Sourcecast Video: The magnificent Ochoco National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service is nearing a decision to build a 130 mile trail for off highway vehicles in the Ochoco National Forest. The proposal is being met with much opposition from conservation groups who fear habitat damage such as illegal mud bogging by OHV’s. Watch our short video tour of the Ochocos.
Sourcecast Audio: Ochoco Controversy – Proposed OHV trail
The US Forest Service is nearing a decision to build a 130-mile off highway vehicle trail system in the Ochoco National Forest. The proposal has been met with much controversy and opposition by conservation groups worried about habitat damage. Below are pictures from McKay Creek where OHV’s have done much riparian damage to habitat. In…
Sourcecast Audio: Wilderness Controversy – Should bikes be allowed?
A proposal by the Sustainable Trails Coalition would allow bikes in some wilderness areas. Oregon Wild’s Erik Fernandez says allowing mountain bikes in wilderness areas should never be allowed. The former owner of Cog Wild Mountain Bike Tours Woody Starr says in some cases there might be merit to the proposal. Hear their comments in this…
Sign Up for an Earth Day Project with Volunteer Connect
SOLVE IT for Earth Day Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. Oregon’s largest Earth Day event needs you! Volunteer Connect and SOLVE have partnered to bring Oregon’s largest environmental service event to Central Oregon. Volunteer opportunities include planting native trees and shrubs, clearing invasive plants, beautifying the urban landscape, and more. The Auger and…
Spring Dreaming
One of the absolute best things about living in Bend is the weather. It is getting sunny out, the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and bugs are hurling themselves into your mouth as bike rides are now becoming a very real and serious choking hazard. It’s the smell of the outdoors and the…
Oregon kills four wolves in Wallowa County
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirms it has used lethal force to remove four wolves in northeast Oregon from further livestock depredation. The four wolves have regularly used an area of private land on the westernmost portion of their known home range in Wallowa County. “Unfortunately members of the Imnaha pack are once…
Skyliners IPA Beer Launch Party at Silver Moon Brew Pub Benefits Deschutes Historical Museum
Bend, OR—In honor of Winter Comes: Oregon’s Nordic Ski History, the newest exhibit at the Deschutes Historical Museum, Silver Moon Brewing has created Skyliners IPA. Silver Moon will donate $1 per pint of Skyliners IPA on tap to the museum through the month of April. In addition, a special Skyliners’ IPA Bottle Launch party will…
Picks 3/30-4/6
Wednesday 30 Climate Change EARTH POV—Geologist Daniele McKay speaks about what the human population has in store for the future based on the past. History is known to repeat itself, and McKay is set to discuss the past changes and how they could apply again. This event is part of SUSTAIN Central Oregon, a month-long…
Chasing the Snowpack
Findings of climate research being done by the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station may eventually change the way Central Oregonians recreate. For two years, the research station has worked with resource managers in the Deschutes, Ochoco, and Fremont-Winema National Forests to study climate change affects on water, fish, vegetation, wildlife, and recreation on…
Sides Notes 3/30-4/6
Chinese history in Oregon Chelsea Rose, staff archaeologist at Southern Oregon University, is interested in the early settlement and development of the American west. She has been featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s archaeology show, “Time Team America.” Southern Oregon University is working on an archaeological excavation in Jacksonville, Ore., part of the First and Main…
Wildflowers in Springtime
Seasoned Oregon hikers and backpackers will often advise taking springtime hikes because they offer cooler weather and often an endless array of wildflowers, particularly in the Columbia River Gorge area. Deschutes River State Recreation Area The Deschutes River State Recreation Area is a very popular place for hiking. Located about 10 miles east of The…
Go Here 3/30-4/6
Fishing with kids Searching for an outdoor outing for youngsters? There are ample fishing opportunities in the area. Shevlin Park has one of the most popular kids-only ponds open to 17 and under, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s beginning to stock the pond with bigger fish. Kids are almost guaranteed…
Staying Humm-ble
The fame and popularity of Humm Kombucha is not at all a secret here in Bend. Due to this health conscious and taste-loving town, the popularity of Humm grew here first, right where it was founded. Humm recently announced that it would be expanding beyond its 5,000-square-foot facility, moving into a new location that will…
Editorial: A Voice for Jefferson County
A lawsuit pertaining to the upper Deschutes River between Wickiup Reservoir and the City of Bend is ongoing. Last week, a federal judge denied the request of two major environmental groups to require immediate changes to water flow, which varies drastically with the irrigation season. The joint lawsuit, based on the federally-protected Oregon spotted frog,…
New Season, New Brews
The days are getting longer. The temps are warming up (sort of). The scent of budding life is in the air, assuming it can make it through the snowflakes. Spring is officially here—and thanks to friendly local distributors like Bigfoot and Point Blank, it’s accompanied by an early harvest of new beer for Central Oregon.…
Art Watch 3/30-4/6
The first Friday of every month is always a good excuse to wander downtown into the early hours of the morning. If an excuse is something unnecessary then it’s a good opportunity to score thimbles of free booze and see some shops that aren’t on the usual go-see list. The Art Walk could absolutely have…
Whoever Wins, We Lose
“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” is not a movie. It might look like a movie and its 151-minute run time suggests that things of importance happen, but not really. “BvS” is actually a two-and-a-half-hour trailer for the upcoming “Justice League” movie, packaged so viewers who are expecting something fun and entertaining might drop $20.…
A Relationship with Nature
Lisa Marie Sipe’s work, whether it be in her encaustic wall work or acrylic paintings, captures the textures and layers found dormant in things easily taken for granted, ignored or forgotten. The fingerprints of nature compose the inspiration for the organic imagery found in her work, not just the nature seen outside in forests, rivers,…
Letters 3/30-4/6
In response to “Tiny Homes” (3/24) Thank you for featuring Tiny Homes on the cover of The Source and shining the light on the resistance of the City Planners and the City Council to think outside of the box to solve Bend’s affordable housing crisis. The City Councils’ choice not to create zoning for tiny…
Take Me Home 3/30-4/6
Realtors see that the housing crisis is very apparent on a daily basis. Articles published on the subject of affordable housing are often based on cities much larger than Bend, but the principal causes are similar. The common problem is lack of affordable housing for lower and middle income wage earners. According to a recent…
Blues to Burn
Robert Cray has been making music for longer than most people have been listening to it, and at 64 he doesn’t appear to be slowing down. A seasoned guitarist who has played with famed musicians such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn and BB King, just to name a few, he leads his own band,…
“Sauce” by The JZ Band
Local Sisters favorite, the JZ Band’s new album dropped earlier this month with a CD release party at The Capitol on March 12. Few know the rhythm of life as intimately as musicians, and the lyrics of this album are by turns serious and funny, light-hearted and wise. Whether playing at The Belfry in Sisters…
Smoke Signals 3/30-4/6
Thanks to the War on Drugs, America now has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In the summer of 1969, President Richard M. Nixon called the use of illegal drugs like cannabis a growing menace and a serious national threat to the personal health and safety of millions of Americans. Nixon declared illegal drugs…
The Life and Times of a Golden Eagle Family
The Central Oregon country is blessed with people who are always ready to pitch in, and “get the job done!” That’s why the free cam streaming the only life-and-times of a golden eagle nest is up and running again this year: www.GoldenEagleCam.com. As anyone who has set up this kind of system knows, it ain’t…
