Redmond Municipal Airport has osprey nest platform removed due to safety concerns
The Redmond Municipal Airport recently had an osprey nest removed from a location near the end of an airport runway. The airport tells us it had to…
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More time on the line this year for the Northern Pike Minnow Sport Reward Fishery Program
A new app allows anglers to bypass the registration station so they can spend more time and earn more money for reeling in voracious salmon-eating…
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OSU-Cascades researcher to develop AI-enabled ‘smart’ compost bin to track, cut household food waste
A researcher at Oregon State University-Cascades has received funding to develop a smart compost bin that tracks household food…
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Recreational crabbing closed along southern Oregon coast due to elevated levels of marine biotoxin
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have announced the closure of all recreational crabbing on the…
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Bend creating committee in effort to update, clarify developer rules for tree preservation
The city of Bend is working to establish a balance between building development addressing the critical issue of housing in our community, while…
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Oregon DEQ fines Bend gas station nearly $12K over underground-tank issues; owners expect reduction
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality has fined a Bend gas station nearly $12,000, alleging it failed to install proper spill detection…
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Sunriver Resort plants 100s of trees to mark Arbor Day
Sunriver Resort marked Arbor Day on Friday by planting hundreds of Ponderosa pine seedlings from Brooks Farms — one seedling for each of the…
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Sunriver Resort, Brooks Tree Farm partner to plant 400 Ponderosa pines on Arbor Day
Sunriver Resort, the Pacific Northwest’s treasured resort destination, announced Wednesday its commitment to planting 400 Ponderosa pines near…
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Ochoco National Forest pulls the plug on disputed Lemon Gulch Trails Project
The Ochoco National Forest has issued a final Environmental Assessment and identified a Preferred Alternative for the Lemon Gulch Trails Project.…
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SOLVE volunteers rally on Earth Day to protect Oregon’s treasures
Oregonians joined together for the annual SOLVE Oregon Spring Cleanup, presented by Portland General…
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OSU researchers find massive iceberg break-offs during last ice age had no effect on nearby Greenland
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – During the last ice age, massive icebergs periodically broke off from an ice sheet covering a large swath of North…
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US Bureau of Reclamation directs $2.6 million to pipe over 6 miles of C. Oregon irrigation canals
The federal Bureau of Reclamation has announced it will provide about half the funding for a $5.38 million project by the Deschutes River Conservancy…
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Another solar explosion brings beautiful, rare aurora scenes southward across the High Desert
(Update: Adding more photos, time-lapse video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A “coronal mass ejection” that exploded from the Sun in recent days hit Earth’s…
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Interior Dept. provides $400,000 for Ochoco Preserve restoration project, channel restoration
The Department of the Interior announced Friday a $35 million investment in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan…
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Earth Day Fair & Parade celebrates community and sustainability in downtown Bend
The Environmental Center is thrilled to host their family-friendly Earth Day Fair and Parade on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
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ODFW accepts petition to consider listing Southern Resident killer whales (orcas) as endangered
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission accepted a petition Friday to list the Southern Resident killer whale Distinct Population Segment as…
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COCC hosts special Earth Day fashion show for Clothing Connection program
COCC held a special Earth Day Fashion Show of donated and upcycled clothing on Friday in a fund-raising benefit for the school’s Clothing Connection,…
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City of Bend seeks to purchase 50 acres of Forest Service land adjacent to its Outback water plant for expansion project
The city of Bend recently updated its Water System Master Plan, including plans for a needed expansion of its Outback water filtration plant site.…
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‘It makes me sad and stressed’: Young activists stage ‘climate strike’ march, protest in downtown Bend
A group of local youth advocates came together in downtown Bend to voice their opinions on Friday afternoon as part of a statewide “Climate Strike”…
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OnPoint Community Credit Union donates $100,000 across four NW environmental organizations
In honor of Earth Day 2023, OnPoint Community Credit Union has donated $100,000 to four nonprofit organizations that protect the Pacific…
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