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3 wolverine sightings confirmed along the Oregon Coast

A rare wolverine has been spotted on the Oregon Coast three times in the past week and a…

Environment

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument to remain intact

ASHLAND — The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, a wilderness along the California border, will not lose any of its…

Environment

It’s baby-bird season! Great horned owlet rescued, reunited with wild parents

Last week, the Sunriver Nature Center and Think Wild — two of Central Oregon’s wildlife rehabilitation centers —…

Environment

Rising temperatures from climate change depleting oxygen in coastal waters, threatening marine life

Climate change has warmed waters off the coasts of Oregon, Washington and Northern California each summer, and reduced…

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Rising population, shrinking water: Central Oregon works to solve chronic water troubles

Water shortages and groundwater problems have been a chronic issue in Central Oregon for over a century. Soaring…

Education

Sisters Park and Recreation District plots crosstown move to larger facility

Sisters is going to get a new community recreation center — but no aquatics center — under a…

Environment

Oregon kills thousands of hatchery rainbow trout after discovering parasite

Oregon officials have killed about 160,000 rainbow trout to stop the spread of a pathogen they hadn’t seen…

Environment

Sisters Ranger District plans open house night on April 9

The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest plans to host a public open house on April…

Environment

local briefing

Discover Your Forest, a Bend-based nonprofit, has put out a call for volunteers to participate in summer education…

Environment

Oregon county plants trees to honor victims of killer 2021 heat wave

PORTLAND, Ore. — Family members of some of the people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland area…

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