Each day during fire season, Tobi Beavers and his team of four begin the critical work of watching the southern Oregon forest for any sign of wildfire. They scan the mountains and valleys of the ...

Nick Tolman was enjoying his second day at Bolan Mountain Lookout with his 3-year-old daughter, in September 2020, when he noticed a puff of smoke on the southern horizon. It wasn’t much to begin with ...

One of Oregon’s more popular mountaintop fire lookouts is set to be rebuilt after it was destroyed in the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. Bolan Mountain Fire Lookout, located just above the ...

A pair of webcams were installed above Lake Chinook in Central Oregon to act as fire lookouts. The high-tech images will be accessible to local firefighters on their laptops or phones. The Oregon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Flag Point Lookout in the Mt. Hood National Forest is reopening after a seven-year shut down due to repeated vandalism, the U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday. Winter and ...

Two men stole batteries and solar panels from an Oregon lookout station, knocking a camera used in a fire detection network off-line, sheriff’s officials say. Oregon Department of Forestry Update: An ...

(Update: Wednesday updates on Lookout, Bedrock, Wiley Creek, Flat, Smith River Complex fires) McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Winds cleared out the dense smoke and allowed air operations to resume on ...

TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. — With five miles of beachfront and a whole lot of charm, Cape Lookout State Park is turning heads — including those of travel experts. The coastal gem was just named one of the ...

A new online news source will aim to improve local coverage in Eugene, Ore., with a boost from Oregon Public Broadcasting. OPB CEO Steve Bass said he is in “deep collaboration” on the Lookout ...