Tag: U.S. Forest Service
Feds Sending Oregon Almost $43 Million for Flood Damage
By Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon will receive nearly $43 million from the federal government to repair roads damaged by recent natural disasters, the state’s...
$45 Million in Secure Rural Schools Funds Going to Oregon Counties
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Oregon counties will receive more than $45 million in payments under the Secure Rural Schools and...
Search and Rescue Team Locate Injured Hunter Near Milton-Freewater
An injured hunter was rescued Thursday by the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue.
On Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 8:30 p.m., the sheriff’s office dispatch center received a call...
Search & Rescue Team Activated Following ATV Rollover near Ukiah
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office activated its search and rescue team Friday following an ATV rollover accident near Ukiah.
The sheriff’s office was notified around...
Elkhorn Wildlife Area to Conduct Elk Habitat Enhancement this Summer
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will begin forest management activities on the North Powder tract of Elkhorn Wildlife Area this summer to...
Five Decades of Pendleton Outdoor School Program Celebrated
It was a typical spring day in the mountains of eastern Oregon – some sunshine and some rain -- on Friday, April 29 when...
Be Free As a Bird During 12th Annual Eagle Watch in...
Take someone under your wing and bring them out to the 12th annual Eagle Watch at The Dalles Dam Visitor Center later this month.
The...
Hunters Urged to Check for Access and Fire Restrictions Before Hunting
With archery deer and elk hunting seasons opening this Saturday, Aug. 28 and fire season still in effect, the Oregon Department of Fish &...
Starkey Experimental Forest Elk Tags to Be Reduced for 2021 Season
The number of elk tags available for two hunts in Starkey Experimental Forest this fall will be reduced from what is currently printed in...
USFS Has Online Activities for Kids
The U.S. Forest Service has some great information and fun activities for kids in their Celebrating Wildflowers section of their website.
Check out the link...
Live and Loud Emergency Siren Test to Be Conducted Thursday in...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Morrow County Emergency Management will conduct a live siren test of the Heppner flood evacuation warning system...
IMESD’s Outdoor School Site Gets a Trio of New Flag Poles
InterMountain Education Service District’s Outdoor School (ODS) site celebrated Kick-Off Day of this year’s program on May 8, 2019. That day, the group of...
Ladd Marsh Bird Festival To Be Held at Height of Spring...
With an exceptionally diverse bird population, Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area is hosting the 14th annual Ladd Marsh Bird Festival May 17-19, 2019. The festival...
Dalles Dam to Host Eagle Watch
The eagles have landed! The Dalles Dam Visitor Center is a popular site for visitors to see bald eagles as they congregate along the...
Mushroom Picking Plans? Read This First
With mushroom hunting season under way, the U.S. Forest Service is reminding people of guidelines for gathering on agency lands.
A permit is not required...
Bald Eagle Watch Set for The Dalles on Jan. 30
The eagles have landed! Bald eagles migrate south each winter in search of food and the Columbia River is a favorite winter vacation home....
Delegation Wants Speedy Release of County Payments
Oregon Reps. Greg Walden, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici today urged the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land...
Search and Rescue Teams Find Lost Hunter
Search and rescue teams located a lost elk hunter in the mountains in north Umatilla County on Sunday.
Richard Braatz, 59, and his son, Michael...
Walden Objects to Forest Service Permit Proposal
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today wrote to the U.S. Forest Service expressing concern over a proposal that would require journalists to apply...
