When the Milepost 97 wildfire tore through more than 13,000 acres south of Canyonville in the summer of 2019, it burned just about everything in its path. But long after the fire was extinguished a different kind of damage occurred, and efforts to mitigate that damage and return the land to …
When the Milepost 97 wildfire tore through more than 13,000 acres south of Canyonville in the summer of 2019, it burned just about everything in its path. But long after the fire was extinguished a different kind of damage occurred, and efforts to mitigate that damage and return the land to …
Nearly 100 high school students were tested on forest management, tool identification, map reading and tree identification Monday morning at Umpqua Community College for the state forestry competition.
Some of the topics of discussion during a tour of the Archie Creek Fire area included salvage logging, reseeding and replanting seedlings, future fire prevention, road construction and maintenance, stream restoration to benefit fish and recreation accessibility and opportunities.
CANYONVILLE — Early Wednesday morning, more than a dozen foresters stood on a gravel turn off on Cow Creek Road, west of Glendale, looking over a viewpoint into a canyon below.
In response to drought related impacts on salmon-spawning, Governor Tina Kotek has requested the U.S. Department of Commerce make an expedited disaster declaration.
The show is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 29-30 at the Glide Community Center, 20062 N. Umpqua Highway, Glide. Visit glidewildflowershow.org to learn more about the event, scheduled speakers and guided tours. Learn more about all kinds of flowers and other flora around the state at OregonFlora.org.
Community members gathered from across Douglas County to learn the ins and outs of electric vehicles during an Electric Vehicle Ride and Drive, an Earth Day event held Saturday in the parking lot of AVIVA Health in Roseburg.
ROSEBURG — The Umpqua Valley Audubon Society and Roseburg Public Library are inviting the public to hear from Steve Denney on the importance of the preservation and the restoration of oak woodlands in Umpqua River Basin.
Douglas County’s emergency radio system is in need of an upgrade, which will come with an estimated $20 million price tag.
IDLEYLD PARK — A group of approximately two dozen volunteers gathered at Susan Creek Falls on Saturday morning to take part in a trail work party, organized by the Umpqua National Forest, Roseburg Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Foundation.
CORVALLIS — A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes too, according to a study by Oregon State University scientists that holds key implications for improved conservation and forest man…
A hosted tour of a local property is open to the public on April 18. According to the press release, it is an opportunity to learn how the Braz family successfully manage their property for wood, wildlife, water and recreation.
The Oregon Department of Forestry started a seed-collecting effort in 2019 and five staff members have collected 900,000 seeds from 245 mother ash trees that represent 27 distinct forest populations around Western Oregon.
DIAMOND LAKE — Vinnie Powell started his day early in Sutherlin — packing his fishing gear and making a nearly two-hour drive to Diamond Lake to go ice fishing with a friend. Powell said he made his way onto the ice around 7 a.m. Feb. 3.
DREW — Greg Ellison has always felt a connection to the land.
IDLEYLD PARK— The Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby hosted its first event Wednesday with the annual Student Day, where local high school students traveled to the Rock Creek Pavilion outside of Glide to hear from industry professionals working in natural resources.
There is a recruiting battle brewing, and it has nothing to do with collegiate athletics.
DOUGLAS COUNTY — Jennifer Catlett misses the nice, quiet neighborhood she moved to near Council Creek outside of Riddle two years ago. It’s where children played freely and livestock — such as horses, chickens and goats — wandered around.
ROSEBURG — Roseburg business FCC Commercial Furniture was fined $3,300 by the Department of Environmental Quality for air quality.
Tensions ran high at a Douglas County Planning Department meeting Thursday evening while discussing the city of Roseburg’s request for a permit that would allow the development of three miles of hiking trails in Sunshine Park.
After nearly a decade of consistent, deadly wildfires across the United States, funds are being invested to stem the next disaster before it starts.
The Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby will host its 31st annual series of events in February, with proceeds going toward fish restoration, enhancement and education projects in the Umpqua Basin.
PORTLAND — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and to increase recreational access to public land, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service announced they are waiving recreation standard amenity and day-use fees for visitors on Monday.
Nicole Watson and her family have lived in the yellow house on Grange Road in Green for nearly four years. The one-mile stretch next to her home is nothing short of chaos: trash, RVs, dogs and about 10 homeless people occupy the area. Piles of garbage bags litter the wet dirt and grass.
For some, retirement is the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of labor. Exploration, more time with family, do the things one has always dreamed of.
Nominations for Oregon Community Trees and the Oregon Department of Forestry urban forestry award program are now open.
The landmark bipartisan wildlife bill, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, failed to be included in the $1.7 trillion 2023 omnibus spending package released by Congress last Monday.
CRATER LAKE —Starting Jan. 1, 2023, Oregon's national park is joining an effort that will offer visitors access to four parks for the price of one.
An Air Stagnation Advisory has been extended through 10 p.m. Sunday for the valleys of southwest and south-central Oregon.
More than two years after the most devastating wildfire in Douglas County’s recorded history, six more lawsuits have been filed against PacifiCorp alleging negligence as it is suspected to have ignited three separate fires that became the Archie Creek Fire.
SALEM — The State Land Board took historic action Tuesday toward creation of the Elliott State Research Forest.
Throughout the Hundred Valleys of the Umpqua during the first 10 months of this year, the specialists for Wildlife Services Oregon predator control have assisted landowners of about 110 properties in protecting their livestock, pets and infrastructure.
WINCHESTER BAY — The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reopened all recreational crabbing from Cape Blanco to the California border, after two consecutive tests show domoic acid levels are under the closure threshold.
Gathering along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County on Thursday, Governor Kate Brown joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and leaders of the Klamath, Yurok and Karuk tribes to celebrate final approval of a dam removal project that advocates say…
On a cold Wednesday morning on Wild Iris Lane, a rural hilltop gravel drive off of Sunshine Road, east of Roseburg, a group of workers gathered with chainsaws, tree trimmers and hard hats.
Oregon State Parks annual parking permits are on sale through December for $25.
