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The long battle for the Santiam State Forest to recover from the 2020 wildfires is essentially over. Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) crews and volunteers have finished replanting nearly 2.3 million trees since the fires […]
Friday, May 17 was opening day for Shellburg Falls in its post-wildfires state. I had waited long enough. There is lots of good news to report from a recreation perspective. New infrastructure is in place, […]
Shellburg Falls, the popular Santiam Canyon destination for hikers and mountain bikers, is back on the map. The recreation area, which closed when the 2020 wildfires damaged one-third of the Santiam State Forest’s total acreage, […]
Reopening the trails in the Shellburg Falls area of the Santiam State Forest has received a boost from a new grant. The Pacific Power Foundation has awarded a $3,500 grant to Trailkeepers of Oregon for […]