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Residents along Wagner Road just east of Lyons/Mehama continue to raise concerns with Marion County officials about dust, noise and traffic on the road, which is part of the network that hikers and bikers use […]
State and Marion County officials as well as The Canyon Weekly have heard from residents in the Wagner Road area off of Highway 22 who are concerned about noise, speed and dust now that Shellburg […]
Shellburg Falls, the popular Santiam Canyon destination for hikers and mountain bikers, is back on the map. The recreation area, which closed when the 2020 wildfires damaged one-third of the Santiam State Forest’s total acreage, […]
The Oregon Department of Forestry used to plant somewhere around 200,000 trees per year as part of its regularly scheduled replacement program. That routine was changed utterly amid the devastating 2020 wildfires that charred 400,000 […]
Shellburg Falls, the popular recreation area in the Santiam State Forest, should be ready to open by the middle of May. John Mandich, recreational manager specialist with the Oregon Department of Forestry, told The Canyon […]
The Oregon Department of Forestry is still seeking Volunteer Camp Hosts to support operations at eight campgrounds across the Tillamook, Clatsop, and Santiam State Forests for the 2024 season. Campgrounds operate from May through October […]
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Recreation Team is looking for camp hosts to support operations at eight campgrounds in the Tillamook, Clatsop, and Santiam state forests for the 2024 season. Campgrounds operate from May […]
Work on reopening the trails in the Shellburg Falls area of the Santiam State Forest has received a strong boost from a new grant. The Pacific Power Foundation has awarded a $3,500 grant to Trailkeepers […]
The two Santiam Canyon campgrounds in the Santiam State Forest closed Oct. 2 for the winter season. The closures are routine and take place annually as part of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s transition to […]
On a warm, pleasant June afternoon Oregon Department of Forestry personnel, members of an advisory committee, industry and environmental officials and a reporter gathered on a hill in the Santiam State Forest. “This is where […]
