3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (221+ words) The Bureau of Land Management postponed plans for a second wild horse rescue operation in southeast Oregon, following a temporary restraining order related to ongoing litigation, the agency said in a news release. The rescue operation planned for Sept. 9 intended…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (209+ words) Statesman Journal Want to climb 300-foot old-growth trees in Oregon? Here's how In this reposted episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with Leo Rosen-Fischer, an expert of recreational tree climbing in the Pacific Northwest and owner…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (537+ words) The Oregon Department of Environmental quality levied 12 penalties in July, totaling $430,292. Recipients included a glass manufacturing facility that failed to measure visible emissions, automotive fueling stations that failed to perform required tests and inspections and construction projects that failed to…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (496+ words) Increasing RV registration fees to support parks and removing abandoned RVs is among several transportation proposals lawmakers may consider in 2027. Legislators in the House Interim Committee on Transportation heard bill proposals Sept. 8 as part of a series of meetings held…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (256+ words) The sheep in Oregon's largest bighorn population tested positive for M. ovi, a bacterium that can cause severe respiratory disease such as pneumonia in goats and wild sheep. Bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon and the Owyhees have previously been affected by…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (523+ words) Oregon and 19 other states are suing the Trump administration to stop federal rules they say "strip away core protections under the Endangered Species Act." The two lawsuits seek to protect the habitat of imperiled wildlife the states say are being…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (20+ words) Statesman Journal Activists protesting lithium mine detained at Oregon State Capitol...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (443+ words) Two activists were briefly detained at the Oregon State Capitol on Sept. 8 after protesters hung a banner from the Rotunda and called for Gov. Tina Kotek to stop a controversial lithium mining proposal in southeast Oregon. According to Siskiyou Rising…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (490+ words) The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is encouraging coastal communities to consider building tsunami evacuation facilities, according to a recent report. These structures include buildings, towers, and berms, OEM said in a news release. "Strategically placed vertical evacuation structures can…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (213+ words) Equipment delays mean the playground at one of Salem's parks will not reopen until early October. The Riverfront Park playground closed for construction in April — 28 years after it was first constructed. The reopening was initially set for summer, then switched…...