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For those hearty souls who like to cut their own Christmas tree like Clark W. Griswold, the time to buy your permits has come. The $5 permits are good for one tree and are available for purchase weekdays from 8am to 4:30pm at the Deschutes or Ochoco Supervisor or District Offices, as well as retail […]
For those of us who have been looking at the Three Sisters and what’s left of the year-round snow on the slopes, it’s pretty scary. Several of the historical snow fields are gone, melted by long periods of intense heat. Yes, there’s still plenty of water under the Three Sisters, but it’s being sucked out […]
According to the National Interagency Fire Center’s Predictive Services map, the month of August could be scary in regard to wildfires. The map shows the entire state of Oregon as above normal for significant wildland fire potential—in fact, the map shows most of the Pacific Northwest as above normal, including most of Montana. There are […]
Ask a recreationalist about the biggest issues in wilderness areas, and it’s likely you won’t even have time to complete your question before the word “overcrowding” comes spilling out. Complaints about “loving Bend to death” are nothing new, and they come with some verifiable concerns in our great outdoors. It’s no secret that trails such […]
Northeast of the city of Prineville lies the Ochoco National Forest—a much-loved area more than 845,000 acres in size. Inside its borders are three Congressionally-designated wilderness areas, more than 375 species of wildlife and countless firs and pines. Then there's the current controversy about who can use the lands and when. Last month, the U.S. […]
Anyone who skis or snowboards at Mt. Bachelor Resort sooner or later asks an existential question: Why isn’t there a lodge or village at the mountain? Other big ski resorts around the continent offer such amenities and convenience. From the big ones like Whistler in British Columbia to smaller ones like Snowshoe in West Virginia, […]
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 […]
From the second story porch of their home on Tumalo Reservoir Road, Veronica and Les Hudson watched as the fire in the forested area on the other side of Bull Flat raged, jumping from hill top to hill top, burning through ponderosa pines like they were match sticks. As firefighters set up a base camp […]
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