Bend’s climate-conscious sewer line assessment tool will bring music to your ears
Have you been hearing music in your pipes? It’s not your imagination, or a noisy neighbor. It’s the city of Bend’s new climate-conscious effort to…
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First ‘Destination of the Year’ honor awarded to Visit Bend by national Leave No Trace organization
Visit Bend announced recently that it has won the 2023 Leave No Trace Destination of the Year Award, which recognizes a tourism entity that embodies…
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Little snow, no party: Hoodoo cancels annual New Year’s Eve celebration, awaits fresh powder to open
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Hoodoo Ski Area announced Thursday it has canceled its annual New Year’s Eve Celebration due to lack of an adequate snow…
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As tree species face decline, ‘assisted migration’ gains popularity in Pacific Northwest
By NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest…
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There are several ways to recycle or dispose of your Christmas trees, other holiday items in Central Oregon
With the holidays coming to an end soon, you may be thinking about what to do with your fresh-cut Christmas tree. Fortunately, there are a few…
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Forests on west slope of Cascades historically burned much more often than thought, OSU study finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forests on the west slope of Oregon’s Cascade Range experienced fire much more often between 1500 and 1895 than had been…
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Brother cats: Oregon Zoo welcomes critically endangered Amur tiger pair, Luka and Dimitri
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s a grrreat week at the Oregon Zoo, as care staff welcome two new Amur tigers, brothers Luka and Dmitri. The…
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Colorado officials capture, relocate five more Oregon wolves, complete 10-wolf relocation program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife experts completed wolf capture work in Oregon on Friday, bringing five more wolves to Colorado for relocation and…
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‘Something we can all celebrate’: $6.6 million in federal funds going to two Deschutes River restoration projects
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced this week more than $51 million in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for 18…
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Oregon appeals court finds the rules for the state’s climate program are invalid
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state appeals court in Oregon decided late Wednesday that the rules for a program designed to limit and drastically reduce…
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Annual Christmas Bird Count returns to Sunriver Resort and Nature Center
If you love birds and want to learn more about them, Sunriver was a great place to be on Wednesday. This year once again, the resort and Sunriver…
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Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires, pests
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration moved on Tuesday to conserve groves of old-growth trees on…
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City of Bend will study 10 possible ‘Climate-Friendly Areas’ where new mixed-use districts could take shape
A recent study by the City of Bend shows what areas of town could be mixed-use districts where people can live and work without requiring a…
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OSU researchers find some coral species could be more resilient to climate change than previously thought
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Some coral species can be resilient to marine heat waves by “remembering” how they lived through previous ones,…
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OSU scientists collect aardvark poop to learn how species is affected by climate change in Africa
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – In a first-of-its-kind study of aardvarks, Oregon State University researchers spent months in sub-Saharan Africa…
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The Environmental Center awards five C.O. businesses $40,000 in Community Innovation Fund grants
The Environmental Center recently awarded a total of $40,000 in grants through its Community Innovation Fund. The recipients will use the…
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US Forest Service begins process to update, amend nearly 30-year-old Northwest Forest Plan
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent Friday to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the proposal to…
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Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days…
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Bend Senior HS student presents results of ‘idle-free zones’ campaign, part of school district’s sustainability plan
(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend HS student, Bend-La Pine Schools, Bend Bikes) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend Senior High School junior is…
Continue Reading US judge to decide Friday if Colorado can reintroduce wolves over cattle industry objections
By MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the…
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