Gov. Tina Kotek has released a map of state property that could be redeveloped for housing, hoping to offer new options to developers who say scarce land is limiting construction of new homes. The ...
The map creates new rules for those living in the most fire-prone areas that also border wildlands such as forests or grasslands. Some homeowners say the map will drive down property values and ...
A map published by Earth System Science Data shows the dramatic decrease in forest-covered land in the United States since the 17th century. Before European settlement in the early 1600s, forests ...
After Oregon’s record wildfire season in 2024, local communities and government officials are concerned that ongoing personnel purges at federal land management agencies could leave the region ...
“This plan is just as reckless and ill-conceived," said John Persell, staff attorney for the environmental group Oregon Wild. "Oregonians have fought for decades to protect our forests from ...
This month, state legislators and Deschutes County commissioners have heard from rural residents about their frustrations with the Oregon Department of Forestry's wildfire hazard map as a cause ...
They’ve been meeting in person over dayslong meetings since summer 2023, hashing out how to tackle wildfires, pests and diseases across nearly 25 million acres of national forests in Oregon ...
They’ve been meeting in person over dayslong meetings since summer 2023, hashing out how to tackle wildfires, pests and diseases across nearly 25 million acres of national forests in Oregon ...