Want to save the whales?

Actually, efforts are being made to save species a little closer to home.

Monday night, from 6 to 8 p.m., there will be a public meeting to discuss the Benton County Prairie Species Habitat Conservation Plan being developed to "balance the needs between conservation and economic development" regarding several threatened and endangered species native to the Willamette Valley. The meeting will be held at the Benton Plaza, basement meeting room, at the corner of 4th and Monroe downtown.