Deschutes & Ochoco National Forests
Crooked River National Grassland

Local Area News Releases

The Central Oregon Office of Communications serves the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Prineville District of the BLM.

News Releases are organized by year and new ones are added as soon as possible after release.

2009

May

• Crooked River National Grassland Seeks Input on Wildlife Project 5/7
• Interested in the Care and Use of Historic Skyliner Lodge? 5/6

April

• Firewood Areas Open May 1st 4/30
• USDA in Oregon: Progress Report on the First 100 Days- -USDA Working to Foster Rural Economic Development, Provide Nutritious Food for all Americans 4/28
• Several Prescribed Burns Scheduled West of Bend, Southeast of La Pine 4/27
• Public Comments Invited for Prescribed Fire Project Proposal 4/27
• Controlled Burn Planned Near Highway 20, Sisters 4/27
• Do You Love the Forest? Do You Want To Learn How You Can Help It? 4/27
• Lava Lands Visitor Center and Lava River Cave Opening Soon 4/27
• Taking Care of Oregon Day-Deep Creek Watershed Project 4/27
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• Cottonwood Campground To Reopen End of May 4/24
• Annual Fin, Fire & Feather Fest Scheduled at Ochoco Creek Park 4/24
• Fishing Season Opens Saturday April 25th Access to Lakes Opening up in the Deschutes National Forest 4/21
• Detroit Ranger District Plans to Conduct Two Prescribed Burns This Spring 4/21
• Spring Prescribed Burning Season is Starting in Central Oregon 4/17
• Prescribed Burn Planned on Lookout Mountain Ranger District 4/17
• Several Prescribed Burnings Scheduled in Central Oregon Next Week 4/17
• Deschuters County Sheriff’s Office - Old Military Land mine Discovered 4/15
• Weed-free Feed Required in Northwest Forests 4/10
• Bridge Roadside Salvage Timber Sale 4/9
• Road Maintenance on County Road 42 in the Deschutes National Forest - Consider Alternate Route to the Lakes 4/8
• Firewood Areas to Open May 1st 4/7
• Economic Stimulus Contracts Awarded on the Ochoco National Forest 4/7
• Sisters Ranger District Open House - 2009 Prescribed Burning Season 4/3

March

• Sisters Ranger District Community Meetings - 2009 Prescribed Burning Season 3/27 See corrected 4/3
• ARRA and the Forest Service - People Go to Work Reducing Wildfire Hazards 3/23
• Second Set of Economic Stimulus Contracts Awarded 3/23
• First Economic Stimulus Contracts Awarded - Work Begins Within the Week 3/17
• Pile Burning Planned South of Prineville 3/11
• Forest Service Announces More Economic Recovery Projects in Central Oregon 3/10
• Mt. Bachelor Natural History Snowshoe Tours Approaching End of Season 3/10
• Youth Conservation Corps Accepting Summer Applications 3/6
• Pacific Northwest Region - Forest Service Announces Economic Recovery Projects 3/4
• Bridge Creek Roadside Salvage of Timber to Begin - Snow Plowing Begins March 9th 3/3

February

• Walton Lake Campground Improvements Proposed 2/19

January

• BLT (Bunch of Little Trees) Project Aims to Sustain Healthy Forest 1/29
• Public Comments Sought for Three Trails Off-Highway Vehicle Project 1/29
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• Pile Burning Planned for La Pine State Park 1/23/09
• Craig Letz to Act as Sisters District Ranger Next Four Months 1/23
  • Photo of Craig Letz
• Pile Burning Starting Near LaPine 1/21/09
• USDA ANNOUNCES $477 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS, ROADS 1/15/09
• Ann’s Butte Area Closed to Motorized Access 1/13/09
  • Ann's Butte Closure Order
• Applications Available for Natural Resource Project Proposals 1/9/09

2008

December (2008)

• Roadside Hazard Tree Project Proposals Invite Public Comment
  • Map for Bridge Creek Roadside Hazard Tree Project
  • Map for Black Canyon Roadside Hazard Tree Project (updated 12/30/2008)
• Prineville BLM Begins Pile Burning in La Pine Area Today - 12/16
• BLM Thinning and Fuels Reduction in LaPine Basin to Begin this Winter - 12/12
• Natural History Snowshoe Tours at Mt. Bachelor - 12/5
• The Fishing is Good at Crescent Lake—in December! 12/5
• Escaped Prescribed Fire Review Released - Wizard Fire - Metolius Research Natural Area Unit 61 - Escaped Prescribed Fire Review AND Wizard Fire - Newsletter