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Chas Hundley

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Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting virtually May 20

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting virtually May 20

Those interested in the development of the Salmonberry Trail can follow along at a Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) meeting, scheduled for Friday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thanks to precautions taken in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency now meets

Oregon’s congressional delegation calls for renewal of firefighting agreement with feds

Oregon’s congressional delegation calls for renewal of firefighting agreement with feds

In a rare display of unity, all seven members of Oregon’s congressional delegation appealed to the U.S. Department of the Interior on Tuesday to renew a century-old agreement on managing wildfires in Oregon.

Slide on North Fork Gales Creek muddies water in Tualatin River

Slide on North Fork Gales Creek muddies water in Tualatin River

Over the past few weeks, Gales Creek residents have noticed muddy waters in Gales Creek intermittently, even when it wasn't raining. It's believed the likely culprit is a large landslide on North Fork Gales Creek about two miles south of Reehers Camp.

Spring cleaning at the Salmonberry Magazine

Spring cleaning at the Salmonberry Magazine

Back from our winter hibernation, the Salmonberry Magazine has a new website!

Citing staffing issues, the Tillamook Forest Center will remain 'closed until further notice'

Citing staffing issues, the Tillamook Forest Center will remain 'closed until further notice'

The Tillamook Forest Center will not open the first weekend in March this year, extending a closure that first began due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 15, 2020. The Oregon Department of Forestry does not know when the center, now shuttered for almost two years, will reopen to the public.

Cal Mukumoto tapped to become next State Forester

Cal Mukumoto tapped to become next State Forester

The next leader of the Oregon Department of Forestry was selected Friday morning by the Oregon Board of Forestry, who unanimously chose Calvin “Cal” Mukumoto, of Coos Bay, for the job of State Forester. Mukumoto will be charged with leading the Oregon Department of Forestry in managing Oregon’s state-managed

Oregon Board of Forestry expected to select next State Forester during Friday meeting

Oregon Board of Forestry expected to select next State Forester during Friday meeting

The Oregon Board of Forestry is expected to vote on a candidate this week to become Oregon’s next State Forester at a special meeting scheduled for Friday, October 29. Members of the public can watch the virtual meeting on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Youtube channel [https://www.

Volunteers sought to staff Tillamook Forest Center for 2022 season

Volunteers sought to staff Tillamook Forest Center for 2022 season

While the Tillamook Forest Center has yet to reopen following what was initially a temporary shuttering [https://salmonberrytrail.com/news/tillamook-forest-center-to-remain-closed-through-2021/] of its doors in the spring of 2020, the facility appears to be on track to reopen for the spring 2022 season. The Oregon Department of Forestry put out

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting October 15

Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency meeting October 15

Those interested in the development of the Salmonberry Trail can follow along at a regularly-scheduled Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) meeting, scheduled for October 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. Thanks to precautions taken in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency now meets remotely and

Helicopter crashes in Tillamook Forest area

Helicopter crashes in Tillamook Forest area

A helicopter crashed in a remote area in the Tillamook Forest area in Tillamook County Wednesday morning, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office said. Responding around 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, the sheriff’s office and other agencies found the helicopter in a remote region near the South Fork