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High Desert Museum free admission days are back for Central Oregon families
Free Family Saturdays are returning to the High Desert Museum starting this week. All visitors to the museum ...
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Federal grant coming to Central Oregon for soil and water conservation
Agricultural management in the Deschutes Basin has been given a boost by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, ...
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How are schools and youth programs preparing for wildfires?
Students at Paulina K-8 School had to kick off the school year elsewhere after the Crazy Creek Fire ...
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Deschutes County Firewise helps harden communities
Each summer and into fall, wildfire burns unnervingly close to communities in Central Oregon. The response from fire ...
Environment
During a catastrophic fire situation, could Bend’s fire hydrants run dry?
As fires exploded across parts of Los Angeles County in early January — decimating entire neighborhoods and causing ...
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Pahlisch Homes drops its appeal to Bend’s tree code
Five months ago local home builder Pahlisch Homes appealed the city of Bend’s newly minted tree code, suggesting ...
Environment
Project to improve hiking, biking trails west of Bend gets green light
The Deschutes National Forest announced Tuesday the approval of a much-anticipated plan to repair or reroute miles of ...
Environment
Lucrative carrot seed contracts could help North Unit farmers as other commodities drag
For the past few years, North Unit Irrigation District farmer Phil Fine has struggled to keep his business ...
Arts
High Desert Museum receives $240,000 federal grant for immersive projects
The High Desert Museum has been awarded two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities — totaling ...
Climate
Warm Springs awarded $248,000 to develop solar projects
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs were awarded $248,000 for solar projects on reservation land. The funding ...
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