SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is inviting the public to weigh in on a proposed rule that would modernize how state forests in western Oregon are managed. The proposed Western ...

With the right knowledge or a skilled guide, the Clatsop State Forest off Highway 26 is a mushroom picker's dream, especially ...

A center-pivot sprinkler and a field of freshly cut hay near Baker City on June 5, 2025. (Jayson Jacoby/Baker City Herald) With hot, dry weather forecast to continue, the Oregon Department of Forestry ...

Cole Lindsay remembers embers from the 2024 Fossil Complex Fire blowing into a steep canyon, a place where crews feared new fire starts had the potential to form. Lindsay, the Oregon Department of ...

LA GRANDE — Fire season will officially end at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Northeast Oregon District. That includes more than 2 million ...

It has been seven days since an experienced hunter went missing in Mount Hood National Forest. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s ...

Deschutes National Forest firefighters are continuing pile burning operations Wednesday across the forest, officials said. Here's the Forest Service roundup of current pile burning locations: The Bend ...

Last week, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency due to “the imminent and ongoing threat of wildfire.” The emergency declaration will last until the end of the year. It directs the ...

Nicole West steered her bulldozer through the smoldering forest, pushing logs into the underbrush and away from the wildfires ...