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1 week ago | 
rv-times.com | Adam Bronstein |Troy Heie
On April 8, the House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment passed Senate Bill 3932 out of Committee by a vote of 7-4-1 and now heads to the House floor for a vote. To the best of my knowledge, never before has a bill been signed into law anywhere in the country specifically aimed at protecting beaver on public lands with the purpose of improving water quality. The benefits, however, go far beyond just water quality.
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1 week ago | 
oregoncapitalchronicle.com | Adam Bronstein
On April 8, the House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment passed Senate Bill 3932 out of Committee by a vote of 7-4-1 and now heads to the House floor for a vote. Oregon state legislators are on the verge of doing something historic. To the best of my knowledge, never before has a bill been signed into law anywhere in the country specifically aimed at protecting beaver on public lands with the purpose of improving water quality. The benefits, however, go far beyond just water quality.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Adam Bronstein
OpinionAdam BronsteinMon, April 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM UTC3 min readA bill to protect Oregon beavers comes with many additional benefits, including cleaner water and fire protection, a conservationist argues. (Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)On April 8, the House Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment passed Senate Bill 3932 out of Committee by a vote of 7-4-1 and now heads to the House floor for a vote. Oregon state legislators are on the verge of doing something historic.
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1 month ago | 
portlandtribune.com | Adam Bronstein
Oregon Senate Bill 777, introduced in the 2025 Regular Session, proposes changes to the state’s wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program. The bill seeks to base compensation for confirmed and “probable” injuries to livestock with a cap of up to $25,000 per animal — seven times the market value. kAm~C68@?’D (@=7 s6AC652E:@? r@>A6?D2E:@? 2?5 u:?2?4:2= pDD:DE2?46 vC2?E !C@8C2> H2D 7:CDE 6DE23=:D965 :?
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1 month ago | 
rv-times.com | Adam Bronstein |Troy Heie
Published 9:53 am Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Oregon Senate Bill 777, introduced in the 2025 Regular Session, proposes changes to the state’s wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program. The bill seeks to base compensation for confirmed and “probable” injuries to livestock with a cap of up to $25,000 per animal — seven times the market value.
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1 month ago | 
oregoncapitalchronicle.com | Adam Bronstein
by Adam Bronstein, Oregon Capital Chronicle March 25, 2025 Oregon Senate Bill 777, introduced in the 2025 Regular Session, proposes changes to the state’s wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program. The bill seeks to base compensation for confirmed and “probable” injuries to livestock with a cap of up to $25,000 per animal — seven times the market value.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
oregoncapitalchronicle.com | Adam Bronstein
by Adam Bronstein, Oregon Capital Chronicle December 10, 2024 Instead of implementing meaningful protections for the Oregon side of the Owyhee Canyonlands, politicians have missed the opportunity to take effective action to protect this stunning area in southeast Oregon. Two bills introduced into Congress to protect the area, known as Oregon’s Grand Canyon, are shaped more by efforts to appease the livestock industry than by a commitment to conservation.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
thebeenews.com | Adam Bronstein
Instead of implementing meaningful protections for the Oregon side of the Owyhee Canyonlands, politicians have missed the opportunity to take effective action to protect this stunning area in southeast Oregon. Two bills introduced into Congress to protect the area, known as Oregon’s Grand Canyon, are shaped more by efforts to appease the livestock industry than by a commitment to conservation. They fall short of what’s needed to protect the area.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
bozemandailychronicle.com | Adam Bronstein
These days, it sure seems that making mega-donors and big-shot politicians happy means more to groups like The Wilderness Society, Wild Montana, and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition than advocating for and protecting wilderness and wildlife habitat. Back in 1986, the Montana Wilderness Association (now Wild Montana) advocated for 85% of the eligible roadless wilderness in the Gallatins to be protected as Wilderness. In 1994, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition sought 100% protection.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com | Adam Bronstein
It is a truly sad state of affairs here in the Beaver State: Our salmon stocks are struggling mightily, biodiversity is crashing under the weight of human activities, climate change is accelerating, drought is greatly affecting regional agriculture and wildfires threaten our communities every summer. But there is a nature-based solution that could help. Protecting our state animals could greatly assist human and wildlife communities adapt to the many challenges we face.
