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Chas Hundley

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Region closed to logging, other industrial forest use

Region closed to logging, other industrial forest use

Beginning Friday, September 11 at 1 a.m., logging and other industrial forest activities in the entirety of the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association region will be closed due to wildfire danger and limited firefighting resources. The move by the Oregon Department of Forestry to shift the forests to Industrial

Tillamook State Forest closed to public use

Tillamook State Forest closed to public use

The Tillamook State Forest is closed to the public, as are other forestlands protected by the agency in northwest Oregon due to extreme wildfire danger and limited firefighting resources. In an alert issued Wednesday afternoon, the agency said that the order applied to the Tillamook, Clatsop, and Santiam State Forests,

Hot weather prompts shift in precautions for logging in region

Hot weather prompts shift in precautions for logging in region

For those who work in the Tillamook State Forest and surrounding forests protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry [https://gisapps.odf.oregon.gov/firerestrictions/ifpl.html], logging and other commercial activities will need to shift certain activities out of the hottest parts of the day as much of the

'Worst fire danger of the year:' ODF warns of hazardous conditions in Tillamook Forest for Labor Day weekend and beyond

'Worst fire danger of the year:' ODF warns of hazardous conditions in Tillamook Forest for Labor Day weekend and beyond

“We’re looking at our worst fire danger of the year,” said Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Grove District Forester Mike Cafferata in a phone call with the Banks Post on Tuesday morning. “People might feel the colder nights which are really nice, but unfortunately the fuels are really dry

Hillsboro hunter killed by elk in Tillamook County

Hillsboro hunter killed by elk in Tillamook County

A Hillsboro man has died after an elk he wounded while bow hunting gored him to death. According to the Oregon State Police, Mark David, 66, was hunting on private property in the area of Trask Road in Tillamook County on Saturday, August 29 when he wounded a 5×5

Fire danger will move to 'High' Thursday morning for much of Tillamook Forest

Fire danger will move to 'High' Thursday morning for much of Tillamook Forest

NW OREGON – Temperatures are expected to soar into the upper 90’s this weekend, according to the Portland branch of the National Weather Service, and the Oregon Department of Forestry will place much of the region on “High” fire danger beginning Thursday, August 13 at 1 a.m. “This is

Stream restoration projects continue on Gales Creek in Tillamook Forest

Stream restoration projects continue on Gales Creek in Tillamook Forest

GALES CREEK – Over the past two years, staff from the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have planted 1,000 western red cedars along a mile-long stretch of Gales Creek in the Tillamook State Forest. “As these trees grow, they’ll provide shade to

Salmonberry Trail officials seek members for planning committee

Salmonberry Trail officials seek members for planning committee

TIMBER – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency is forging ahead with plans for the Salmonberry Trail, and for the next portion of the trail planning process, seeks members of the Timber community and other members of far west Washington County for the Canyon and River segments of the Salmonberry Trail. “The

Fire Season Begins Statewide

Fire Season Begins Statewide

OREGON – Fire season began July 1 for the Tillamook State Forest beginning July 1, and as of Monday, July 6, the rest of the state’s ODF protected lands have followed suit, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. ODF’s Southwest Oregon was the first area in the state

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency will meet Oct. 11 in Tillamook

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency will meet Oct. 11 in Tillamook

Tillamook–The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) will hold a board meeting on Friday, October 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Port of Tillamook Bay Officers’ Mess Hall, 6825 Officers’ Row Road just outside of Tillamook. The board is expected to discuss a number of