JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Three people were arrested during a fire safety patrol of the Bear Creek Greenway. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the Jackson County Board of Commissioners voted to close all county-owned off-trail areas of the greenway ...

PHOENIX, Ore. – Crews quickly tackled a small fire that sparked along the Bear Creek Greenway in Phoenix. Tuesday morning, Jackson County Fire District #5 responded to a report of smoke between Suncrest Road and Blue Heron Park in Phoenix ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – The Medford Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire along the Bear Creek Greenway Sunday. Medford Fire said at around 1:00 p.m., crews responded to a report of a vegetation fire on the greenway in the area ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Bear Creek Stewards are looking for volunteers to help them with their Earth Day event this weekend. Teams of volunteers will help to remove litter, debris, and invasive plants along Bear Creek and the greenway from Central Point to ...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Thousands of people are expected to gather at the Expo for the first Rogue Music Festival in June. Jackson County commissioners voted Wednesday to close the paved path on Bear Creek Greenway near the Expo during ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– Jackson County is working on a plan to change how the Bear Creek Greenway is managed. The Envision Bear Creek Process has been going on for about a year. County officials hope to make a recommendation to ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – A man pleaded guilty to committing manslaughter when he was a teen. The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office said on February 26, 2021, Richard Rierson was found dead outside of a tent on the west side of ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – In celebration of National Public Lands Day, this Saturday is Bear Creek Stewardship Day. The annual event has volunteers helping remove litter, debris, and invasive plants along the Bear Creek Greenway from Central Point to Ashland.  ...

MEDFORD, Ore.–  A man set multiple fires along the Bear Creek Greenway over the weekend and was arrested for arson, according to Medford Police. M.P.D. said they received calls about a man setting multiple fires near East McAndrews and I-5 ...

MEDFORD, Ore. —With fire season almost upon us, safety along the Bear Creek Greenway, is getting more important. For Medford’s Livability Team, fire season brings a heightened sense of urgency to the work they do. “The fire danger that is ...

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