NEWPORT, Ore.—Two men caught setting stolen crab traps in Cape Falcon Marine Reserve of the North Oregon coast await trial following a joint effort of citizen reporting and solid detective work. Bob…
Category: Environment
Wildfire and its impact on fish and wildlife
Most of the wildlife in Oregon evolved with wildfire. And even though fires are intensifying, they are nothing new to Oregon’s wild animals. There are also no documented cases of fires that…
PUBLIC USE CLOSURE FOR ODF-MANAGED STATE FORESTS EXTENDED THROUGH WED., SEPT. 16
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry Posted on FlashAlert: September 14th, 2020 12:50 PM SALEM, Ore. — All Oregon Department of Forestry-managed forests are closed to public use through at least…
Air quality advisory for all of Oregon extended at least through Thursday, Sept. 17th
Statewide, Ore. 9/14/20 — Today, Monday September 14th, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and the Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency extended an air quality advisory to…
Siuslaw National Forest Temporary Closure
Extremely dry conditions, heat, unusually high winds, and thousands of downed trees have created unprecedented fire and public safety concerns throughout the Siuslaw National Forest. Firefighting resources are stretched thin across the…
UPDATE – FULL FIRE BURNING BAN IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY; EXTREME FIRE DANGER: LOCAL FIRE DISTRICT RESTRICTIONS, WARNINGS
UPDATE: FULL FIRE BURNING BAN TILLAMOOK COUNTY As of noon September 7, 2020, there is a full burn ban in effect, this includes all campfires. This ban will include all State Parks…
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE: High Wind Warning, from 5 PM this afternoon 9/7/20 to 1 PM PDT Tuesday 9/8/20; Heat Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon 9/7/20 to 11 PM PDT Tuesday 9/8/20
National Weather Service Portland OR – 423 AM PDT Mon Sep 7 2020 North Oregon Coast- Including the cities of Astoria, Cannon Beach, Tillamook, Netarts, and Pacific City …HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS…
STATE FORESTS IN NW OREGON MOVING TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER; ADDITIONAL PUBLIC USE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry Posted on FlashAlert: September 6th, 2020 11:15 AM SALEM, Ore. — With a Red Flag Warning in the forecast, state-managed forests in northwest Oregon will…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Alert: Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM Wednesday SEPT. 9
…HISTORIC SEPTEMBER EAST WIND EVENT APPEARING LIKELY, PEAKING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY… …EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS LIKELY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY… .Hot, dry and strong easterly winds are expected starting Monday afternoon, peak overnight…
Potential for Historic East Wind Event Beginning Monday Sept. 7th – Closures of Tillamook State Forest at Noon Monday Sept. 7th – Public Use Restrictions Move to Extreme
From Mike Cafferata, Forest Grove District Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry There was a recent change in the weather which is causing us to increase our restrictions and should be a concern…
