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Volunteers sought to staff Tillamook Forest Center for 2022 season

Volunteers sought to staff Tillamook Forest Center for 2022 season

While the Tillamook Forest Center has yet to reopen following what was initially a temporary shuttering [https://salmonberrytrail.com/news/tillamook-forest-center-to-remain-closed-through-2021/] of its doors in the spring of 2020, the facility appears to be on track to reopen for the spring 2022 season. The Oregon Department of Forestry put out

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting October 15

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting October 15

Those interested in the development of the Salmonberry Trail can follow along at a regularly-scheduled Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) meeting, scheduled for October 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. Thanks to precautions taken in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency now meets remotely and

Helicopter crashes in Tillamook Forest area

Helicopter crashes in Tillamook Forest area

A helicopter crashed in a remote area in the Tillamook Forest area in Tillamook County Wednesday morning, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office said. Responding around 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, the sheriff’s office and other agencies found the helicopter in a remote region near the South Fork

Tillamook Forest Center to remain closed through 2021

Tillamook Forest Center to remain closed through 2021

The Tillamook Forest Center will remain closed through the rest of the year, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Tuesday. “The closure is in place to help limit exposure to COVID-19 and to protect our entire community, to comply with state office closures, and to allow us time to rebuild

Crews mopping up fully lined 74 acre Cedar Butte Fire

Crews mopping up fully lined 74 acre Cedar Butte Fire

The Cedar Butte Fire is now 74 acres, crews have fully lined the fire, and are now focused on containment and mop up. In what the Oregon Department of Forestry said would likely be their last update on the fire in the Tillamook State Forest, the outlook was good. All

Cedar Butte Fire remains at 60 acres as crews expect to begin mopping up this weekend

Cedar Butte Fire remains at 60 acres as crews expect to begin mopping up this weekend

Friday afternoon update The Cedar Butte Fire remains at 60 acres, the Oregon Department of Forestry said Friday afternoon. “Ground crews made excellent progress today, working through hot, dry conditions to extend lines around almost the entirety of the fire’s perimeter,” a press release from the agency read. A

Cedar Butte Fire grows to 60 acres

Cedar Butte Fire grows to 60 acres

In an afternoon update regarding the Cedar Butte Fire, the Oregon Department of Forestry said the wildfire had grown from an estimated 50 acres to 60 acres, calling the growth “moderate” as it burns largely within slash in the unit it started in. Crews are focusing their efforts on keeping

Cedar Butte Fire is burning in the Tillamook State Forest 18 miles east of Tillamook

Cedar Butte Fire is burning in the Tillamook State Forest 18 miles east of Tillamook

Update, 3:40 p.m.: The fire is now estimated to be at around 40 acres in size, and the Hagg Lake closure has been extended until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to allow Single Engine Air Tankers to scoop water from the lake. The park surrounding the lake remains

Eastern part of Tillamook State Forest, surrounding areas to enter 'Extreme Fire Danger' Wednesday

Eastern part of Tillamook State Forest, surrounding areas to enter 'Extreme Fire Danger' Wednesday

Facing another heat wave, the Oregon Department of Forestry will move fire danger to “extreme” in the eastern portion of the Tillamook State Forest and surrounding ODF-protected areas, and prohibit a number of activities in areas of the forest starting early Wednesday morning. Use of motorized vehicles and all campfires

Behind fire lines at the Game Hog Creek Fire

Behind fire lines at the Game Hog Creek Fire

Parked across Idiot Creek Road on Thursday, July 22, Oregon Department of Forestry’s Terry Hudnall was the first indication that a wildfire still smoldered just west of the Coast Range summit in the Tillamook State Forest. Hudnall, providing traffic control at the Drift Creek and Idiot Creek Road junction