Oregon Department Of Forestry

Oregon health officials said the individual is connected to a poultry operation in Clackamas County where the Oregon Department of Agriculture previously confirmed the virus in 150,000 birds.

Letters informing some Oregon property owners they are in areas of high wildfire hazard were supposed to go out over a month ago. Residents are still waiting.

Officials attribute discord to strained firefighting resources and rising fire protection rates.

Many Southern Oregon residents were frustrated with state officials during a public hearing last week over the state’s new wildfire risk map.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday argues the Oregon Department of Forestry is hurting protected coho salmon with its logging practices on state forests.

This year’s intense wildfire season in Oregon has reignited a long-simmering debate at the state Capitol: how to manage forests in a way that doesn’t lead to infernos.

Wildfires have consumed more than a half-million acres in Oregon so far this year.

Oregon’s Department of Forestry is asking land owners in several districts around the state to do their part as the eclipse nears.