Signs of the drought. Detroit Lake Marina said it would have to remove its docks, where visitors store boats, on July 20. Kane’s Marina announced on Facebook that the last day to pull out boats would be July 26: tinyurl.com/3t5ne9ak

This pair of forested lakes in the Mount Washington Wilderness features easy hiking, good camping and good trout fishing: tinyurl.com/mryrxhk6

People of Kyiv tonight, sheltering in Kyiv metro from Russian drones attacking the city. Already 10 Russian bombers detected in the air,, Big attack is expected tonight

Some experts fear the new legal uncertainty around federal agencies’ management authority could unleash a tsunami of lawsuits targeting everything from mining to the conservation of wildlife habitat.

BREAKING: The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to hear one of the most high-profile court cases in state history: the billion-dollar class action lawsuit against PacifiCorp. tinyurl.com/42dxk34a

Peacefully secluded in old-growth forest canopy, rock climbing at French's Dome offers an equally thrilling and relaxing way to adventure near Mount Hood. The well-bolted routes make it approachable for new outdoor rock climbers, reports intern Makenzie Stamets: tinyurl.com/mtde6bvu

I mean, think whatever you want of Phil Knight. But not selling the Blazers to him a few years ago might end up being a cataclysmic disaster. Just eff this guy and the horse he rode in on. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

$^%%*$ no I don't' want to use your #^%^$ AI service Google please get that $^%*% thing out of the way. A stunner, I know, but I can write my own $^%*(% words.

NEW: A Canadian mining company has resurrected plans for a copper mine just outside Oregon's Opal Creek Wilderness. The company is looking to fast-track the mine under Trump admin rules but also stressing environmental safety: tinyurl.com/45fueec5

Breaking News: The Trump administration is backing off a plan to end an ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change.

People across Salem and the Willamette Valley will insist that a certain waterfall-filled park is called Silver Creek Falls State Park. It's a deeply-held, generational belief. And also 100% wrong. I went deep years ago to find out what's going on: tinyurl.com/5a5hvrrr

Get Fox out my goodness

Oregon temperatures likely to reach 100 degrees as heat warnings issued www.statesmanjournal.com/story/weathe... via @salem_statesman

School is out! And in this podcast, author Bonnie Henderson and I talk about the best backpacking trips with kids and getting it done. Even better: we were joined by two outdoorsy kiddos. Fun episode: tinyurl.com/53ejwfkn

Silver Falls State Park is moving forward with a $6.5 million visitor’s center on the park’s north end. It'll include a lobby, a café, classrooms and a place to plan your adventure. The plan is for it to open in 2028, but without the new campground originally planned: tinyurl.com/bdhc3smc

The rapids are fun but not scary. The ponderosa forest is sweet-smelling but full of wildlife. The fish are beautiful but a challenge to catch. It's not quite easy, but it's also not hard. It's Oregon's "jussst right" overnight river trip: tinyurl.com/yhfrs42c

Pretty sweet deal: Volunteer for two weekends as trailhead host in Willamette National Forest and you can score a NW Forest Pass AND a Central Cascades Wilderness Volunteer Pass for 2027. It allows free access to permit controlled areas without a Rec.gov battle Story: tinyurl.com/7rjhkp5k

"Morley Safer of 60 Minutes was my father. He would be disgusted by what Bari Weiss is doing to CBS" This is excellent. Note the brutal letter Safer sent to Larry Tisch when Tisch was destroying CBS in 1980s. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As I said, "it was a political hire." We know that because Bari Weiss had no experience in broadcast news, and none as a reporter. That by itself is astounding. Now the people from CBS still fighting have to make sure that the "political hire" story comes out. Variety: variety.com/2026/tv/news...

Once planted to beautify state highways, Scotch broom has become an invasive plague in Oregon’s wildfire scars — particularly in the Santiam Canyon. I went down the rabbit hole on where it came from, whether it increases wildfire danger, why it spreads, and a lot more: tinyurl.com/3ut8ew9t

A federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for defamation. www.wired.com/story/he-ble...

A 10 to 15 acre wildfire ignited June 2 and was burning about 2 miles southwest of Detroit Lake. Crews from the U.S. Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry are en route to fight the Kinney Ridge Fire, including two helicopters. Story on what we've got so far: tinyurl.com/4t67x6ap

Tiz the season of deceit here in Oregon! looks amazingly beautiful outside but an invisible locust is floating on the breeze preparing to take … you ... dowwwwnnnnnn.

