A Hiker’s Dream: Oregon’s ‘Sleeping Giant’ Volcano and Cave
The park covers over 54,000 acres and includes vast old lava flows, lakes, a 1.5-mile lava tube, and a seismically active volcano, “Newberry Crater”.
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Ancient Crack-in-the-Ground Hike is a Half Day Drive from Tri-Cities
Ancient volcanic fissures formed this deep 2-mile-long Crack-in-the-Ground thousands of years ago and has become a favorite hike for many in the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon Snowpack Looking Good For This Time Of Year
The Oregon snowpack is looking very good for this time of year, that according to Matt Warbritton with NRCS-Oregon. He noted that all basins across the state right now are reporting averages well above 100% for this time of year, with the basins in the southeastern corner of the state, Lake County-Goose Lake, Harney and Owyhee nearing 200% of average. Warbrit...
Johnson: I’m A Fighter For Oregon Ag
This fall, voters in Oregon will select a new Governor.
Betsy Johnson, a Central Oregon native, and longtime state lawmaker, said she’s an aggressive advocate for the farming community across the state. She says currently overregulation is one of the most pressing issues Oregon farmers are facing at the state level.
“Kate Brown...
Water Year Ends On Dry Note In Oregon
Despite the spring rains we saw across much of the Pacific Northwest, drought conditions continue for much of Central and Eastern Oregon. The water year officially ended in July, and Larry O’Neill, with the Oregon Climate Office, says conditions didn’t improve much in the last two months.
“The average...