Eric Quaempts News Today

Applicants in Central Oregon have won most of the state’s water supply grants this year, building on a trend that’s raising concerns among some state water regulators.

Forty years ago, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Department of Natural Resources started with two employees. Over time, tribal members trained as biologists, helping the department combine modern science and historic practices.

MISSION — The Fisheries Program for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has a new program manager.

MISSION — The Fisheries Program for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has a new program manager.

Oregon’s efforts to crack down on unlawful irrigation by cannabis producers may be starting to pay off, according to state regulators. Investigations of licensed hemp farmers uncovered water rights violations

MISSION — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Department of Natural Resources celebrated its 40th anniversary with an open house Nov. 1 at the Nixyaawii Governance Center, Mission.

SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown submitted a list of state board and commission appointments to the Oregon Senate for confirmation, and four locals are up for consideration.

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Work to Reverse Centuries of Natural Resource Impacts. Although I have traveled to the Pacific Northwest several times, I never made it east of the Cascade Range. My mission to write about the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s...

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Work to Reverse Centuries of Natural Resource Impacts. Although I have traveled to the Pacific Northwest several times, I never made it east of the Cascade Range. My mission to write about the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s...