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The 100-degree water of Hart Mountain Hot Springs was soothing therapy after driving more than 40 miles of gravel roads in the remote high desert of south-central Oregon between U.S.

The 100-degree water of Hart Mountain Hot Springs was soothing therapy after driving more than 40 miles of gravel roads in the remote high desert of south-central Oregon between U.S.

The Greater Hart-Sheldon, a region anchored by Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge and Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, provides essential habitat for hundreds of animals who depend on sagebrush plants, including pronghorn, greater sage-grouse and the pygmy rabbit. California Bighorn sheep occupy the refuge, primarily around steep, rocky cliffs of the Hart Mountain refuge. As early as June, hundreds of thousands of birds will flock to the northwest corner of the Greater Hart-Sheldon

Fire managers with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said the human-caused North Lake Fire was sparked by equipment in a dry hayfield.

A heavy aerial and ground attack kept a wildfire near homes on the north end of Whitefish Lake in check over the weekend.