Podcast: Ochoco National Forest Restoration Collaborative - Part 1

Addressing and Resolving Impassioned Gridlock

The Ochoco National Forest Restoration Collaborative is a group of diverse stakeholders who started meeting in 2012 at the request of co-conveners, Prineville's Mayor Betty Roppe and Crook County Commissioner Ken Fahlgren. The group works on forest and watershed restoration within the Ochoco National Forest in Central Oregon. Listen to this 8-minute podcast to hear how groups, seemingly at odds with each other over forest management issues, are working together for the common good of the forest and surrounding communities. https://soundcloud.com/cumberlandcountypachatter/ochoco-forest-oregon-collaborative-part-1 

Collaborative members during a field trip

Could It Happen Here?

Could a Sandy Hook or Clackamas Mall incident happen here?

This 10-minute radio show (heard 8/27/13 on KPOV 88.9 FM Bend OR) was originally recorded in Jan 2013 shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Mayor Roppe, Chief of Police Bush, and Sheriff Hensley joined me for a round table discussion about the possibility of a similar incident happening in Crook County Oregon. The full interview is 50-minutes and can be heard at prinevillepeople.blogspot.com/2013/01/co…-here.html .

l to r: Sheriff Hensley, Mayor Roppe, Chief Bush

Could it happen here?

Mayor Roppe, Sheriff Hensley, and Chief Bush joined me last week to discuss the recent mass killings, gun control, and how recent events have impacted Prineville/Crook County

left to right: Sheriff Hensley, Mayor Roppe, Chief Bush

Click the arrow below to listen to this fascinating discussion (about 50 minutes total):