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The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plans to close Quinn River Day Use Area and Boat Ramp this Wednesday to provide for public safety during hazard tree mitigation work occurring within the area this fall. Rock Creek Day Use Area and Boat Launch also closed this past weekend to allow for this work. Visitors looking to access Crane Prairie Reservoir can go to the Crane Prairie Day Use Area and Boat Launch. This location provides boat launching opportunities. In addition to the day use areas, Quinn River, Rock Creek and Sheep Bridge Campgrounds remain closed to public access for this critical haz...

Public use restrictions, including ban on open fires, begin Friday in C.O. wilderness areas KTVZ file Smoking also banned, except in cleared areas BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- With continuing extreme temperatures and drying vegetation at higher elevations, the Deschutes National Forest, in coordination with the Willamette National Forest, announced it will implement public use restrictions within five wildernesses, beginning Friday. Effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, open fires, including wood stoves and charcoal briquette fires, will be prohibited in all designated wildernesses on the Deschutes National F...

Restrictions In Effect At Area Wildernesses With continuing extreme temperatures and drying vegetation at higher elevations, the Deschutes National Forest in coordination with the Willamette National Forest will implement public use restrictions within five wildernesses beginning tomorrow morning. Effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 2, open fires, including wood stoves and charcoal briquette fires, will be prohibited in all designated Wildernesses on the Deschutes National Forest. These wildernesses include the Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, Three Sisters, Diamond Peak and Mt. Thielsen.  Under...

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Where are the birds? Migrant numbers around Erie low for mid-May Jerry McWilliams Lesser yellowlegs were migrating past Gull Point at Presque Isle State Park where a whopping 365 were counted on May 7. A red-throated loon, near breeding plumage, was spotted off Beach 9 on Sunday. A sedge wren was seen briefly on the north side of Niagara Pond on Wednesday. It has been noted by many birders that migrant bird numbers are much lower than normal for mid-May. This has also been said about other surrounding birding hotspots like the highly popular Magee Marsh in Ohio. Wildflowers blooming now...