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A2 The BulleTin • Thursday, OcTOBer 13, 2022 The Bulletin LOCAL, STATE & REGION how to reach us SOUTHERN OREGON CIRCULATION Judge says forest projects need reevaluation didn’t receive your paper? start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 PHONE HOURS 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday LIVE CHAT 8 a.m. -12 p.m. Monday-Friday GENERAL INFORMATION 541-382-1811 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday ONLINE www.bendbulletin.com CONTACT THE NEWSROOM Main number ..........................541-382-1811 After hours ...............................541-383-0348 Fax ................................................541-385-5804 Main email .........news@bendbulletin.com EMAIL THE NEWSROOM Business ........business@bendbulletin.com City Desk .............news@bendbulletin.com Features.................................................................. communitylife@bendbulletin.com Sports ................. sports@bendbulletin.com OUR ADDRESS Street .............. 320 sW upper Terrace drive suite 200 Bend, Or 97702 Mailing ........... P.O. Box 6020 Bend, Or 97708 B ADMINISTRATION Publisher heidi Wright ..............................541-383-0341 Editor Gerry O’Brien .............................541-633-2166 BY MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI capital Press Forest treatments planned for 10,500 acres of Southern Oregon spotted owl habi- tat must be reevaluated af- ter wildfires tore through the area, according to a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken has ruled that federal wildlife biologists must again consult on species impacts from the two timber projects, which were approved shortly before 4,800 acres within their boundaries burned in 2019. Federal officials argued an- other review was unnecessary because the original biological opinion to assess the projects was still valid despite fires that swept through spotted owl habitat. While the government’s overall conclusions may re- main unchanged, it’s still re- quired to consider “new infor- mation concerning wildfires in and around the action area” under the Endangered Species Act, Aiken said. Even before wildfires dam- aged the spotted owl’s critical habitat, the Poor Windy and Evans Creek projects weren’t properly studied by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the judge said. Specifically, Aiken agreed Tom Kogut/usFs A northern spotted owl. with environmental advocates that federal officials arrived at conclusions that were contra- dicted by their own findings about competition between spotted owls and the more ag- gressive barred owls. The biological opinion laid out evidence that spotted owls are out-competed “with no known exception” in areas used for nesting, roosting and forag- ing, including 10,500 acres of habitat set to be reduced within the 16,000-acre project bound- aries, the ruling said. Despite these representa- tions, the opinion assumed without sufficiently explaining its reasoning that the nega- tive influence of barred owls would be offset by untreated habitat that’s left available, the judge said. While it faults federal offi- cials for falling short of legal requirements, the ruling does not block the forest treat- ments. A future judgment may include such remedies for violations identified in the ruling. BEAVERTON DEPARTMENT HEADS Advertising Brian naplachowski .................541-383-0370 Circulation/Operations Maria Johnson ..........................541-617-7830 Finance Wendy dougherty ...541-383-0324 Human Resources ................541-383-0340 TALK TO AN EDITOR City Julie Johnson ...................541-383-0367 Business, Features, GO! 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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon said Dennis “Denny” Doyle, 74, entered the plea Tuesday as part of a plea agreement in which a sentence of one year and one day will be recom- mended. Between November 2014 and December 2015, Doyle possessed digital media con- taining child pornography, ac- cording to court documents. Several of the images were of children under the age of 12 who had been identified as sexually exploited minors by the National Center for Miss- ing and Exploited Children. Doyle appeared with Assis- tant Federal Public Defender Elizabeth Daily before U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman in federal court in Portland, The Oregonian re- ported. He’ll be sentenced Jan. 24 and remains out of custody. REDMOND BUREAU CORRECTIONS The Bulletin’s primary concern is that all stories are accurate. if you know of an error in a story, call us at 541-383-0367. 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The Bulletin, usPs #552-520, is published daily by central Oregon Media Group, 320 sW upper Terrace drive, Bend, Or 97702. Periodicals postage paid at Bend, Or. Postmaster: send address changes to The Bulletin circulation department, P.O. Box 6020, Bend, Or 97708. The Bulletin retains ownership and copyright protection of all staff-prepared news copy, advertising copy and news or ad illustrations. They may not be reproduced without explicit prior approval. dave Killen/The Oregonian Dennis “Denny” Doyle, center, former mayor of Beaverton, exits the federal courthouse in downtown Portland after pleading guilty to il- legally possessing child pornography on Tuesday. LOCAL BRIEFING Mailing address ..................P.O. Box 6020 Bend, Or 97708 Phone ......................................... 541-617-7829 • Home delivery and E-Edition ..........................$7 per week • By mail .................................$9.50 per week • E-Edition only ...................$4.50 per week Doyle told the judge he’s in counseling. On his way out of the court- room, Doyle said, “You know, we make mistakes.” Doyle served on the Bea- verton City Council for more than a decade before he was elected mayor in 2008. He lost reelection in 2020 against cur- rent Mayor Lacey Beaty. By pleading guilty to the felony charge, Doyle won’t be allowed to have a firearm, vote or hold future public office, the judge told him. league of Oregon cities Redmond Mayor George Endicott receives an award from the League of Oregon Cities, presented by former Pendleton Mayor Phil Houk. Endicott wins award from League of Oregon Cities Longtime Redmond Mayor George Endicott received the prestigious Mark O. Hatfield Statesmanship Award from the League of Oregon Cities in at its annual conference in Bend last week. The award, which hasn’t been given out since, 2017, is among the highest honors be- stowed by the league. A Central Oregon native, Endicott returned home af- ter 40 years of federal service, first serving on the Redmond Planning Commission, then being elected to the City Council in 2007. He was elected mayor in 2009 and has served seven consecutive terms. He is not running for reelection in November. According to the League of Oregon Cities, the Hatfield Award is presented to “a de- serving politician who has provided a lasting benefit to the quality of life for the citi- zens of Oregon.” Past Hatfield Award win- ners have included former state Sen. Betsy Johnson, for- mer U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, former Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt and, the award’s namesake, former Oregon and U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield. Hatfield became the youngest- ever Oregon Secretary of State in 1956 at the age of 34. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1966 and is the longest- serving senator in Oregon history. Deschutes County staff to discuss growth at events Deschutes County plan- ning staff has scheduled four meetings to provide informa- tion about the future growth and development in rural ar- eas of the county. Since 2010, the popula- tion of Deschutes County has grown by more than 25%, the Deschutes County Commu- nity Development Depart- ment said in a news release on Wednesday. In response to that growth, the county is inviting the public to discuss key issues, challenges and op- portunities facing rural De- schutes County, and a vision for the future. Each of the four events — in Bend, Sisters, Sunriver, and Redmond — will follow the same format, so there is no need to attend all four meet- ings, the release said. • The Bend event will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Deschutes County Service Center, 1300 NW Wall St. in the Barnes and Sawyer Room. • The Sisters event will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Lecture Room at Sisters High School, 1700 W. McKin- ney Butte Road. • The Sunriver event will be from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in Benham Hall at the Home- owners Aquatic & Recreation Center, 57250 Overlook Road. • In Redmond the event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at Redmond City Hall, 411 SW Ninth St., in rooms 207 and 208. For those who cannot at- tend make it to one of the events in person, an open house and survey will be avail- able on the county’s website beginning Oct. 19 and will re- main open through Nov. 4, the release said. For members of homeown- ers associations, social organi- zations or a book club, there is an opportunity for a more personal meeting with county staff to discuss the future of Deschutes County. To partic- ipate, email deschutes2040@ deschutes.org. — Bulletin staff reports
