These trees experienced such high temperatures as flames burned beneath them that their needles died. The torched trees may pose a future fire hazard. Game Hog Creek Fire, July 22
The sun near Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is widely considered a significant contributing factor to high temperatures. Photo: Chas Hundley
Governor Kate Brown declared a state of
File photo: Chas Hundley
On Thursday, Governor Kate Brown issued a directive to the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require face
Selena Flores, 6, picks blueberries at the Public Coast Farm Inaugural Blueberry Festival in Buxton on July 24, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley
Buxton’s Public Coast Farm was host to
A map of the region from the National Weather Service showing some of the border of the Excessive Heat Watch (in red). Map courtesy NWS
The Portland office of the
A map of the Game Hog Creek Fire on Tuesday, July 20. Map: Oregon Department of Forestry
Fire crews are pushing into the interior of the Game Hog Creek Fire
The newspapers and other print jobs of the time would have been printed on this type of machine. Photo taken from April 28, 1921 edition of the Washington County News-Times.
An example of the new design, courtesy Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
A new design for Oregon salmon license plates will be available to vehicle owners September 1, 2021, and
A Fireboss Single Engine Air Tanker drops an 800 gallon load of Hagg Lake water on the Game Hog Creek Fire on Saturday, July 17, 2021. Photo from Oregon Department
A sign noting that Banks is served by the Washington County Sheriff's Office on NW Banks Rd. Photo: Chas Hundley
Notable calls for the month:
6/3 – Broadshire
Hagg Lake on August 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley
Efforts to fight the Game Hog Creek Fire burning in the Tillamook State Forest have hit a snag today, with two
