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National forests selling Christmas tree-cutting permits

If you prefer to search the snowy woods rather than a parking lot for your family’s Christmas tree,…

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Free fishing in Oregon Thanksgiving weekend

Everyone can fish for free, no license required, in Oregon on the two days after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov.…

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Out and About: Relishing the rare rain on a mountain path

I hike so rarely in the rain that I appreciate the experience in a way I would not…

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Fall is prime time for animal-vehicle collisions

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding drivers that collisions with deer and elk…

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State adds 1,000 acres to Minam Wildlife Area

LA GRANDE — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have added 1,073…

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Out and About: Sampling the tamarack show in the Elkhorns

Went for a hike in the woods on a recent Sunday to check on the tamaracks’ annual autumnal…

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Agency kills about 160 ravens in Baker County in final year of four-year effort to protect sage grouse

Federal workers killed about 160 ravens this year in the sagebrush country east of Baker City in the…

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OSP finds suspect in elk poaching

The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division has identified a suspect in a poaching case in Northeastern…

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Out and About: A tale of two trails in one: Maxwell Lake

I tried to forget the trail to Maxwell Lake but my calf muscles kept reminding me. They were…

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Forest Service seeks help from public to identify people who damaged fee tubes on La Grande Ranger District, stole money

Forest Service law enforcement is investigating damage to metal tubes where visitors pay fees at three trailheads and…

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