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Despite fire-season ban, visitors still start campfires in USFS day-use areas
With several large wildfires burning right now across Central Oregon amid a hot, dry late summer, the fire danger is considered…
Continue ReadingWith several large wildfires burning right now across Central Oregon amid a hot, dry late summer, the fire danger is considered…
Continue ReadingIf you’re having trouble with internet service and connectivity in some rural areas of Central Oregon, that may be resolved soon.…
Continue ReadingSoutheast Bend is one of the fastest-growing areas of the community, and in response, the Bend Park and Rec District is planning a new park and…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Everyone can fish for free in Oregon next Saturday and Sunday, but all are urged to follow COVID-19 safety precautions, the…
Continue ReadingA lucky 13 golfers at Bend’s Awbrey Glen Golf Club are feeling even more fortunate lately.
Each golfer has made a hole-in-one at the course on…
Continue ReadingMany Central Oregonians enjoy walking, hiking and horseback riding on BLM-managed lands, but they have to endure what some say are growing amounts of…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon State Marine Board has directed staff to draft rules that would let boaters with disabilities use motorized boats, at slow no-wake speeds,…
Continue ReadingThis Wednesday, the Deschutes National Forest, the city of Sisters, the Recreational Trails Program and the Sisters Trail Alliance will celebrate the…
Continue ReadingThe Bend Park and Recreation District is closing a river access point at Columbia Park due to safety concerns and to prevent more erosion of the…
Continue ReadingAs people flock to the water to cool off this summer, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Oregon State Marine Board remind people to…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee launched its official online fundraising campaign for the Oregon Conservation & Recreation…
Continue ReadingMost paddlers of non-motorized boats across Oregon could face a $115 fine if they fail to show law enforcement a state Waterway Access Permit,…
Continue ReadingWith many people deferring their out of the area travel and with many special events canceled, local outdoor activities like floating the river are…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — If nature calls while on the water, it helps to plan “a-head” — now more than ever, the Oregon Marine Board says. Given…
Continue ReadingJust in time for more warm summer weather, outdoor family swim at the Juniper Swim at Fitness Center is officially back, as of Friday.…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in the 50-year history of the Oregon State Marine Board’s Boating Facility Grant Program, the public now has an opportunity to…
Continue ReadingAfter many public safety complaints from community members, the Oregon Department of Transportation has issued an eviction notice for a homeless camp…
Continue ReadingFriends and family have rallied to raise money for the family of a Bend man who nearly drowned in the Deschutes River on Sunday but was found and…
Continue ReadingJust a few weeks into summer, Central Oregon has already seen a more aggressive fire season than in some past years. The U.S. Forest Service is…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is in the third year of a review of its big game regulations meant to improve regulations and align them…
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