It's been a warm winter, and California's snowpack shows it
California's snowpack is now 85% of average, with more snow in the northern Sierra and less in the south. Amid warming ...
The push is on to return sea otters to Oregon, Northern California coasts
Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...
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Tribes filing an appeal after U.S. judge rules in favor of Medford Casino
After a U.S. judge’s second ruling last week in favor of a Medford casino plan, tribes from Southern Oregon and Northern ...
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Atmospheric river hitting West with rain, snow; yet another storm on the way
The second of three atmospheric rivers is battering the West, bringing prolific mountain snows and soaking rains in the lower elevations and driving the risk of flooding and avalanches. Yet ...
Pacific Northwest could get more rain in two days than the rest of February
A pair of storms pummeling the Pacific Northwest threaten flooding, avalanches and 'sting jets' – intense and destructive low ...
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Historic ranch on Oregon–to–California Trail hits market for $995,000
The 53.6-acre Lil Bit of Heaven Ranch was a change-out station on the Oregon–to–California Trail, also called the Old Oregon Trail, where miners could swap out their broken shovels and pans for fresh ...
Spotted owl monitoring stymied in NW by federal hiring freeze and firings, scientists say
The freeze means the U.S. Forest Service can't hire seasonal scientists to count the threatened northern spotted owls, an Oregon State professor says. Other threatened and endangered species includnig ...
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The push is on to return sea otters to Oregon, Northern California coasts
After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer to staging a comeback. Local tribes and nonprofits have received a $1.56 million grant to lead the ...