A public service announcement from the US Forest Service Starting as early as Thursday, October 1, 2015, fuels specialists on the Deschutes National Forest intend to ignite several prescribed burns across the forest beginning east of Highway 97, 1 mile west of Horse Butte along the south side of Bend, and 3 miles west of […]
These closures often overlap with popular recreation destinations and trails systems resulting in trail closures. The Forest Service works in close coordination with those implementing the work to ensure that trail (and road closures) are designed to keep the optimal amount of trail mileage and areas open for recreationists during this work.
Differences between wildfire and prescribed fire smoke in Western States in the U.S. What Is Smoke? Smoke is a byproduct of living and dead vegetation and organic soil, collectively referred […] Read more Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. The United States Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend all land management […]
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
A new website will provide a one-stop shop for Central Oregon residents on wildfire, public health, smoke, and prescribed fire information. Many of the resources available on the site were previously available however, this is the first time these resources and information have been consolidated into one place. The Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, […]
by Carolyn Bucknall, National Forest Foundation It may seem counterintuitive that burning forests is good for their health. In fact, until the end of the 20th century, many conservationists believed […] Read more
Beginning Wednesday, April 15, 2020, the Deschutes National Forest will temporarily close the gate on Forest Road 4604 near the Phil’s Trailhead in Bend, Oregon to accomplish restoration work in two decommissioned gravel pits near the road. Since 2014, the 5-acre Skyliner 1 pit directly south of the trailhead and next to Marvin Garden’s Trail, […]
“After 15 years of massive and severe blazes that have blackened landscape and choked the community with smoke for weeks at a time, severely disrupting people’s lives and the local […] Read more Pete Caligiuri, Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project steering committee member and Forest Ecologist with the Nature Conservancy, joined our local morning show Business Break […]
by Andrew Selsky (AP) Lightning started a forest fire one August afternoon near this Oregon tourist town, and it was spreading fast. Residents in outlying areas evacuated as flames marched toward their homes. Just a few months earlier, the U.S. Forest Service and a group of locals representing environmental, logging and recreational interests arranged to […]
Posted May 26, 2021: Heavy equipment will be mowing national forest lands located west of Bend and south of Century Drive now and into much of the summer unless fire safety concerns arise. The project will mow approximately 740 acres of land located east of Forest Service Road 41 from behind the Inn of the […]
A public service announcement from our friends at Project Wildfire How Can You Increase Your Chances of Your Home Surviving a Wildfire? With the hot summer days and predicted thunderstorms, the potential for a wildfire in central Oregon is much higher in the coming days and weeks. It is never too late to create defensible space around […]
Contributed by Robbie Flowers, PhD. Forest Entomologist for the USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection. Central Oregon Forest Insect and Disease Service Center. As spring transitions into early summer in Central Oregon, we’ll begin to see more than just warmer weather and tank tops but also the return of an insect that has a deep […]
Contributed by our partners at Project Wildfire Thanks to an unfortunately warm and dry spring, Central Oregon’s summer temperatures are predicted to be hotter and drier than previous conditions. While wildfire season may be off to a slow start, that doesn’t mean we’re in the clear, yet. The bulk of fire activity generally occurs during […]
Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. The United States Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System […] Read more Excerpts from an article from UC Berkeley by Kara Manke “The research is pretty darn clear that these treatments are effective — […]
