Environmental
Oregon's 'Statewide Planning Goal 16' protects which type of resource?
AAgricultural lands
BEstuarine resources — bays, estuaries, and coastal wetlands✓ Correct
CForest lands
DMineral and aggregate resources
Explanation
Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 16 — Estuarine Resources — requires protection and management of the biological productivity, natural character, and water quality of Oregon's estuaries. Development in and near Oregon estuaries must be consistent with the level of estuarine resource protection determined for each estuary in the Oregon Estuary Plan.
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