It’s Free Fishing Weekend across Oregon
Make fishing part of your Presidents Day weekend/Valentine’s Day plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday,…
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Forest Service to waive fees at day-use recreation sites in honor of Presidents’ Day
The USDA Forest Service will waive fees at day-use recreation sites in Washington and Oregon on Monday, Feb. 15, in honor of Presidents’ Day.…
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Wyden, Merkley intro bill to add 4,700 miles in Oregon to Wild and Scenic Rivers
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Wednesday introduced the River Democracy Act to add nearly 4,700 miles of rivers and streams in Oregon…
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Bend Endurance Academy leader wants all kids to be able to enjoy outdoor sports
Climbing Smith Rock, skiing at Mt. Bachelor and biking down the Crooked River Canyon are all activities that make Central Oregon…
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BLM begins annual C.O. closures to protect birds of prey during nesting
The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District said Monday it has started implementing its series of annual wildlife closures to protect several…
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State adopts rules for ‘slow no-wake’ zone at Prineville Reservoir
The Oregon State Marine Board has adopted rules for a slow no-wake zone on Prineville…
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Oregon’s Crater, Waldo lakes designated ‘Outstanding Resource Waters’
Two remarkably clear and internationally known bodies of water in Oregon – Crater Lake and Waldo Lake – now have additional state protections,…
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Applicants sought for free girls’ summer wilderness science ed expeditions
Inspiring Girls Expeditions, which offers free, 12-day wilderness science leadership and learning adventures for high school girls, is seeking…
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C. Oregon hunters boost reward to $3,500 in Sisters-area elk poaching case
The Oregon Hunters Association’s Bend and Redmond chapters said Friday they have each pledged $1,000 to boost the reward for information leading to…
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Oregon state parks expanding reservation window to six months
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will accept new reservations from one day to six months out, starting Thursday, the agency said…
Continue Reading Hunters Assn. chapters boost reward for Sisters-area elk poachers to $3,000
Hunters have offered up $2,500 in additional reward money for information regarding three elk poached in late October east of Sisters. The reward now…
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Oregon state parks whale-watching, First Day Hikes to continue
This year’s winter whale-watching and the 2021 First Day Hikes will go on, but volunteers won’t be stationed at whale watching sites and hikes…
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Discover Your Forest, Mt. Bachelor interpretive programs canceled
Out of an abundance of caution, staff and volunteer safety concerns, and in light of the increasing spread of COVID-19, Mt. Bachelor and Discover…
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Mt. Bachelor opening day arrives with snow, sun and pandemic, parking changes
As skiers and snowboarders made their way to Mt. Bachelor on Monday, opening day for pass-holders, they no doubt noticed some changes on the sunny…
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Colorful street art galore is the goal of new project for Redmond walking tunnel
One walking tunnel in Redmond is about to become a lot more colorful,…
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Holiday gifts can help support conservation; ODFW has some suggestions
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife suggests you give a year of the outdoors this holiday season to the hunter, angler, wildlife viewer or…
Continue Reading Three elk killed by poachers east of Sisters; OSP seeks tips to solve crime
Poachers killed a bull, a cow and a spike elk east of Sisters on or about Oct. 28, and Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife troopers are looking for…
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Petitioner seeks to have Deschutes River classified as navigable waterway
Josh Pardee, an angler from Bend, has been fishing in Central Oregon for a long time.…
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Mt. Bachelor: Parking inventory not 100% released
Conditions are already superb at Mt. Bachelor, with a 40-inch base as of Dec. 1.
But there are no skiers or snowboarders…
Continue ReadingOregon Flora launches revamped plant species website
OregonFlora, an Oregon State University-based organization devoted to the state’s plants, has launched a revamped website that makes its database…
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