SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Private Forest Accord Grants Program is now accepting applications as the first-ever round of grant funding from the program becomes available for landowners to protect salmon and other aquatic species. For more information on how to apply, visit www.PFAgrants.com. “The PFA Grant Program is an important
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Latest timeline is to break ground next year on three-year project WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. House has approved an Interior Department appropriations bill that includes nearly $4 million for three Fifth District infrastructure projects, one being the Redmond Wetlands Complex expected to begin construction next year, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Friday. “Reinvesting Oregonians’
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – With fall upon us and leaf blowers at full blast in neighborhoods across the state, noise and gas fumes are filling the air. Lawn Care Goes Electric: Why it’s time to switch to a new generation of clean, quiet electric lawn equipment, a new report by Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center
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Bend city councilors this week approved a contract to proceed with design work on two routes, north-south and east-west, called the Crosstown Bikeways. The goal is safer travel for people walking, biking or rolling — and also for drivers.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Thursday, The Environmental Center presented its eighth Sustainability Awards, honoring those who are leading the way to a sustainable future in Central Oregon. Individuals, businesses, organizations and other community-led projects and programs in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties were eligible to be nominated or to apply. This year, The Environmental
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) said the Interior appropriations bill passed Friday by the House includes his amendment to prohibit the use of any funds in the bill for the establishment of any national monument in Malheur County. “We don’t want a 2.5-million-acre monument promoted by Portland-based environmental groups making decisions for land
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The world’s largest dam removal and restoration project, currently underway on the Klamath River in Oregon and California, will aid salmon populations that have been devastated by disease and other factors. However, it will not fully alleviate challenges faced by the species, a team of researchers conclude in a just-published paper. “The
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More than a month after work began and days after a formal groundbreaking ceremony, a federal district this week dismissed a lawsuit initiated by the Save Arnold Canal group seeking to halt the Arnold Irrigation District’s Main Canal piping project, the district announced.
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The Growth Management Division at the City of Bend said Wednesday it wants to hear from the community about where to locate areas where people can live, work, and play without requiring a car.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What do a 100-pound chinook salmon, ten-inch-tall pygmy rabbit and vibrant San Rafael cactus all have in common? Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) — a half-century-old law that aims to protect vulnerable species from extinction — all three of these species are currently classified as endangered in some regions of the
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Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska’s Katmai coast have led scientists to reconsider assumptions about wolf hunting behavior.
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Bend nonprofit Think Wild reports a pattern in its wildlife patients, with dozens of the same types of birds needing care. The organization’s mission is to care for and protect native wildlife. and the most common patient they see is the great horned owl.
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For many rural residents in Deschutes County, low well levels and even dry wells have become common occurrences in recent years. County Commissioner Phil Chang says he’s been working with the state and Water Allocation Committee on concerns over proposed changes to state groundwater rules created 20 years ago.
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A new tower being tested and tweaked atop OSU-Cascades’ Tykeson Hall can help researchers track birds, tagged bats – and even dragonflies.
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Think Wild Central Oregon rehabilitated a great horned owl that was hit by a car near Phil’s Trailhead last month, and it’s been released back into the wild.
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An international coalition of climate scientists says in a paper published Tuesday by two lead authors from Oregon State University that the Earth’s vital signs have worsened beyond anything humans have yet seen, to the point that life on the planet is imperiled.
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Fires caused by exploding lithium batteries have been on the rise this year at Deschutes County’s Knott Landfill, prompting concern about their safe disposal. In the last three months, about 20 fires have been sparked by the batteries at the southeast Bend landfill.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Monday he has introduced legislation that would help state, local and Tribal governments accelerate the permitting and inspection process for residents to install home energy systems, like rooftop solar panels. “Each year, more Americans are installing solar panels and other clean energy products into their homes
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Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity announced Tuesday that a $60,000 grant from All Points North Foundation will supply solar power to its new homes in SE Bend. The 27th St Townhomes will provide sustainable, affordable homeownership to 12 hard-working local families.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined leaders from three Deschutes River Basin irrigation districts and nonprofits Farmers Conservation Alliance and Energy Trust of Oregon to break ground Friday on a series of projects to modernize critical irrigation infrastructure serving 2,500 farmers and producers and 85,000 acres of land across Central Oregon.
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