Mount Hood National Forest warns lightning can spark wildfires days later after a strike. A photo shows bark blasted off a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would create a partnership between the United States Forest Service and the Confederated Tribes of The Warm Springs to co-manage ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The unsolved murders of Stacy Rickerd and Jeremy Merchant in rural Clackamas County continue to go ...

The Mount Hood National Forest has received close to $1 million to make some much needed flood repairs. A road bridge across the Sandy River will be replaced. It leads to popular campgrounds and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Starting January 2024, Mt. Hood climbers will be required to have permits to climb above a 9,500-foot elevation. Climbing permits, which will be available online, will cost $20 ...

Mount Hood National Forest will begin its second “Hike with a Ranger” summer series after a successful first year. The hikes will include a natural or cultural resource theme led by a recreation ...

MOUNT HOOD Ore. (KPTV) - The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office found a missing hiker dead on Friday, after an extensive search near the Paradise Park Trail in the Mount Hood National Forest near the ...

MT. HOOD, Ore. (KPTV) - Starting Thursday, July 17, fire restrictions will be in place at the Mount Hood National Forest to help prevent human-caused wildfires during the hot and dry conditions. All ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Christmas tree permits are now on sale for the Mt. Hood National Forest and will be available until December 31. Permits cost $5 and each household can purchase up to five a ...

The U.S. Forest Service has announced that starting in 2024, people climbing Mount Hood’s highest elevations must first obtain a permit. The permit will only be required for those traversing above ...