Statesman Journal

Oregon House passes bill to repeal controversial wildfire risk map

After a longer wait than expected, the a bill that would eliminate the unpopular Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map passed the Oregon House on June 24. Senate Bill 83 repeals a map meant to identify parts of ...
Statesman Journal

Bill to eliminate controversial Oregon wildfire risk map moves forward

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill 83 ...
OPB

An architect of Oregon’s wildfire map on why he now supports repealing it

After Oregon’s devastating 2020 Labor Day fires, the Legislature passed a bill that was supposed to lead to more wildfire awareness and resilience. Among other things, Senate Bill 762 created a map of ...
The World

Plant Something Oregon Road Map now available

“With all the fun and unique places on the Plant Something Oregon map, you can put together your own nursery road trip and come home with all kinds of exciting treasures to beautify your garden and ...
OPB

Meetings in ‘high hazard’ communities prepare Oregonians for revised wildfire map

Juliet Grable / JPR On Monday night, dozens of property owners crowded into a room at the Jackson County Expo in Central Point, Oregon, to learn about the revised map, which will be available for ...