The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is putting a limit on long-term camping. The national forest’s new closure order prohibits occupying one location for more than 14 consecutive days and more than 28 days annually. This includes developed campgrounds or individual ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is receiving $150,000 to reduce wildfire risk. The funding comes from the Oregon Department of Forestry for forest restoration work. The goal is to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk on 20,000 acres ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – Update: Ground crews gained access to the Sulfur Fire Friday morning and were able to keep the fire within the fire retardant lines. It has been mapped at three-quarters of an acre. Resources including a helicopter ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Fire crews will be conducting a controlled burn in the Fremont-Winema National Forest this week. According to a facebook post by South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP), the purpose is to “help restore natural ecological ...
PROSPECT, Ore. – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest says its Hotshot crew is on their way to Alberta, Canada to help with large fire support. CNBC reports that wildfires across western Canada have burned around 1,800 square miles as of ...
VALLEJO, CA.– A study out of Northern California is showing the affects of illegal marijuana grows on water quality. Dr. Mourad Gabriel worked on this study with the US Forest Service for six years. He said he’s surprised with the ...
ROGUE RIVER, Ore — Starting October 13th, the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest’s fire danger rating is dropping to low. The change happens as temperatures drop and moisture increases around the region. That means that fire restrictions will be lifted at ...
BUTTE FALLS, Ore.- A newly-passed piece of legislation is pushing a community project across the finish line. The Butte Falls community will now own the over-400 hundred of acres of land surrounding it and will take its first major steps ...
PORTLAND, Ore., — The USDA Forest Service announced the investment of up to $40 million to fund Great American Outdoors Act projects addressing critical deferred maintenance and improve transportation and recreation infrastructure on national forests in the Pacific Northwest Region ...
Earlier this month local firefighters returned from Australia where they were helping battle the bush fires that have burned 46 million acres, so far. A group of 4 firefighters from Southern Oregon were deployed there for a month. Rogue River-Siskiyou ...