MEDFORD, Ore. – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest was given $802,000 to reduce fuel for potential wildfires in southwest Oregon. The Supplemental Fuels funding will pay for work being done to reinstate forest resiliency and health in the Wild Rivers ...
MEDFORD, ORE — The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is proposing parking and camping fee increases for 2018. In all, the proposal includes increasing fees at cabins or lookouts and adding or increasing fees at several campsites. The change would also ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public feedback about their plans for changing fee structures at several Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest recreation sites. Along with fee increases, several new recreation sites could be opened to the ...
Ashland, Ore. — A program to protect the Ashland watershed from wildfire just wrapped up. Organizers say their efforts could protect land and resources. for a generation. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Ashland Forest All Lands Restoration project serves ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Forestry officials are asking for public input about harvesting fire-killed trees in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. Many trees in the area were killed when the nearly 200,000-acre Chetco Bar Fire swept over through the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. ...
Medford, Ore.- The U.S. Forest Service is sharing what it learned during this summer’s rough fire season. This year, more than 252,000 acres were burned in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest area. “Thousands were evacuated from their homes for weeks ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Winter is coming, and that means it’s hiring season for the U.S. Forest Service. The agency just announced they’re looking to fill over 1,000 summer jobs in Oregon and Washington. Open positions are in multiple fields including ...
Coquille, Ore. – Coos County officials officially declared an emergency in their county due to extreme fire conditions. As a result, the Coos County Forest is now closed until further notice. “As you have likely seen, there are currently ongoing ...
Jackson County, Ore. – For the first time in 20 years, the Oregon Department of Forestry has ordered a complete shut down of all industrial operations on ODF protected lands in southwestern Oregon. According to ODF, the shutdown of logging, ...
John Day, Ore.- The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday The Rainbow Family of Living Light has chosen to hold its 2017 Annual Rainbow Gathering on the Malheur National Forest, on the Blue Mountain Ranger District. The gathering site will be ...