Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection invites the public to a free pesticide monitoring workshop given by Oregon Wild at the North County Recreation District (NCRD) on Wednesday, June 13th, at 5:30…
Category: Logging & Forestry
Celebrate Route 6: GREAT SPEAKER SERIES ON EXPLORING FOREST USES JUNE 16th at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
As part of the “Celebrate Route 6” schedule of events, the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum will be hosting a discussion on Oregon’s forests on Saturday, June 16 at 3 pm in the…
Stand Up for Trees! …and water and our beautiful planet! Wed. April 25th
Laurie Hoff Schaad, Healing Arts Practitioner, Wednesday evening April 25th from 6:30 – 9:30 Come join us to take a powerful and joy-filled stand on behalf of trees, water, and our natural…
Tree Removal at Nehalem Bay State Park Airstrip for Safety Improvements
Safety improvement work at the Nehalem Bay airstrip inside Nehalem Bay State Park began January 30. The project involves removing underbrush along both sides of the 2350-foot airstrip, and clearing out about…
Ran out of steam, Tillamook’s steam donkey finds new home in Brooks
By Chelsea Yarnell Tillamook’s steam donkey has found a new home. Despite some local efforts to keep the steam donkey in its hometown, Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Director Gary Albright reported that…
ODF sends fire engines and personnel to help suppress large Southern California wildfire
ODF has sent 25 engines and over 60 firefighting personnel to help in the effort to suppress big wildfires in Southern California. The Oregon firefighters traveled from various points around the state…
Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 – All ODF fire protection districts have ended their fire season
The Oregon Department of Forestry officially ended fire season with the last district – Southwest Oregon – lifting fire restrictions at 9 a.m. today (Friday, Oct. 20). ODF firefighters suppressed over…
Fire season is still in effect on all ODF-protected lands – Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017
Although September ended cool and rainy, October is starting out sunny and dry. It’s a good reminder that fire season is still in effect on all lands protected by ODF. Twenty-one new fires…
Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Update – Friday, Sept. 22, 2017
Oregon’s fire preparedness level is lowered from the highest level after a record 40-day run In recognition of decreasing fire activity and more fire resources being freed up, fire officials at the…
Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Oregon is still in fire season – even if it feels like fall outside
Friday, September 15, 2017 Cooler temperatures and rain in the forecast do not indicate an end to fire season. Current conditions and continued scarce firefighting resources are contributing factors to heightened fire…
