MEDFORD, Ore. — The worst of the lightning might be over but work for fire crews is just beginning. The Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest service upped its personnel for this week’s lightning storm, now they’re on the lookout for smoke. ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– State and federal forest service agencies met with Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden in Medford Wednesday morning to discuss a variety of topics for fire preparation and an update on this year’s wildfire season. “I don’t want to ...
WHITE CITY, Ore.– Two new Table Rock guided hike dates have been added after interest surged causing a full booking for one specific hike. The Camp White: “The Alcatraz of Boot Camps” will have a second date added on Wednesday, ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Federal agencies are getting ready to get back to work in the forests next week doing controlled burns. Because of the government shutdown, controlled burns weren’t able to take place on forest service and BLM lands. But ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Josephine County Parks Department is pitching in amid the government shutdown, announcing today that their staff will be cleaning some BLM parks until the shutdown ends. The parks department won’t get to all the BLM locations ...
APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore.– A three-year-long environmental assessment of a Jackson County watershed is expected to be released this week. In those years, the Upper Applegate Watershed Restoration Project has been in the planning process between US Forest Service, Bureau of Land ...
Merlin, Ore. — Investigators continue to look for answers surrounding a deadly crash in Hellgate Canyon. It happened just after midnight on Saturday, June 16. According to Oregon State Police, 21-year-old Hailee Fox called 911 to say she was driving 24-year-old ...
Medford, Ore.- With any fire, safety is the primary concern, which is why planning ahead is crucial. “Before we even go out and do a prescribed burn we have to make sure all the conditions are right,” Jeanne Klein, Bureau ...
Ashland, Ore. — A local man is going to great heights to help save the environment. He’s raising money by attempting to summit Mount McLoughlin four times in the same day. “A couple years ago, a buddy and I climbed Mt. ...
Josephine County, Ore.- A vehicle fire spread to BLM land in rural Josephine County Monday night. Rural Metro Fire was dispatched after someone called 911 reporting a Ford SUV had caught fire several miles up Granite Hill Rd. According to ...