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Commissioners approve ORCIG funds for carcass composting, ratify MOU for drone and OK USDA APHIS wildlife agreements
Summary
The Baker County Board of Commissioners on July 2 approved an $8,887.23 ORCIG allocation to a carcass‑composting program, ratified a Skydio drone memorandum of understanding for nonlethal hazing, and approved USDA APHIS agreements totaling $59,500 for predator and wildlife damage management.
The Baker County Board of Commissioners approved a package of wildlife and wolf‑mitigation measures on July 2, including ORCIG funds allocation to a carcass‑composting program, ratification of a local MOU for a Skydio drone to support nonlethal hazing, and approval of USDA APHIS agreements.
Allocation to carcass composting: The board approved moving $8,887.23 in ORCIG (Oregon CIG) wolf funds to the county’s carcass‑composting program in partnership with USDA Wildlife Services and Baker Sanitary Service. The program allows producers and landowners to deliver carcasses for composting in areas of known wolf activity; USDA Wildlife Services and sanitary‑service staff will track carcass sources and monitor impacts. A county…
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