Bull trout can be found in other parts of the Pacific Northwest. But, according to the 2015 bull trout recovery plan from the ...

Ian McCluskey is a seventh-generation Oregonian and avid outdoor enthusiast (despite once having been hit by lightning). He is passionate about telling stories from the wild and remote corners of ...

Source images: Courtesy of the Office of Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez / Troy Brynelson/OPB A rematch is brewing for Southwest Washington’s congressional seat after incumbent Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and ...

Thousands of people from across the Pacific Northwest are expected to flock to Portland for the "West Coast Invitational," a ...

Wildfires in Oregon have burned over 1.2 million acres of land this season — much of it in Eastern Oregon. They’ve also displaced and killed an unaccounted number of cattle that were on the land.

Cheatgrass and other invasive species are threatening important rangelands and helping fuel severe wildfires in Eastern Oregon. Lisa Ellsworth is an associate professor and range ecologist at the ...

Despite the mountainous terrain and altitude, in recent years this region has experienced punishing summer heat waves. It’s been difficult for many residents, urban and rural, to adapt to the ...

Editor’s note: This story contains discussions of suicide. If you or someone you love is considering self-harm, support is available 24 hours a day at the national suicide crisis lifeline.

JPR’s Jane Vaughan recently spoke with Echo Fields, a member of the subcommittee and one of the plan’s authors. The following transcript has been edited for ...

Business owners and residents agree Greenwood Avenue is unsafe but disagree on how to reduce speeds and which road users to prioritize in the design David Johnson operates an excavator at the ...

Last week, researchers from Oregon State University documented two shark species in Puget Sound for the first time. They found a broadnose sevengill shark and the critically endangered tope shark.

On the banks of the Snake River in far eastern Washington, sockeye salmon have had a rough summer. The water behind the last major concrete dam they have to swim past is way too hot. “It’s ...