By MARC DAVIS, Association of Northwest Steelheaders
Published in the East Oregonian

I was glad to read Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury spoke in Pendleton about the impacts of climate change on the economy and communities of Oregon (Inconvenient Reality, EO, April 1, 2008). I recently was at the John Day river thinking about this myself.

Global warming certainly is an ecological and moral issue. It also is an economic issue.

Hunting and sportfishing alone contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to Oregon's economy. In 2006, there were more than 809,000 sportsmen and sportswomen who spent nearly $900 million.

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