SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station found quagga mussels on a pontoon boat that was being transported from Lake Mead, Nevada, into Oregon on Thursday Jan. 4. This was the first instance in 2024 where crews have found quagga mussels. The watercraft was decontaminated at
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Ranger District firefighters began conducting several days of pile burning operations Monday a mile southwest of Sisters along Forest Service Roads 15 and 1505, the U.S. Forest Service said. Firefighters may continue ignitions throughout the week, if conditions are favorable. Smoke may be visible from Sisters and the surrounding area.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Tumalo homeowner, irrigation district) TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) — A homeowner in Tumalo is expressing her frustration about a canal piping project taking place on her property that has been delayed due to what an irrigation district says are supply chain challenges. Rachelle Mose, who owns 33 acres of property in
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The smallest member of the Oregon Zoo’s rhinoceros family reached a big milestone this week: Jozi and King’s calf is one month old. Born Dec. 4 at around 100 pounds, the youngster now weighs 172 pounds and is beginning to explore the behind-the-scenes rhino maternity den. “Both Jozi and her calf
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council and the City of Bend have launched a new partnership to educate elementary and high school students about our water. “One Water” will teach students about where local water comes from and ends up, and about water conservation. Lessons will be taught both in
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According to the Deschutes Basin watermaster, the basin is currently still in a “moderate drought” condition due to the El Nino winter that’s brought low amounts of rain and snow to the Pacific Northwest so far this season.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have discovered vitamin B1 produced by microbes in rivers, findings that may offer hope for vitamin-deficient salmon populations. Findings were published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The authors say the study in California’s Central Valley represents a novel piece of an important physiological puzzle involving Chinook salmon, a keystone
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A judge in Oregon has rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to dismiss a 2015 lawsuit brought by young people that alleges the federal government knew the dangers posed by carbon pollution but that it has continued through policies and subsidies to support the fossil fuel industry. U.S. District Court
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — U.S. Forest Service Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters resumed ignitions Tuesday of landing piles seven miles west of Bend on the south side of Cascade Lakes Highway. Firefighters will continue ignitions throughout the week as conditions are favorable, officials said. Smoke may be visible from Bend and the surrounding area. Residents
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The city of Bend has put a stop to a tree removal project near Greenwood Cemetery on NE 12th Street after a neighbor complaint. Stumps are all that’s left from a dozen trees taken down earlier this week.
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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 help clear any sewer line clogs.
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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 what it means to lead, promote, educate and advocate for responsible recreation and visitation practices.
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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 base for skiing and riding. “Hoodoo’s management is hopeful that weather patterns will change soon, allowing Central Oregon’s oldest ski area to finally open for the 2023-24 ski season,” the announcement
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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 Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate adaptation strategy called “assisted migration.” As the world’s climate warms, tree growing ranges in
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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 convenient options here in Central Oregon.
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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 previously thought, according to new research by scientists at Oregon State University. The findings provide important insight, the authors say, into how landscapes might adapt to climate change and future
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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 18-month-old big cats are settling in well at their new home in the heart of the zoo and have already begun venturing outside to explore. “We’re so happy to have
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife experts completed wolf capture work in Oregon on Friday, bringing five more wolves to Colorado for relocation and finishing their work in the state.
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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 projects in eight states to restore and protect aquatic ecosystems, including two Central Oregon projects totaling $6.6 million focused on the Deschutes River.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state appeals court in Oregon decided late Wednesday that the rules for a program designed to limit and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel companies are invalid. The program, started in 2022, is one of the strongest climate programs in the nation. State environmental officials said the court’s
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