PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The first Oregon State Police K-9 to serve in a special wildlife conservation program formally retired Wednesday, officials said. At nearly 10 years old, Buck is retiring after ...

The coastal temperate rainforests of Oregon are important carbon storage facilities and provide 80% of the state’s drinking water. A recent study is the first to combine data on drinking water sources ...

Greg Becker is the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s new state conservationist for Oregon. The announcement was made on May 21. Becker will begin his new role in mid-June and lead the agency’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a state-designated Species of Greatest Conservation Need, Oregon's bighorn sheep are one of many species that will benefit from ...

PENDLETON, Oregon, September 2, 2023 (ENS) – A Trump-era change in U.S. Forest Service regulations that permitted the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates three separate ...

A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers urged the rehiring of federal employees that track the state's snowpack and water supply, saying they provide "critical services that benefit Oregonians across ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The snowpack in basins across Oregon jumped from almost nothing to near or well-above median levels within a matter of a month, according to the Natural Resources Conservation ...

Oregon’s first Fish & Wildlife Conservation K-9, Buck, has retired. The program started in 2018. Buck, a now 10-year-old Labrador, was chosen from 10 dogs in Washington. He trained with his handler, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) released the latest Oregon water supply outlook as of April 1st, revealing the significance of the ...

OWYHEE CANYONLANDS, Ore.—Drive 50 miles from Boise, Idaho, past the suburbs, exurbs and farms into Oregon, and you’ll find yourself in the largest conservation opportunity left in the continental U.S.