Jefferson Public Radio

Logging in national forests in Oregon continues, despite government shutdown

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end ...

2 southern Oregon fish species proposed for Endangered Species Act protections

An environmental group is proposing the Umpqua chub and northern roach, both native to southern Oregon, receive Endangered ...

Oregon's Douglas fir trees in crisis with widespread, 'unprecedented' dieback

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during in southwest Oregon and the Willamette Valley.
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Oregon adopts plan to protect endangered Southern Resident orcas

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to adopt the Southern Resident Orca Endangered Species Management Plan at its Aug. 15 meeting. The plan was approved with an added ...
The Bulletin

Southern Oregon’s National Creek Falls an oasis in the forest

National Creek Falls plunges 40 feet into a pool and continues downstream toward the Rogue River. (Makenzie Whittle) The journey to the Rogue River Valley from Bend is a long one, with only a few ...