Monday Mailing Quote of the Week: “We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Oregon Fast Fact: Some of the earliest rhinoceros fossils in the world were found in the John Day fossil beds.
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1. Wilderness Plan Wins Support BEND — A proposed federal wilderness area encircling Oregon’s Painted Hills has won the backing of local leaders, but a lot more needs to happen for it to be created. The Wheeler County Court and the city of Mitchell recently voted to support the Sutton Mountain Wilderness. The federal designation of a wilderness, however, requires an act of Congress and approval by the president. The proposed wilderness would cover nearly 60,000 acres around and in the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, The Bend Bulletin reported. “It is an area with amazing views, vistas, it has really important wildlife habitat, (for) mule deer and Rocky Mountain elk, and because of the geology of the area it has some rare plants that aren’t found anywhere else in the world,” said Brent Fenty, executive director of the Oregon Natural Desert Association. To access the full story, click here. 2. Street Signs Get Historic Flair Walking around downtown Astoria, you might notice the fading green and white street signs dating back to the 1980s, with their oversized, aftermarket, off-color toppers with Astoria’s city seal. “How does this represent downtown, because now we’re a national historic district?” asked Pete Gimre, owner of Gimre’s Shoes on 14th Street. Now after a three-year effort, Astoria will soon get signs to match its downtown’s distinction as a National Register Historic District and a Performing Main Street, the highest rung in the state’s Oregon Main Street downtown revitalization program.
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