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…
Category: Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF)
HIGH FIRE DANGER TO TRIGGER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST; Labor Day weekend is a risky time for human-caused fires
With high fire danger levels in the Tillamook State Forest, several forest roads off of Highway 26 and Highway 6 will be temporarily closed to drive-in access, and likely other roads could…
EARLY SEPTEMBER HEAT WAVE SIGNALS RENEWED FIRE DANGER; ALL ZONES AT HIGH FIRE DANGER BEGINS THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
With the continued dry weather and fuels conditions, we will be going to IFPL Level 3 in weather zones NW2 and NW3, and to IFPL 2 in NW1, starting at 1:00 a.m. Thursday,…
ODF FIREFIGHTERS ARE TACKLING WILDFIRE IN COAST RANGE OUTSIDE MAPLETON
VENETA, Ore. – Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters are engaged August 30th on what has been named the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire about a mile from Mapleton in western Lane County….
Oregon Forestry Department: High Fire Danger Goes into Effect Thursday Aug. 13th
With the predicted dry weather and the condition of the fuels, we will be going to High Fire Danger for public use (yellow) and IFPL 2 for weather zones NW2 and NW3,…
Wheeler’s back yard to receive chemical soup again
Stimson Lumber Company registered with the Oregon Department of Forestry to ground-spray pesticides on about 93 acres of their clearcut land (outlined in blue on the map) that is within close proximity…
BURN BAN NOTIFICATION: Open Debris Pile Burning Ban Starts July 15; August 1st total burn ban
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a county-wide burn ban on all open debris pile burning on July 15, 2020. On August…
VEHICLE ACCESS ON TWO ROADS OF TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST RESTRICTED DUE TO RISE IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
Tillamook, Ore. – Vehicle access to Smith Creek Road off Highway 6, and Barnsdale Road off Miami Foley Road in the Tillamook State Forest will be restricted due to increasing vandalism, illegal…
Fire Season Start July 1st in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association
Fire season and regulated use will begin on July 1st in the Northwest Forest Protective Association, which includes parts of Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties.) Fire restrictions will vary through…
Personal Woodcutting Permits Sales End on July 17, 2020
The Oregon Department of Forestry, Tillamook District office will stop selling personal woodcutting permits for areas in the Tillamook State Forest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020. Please note that…