By ROB DEHARPORT/for The Herald — It’s hard for this “old” Oakridge boy to believe that it’s been sixty years since the devastating Christmas Flood of 1964. Our weather this December has been somewhat similar. A hard freeze here where I now live at Crescent Lake of single digit nighttime[Read More…]
Outdoors
A new scenic bikeway for Oregon
By Rachael McDonald | KLCC Published November 22, 2024 A forest service road that winds through the Willamette National Forest east of Eugene has been designated as Oregon’s 18th scenic bikeway. At its Nov. 20 meeting, the Oregon Parks and Recreation commission approved the designation for Aufderheide Drive. The 60-mile route connects the[Read More…]
ODFW Recreation Report Nov. 13, 2024
Nov. 13, 2024 Includes updates to fishing and hunting CWD – what hunters can do Chronic wasting disease is a fatal disease infecting deer and elk across North America. It has now been found in three bordering states – Idaho, Washington, and California, but has not yet been detected[Read More…]
Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area open for public use Oct. 28
NEWS RELEASE Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife odfw.com Contact: Daniel Somers, (541) 318-7972, [email protected] Oct. 28, 2024 SALEM, Ore. – ODFW’s Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area is open for public use as of Oct. 28, 2024, after being closed due to the Rail Ridge fire. Please respect closed gates and posted signs,[Read More…]
CWD confirmed in deer harvested in Wyoming and illegally transported to Oregon
NEWS RELEASE Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife odfw.com Contact: Adam Baylor, (503) 930-7116, [email protected] Oct. 28, 2024 SALEM, Ore. – ODFW biologists confirmed that two mule deer harvested in Wyoming, illegally transported into Oregon, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) on Oct. 24. To date, CWD has not been found in[Read More…]