In this reposted episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with Leo Rosen-Fischer, an expert of recreational tree climbing in the Pacific Northwest and owner Tree Climbing at ...

One of Oregon's most legendary old-growth forests has been closed since a wildfire killed five people in 2020, and the reopening just got pushed back again. Here's the confusing loophole that makes it ...

It was the kind of scene that makes you check the calendar — and wonder if Halloween came early. As dusk fell over Salem, Oregon, thousands of Vaux’s swifts suddenly began spiraling above a church ...

An estimated 4,000 Vaux's Swifts swarmed a church steeple in their 'pre-roost' ritual in Salem, Oregon.

A data center project promoted by a dark money campaign has fueled division, sparked recall efforts and left local officials dealing with threats — without ever being officially proposed.

Oregon made history this summer, and not the celebratory kind. It’s a wakeup call: The system is broken and fixing it ...

Alabama law grants special privileges to data centers. Projects that are granted abatements before the start of 2027 are ...

Searching for incredible restaurants hiding inside tiny Oregon towns that will genuinely shock you? These 9 tiny towns deliver outstanding meals and the kind of food discoveries y ...

Old trees: at least 20 old trees per hectare, with the age threshold varying according to forest type and zone. In addition, natural regeneration, structural diversity, habitat trees (e.g., trees with ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Andrea Salinas have introduced legislation that would transfer 18,626 acres of federal forestland to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, a federally recognized ...

In most ordinary circumstances, a business going belly up would spell better sales for close competitors. But fruit harvesting is no ordinary Oregon business, and as pear growers and their workers in ...