornburg’s water mitigation model which can only be described as “best (and only) case” combined with Thornburg’s credibility damaged by their failure to make measurable progress on approved water mitigation commitments they made more than 16 years ago, there is every reason to decline Thornburgh’s appeal, and absolutely none to approve it. If that’s not enough, consider the backdrop of our severe and worsening drought that’s now gained national attention ...

To: Nicklas Knudson, Project Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers From: Stephen P. Maher, SW Regional DirectorOregon Chapter, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (ORBHA) 14 February 2023 Date:Subject: ORBHA Comments on USACE’s Willamette Valley System Draft PEIS Dear Mr. Knudson, My name is Stephen Maher. I am an architect, and angler, and a Southwest Regional Director for the Oregon Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (ORBHA). On behalf of the board and our members, ...

Hunters of Color (HOC) and the Oregon Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is proud to announce a collaborative raffle in an effort to raise funds for access initiatives in Northeast Oregon. You can learn more and enter into the raffle to win a WORLD CLASS BULL ELK HUNT through our raffle page HERE. The Hunt: This will be a 3-day guided Bull ELK rifle hunt for one hunter on the 33,000-acre Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in Northeast Oregon during the fall 2023 season (dates TBD), ...

January 4, 2023   Deschutes County Commission PO Box 6005 117 NW Lafayette Ave. Bend, OR 97708   RE: Wildlife Inventory Update—Mule Deer Winter Range Inventory Maps   Dear Commissioners, Adair, Chang, and DeBone, For the record, my name is Karl J. Findling. I’m a thirty-three-year Deschutes County resident, living in Tumalo. Today, I speak on behalf of the Oregon Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. The purpose of this testimony to provide comments and express concerns relating to the ...

By Suzanne Linford Deschutes county is a historical migratory corridor for Mule deer in central Oregon. They migrate in summer to the higher elevations of the eastern Cascades, and they migrate in fall to lower elevations in winter range across Highway 97. Winter range is essential for their survival because it provides them with seasonally specific forage (native plants), protection from the harsher weather found at higher elevations and exposure to greater genetic diversity found in the ...