Central Oregon is prone to wildfires in the warmer months with its dry and hot climate. In 2024, according to Central Oregon ...

The Ochoco National Forest is just a little over two hours east outside of Bend, Oregon. Here you’ll find rimrocks, canyons and geological peculiarities strewn over high desert terrain and grasslands.

Over the last 19 years, Kovarik has worked as a geologist, national team lead, national program manager and, more recently, district manager in Central Oregon’s Ochoco National Forest from 2019 ...

As temperatures rise and spring precipitation increases, the Ochoco National Forest & Crooked River National Grassland is urging visitors to use caution. Rain-on-snow events and spring storms can ...

Central Oregon Wild Horse Coalition sued three Forest Service officials and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, accusing the agency of neglecting to consider all available data ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The National Grasslands Council has awarded the Crooked River National Grassland the 2024 National Grasslands Conservation Award for exceptional achievements in ...

The Rail Ridge wildfire in Oregon has set over 60,000 acres ablaze and closed an area of Malheur National Forest.

The Rail Ridge Fire in central Oregon has set over 61,000 acres ablaze and is 0% contained. The wildfire was discovered on September 2, according to USA TODAY's data. It's located in Dayville ...

Rail Ridge wildfire map Forest closures. Rail Ridge and another fire, PR778, led to the Malheur National Forest closing areas of the forests from September 3 to December 31, 2024, according to a ...

Ochoco National Forest managers have closed public access to the forest’s Paulina District, and the fire prompted the cancellation of the annual Oregon Star Party, originally scheduled to run ...

Following lightening activity July 21, firefighters in Central Oregon have responded to multiple new starts, most of which were on the Paulina Ranger District of the Ochoco National Forest.

PRINEVILLE, Ore. — Federal officials are investigating the shooting death of a wild horse on the Ochoco National Forest. Forest Service investigators are working with Oregon State Police to ...