Ho boy. This is like a mad libs of making people “outdoors angry.” www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Ho boy, not this again. McKenzie Pass Highway remains closed to cyclists, ODOT says www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2... via @salem_statesman

Oregon wildlife officials will lift the bag limit for harvesting rainbow trout and bass at three eastern Oregon reservoirs that are likely to go dry this summer, likely killing tens of thousands of fish: tinyurl.com/337uv7rw

For years, Timberline Lodge has been teasing out a long dreamed of gondola up the side of Mount Hood. That dream seems to be over. theoregonian.visitlink.me/M30wzh

Oregon hunting and fishing ban moves closer to qualifying for ballot www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p... via @salem_statesman

This is the same “we thought everyone was doing it!” argument the Astros made when they cheated in 2017.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with a plan to drop Detroit Lake to the lowest level in its history despite concerns about the impact on local drinking water, tourism and a lawsuit aimed at forcing it to stop: tinyurl.com/3kpe68ua

This game Is wild

A new trail system will bring hikers to the iconic but troubled Blue Pool beginning in 2027. A $3.4 million project establish a new 100 space parking lot and trail to the shimmering volcanic pool on the McKenzie River east of Eugene: tinyurl.com/4ebdu3dd

I, for one, love when WW actually invokes its old voice and humor. Kudos to Marty Smith on this one. "As far as I can tell, (allegedly) springing for a field trip to the titty bar is one of the nicest things Chavez-DeRemer ever (allegedly) did as a boss."

Good news! The 80-year-old man from Lebanon missing in the Jefferson Wilderness for multiple days has been found alive near Duffy Lake: tinyurl.com/s4nsxnv9

Brought back one of my favorite ever podcasts — a fantasy football style draft of 20 of Oregon’s greatest river trips with three river experts. Ideas for floats from mild to very wild this summer: tinyurl.com/yck8wrp9

An active search is underway for an 80-year-old man who failed to return from a hike to Fir Lake, which is located off Highway 22 between Detroit and Santiam Junction on the edge of the Mount Jefferson Wilderness: tinyurl.com/36pxkm2n

Marion County filed a lawsuit May 13 seeking to block the ‘deep drawdown’ of Detroit Lake. The drawdown is meant to save endangered salmon but could impact drinking water quality and tourism in Salem & the Santiam Canyon: tinyurl.com/4fxs9pvj

Oregon woman dies in avalanche on world's fifth highest mountain www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l... via @salem_statesman

Geopolitical tensions, Oregon's warming climate, and wildfires are all impediments for the state's tourism industry.

A bit of positive news: Detroit Lake has reached “full pool” and it appears it’ll be a decent recreation year despite the deepening drought. The Army Corps tweaked how they’re refilling reservoirs primarily meant for flood control: tinyurl.com/3zvtphhs

Douglas fir dieback has come to the Willamette Valley. The widespread death of Oregon’s state tree due to long-term drought and insects, like the flathead fir borer, is accelerating. State foresters are pitching a future of more drought tolerant trees in the Willamette Valley: tinyurl.com/5bwd95y6

A prescribed burn in central Oregon spread out of control and was declared a wildfire at 4 p.m. on May 7, according to Central Oregon Fire Information. The Pine Mountain Fire is burning about 14 miles southeast of Bend and is estimated at 1,500 acres: tinyurl.com/v2mw34ak

The Tallest Town in Oregon is drowning in debt. Read our @opb.org dispatch from Lakeview. www.opb.org/article/2026...

A 53-year-old woman from Terrebonne was rescued by helicopter on May 3 after severely injuring her knee while hiking at the popular site known as Blue Pool east of Eugene. Linn County Search and Rescue mobilized its technical rope team to reach the woman. Story: tinyurl.com/m45d53t

TPuppppiessss Best time of the year!

Wemby setting the record for blocks in a playoff game and Anthony Edwards and the Wolves not caring is where the fun is at.

This Spurs-Twolves match is so good

ICYMI: Why beloved Opal Creek won't reopen until spring 2027 www.statesmanjournal.com/story/travel... via @salem_statesman

A wildfire burning 3 miles southwest of Sisters grew to 40 acres by the evening of May 3. The Trout Creek Fire was first reported at 3:09 p.m. and has grown amid historically warm conditions in Deschutes National Forest. tinyurl.com/ye25829

Oregonians will have to wait another year to return to beloved but burned Opal Creek The Forest Service said the 33,500-acre wilderness and rec area needs another season of work before opening access to trails, campgrounds and swimming holes. It was closed August of 2020. tinyurl.com/esxjdac4