A view of Mt. Hood from Timothy Lake. Photo by K. Carpenter/U.S.G.S.
Off roaders are going to start seeing a lot of “closed” signs in the Mt. Hood National Forest.
A new Forest Service plan dramatically cuts back where off road vehicles are allowed. Environmental groups couldn’t be much happier.
Washington DNR gave final approval today for a major expansion of the trail system in the Yacolt Burn State Forest.
The new plans covers about 40,000 acres, nearly all of them in Clark County.
Metro is adding another 1,000 feet to the popular Marine Drive Trail near the Columbia River.
Cottonwood Canyon State Park, which opens in 2013, will be paid for by lottery funds. Photo from Oregon Parks and Recreation.
Coming to you in November, a ballot measure that will protect a major source of money for Oregon state parks, river restoration and wildlife habitat.
Known as the Water, Parks and Wildlife measure, it was certified today for the ballot by the Secretary of State’s office.
Just a few miles away from Vancouver – Portland metro area, some big changes are planned for the Yacolt Burn State Forest.
The goal? Creating new opportunities for recreation.
Photo from Friends Of Mt. Emily.
An icon of Northeast Oregon has a date with the logger, unless a lot of money can be raised quickly.
What’s at risk is 500 acres of the Mt. Emily Recreation Area near La Grande. A timber company is getting ready to cut down most of the big trees in the Trails Unit, a section that’s hugely popular with hikers, bikers and horseback riders.
Local efforts to save the trees are falling behind and falling short. So the group Friends of Mt. Emily is appealing statewide for help.
The John Day River through Cottonwood Canyon. Photo from Oregon State Parks.
Oregon Parks and Recreation is getting ready to go public with what it calls, “the most important state park in a generation.”
And if that wasn’t enough, the agency is hoping to add “biggest state park” to that title.
A view of the Calapooya Mountains in the Umpqua National Forest. Photo from U.S. Forest Service.
If you’re not happy with what’s going on in our National Forests, then this is the year to do something about it.
The Obama Administration is working on a new planning rule that will guide the future of all 155 National Forests and Grasslands across the country. What’s at stake? Big issues such as logging, mining, old growth, stream and river quality, wildlife and recreation.
On Tuesday, the Forest Service holds a series of public meetings in Portland to hear from Oregonians.
A view of Mt. Hood from Lolo Pass Road. Photo by Dennis Newman.
The Mt. Hood National Forest is giving itself more time to make a huge decision that will affect just about everyone who uses the forest.
It’s going to spend the spring and summer doing additional environmental studies before making a final ruling on where to allow off road vehicles.
That ruling was expected by today, but now it’s being put off until August.
The Yurt campground at Fort Stevens State Park. Courtesy Oregon Parks and Recreation.
With the summer camping season just a few months away, it’s hard to imagine worse timing.
But Oregon State Parks says starting Thursday, you won’t be able to make camping and day-use reservations for two weeks. Not online, not over the phone.
