A new Oregon bill would transfer 18,626 acres of national forest to the Grand Ronde tribes; the land would remain open to the public while helping rebuild a reservation lost through federal termination

A new Oregon bill would transfer 18,626 acres of national forest to the Grand Ronde tribes; the land would remain open to the public while helping rebuild a reservation lost through federal termination

More than 18,000 acres of federal forest land in Oregon could be transferred into trust for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde under new legislation introduced in the US Congress, in a move the tribe says would help rebuild part of its land base after decades of federal termination.The Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act, introduced…

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Kudzu was brought to America as a garden plant; scientists now warn its tangled vines can become wildfire fuel

Kudzu was brought to America as a garden plant; scientists now warn its tangled vines can become wildfire fuel | World News

Kudzu arrived in the United States as an ornamental vine more than a century ago, first displayed at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876 before being promoted for shade, livestock forage and erosion control. What began as a useful garden and agricultural plant eventually spread far beyond where it was intended, covering forests, roadsides and…

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