The U.S. Forest Service is pausing seasonal hiring due to budget shortfalls, according to Chief Randy Moore. Congressional ...

As the page turns to 2025, issues related to climate, wildlife, ecosystems and natural disasters in Central Oregon are ...

Oregon State University A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak. According to a status report ...

Read more: 20 Prettiest Waters Around The World Crescent Lake is located in Oregon's Deschutes National Forest, a large preserve in central Oregon and a magnificent display of Oregon's impressive ...

Sami Godlove was born and raised in Bend and enjoys spending his time exploring the forests, rivers and wild places across Oregon. He is the Central Oregon Field Associate at Oregon Wild’s Bend ...

Our outdoors team reported in 2024 on hot springs, waterfalls, underwater forests and places with chunky brook trout.

Oregon’s forests were once full of old-growth, but today, less than 10 percent of old-growth trees still stand, environmental advocacy group Oregon Wild estimates. Despite their essential role in ...

Wild horse advocates on Monday asked a three-member panel of the Ninth Circuit to stop the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to remove 78 wild horses — more than half the local population — from a central ...

Discover Your Forest, in partnership with the Deschutes National Forest, is thrilled to announce the inaugural Young Women's ...

a geneticist with the U.S. Forest Service. He says they're short about 200,000 acres — and that's just in one part of Oregon. The warming environment also means fewer seedlings will likely grow ...

Medford, Oregon — In the heart of Southern Oregon's Fremont-Winema National Forest, crews are going to new heights to harvest a precious commodity. "We're looking for the ripe cones on the top ...