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A local forest landscape restoration program will get $3 million in federal infrastructure funding to reduce fuels and improve portions of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest across Southern Oreg...

An event to help restore damaged forests from wildfires and teach kids about forest restoration took place Saturday. The Lomakatsi Restoration Project held their tree planting event for post-fire and

As Chair of key Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Merkley helped write the bill to fund top Oregon priorities, including essential community projects in every corner of the state

With a dry winter setting the stage for a long, dry summer and the rising probability of hot and windy autumn weather forming ideal conditions for severe fires in the West, stakeholders count on a uni...

ASHLAND — The Oregon Department of Forestry announced this week the awarding of $20 million in grants authorized by Senate Bill 762 for nine landscape-scale projects to reduce wildfire risk on forestl...

By Nathanael Johnson / Grist They assembled in the parking lot outside the ranger station in Ashland, Oregon. They parked bikes, stepped out of cars, and covertly pulled ski masks over their faces. Then, as one, they ran at the front doors of the building, and before anyone inside could react, they had pushed their

Forest thinning resumes in Applegate Valley after long fire season ASHLAND — For some crews, the end of fire season means getting right back to work. After more than 90 days assigned to fight fires ac...

Published April 28, 2021 at 10:41 AM PDT Listen • 18:03 A member of the Wolf Creek Hotshots uses a drip torch to ignite the forest floor during a prescribed burn near Sisters, Oregon. After the last several fire seasons, theres a strong sense that things cant be allowed to keep happening the same way. Smoke was bad enough, then flames destroyed nearly 2500 homes in Jackson County in one day. In that context, its not surprising to learn that a recent poll shows a ...