Backpackers hike through the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon. (Photo by Mia Maldonado/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Local governments, park districts, tribal governments and other public land ...

Smith Rock State Park received a $1.6 million grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in 2023 which will help cover the costs of upgrading their welcome center, which currently is a yurt. The ...

For nearly a decade, tension has grown in Oregon between the desire for agricultural and wildlife conservation and the desire for renewable energy development. In 2023, the Oregon Legislature passed ...

In 2023, Oregon lawmakers approved spending $5 million to improve on-farm housing with grants. The Oregon Department of Agriculture awarded 108 grants to 66 different farm operations around the state ...

Wildfire season has come to an end in Oregon and Washington, but the head of a key Washington state agency worries about ...