After 15 years of planning and development, the Siuslaw Estuary restoration project east of Florence has achieved its goal: connecting a large swath of restored farmland to the Oregon Coast. The Siuslaw Estuary is a 217-acre expanse that’s expected to accommodate the return of native fish and other species.

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The declining snowpack in much of Oregon could mean earlier regulation for water users, smaller allotments in irrigation districts and possible long-term consequences for groundwater users.

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Concourse A of Eugene Airport will be notably roomier, thanks to federally-funded expansion money that Congress recently authorized.

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More than 150 researchers, graduate and undergraduate students were in Newport last week for the seventh annual Northeast Pacific Shark Symposium last week, the second largest gathering of shark experts in the United States.

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