Oregon's Great Salmon Escape: 100,000 Fish Flee Truck Mishap, Find Refuge in Creek
The program started in 1982 bringing young salmon from river hatcheries downstream to hatcheries stopped up by dams far upstream.
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Planting Trees in a City 30 Years Ago May Have Lowered the Risk of Deaths From Diseases
After Friends of Trees planted 50,000 trees on Portland streets, researchers found that living near them reduced disease risk in residents.
Lumber Company Grows Trees That Smile With Massive Grin for Oregon Drivers
Years ago, Hampton Lumber company decided to replant the hill's trees with early-changing larch in the shape of a smiley face.
For Halloween You Can Rent the 3-Story Ghostbusters Headquarters-And Even Wear the Suits
Sony and vacation rental company Vacasa are taking bids for the holiday rental of a fully-furnished, Ghostbusters headquarters.
Labradoodle Has Incredible Bond With 7-Year-old Who Was Adopted Into the Family at the Same Time - LOOK
Meet the labradoodle who acts like a human thanks to his incredible bond with his best friend, a seven-year-old boy who was adopted into the family at the same time. Reagan the dog was over the moon when his new family welcomed a foster baby Buddy, also 11-months-old, into their home. The pair grew up […]
Woman Pairs a British Village Named 'Dull' with Oregon Town Called 'Boring'-Making Both More Exciting
Dull has seen a surge in visitor numbers since 2012 and even had tourists from Boring come to celebrate the match.
Legendary Spanish Galleon Shipwreck Discovered After Vanishing 300 Years Ago
A volunteer marine archeological group spent 15 years unraveling the extensive mystery, and determined it to be the Santa Cristo de Burgos
Adorable Video Shows How Mama Otter Teaches Her Pup to Swim in Dramatic Fashion (Watch)
A doting river otter takes her baby to the water's edge for its first swimming lesson, a dramatic scene that is otherwise natural behavior.
Wife of WWII Soldier Spends Decades to Reunite Japanese Family With Photo Album He Found on Okinawa -LOOK
With persistence, belief, and the amount of sheer dumb luck normally needed to win the lottery, a Portland senior tracked down an Okinawan family based on the photos left behind in an album her late husband plucked from the shrapnel-strewn beaches of the Japanese Island in 1945. Strangers, friends of friends, and non-English speakers all […]
Efforts to Save Endangered Blue Butterfly Quadruples its Population-but Also Saves a Lupine from Extinction
Oregon's Fender's Blue butterfly is soon to be only the second-ever insect downlisted from Endangered to Threatened on the ESA.
Shade From Solar Panels Increases Abundance of Flowers, Benefiting Pollinators
Solar panel shade in late summer benefits pollinator numbers, a new study from Oregon State University has found.
Oregon Pardons 45,000 People of Cannabis Possession Charges While Forgiving $14 million in Fines
It's been years since Oregon decriminalized simple possession of cannabis, yet many people continue to carry a felony charge on their record.
Lithium Discovery in Crater in Nevada Could Be Biggest Deposit Ever Found
Mining at the deposit is likely to begin in 2026, having been now thoroughly surveyed by the Lithium Americas Corporation.
30 Wineries Sign Up to Refillable Wine Bottle Service in Oregon
The startup Revino is looking to switch the Oregon wine market to reuseable wine bottles with collection and refilling options.
Man Buys School Bus So He Can Take All 10 of His Grandkids to School Every Day
This devoted grandfather bought a school bus for Christmas so he could take his ten grandchildren to school every day.
Beautiful Homeless Shelters Get Radical Redesign to Impact Residents
It's all part of the trauma-informed design; one that uses science and close relations with the homeless to establish a set of best practices
Stranded in Snow With No Reception He Tied His iPhone to a Drone to Get Above Trees to Send SOS Text
Casey Ryan knew he needed to tell someone of his snowy predicament so he picked up his phone and made a 'drone call.'
Oregon Outback Named World's Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary - a Stargazer's Paradise
Other famous Dark Sky Parks in the US include all the National Parks in Utah, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Big Bend National Park.
A Portland County Transcends its Rehousing Goals With 65% Drop in Homelessness
429 people and 223 homeless households were placed in permanent supportive housing, exceeding the stated goal for the period by 20.
Ring Camera Video Catches Teenage Trick-or-Treaters Refilling Empty Candy Bowl: 'It feels really good' - WATCH
Rather than coming up and taking candy, kids were coming up and replenishing Wyckoff's pumpkin which was at that point empty
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