News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
The Oregon Department of Forestry has an opening for a public representative on a committee that advises on smoke management. The Smoke Management Advisory Committee (SMAC) provides advice and assistance to an ODF smoke management […]
Efforts to rehabilitate and reopen the Little North Santiam trail in the North Fork area have received a strong boost. The state’s Recreational Trails Program Advisory Committee rated the bid by the National Forest Foundation […]
Change is coming once again to the national forests supervised by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its U.S. Forest Service subsidiary. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Dec. 19 announced plans by the department to […]
On Monday, Jan . 15, the Bureau of Land Management is waiving its normal day-use fee for Fishermen’s Bend and other recreational facilities in the Pacific Northwest in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Bureau of Land Management is waiving its normal day-use fee for Fishermen’s Bend and other recreational facilities in the Pacific Northwest in honor of Veterans Day. “Veterans contribute valuable expertise […]
The Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board are offering $500,000 in grants for collaborative projects that lead to forest restoration or stewardship improvements on federal forest lands in Oregon. The grants […]
Saturday, Sept. 23, is “national public lands day” and the Bureau of Land Management is waiving its normal day-use fee for Fishermen’s Bend and other recreational facilities in the Pacific Northwest. This is the 30th […]
Marion County has reopened North Fork Road, almost three years to the day after the 2020 wildfires blackened huge swaths of the area. The road, which runs for approximately 15 miles before merging into USFS […]
Marion County has finished two rounds of public outreach on a Santiam Canyon parks restoration and recovery plan, and the draft proposal is set to go before the Board of Commissioners as early as August. […]
Santiam Canyon residents got their first look at Marion County plans for restoring and upgrading the six county parks damaged by the 2020 wildfires. Approximately 20 people turned out for a Monday, April 24 session […]
