Central Oregon - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office District has added a new boater special recreation permit fee (SRP) for the Wild and Scenic sections of the John Day River between Service Creek (River Mile 157) and Tumwater Falls (River Mile 10). The non-refundable launch fee applies to day and overnight trips (floats) from May 20-July 10 each year. The fee is $20 per overnight trip per group or $10 per day-use trip per group. The fee is due when a permit reservation is made and will apply for the 2014 season.
Central Oregon - Given the continued trend of hot and dry conditions, and fire suppression resources already responding to numerous wildfires around Central Oregon, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest and the Ochoco National Forest, including the Crooked River National Grassland, are implementing campfire restrictions, and further restricting industrial activity, this week.
Central Oregon - Fire danger in Central Oregon has prompted fire officials to restrict certain activities on lands managed by the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Ochoco National Forest and the Crooked River National Grassland. Effective 12:01 a.m. August 21 (Tuesday), open fires, including charcoal fires, will be prohibited, except in the following designated campgrounds: Ochoco National Forest: Barnhouse, Cottonwood Pit, Salter's Cabin, Sugar Creek, Wolf Creek, Antelope Reservoir, Wildcat, Walton Lake, Deep Creek, Ochoco Forest Camp, and Ochoco Divide. Prineville BLM: Castle Rock, Still Water, Lone Pine, Palisades, Chimney Rock, Cobble Rock, Post Pile, and Poison Butte.
Central Oregon - Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day and Crooked Rivers, as well as on BLM-administered lands along Lake Billy Chinook. The number one goal of the BLM is promoting safety, and the river canyons present a combination of limited access, grassy fuels that dry out quickly, and steep slopes that allow wildfires to spread rapidly. In addition, beginning June 1 and continuing through the 2013 fire season, exploding targets and fireworks are prohibited on BLM-administered lands.
Central Oregon - Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day and Crooked Rivers, as well as on BLM-administered lands along Lake Billy Chinook. The number one goal of the BLM is promoting safety, and the river canyons present a combination of limited access, grassy fuels that dry out quickly, and steep slopes that allow wildfires to spread rapidly.
Central Oregon - After receiving rain over most of the forest, officials with the Deschutes National Forest have made the decision to lift public fire use restrictions, effective 12:01 a.m. October 16, 2012 (Tuesday). With this change, all public use restrictions will have been lifted on lands administered by the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, including the Crooked River National Grassland, and the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management.
Central Oregon - After a weekend of human-caused fires, officials want to remind people that public use restrictions are now in effect on lands managed by the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Ochoco National Forest and the Crooked River National Grassland. Effective 12:01 a.m. August 21 (Tuesday), open fires, including charcoal fires, will be prohibited, except in the following designated campgrounds: Ochoco National Forest: Barnhouse, Cottonwood Pit, Salter's Cabin, Sugar Creek, Wolf Creek, Antelope Reservoir, Wildcat, Walton Lake, Deep Creek, Ochoco Forest Camp, and Ochoco Divide. Prineville BLM: Castle Rock, Still Water, Lone Pine, Palisades, Chimney Rock, Cobble Rock, Post Pile, and Poison Butte.
Central Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District has started implementing a series of annual wildlife closures to protect several species of birds of prey during sensitive nesting periods. Harassment by humans - unintentional or deliberate - is a leading cause of nest failure or abandonment. People walking or riding near a nest - or even being within view of an eagle on a nest - can cause an adult bird to abandon the nest. This means eggs can get cold, young don't get fed, and the nest is open to predation.
Central Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District has started implementing a series of annual wildlife closures to protect several species of birds of prey during sensitive nesting periods. Harassment by humans unintentional or deliberate is a leading cause of nest failure or abandonment. People walking or riding near a nestor even being within view of an eagle on a nestcan cause an adult bird to abandon the nest. This means eggs can get cold, young dont get fed, and the nest is open to predation. All public uses will be prohibited
Central Ore. - The warm weather that has recently moved into Central Oregon has created opportunities for fuels specialists with the Prineville BLM to complete two prescribed burning projects. Specialists will be burning several hundred acres of piles in the Maston Trail Use Area south of Eagle Crest and will be cleaning up juniper slash leftover from this year's firewood cutting off of Millican Road about 10 miles southwest of Prineville. The projects are each expected to take several days, and crews will move between each project depending on site specific weather. Burning began yesterday in the Maston area, and specialists plan to have all work done by next week.