Do you share our vision of a trail system that connects communities, events that bring neighbors together, and green spaces that inspire generations? The Rogue River Greenway Foundation, a guiding force behind the construction of the Greenway recreational corridor, is looking to fill a vacancy on the board of directors.[Read More…]
Outdoors
ODOT Road Construction Update For September 17, 2025
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 1-163, Southern Oregon Wrong Way Driver Mitigation project ($2.5 million), https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=21699 This project improves safety along Interstate 5 by adding features that alert drivers when they enter an interchange off-ramp from the wrong direction. These enhancements include permanent signs, reflective pavement markings[Read More…]
Ward’s Creek Restoration Launches This Fall
The Ward’s Creek Restoration Initiative (WCRI) is preparing to launch its first major project this fall, tackling invasive blackberry thickets that threaten fire safety and stream health in Rogue River. The effort, known as the Rogue River Defensible Space Project, was inspired in 2023 when resident and organizer Niki Murphy[Read More…]
Marine Species Bag Limit Drops Thursday
The General Marine Species daily bag limit will be reduced to three fish beginning Thursday to lower the risk of an early season closure. The one-fish sub-bag limit for cabezon and the one-fish sub-bag limit for canary rockfish remain in place, and retention of quillback and yelloweye rockfishes remains prohibited.[Read More…]
BLM Officials Update Fire Restrictions, Road Closure
Bureau of Land Management officials in the Medford district announce the adjustment of the below fire restrictions and road closure: Starting Sept. 10 at 12:01 a.m., BLM-administered lands in Jackson and Josephine counties decreased from extreme to high fire danger level. The main difference with this update is the permitted[Read More…]
Emerald Ash Borer Has Been Found In Multiple New Sites
Emerald ash borer (EAB) is a tiny green beetle from eastern Asia that is having a devastating impact on ash trees in North America, including northwest Oregon. Across the U.S., millions of ash trees have been killed by the larvae of this pest. The larvae eat tissues under the bark,[Read More…]
BLM Timber Sales To Offer Nearly 40 Million Board Feet
The Bureau of Land Management will offer six timber sales in September, totalling 39.7 million board feet to be harvested from 3,470 public acres across western Oregon. Timber produced by these sales will provide critical supplies for construction and other industries, and support jobs across local economies. “Timber harvested from[Read More…]