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New data on fire risk and a study on fuel reductions in high desert ecosystems comes as Central Oregon approaches fire season

A rainy late spring is delaying the start of fire season in Oregon, but state officials said they still anticipate a challenging summer.

Oregon wildfires have become increasingly catastrophic every year, and scientists say they’re only going to get worse. But you wouldn’t know it by following the state’s gubernatorial primary.

Officials are warning that California could experience an energy crisis in the coming months.

Oregon wildfires have become increasingly catastrophic every year, and scientists say they’re only going to get worse. But you wouldn’t know it by following the state’s gubernatorial primary.

SALEM — A massive wildfire in Oregon last summer burned across hundreds of thousands of acres in what became the country’s largest wildfire at the time. The year before that,

BEND — Central Oregon has the highest fire risk of anywhere in the state heading into the summer.

The seasonal fire outlook shows the risk is highest in Central Oregon this month before spreading to the rest of the state later in summer.

As the climate warms and the number of people living in forests rises, a massive increase in programs to help them prepare for wildfires is needed, say experts.

Environmental groups are seeking added protections for large trees as the U.S. Forest Service plans $41.3 million worth of selective logging, mowing and prescribed burning.