Bend
With new landfill on the horizon, Deschutes County falls short of trash goals
When Tim Brownell walks past the piles of debris cluttering the concrete floor of the Knott Landfill transfer…
Bend
Dry conditions prompt new fire restrictions across Central Oregon
Hot and dry conditions across Central Oregon have prompted local authorities to implement fire restrictions on federal lands…
Climate
Jefferson County declares drought for record fifth straight year
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has declared drought in Jefferson County, a designation that could help area farmers access…
Environment
Twenty years of mule deer decline behind them, ODFW adopts new management plan
A plan by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to increase the mule deer population statewide has…
Environment
Oregon gray whales are shrinking in size, study says
For four summers in a row, Oregon State University faculty research assistant Todd Chandler could be found on…
Bend
Central Oregon growth has provided challenges, opportunities for wildlife advocates
Elk Meadow Elementary School in southwest Bend sits on busy Brookswood Boulevard, surrounded by side streets lined with…
Bend
Bend’s newest policy is meant to protect urban tree canopy
Rampant development in Bend has resulted in widespread felling of trees for the development of residential neighborhoods and…
Environment
Burrowing owl population rebounds after years-long efforts
HERMISTON — Sixteen years after the burrowing owl population in Umatilla County bottomed out at only four nesting…
Environment
U.S. acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes
SEATTLE — The federal government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and…
Environment
No longer considered predators, Oregon beavers get new protections from state
Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and wildlife agency,…
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