Are you dreaming of a backyard bounty or looking to garden more sustainably? You can join the Deschutes Public Library as they sew, dig, and harvest for a variety of “Know Gardens” events in April.
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The Environmental Center wanted to help people prepare for the Earth Day Fair and Parade, with Earth Day coming up. So on Saturday, they held a Reclaimed Trash and Treasure Transformation Workshop.
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Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say they support the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s moves to address concerns raised by Crook County commissioners and residents regarding Knife River’s wastewater permit for a mine near Prineville and possible groundwater contamination.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Department of the Interior and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced Tuesday $11.8 million for 10 projects in seven states — including two in Central Oregon — that will help restore habitat connectivity and secure key migration corridors for wildlife in the American West. One of the pair of grrants, each nearly $200,000, will go
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ASHLAND, Oregon (AP) — The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, a remote expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border, will not lose any of its acreage after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up two challenges to its expansion. Logging interests and several counties in Oregon had asked the high court to strike down
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Now whoooo doesn’t love a baby owl rescue story with a happy ending?
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Arachnophobia can make humans flee at the sight of a brown recluse, black widow or even a daddy long legs, but animal predators of spiders know no such fear. That’s why, paleobiologist George Poinar Jr. explains, some spider species have developed the defense of deception. They masquerade as a much less
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Deschutes County’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee is closing in on a decision on which of two finalist sites in the east county to recommend to county commissioners as the location for a new landfill when the longtime Knott Landfill in southeast Bend is finally full to capacity in coming years.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A product used to control pest slugs on farms in several countries is deadly to at least one type of native woodland snail endemic to the Pacific Northwest, according to Oregon State University scientists who say more study is needed before the product gains approval in the United States. Dee Denver
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that Oregon State University has received $667,500 as an initial award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a set of interventions that includes tailored toolkits and resources that can be used by schools, preschools and day cares to reduce wildfire smoke exposures
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CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (KTVZ) – If you’ve ever wondered where steelhead go in the ocean after they spawned in rivers, you’re not alone. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists in southern Oregon want to know too. Biologists are putting satellite “pop-off” tags on 10 adult winter steelhead in the Rogue and Chetco rivers this
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Low oxygen conditions that pose a significant threat to marine life are widespread and increasing in coastal Pacific Northwest ocean waters as the climate warms, a new study shows. Researchers found that in 2021, more than half the continental shelf off the Pacific Northwest coast experienced the low-oxygen condition known as
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CLACKAMAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, which operates the BottleDrop network, announced Thursday that it has donated $15,000 through its BottleDrop Fund to the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon. This donation will further critical support for the group’s NatureHoods program, a free outdoor program for Kindergarten – 2nd grade students in Central Oregon. The BottleDrop Fund,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Tuesday was the first day of spring, bringing with it the breeding season for many animals — including Oregon’s wild turkeys. It’s time to talk turkey – specifically, what you can do to prevent turkey problems in your own yard and neighborhood this spring, and all year long. Most of the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Looking for some summer fun for your nature-loving kiddo? Sign up for summer camp at The Environmental Center! There are two summer day camp options: Eco Hero Adventures for children entering 5th-6th grade, and Forest Explorers for children entering 1st-4th grade. Both camps have options for week-long sessions and are offered
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fish health lab has detected a novel parasite in sick rainbow trout raised at the Klamath Falls, Rock Creek and Elk River hatcheries. The agency said Tuesday it marks the first time the parasite has been associated with disease symptoms in Oregon fish.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power is offering a “fleet make-ready” pilot program to help non-residential customers across Oregon transition to cost-saving clean transportation. The program is designed to connect local communities with the benefits of electric vehicles. It provides financial support and technical assistance to enable non-residential customers to transition their fleets to electric vehicles.
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DEPOE BAY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast from Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, March 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 15 sites along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot whales and their calves and answer questions from 10 a.m. to
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A tiny Humboldt penguin chick came out of its shell recently at the Oregon Zoo. “The little beak came out first,” said Marcus Jason, who oversees the zoo’s penguin habitat. “Everything went well with the hatching, and the chick’s parents are doing a great job caring for it in their nest.” The
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management announced last Thursday a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on public lands, informed by the best-available science and input from local, state, federal, and Tribal partners. “The draft plan is built on decades of partnership, research, and on-the-ground knowledge and experience in maintaining,
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