Oregon Community Trees (OCT) is helping boost Oregon Arbor Month celebrations in six Oregon communities this year thanks to grants the non-profit organization gives out this spring. Holding a public celebration of Arbor Day is a condition for maintaining Tree City USA’s status with the National Arbor Day Foundation. OCT[Read More…]
Outdoors
Grants Pass-To-Rogue River Multimodal Plan Is Underway
The Grants Pass-to-Rogue River Multimodal Route Plan will identify a continuous six-mile multi-use path extending from Grants Pass east to Rogue River. It will connect to the existing section of Rogue River Greenway in Jackson County and the Bear Creek Greenway in Jackson County. This Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)[Read More…]
Satellite-Tagged Steelhead In The Rogue
Biologists wondering where steelhead go after spawning in the Rogue and Chetco rivers are hoping to get answers this spring, thanks to a first-of its-kind research project using satellite tags. Department of Fish and Wildlife staff have been putting “pop-off” tags on 10 adult winter steelhead. The post-spawn fish, known[Read More…]
Spring Whale Watch Week
Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, March 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 15 sites along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot whales and their calves and answer questions from 10 a.m. to[Read More…]
Novel Parasite Detected In Trout At Three Oregon Fish Hatcheries
ODFW’s fish health lab has detected a novel parasite in sick rainbow trout that were raised at Klamath Falls, Rock Creek and Elk River hatcheries. The detection marks the first time this parasite has been associated with disease symptoms in Oregon’s fish. Late last year, ODFW fish health and hatchery[Read More…]
Volunteer Needed For Access & Habitat Board
The Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for a landowner representative to serve on the Access and Habitat Program’s Southwest Region Council, which covers Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine counties. People with an interest and experience in hunting and wildlife conservation — and forestry, agriculture or ranching —[Read More…]
Youth Turkey Hunting Clinic April 6
Youths ages 8 to 17 have an opportunity to learn from experienced mentors in a turkey hunting clinic April 6 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Denman Wildlife Area. Participants will learn how to set decoys and blinds, spring hunting tactics, shotgun safety, field dressing and cooking wild turkey,[Read More…]
Oregon To Get $33 Million In Federal Funds
Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife is slated to get more than $33 million in federal kickbacks in the 2024 fiscal year. The numbers include $23,596,409 in wildlife restoration and hunter education funding, $8,422,335 in sport fish restoration dollars and $1,046,551 in state wildlife grant apportionments. This system has been[Read More…]
Look For Garden Club Sign Around City
The Rogue River Garden Club arrived, with great representation, both at the Rogue River City Council’s workshop session on Thurs., Feb. 15, and the council’s monthly meeting on Feb. 22, along with a mascot dog. The mission: Get the City Council’s approval to place the club’s sign in the various[Read More…]
Oregon State Parks Recruiting Seasonal Park Rangers And Assistants
Oregon State Parks is not just a beautiful place to visit – it’s also a spectacular place to work. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is recruiting 250 seasonal park rangers and assistants for positions across the state that range anywhere from four to nine months. The peak season is from[Read More…]