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Punch Bowl Falls is one of Oregon’s iconic scenic and recreational sites, and the Hood is the go-to river for boaters in the Columbia River Gorge. Above the Falls, the West Fork of the Hood flows through two beautiful gorges. It provides an opportunity...

THE FOLLOWING IS THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE’S SPRING TURKEY HUNTING FORECAST Trask and Willamette Units: Turkey hunting in the Trask and the Willamette Unit (north of Woodburn) remains difficult for hunters who do not have...

Each morning I begin my day sitting quietly on our redwood deck overlooking the Siletz River between Lincoln City and Depot Bay, Oregon. The wildlife here is phenomenal and much of it is at our front door, literally. The land across the river is part...

By Steve Hawley Meet Mike. He’s 21 years old, 20 feet long, weighs about 10,000 pounds. He speaks a language that was taught to him by his elders: a series of squeaks, clicks and squeals that allow him to coordinate hunting strategies with his clan...

My organization, Adventure Scientists, enlists the help of adventurers around the world to collect water samples for our Global Microplastics Initiative. This May, Microplastic Adventure Scientists Gerrit Egnew and Kirra Paulus embarked on a month-long...