On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the Burns District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began aerially treating approximately 7,500 acres of Medusahead rye across Harney County. Medusahead rye is found in virtually every county in the state and demonstrates its negative qualities best on the east side of Oregon.
On Tuesday, Sept. 18 between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wagner Creek Road will be closed 5.2 miles south of Talent, Ore. (4.4 miles south of the intersection of Wagner Creek Road and Rapp Road) where the pavement ends on Wagner Creek Road in between mile marker 4 and 5. The Oregon Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is replacing the bridge at the Wagner Creek Interpretive Trail located in the SE quarter of Section 14, Township 39 South, Range 1 West, Willamette Meridian, Jackson County, Ore. A large tree had fallen on the previous bridge making it unusable by the public and a potential safety hazard. The new bridge will restore access to the Wagner Creek Interpretive Trail.