http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/look_out_oregon_for_a_gl\
obal_w.html

cut and paste the link into your browser......and note the cool artwork
they used to depict the state......
and which sport did the Oregonian decide to use for outdoor recreation? A
mountainbiker!
This is right on the front page of the print edition.

Too bad they won't acknowledge our concerns that any impending Wilderness
Bill at Mt. Hood
will create an even larger deficit for recreational
opportunities............

"• Parks and open spaces: Though currently endowed with celebrated parks,
the region's expanded population will need an additional 5,000 acres of
parks
and 8,000 acres of open space to maintain quality of life."




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