An Oregon Climate Assessment released Wednesday, highlights the need for more wildfire preparedness, how the state’s weather ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Forests in the Pacific Northwest may be losing value due to wildfire risk and volatile timber pricing, according to a new analysis. Researchers at Oregon State University ...

Prescribed burn associations provide knowledge and careful planning for controlled fires, legal protection, volunteer ...

University of Oregon researchers say wildfires can form cancer-causing compounds in the soils they burn through.

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners plans to hold a public hearing next Wednesday to consider proposed wildfire ...

SALEM, Ore. -- An Oregon man was charged with arson in connection to a raging wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes, one of the blazes gripping the West Coast with death and devastation. Michael ...

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners is planning to hold a public meeting Jan. 14 to review proposed wildfire mitigation standards for new residential construction in unincorporated areas of ...

Congress failed to vote on an extension of the 2024 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act that was co-sponsored by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden At the end of 2024, wildfire survivors who had waited years to ...

In 2025, the Statesman Journal outdoors team wrote about fascinating people and traveled to stunning places. Here's our 10 ...