Zach Urness
Outdoors Writer at Statesman Journal
Co-Host at Explore Oregon Podcast
I cover Oregon's outdoors for @Salem_Statesman and @USATODAY. Environment/recreation/public lands. Explore Oregon Podcast. Best Hikes w/kids Oregon. Girl dad.
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1 week ago |
statesmanjournal.com | Zach Urness
Oregon’s first major wildfire of the season, the Butte Creek Fire, has been mapped at 1,776 acres burning on the John Day River 9 miles north of Clarno in eastern Oregon as of May 27. Firefighters were suppressing the blaze with multiple crews, engines, dozers and aircraft. No evacuations or closures were in place.
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1 week ago |
statesmanjournal.com | Zach Urness
The transition into summer is kicking into full swing as Oregon and the Willamette Valley are forecast to get the warmest temperatures of the year so far. Portland, Salem and Eugene are forecast to see temperatures crack 80 degrees multiple times during the week and stretch into the mid-80s on May 30 and May 31.
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1 week ago |
statesmanjournal.com | Zach Urness
Opal Creek and 150 miles of Forest Service roads remain closed due to fire damage and hazard trees. McCoy Motorized Area, French Creek Road, and Whitewater Road are open with some limitations. Breitenbush Highway 46 will experience delays and closures for repairs until June 20. Ever so slowly, the outdoor playground that surrounds the Santiam Canyon, Detroit Lake and Mount Jefferson has started to get back to normal following the historic 2020 Labor Day Fires. But it’s not there yet.
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2 weeks ago |
statesmanjournal.com | Zach Urness
Robert Sanchez is the new Willamette National Forest supervisor, overseeing 1.6 million acres. Sanchez takes over amid wildfire impacts and job cuts for the U.S. Forest Service. Wilderness permits will be enforced, and timber production remains a priority under new leadership. Robert Sanchez is the new forest supervisor of Willamette National Forest, overseeing 1.6 million acres of one of Oregon’s most iconic and productive forests that has been recently impacted by wildfires and job cuts.
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2 weeks ago |
registerguard.com | Zach Urness
Robert Sanchez is the new Willamette National Forest supervisor, overseeing 1.6 million acres. Sanchez takes over amid wildfire impacts and job cuts for the U.S. Forest Service. Wilderness permits will be enforced, and timber production remains a priority under new leadership. Robert Sanchez is the new forest supervisor of Willamette National Forest, overseeing 1.6 million acres of one of Oregon’s most iconic and productive forests that has been recently impacted by wildfires and job cuts.
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