Jackson County Parks will take over management of the erstwhile state park in April.
Posted: Feb 24, 2021 6:04 PM
Updated: Feb 24, 2021 6:08 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
SHADY COVE, Ore. Jackson County will take over management of the Joseph H. Stewart Recreation Area at Lost Creek Lake effective by the beginning of April, state officials said on Wednesday.
Oregon Parks and Recreation is transferring the park to Jackson County Parks oversight as of April 1. The county will be charged with maintaining the day-use area, campground, and Lost Creek Reservoir Marina operations over the next two years with the option to renew the agreement for three years beyond that.
National parks post record highs, lows in visitors during hectic 2020 in Pacific Northwest
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
Visitors hike down the trail to Cleetwood Cove. Views from Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park.Jamie Hale/The Oregonian
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To say it’s been a hectic year for Northwest national parks is an understatement.
National park sites across the region posted record high numbers of visitors in 2020, as well as record lows, as park managers dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, raging wildfires and swarming crowds of people, some of whom endangered their own safety and the natural landscapes themselves.
Bonnie Peterson and her studio
Members Only Event Coming Up at the Fresno Art Museum Posted by: SNO Staff January 28, 2021
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On Thursday, Feb. 4, at noon, the Fresno Art Museum will bring you to the Michigan studio of Bonnie Peterson, the fiber artist featured in the current exhibition Another Glorious Sierra Day.
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Bonnie Peterson is a textile artist investigating environmental and social issues. Recently, she worked with scientists studying fire ecology, atmospheric science, and lake chemistry to make artwork about climate science. She was an artist-in-residence at Yosemite, Rocky Mountain, Isle Royale, and Crater Lake National Parks. Her work is in the collection of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and in many private collections. Peterson has an extensive exhibition and grant funding record including four individual artist grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a grant from the Illinois Committee of the National Museum of Women
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Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission has voted to designate Crater Lake and Waldo Lake as Outstanding Resource Waters. The special recognition provides state protections by preventing activities that could potentially harm water quality at either lake.
The commission, which oversees the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, voted 4-0 Thursday for the new designations.
In announcing the recognition, Oregon DEQ Director Richard Whitman said “Crater Lake and Waldo Lake are unique and invaluable treasures for Oregonians and the world. Their crystal clear clean waters represent the best of Oregon’s natural beauty. By designating the lakes as Outstanding Resource Waters, Oregon s Environmental Quality Commission is assuring that these special places will remain unspoiled for present and future generations.”
Escape to a treehouse for an elevated vacation getaway, say tiny house experts
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Small home experts Alexis Stephens and Christian Parsons have been taking their tiny house on wheels around North America to find functional, attractive little abodes and advocate for living simply. After almost five years on the road, they were stopped in their tracks by a treehouse in the Columbia River Gorge.
Elevated 20 feet above the ground on private property in White Salmon, Washington, is the Klickitat Treehouse, a Scandinavian-style dwelling fully supported by three Douglas fir trees.
Floor-to-ceiling windows and skylights frame views of Mount Adams and the forest canopy.