Newberry National Volcanic Monument
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Where There’s Heat, Fire

Residents of a development near Newberry National Volcanic Monument put on warning for evacuation
Laurel Brauns

The Rosland Road Fire burned nearly 400 acres, 4 miles northeast of La Pine over the weekend, and the smoke settled in around Bend on Sunday morning. As of Monday, the fire was 30% contained according to officials from the Deschutes National Forest. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The wildfire threatened […]

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Is Lava Worth Fighting for?

Local residents fought against a home project at a local lava flow, but without help from conservation groups, neighbors worry about what could come next.
M.W. Hill

Most days, Julie Kisic’s neighborhood in Deschutes River Woods is a relatively quiet one. There are the sounds of commuting vehicles and chirping birds, but compared to the activity that could have been, that’s pretty tame stuff. Kisic is a homeowner living fewer than 50 yards from the volcanic flow at 19400 Comanche Circle, an […]

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Volunteer Rangers Sought – Recruitment Event April 7

Sherron Lumley

Submitted by USFS, Pacific Northwest Region, Deschutes National Forest VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT EVENT TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK BEND –The Deschutes National Forest in partnership with the non-profit stewardship organization, Discover Your Forest, is hosting a Volunteer Recruitment Event next week. Volunteers are needed to support educational and interpretive programs at Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Mt […]

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Newberry Volcano Turns 400,000 Years Old

And celebrates its 25th year as a National Monument
Avatar photo Phil Busse

The early 1990s were not the friendliest time for environmental causes. President George H.W. Bush was in office, and when talk turned to the environment, conservation was generally pitted against economic interests, with battle lines like Pacific Northwest forests—and the Spotted Owl—as a flash point for heated battles over which interest deserved more favor. Within […]

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