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Oregon's Urban and Community Assistance Forestry Program has expanded its support services for urban forests and trees in urban areas through new funding. This has more than tripled the number of employees engaged in support work. …

Rural, coastal, and underprivileged communities in Oregon will be the main beneficiaries of a $21.3 billion federal funding package to bolster education, nonprofits, and institutions, say Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden in a press…

An initiative of the Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition (SOWCC) has made progress towards its funding goals with the addition of $400,000 approved by Congress for fencing to be erected in the Mariposa Preserve for a wildlife…

UPDATE: Oregon Mobile Manor Will Rise Like Phoenix from the Ashes JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After the wildfires, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) built modular homes for 118 families, but the replacement homes were…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency because of water quality issues in the Lower Klamath Dam and River. Presence of Heavy Metals Will Dissipate But the presence of…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Written arguments were filed yesterday with the Supreme Court of the U.S. (Scotus) by the respondents in a Supreme Court case that was initiated in Grants Pass, the matter of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson and John Logan…

Making it easier for women to access an abortion, the Oregon Health Authority launched a website on Tuesday to provide useful information about women’s reproductive rights. The launch was timed to coincide with an abortion case being…

UPDATE: City of Brookings Lose Another Round in its Legal Battle Against St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church BROOKINGS, Ore. — St. Timothy’s Church has won the first round of a protracted legal battle with the City of Brookings about…

ASHLAND, Ore. —  In an innovative move, Ashland City Council is installing 13 solar-powered trash cans to combat littering and reduce the time spent on garbage disposal. The pilot program costs $145,000 and will be funded by Transient…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Medford federal court will consider the objections of three conservation groups to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) logging proposals in forest land near Williams in…