California seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban
By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — California officials want federal disaster aid for the state’s salmon…
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FlyFisher Foundation grant to enhance upper Trout Creek habitat for wild steelhead
The Deschutes River Conservancy announced Wednesday that flows in some of the most critical wild steelhead habitat will continue to be bolstered,…
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No Deschutes River spring Chinook season again this year, due to low returns; Hood River opens April 15
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has set the following regulations for a spring Chinook fishery on the Hood…
Continue ReadingCaregivers: Returning orca Lolita to Northwest is risky
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a…
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Juvenile black rockfish affected by marine heat wave – but not always for the worse, OSU study says
Larvae produced by black rockfish, a linchpin of the West Coast commercial fishing industry for the past eight decades, fared better during two…
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Woodpecker that likes burned forest can breed in unburned woods too, OSU-led study shows
A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes…
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With fewer salmon to eat, Southern Resident killer whales are spending less time in the San Juan Islands
As a key food supply — salmon — declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the Salish Sea off the…
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Deschutes County launches project to update mule deer inventory; public meetings planned
Deschutes County Community Development is initiating a process to create a new mule deer combining zone and a corresponding new code chapter to…
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Rare blue whale skeleton heads to Canada for final cleaning, preservation; will go on display in Newport
The skeleton of a rare 70-foot blue whale that washed up on the Oregon coast several years ago will journey to Alberta, Canada later this week so a…
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Rare, threatened wolverine spotted by anglers along Columbia River near Portland
A wolverine, rare and listed as threatened in Oregon, was spotted by two people who were fishing on the Columbia River near Portland on Monday…
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Wyden, Merkley: $38 million coming to ODFW for fish and wildlife conservation, outdoor access
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be awarding the Oregon Department of…
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OSU researchers starting to unravel the risks of whale entanglement off the Oregon coast
New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at greatest danger of…
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Merkley co-sponsors legislation to protect monarch butterfly, pollinator populations
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) teamed up Friday with Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) to announce the 2023 Monarch Action, Recovery and Conservation of Habitat…
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Oregon beachgoers urged to respect nesting areas for threatened snowy plover
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and U.S. Forest Service are reminding visitors to the Oregon coast that it’s once again plover nesting…
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Bobcat sighting prompts brief, precautionary ‘secure’ status alert for three NW Bend schools
A reported bobcat sighting near three northwest Bend schools Monday afternoon prompted a 20-minute precautionary “secure” status alert, until…
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Another invasive Cuban treefrog found in plants shipped to Oregon
A non-native and potentially invasive Cuban treefrog was found Monday on a plant sold at a local store selling tropical plants in the Beaverton area,…
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OSU-led study shows blue whale foraging, reproduction related to environmental conditions
A new study of New Zealand blue whales’ vocalizations indicates the whales are present year-round in the South Taranaki Bight and their behavior…
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Study: Sea stars can consume kelp-eating urchins fast enough to protect kelp forests
A research team including a scientist from Oregon State University has provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star…
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Scouts, FFA kids help Ducks Unlimited freshen mallard nesting tubes in Bend’s Old Mill
Scouts and Future Farmers of America students were on the Deschutes River on this Presidents Day holiday to check on mallard nesting in the Old Mill…
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High Desert Museum announces name of new river otter pup: Wesley
The High Desert Museum said Monday it is excited to announce the name of the new North American river otter pup that came to live in the Autzen Otter…
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