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RENO, Nev. — A botanist hired by a company planning to mine one of the most promising deposits of lithium in the world believes a rare desert … Read more
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A plan by the Central Oregon Irrigation District to convert 7.9 miles of canals into closed … Read more
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After last year’s successful breeding season for trumpeter swans in Oregon, Marty St. Louis … Read more
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The U.S. government announced Friday that four huge dams on the Snake River… Read more
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LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom has appealed directly to investor Warren Buffet to support d… Read more
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Washington Fish and Wildlife confirmed Wednesday more attacks on cattle by the Wedge wolf pa… Read more
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OCEAN SHORES, Wash. — A female humpback whale found beached in Ocean Shores, Washington, on … Read more
CANNON BEACH — Every week, Marley MacDonald zips up her bright red rain jacket, loops her ma… Read more
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Fire officials believe arson is the cause of three wildfires east of La Pine, including the … Read more
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has killed one of the three … Read more
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A wildfire burning 5 miles northwest of Post, an unincorporated community in Crook County, h… Read more
PENDLETON — About two dozen Eastern Oregon residents joined the Eastern Oregon Climate Chang… Read more
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Mistletoe is often associated with Christmas holiday parties and smooches. Not so at Suttle … Read more
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RENO, Nev. — Invoking President Trump’s executive order streamlining environmental reviews o… Read more
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The state of Washington on Thursday authorized the killing of an endangered… Read more
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A bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recr… Read more
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SACRAMENTO — Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump admi… Read more
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An infestation of rockchucks on the campus of Hugh Hartman Elementary School might force the… Read more
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The Rosland Road Fire, burning 4 miles northeast of La Pine over the weekend, stayed within … Read more
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PORTLAND — Federal regulators Thursday threw a significant curveball at a coalition that ha… Read more
Up to 100 gallons of turbine oil spilled from the Bonneville Dam into the Columbia River ove… Read more
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A decision on whether or not to approve the Deschutes Basin Habitat Conservation Plan, which… Read more
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As a lack of safe running water on the Warm Springs reservation stretches into a fourth week… Read more
Separate from the issue of reintroducing grizzly bears into the North Cascades, the recovery… Read more
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SALEM — The Wedge wolf pack in northeast Washington has attacked seven more cattle, bringing… Read more
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Fallowing fields has become an unwanted habit for farmers in Jefferson County. Phil Fine has… Read more
A new wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon east of La Pine. Read more
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The federal government on Tuesday decided to scrap plans to reintroduce gr… Read more
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Fire crews have completely surrounded a wildfire burning north of La Pine, the largest of se… Read more
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The Trump administration on Monday formally authorized exports from a proposed Oregon natura… Read more
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A wildfire burning near La Pine on Sunday had scorched 15-20 acres as of 3 p.m. Read more
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A wildfire near Bessie Butte southeast of Bend was fully contained as of Wednesday night, bu… Read more
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Climate change models forecast plenty of doomsday scenarios that could play out over the res… Read more
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Low water levels at Prineville Reservoir have prompted authorities to close the boat ramps l… Read more
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A 12-month-old gray fox has become the newest addition to the collection of animals at the H… Read more
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Day-use fees charged in the Deschutes National Forest will begin Monday following a hiatus c… Read more
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Residents on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation were advised Thursday to boil water before… Read more
Portland will receive a yet-to-be determined portion of a $550 million settlement with the h… Read more
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Ten years ago, Jodi Wilmoth was captaining yachts and vintage boats in Alaska. Today she is … Read more
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The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with plans to limit the permitted activities in so… Read more
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Dry conditions across Central Oregon have prompted public land agencies to implement restric… Read more
A few hundred feet past the Oregon timber town of Falls City, a curtain of Douglas fir trees… Read more
Most of British Columbia’s old-growth forests of big trees live only on maps, and what’s lef… Read more
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Gracie, the beloved trumpeter swan at the Sunriver Nature Center, didn’t have to wait this y… Read more
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The Tumalo Falls day-use site, one of the most frequently visited attractions in the Deschut… Read more
Genesis Acquisition Inc. doing business as Northland Furniture Co. in Bend, has been issued … Read more
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Day-trippers and tourists wanting to visit Oregon’s best paleontology collection will need t… Read more
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Despite a pandemic, neighbors around Smith Rock State Park again are starting to see parking… Read more
ATHOL, Idaho — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on June 12 sent a memorandum to U.S. Fores… Read more
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Cool temperatures and consistent rainfall in recent weeks has provided some relief to Centra… Read more
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BOARDMAN — Since 1980, the Boardman Coal Plant has produced reliable energy capable of power… Read more
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK — Crater Lake National Park reopened to the public Monday after be… Read more
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Irrigation districts across Central Oregon are seeking assistance from the state to deal wit… Read more
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Annual campfire restrictions on certain Bureau of Land Management administered lands in Cent… Read more
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Central Oregonians suffering from cabin fever will have more opportunities to get outside st… Read more
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A rule change under review by the U.S. Forest Service could end a long-standing provision th… Read more
Scientists in Oregon have developed a technique that could lead to more accurate dating of h… Read more
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PENDLETON — As cows and their young calves are turned out onto spring pastures in the Blue M… Read more
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Hundreds of honeybees have been swarming recently outside Cheryl Howard’s Bend home. They ha… Read more
Oregon, Washington and 17 other states can sue the Trump administration over revisions to th… Read more
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Most of the animals at the High Desert Museum south of Bend can’t tell that the natural hist… Read more
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Central Oregon firefighters will have an added challenge while on the frontlines of wildfire… Read more
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Workers who spend a lot of their summer in the Cascades — including firefighters, guides, ou… Read more
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A permitting system designed to end overcrowded conditions on some of the most popular hikin… Read more
