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Forestry department closes shooting lanes near Timber for fire mitigation work

Forestry department closes shooting lanes near Timber for fire mitigation work

The Oregon Department of Forestry closed the North Fork Wolf Creek Shooting Lanes in the Tillamook State Forest this week to tackle maintenance and fire prevention work at the site.

Forestry officials urge firearm safety in Tillamook Forest after five firearm-related fires

Forestry officials urge firearm safety in Tillamook Forest after five firearm-related fires

People are shooting exploding targets and firing hot lead into dry vegetation in the Tillamook Forest with predictable results: Five wildfires since May. “These fires are all preventable,” said Acting Forest Grove District Forester Stephanie Beall.

Fisherman's Pit shooting area closed to vehicle traffic after home struck by bullets

Fisherman's Pit shooting area closed to vehicle traffic after home struck by bullets

A popular shooting area in the Tillamook State Forest is closing to vehicles after someone fired into a home, illegal explosives were detonated, and bullets flew in the direction of the Wilson River Highway.