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Wild horses emergency rescue in Oregon postponed over lawsuit
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (221+ words) The Bureau of Land Management postponed plans for a second wild horse rescue operation in southeast Oregon, following a temporary restraining order related to ongoing litigation, the agency said in a news release. The rescue operation planned for Sept. 9 intended…...
Want to climb 300-foot old-growth trees in Oregon? Here's how
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (209+ words) Statesman Journal Want to climb 300-foot old-growth trees in Oregon? Here's how In this reposted episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with Leo Rosen-Fischer, an expert of recreational tree climbing in the Pacific Northwest and owner…...
Eugene sawmill, Molalla recycling center among recent DEQ fines
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (537+ words) The Oregon Department of Environmental quality levied 12 penalties in July, totaling $430,292. Recipients included a glass manufacturing facility that failed to measure visible emissions, automotive fueling stations that failed to perform required tests and inspections and construction projects that failed to…...
Oregon RV owners could pay new fee to clear abandoned campers under bill
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (496+ words) Increasing RV registration fees to support parks and removing abandoned RVs is among several transportation proposals lawmakers may consider in 2027. Legislators in the House Interim Committee on Transportation heard bill proposals Sept. 8 as part of a series of meetings held…...
Serious respiratory infection hits bighorn sheep near John Day River
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (256+ words) The sheep in Oregon's largest bighorn population tested positive for M. ovi, a bacterium that can cause severe respiratory disease such as pneumonia in goats and wild sheep. Bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon and the Owyhees have previously been affected by…...
Activists protesting lithium mine detained at Oregon State Capitol
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (20+ words) Statesman Journal Activists protesting lithium mine detained at Oregon State Capitol...
Activists detained at Oregon State Capitol protesting lithium mine
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (443+ words) Two activists were briefly detained at the Oregon State Capitol on Sept. 8 after protesters hung a banner from the Rotunda and called for Gov. Tina Kotek to stop a controversial lithium mining proposal in southeast Oregon. According to Siskiyou Rising…...
Why Riverfront Park playground's reopening in Salem is delayed
1+ week, 3+ day ago (213+ words) Equipment delays mean the playground at one of Salem's parks will not reopen until early October. The Riverfront Park playground closed for construction in April — 28 years after it was first constructed. The reopening was initially set for summer, then switched…...