News for those who live, work and play in North Santiam Canyon
Wondering what plants to add to your garden landscape? There is an Oregon State University Botany and Plant Pathology website (and books) that lists all known Oregon plants. It is tied into the herbarium at […]
Planning Write in your garden journal throughout the growing season. Prepare garden soil for spring planting. Incorporate generous amounts of organic materials and other amendments, using the results of a soil analysis as a guide. […]
“Why hasn’t my tree recovered from last year’s heat wave?” For some damaged or traumatized trees and shrubs is takes years to die, just like a neglected cactus plant. Our plant hardiness zones have changed. […]
Public use of state parks continues to rebound from the pandemic, a new state report shows, with camping visits at Detroit Lake and Silver Falls approaching pre-COVID levels. Overall, Oregon State Parks experienced its second […]
It’s an unprecedented opportunity. Six Marion County parks that were badly damaged by the 2020 Santiam Canyon wildfires have been the subject of an intense recovery project, led by county officials and consultants. Now, the […]
This year’s run at the Minto fish hatchery is on a record pace, with 6,500 salmon and other fish counted by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials through Aug. 23. One after another, fish […]
The emerald ash borer (EAB), a forest pest that has been targeting ash trees in the United States since 2002, has been found in Oregon. An infestation discovered June 30 in Forest Grove means that […]
The road is open, although a shiny metal gate paradoxically covers half of the entry. Once you enter Fishermen’s Bend, a Bureau of Reclamation site just west of Mill City, you are directed, via a […]
The 27th annual Santiam SummerFest returns to Third Avenue in historic downtown Stayton this year. Title sponsor NW Preferred Federal Credit Union will partner with the Stayton Sublimity Chamber of Commerce to support this long-standing, […]
Marion County officials are closing in on a plan for the future look and function of the six county parks that were badly damaged in the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire. The Marion County Parks Commission, […]