Environment

Forest Service plans springtime prescribed burns

Springtime prescribed burns on the Deschutes National Forest are planned in the coming weeks, prompting an advisory for…

Bend

Arnold Irrigation District delays water delivery

Arnold Irrigation District has announced a delay in turning on water this year due to unforeseen factors that…

Environment

Bend officials call for protections of federal lands

Hundreds of elected officials from 11 western states have signed a letter urging Congress to protect public lands…

Environment

Deschutes National Forest plans wildfire fuel reduction on 193,000 acres

The Deschutes National Forest has opened up a comment period for the public to weigh in on a…

Environment

Record number of steelhead return to the Upper Deschutes

Improved ocean conditions and local ecosystem work have set the stage for a record number of adult steelhead…

Environment

Bald eagle recovering after surgery at Think Wild

An injured American bald eagle found in a field in Powell Butte is recovering after surgery at the…

Environment

Central Oregon starts irrigation season with high reservoirs

Water allocations for North Unit Irrigation District farmers have nudged higher for the third year in a row,…

Bend

Bend park district plunges into Deschutes River footbridge project

The Bend Park & Recreation District will explore new options for building a footbridge over the Deschutes River…

Environment

Deschutes County moves to prevent wolf attacks east of Bend

Deschutes County will ask the state of Oregon for $132,800 to support projects that protect ranchers from wolf…

Environment

The push is on to return sea otters to Oregon, Northern California coasts

After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer…

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