How State and Local Planning
Can Affect Oregons Rich Agricultural Invironment and What it means
for Invironmental Justice
Ron Eber State Department of Land Development Stakeholder
My name is James Hess, it was my pleasure in the early sapring of 2004
to work with thirteen fellow students from Oregon State University.
It was our task to interview several stakeholoders from across the
Willamatte Valley of the State of Oregon on a very complex issue entitled
"Environmental Justice" As we all shortly found out there is
no easy answer. It was my responability along with my partner tiffany
to act as ficilitaters as the class asked questions of Mr. Ron Eber.
Ron is the Directer of "The State Department of Land Developement
and Conservation" LDC
Having grown up a farm boy and having some experience with land planning I was very exited to hear what Mr. Eber had to say. Here are some of the highlights.
Ron Eber State Department of Land Development Stakeholder
My name is James Hess, it was my pleasure in the early sapring of 2004
to work with thirteen fellow students from Oregon State University.
It was our task to interview several stakeholoders from across the
Willamatte Valley of the State of Oregon on a very complex issue entitled
"Environmental Justice" As we all shortly found out there is
no easy answer. It was my responability along with my partner tiffany
to act as ficilitaters as the class asked questions of Mr. Ron Eber.
Ron is the Directer of "The State Department of Land Developement
and Conservation" LDC
Having grown up a farm boy and having some experience with land planning I was very exited to hear what Mr. Eber had to say. Here are some of the highlights.
- Oregon Agriculture is comprised of a very diverse and vibrant world market. average gross sales are in excess of three billion dollars per year. It is comprised of farming, ranching, the timber industry, and the fishery industry. For this reason law makers in the mid seventies decided on a state wide planning which is currently protecting over sixteen million acres.
- Ask almost anyone what they think of when you talk about Oregon and they will most likely say "Trees" Oregons Forest lands are among the richest and most beautiful in the world. It is hoped that through proper planning they will remain that way for a long time to come. Oregon Forests are equally important because they the homes of countless plants and animal species.
- The major goal of the state is to protect it's agricultural resources in a conservative and sustainable way. One of the ways they hope to obtain this goal is through good planning for the future. This planning through the combined efforts of Local, County, and State planning.