Bureau Of Land Management

The federal agency closed a deal Aug. 30, paying the Western Rivers Conservancy $3.81 million for a property known as McDonald’s Ferry Ranch.

Some environmental groups in Southern Oregon are frustrated with the Bureau of Land Management. They say the agency is hiding commercial logging under the guise of forest resilience projects.

The Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition is attempting to create new structures and enhance existing ones so that animals can safely cross I-5 in the Siskiyou Summit region. The interstate bisects the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, which was designated for its diversity of wildlife, insects, and plant communities, representing a profound barrier to the many animals attempting to get from one part of their habitat to another.

The Bureau of Land Management says summer-time fire prevention restrictions will take effect Friday on its land in Oregon and Washington.

A former oil industry attorney will continue for now calling the shots at a government agency that oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in the U.S. West.

U.S. District Court Judge Anna Brown approved a request by prosecutors to set up a remote video of the trial at the Bureau of Land Management office in Burns.

During the 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, some critical work on controlling the common carp got missed.

Even as residents try to return to routines, many see Harney County as permanently changed.

Prosecutors said last week that he should stay behind bars because they didn't expect him to show up for future court dates.

Militant spokesman tells OPB the group will occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as long as FBI presence continues in Harney County.