BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Five teachers carpool together to Three Rivers School in Sunriver daily, as part of Cascade East Transit’s and Commute Options’ vanpool program. For the past year, teacher Honza Vrbata has been picking up and dropping off four fellow teachers every day. “It’s really fun to commute with coworkers, because we can, you know —
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday the U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending a total of $4,46 million in Rural Energy for America Program grants to support 20 renewable energy projects in rural communities across the state, including a Madras agriculture co-op. The investments will be used to help farmers, ranchers, and
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A team of rescuers has suspended its efforts to save an orca calf that has been stranded for nearly two weeks in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada. Crews with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Ehattesaht First Nation made
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Senator Jeff Merkley tells NewsChannel 21 he’s pressing for quicker action on water testing by Oregon DEQ at a Crook County mine where neighbors claim it’s causing water contamination.
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Earth Day is coming up on Monday, April 22, again putting a spotlight on sustainability efforts — including some literally under foot, with many who walk on decks made of recycled plastic likely unaware.
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Some Bend residents have shared with NewsChannel 21 their grievances with garbage and recycling companies not making scheduled pickup of their glass recycling lately.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Land Trust announced Thursday the start of its 2024 Walk + Hike series. From April-October, Land Trust volunteer naturalists lead nearly 100 free walks, hikes, and family outings at various Land Trust-protected lands throughout Central Oregon. Participants can explore birds, wildflowers, or geology while enjoying the great outdoors. New
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two Oregon State University faculty are among the lead authors of a report that combines Indigenous Knowledge and western science for the purpose of informing future climate-adapted land management decisions across the United States. The authors say their recommendations include “practical and cultural management interventions that could help avert the loss of thousands
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend announced Tuesday that its water customers can now receive a Turf Removal Rebate to convert lawns into a low-water use landscape. The City Water Conservation program is providing another innovative way to help customers save water and money, officials said. Beginning this month, city water customers can
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The Public Land Stewards of Bend (PLS) is hosting a volunteer cleanup event this Saturday on the Deschutes National Forest south of Bend. The public is invited to participate in the cleanup event, which will focus on the Cabin Butte, Horse Butte and Coyote Butte areas. The event will begin at 8
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It wasn’t the “full deal” Central Oregonians experienced in the summer of 2017, but Monday’s partial solar eclipse still broke through the thin layer of clouds to give a very special sight to High Desert residents. Here’s a video shot by our NewsChannel 21 Chief Photojournalist Tyson B and some of the images you’ve shared
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – While some Central Oregonians traveled thousands of miles for the awesome sight of a total solar eclipse, many others stayed closer to home and enjoyed watching the moon take a “bite” out of the sun for a while, as thin clouds parted just in time to bring it into view. It
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seven fluffy chicks hatched last month at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, marking the beginning of what looks to be another outstanding year in the effort to save this critically endangered species. “It’s been an incredible season so far,” said Travis Koons, who oversees the zoo’s bird populations
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Some Central Oregonians folks have “gone native” in their yards, with rocks or other xeriscaping options, to save both water and money. Fred Swisher of the Bend Pine Nursery offers one alternative to sod: the native grass called fescue.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A black bear in Cottage Grove that was intentionally fed by people had to be put down by officials this week after it lost its wariness and began approaching people. The two-year-old male bear was first seen in the city on March 5 and was spotted repeatedly near people or dwellings over
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Deschutes County commissioners gave the green light Wednesday for the county to apply for a $19.7 million “Community Change“ grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address a range of issues in the south county, from upgrading troubled septic systems to a greener way to burn wood waste.
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LA GRANDE, Ore. (KTVZ) – More than 25,000 spring Chinook smolts died in the crash of a fish tanker truck last Friday while transporting about 102,000 smolts for release in the Imnaha River, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday. The ODFW employee who was driving the truck is safe but received minor
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Wildlife experts say nest boxes beat trapping, killing the birds, for many reasons BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Knock, knock! Are your northern flicker neighbors causing a ruckus this spring? Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital, conservation and education center, said Tuesday it’s offering some better solutions to issues with northern flickers to homeowners and businesses
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Imagine slipping in two $20 bills each time you take out the trash. The average Oregon household spends $1,800 on wasted and spoiled food each year, which comes out to $150 a month or $35 a week. In addition to the impact on your wallet, one third of all food is
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SEATTLE (AP) — Federal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds washed up dead on beaches from Alaska to Mexico. The increase in population numbers comes after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association determined in November that the “unusual mortality event” that began
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