Environment

Environmental groups call on Interior Secretary Haaland to stop southern Oregon logging project

A coalition of three dozen environmental groups from around the country are calling on the U.S. Secretary of…

Environment

Terrebonne area rancher to receive compensation after wolf attacks

Nearly a year ago, wildlife officials in Deschutes County confirmed the first case of livestock being killed by…

Climate

Above average snowpack helps Prineville Reservoir fill for second year running

After several years of low water levels caused by a historic drought, Prineville Reservoir has filled for the…

Bend

City of Bend is offering cash incentives to residents who tear out their lawns

The city of Bend is offering a turf-removal rebate to residents who want to convert their lawns into…

Environment

Irrigation district gets $2.55 million to develop floating solar panel project

The installation of floating solar panels in an irrigation canal sounds like something out of a science fiction…

Bend

Local Briefing

Public Land Stewards of Bend, a nonprofit, is hosting a volunteer cleanup event Saturday in three areas of…

Environment

Federal protection sought for wolves in lawsuit

Environmental and animal-welfare groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday, seeking federal protection for wolves…

Environment

BLM releases draft plan for Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has released a draft plan for managing the 113,507-acre Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument,…

Bend

Volunteer cleanup of Deschutes National Forest areas planned for Saturday

Public Land Stewards of Bend, a nonprofit, is hosting a volunteer cleanup event Saturday in three areas of…

Environment

Bentz seeks to convince nation wolves are ‘cold killers’

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz brought his argument to remove protections for wolves to Pendleton. The Republican member of…

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