It's a vibrant high desert ecosystem thriving with life, from birds of prey to slithering rattlesnakes. When night falls, a brilliant tapestry of stars emerges from the darkness.

This weekend, the OSU Extension Service is holding its 30th annual High Desert Garden Tour. For $15, you'll be given a map and driving directions to several different gardens in Central Oregon where ...

PART 6 of 8 Oregon's high desert begins in the eastern rain shadow of the Cascades, less than a two-hour drive from the cities of the Willamette Valley. The Deschutes, Crooked and John Day rivers ...

These are both examples of native plants in the Victor Valley that grow year-round and provide those of us who reside here with joys for our noses and eyes. As a high school biology teacher, I am ...

High Desert gardener Marie Esposito recommends keeping plants in the shade once the hot winds come. She also uses Fox Farm soil, which doesn't dry out as fast in the desert, she says.

Oregon is famous for more than 300 miles of scenic coastline where visitors can enjoy stunning basalt rock outcroppings, sea lion caves, cliffs and dunes.