The latest edition of the USDA’s Plant Zone Hardiness Map, used by big growers and home gardeners alike, was released Wednesday, with zones in half the country changing. Just not those in most of ...

SALEM, Ore. — It’s that time of year when we’re thinking about wildfires, and right now the state is working on a map intended to help Oregonians know where the highest fire risks are. That said, ...

The now-pulled Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer map, created by Oregon State University as part of a new wildfire policy directed by Senate Bill 762, outlined wildfire risk at the property ownership ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University and the state Department of Forestry recently released revised draft maps of wildfire hazards across the state. The maps are designed to help educate Oregon ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill 83 ...

This is a draft map of Oregon burn probability, which represents the average annual likelihood that wildfire will impact a specific location. It is not a forecast. Burn probability is just one ...

The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, waterspouts, sand dunes. Puffins, pelicans, cormorants. Elk and whales. In a state defined by access ...

Last summer, after a series of devastating wildfires, the Oregon state legislature passed a sweeping bipartisan bill to protect against future blazes. The law unlocked money to develop new building ...

For the second time in two years, Oregon lawmakers want to kill a map meant to identify areas at high risk of catastrophic wildfires but that has become a lightning rod for anger from rural residents ...

The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes. Puffins, pelicans, cormorants. Elk and whales. In a state defined by access ...