ODOT said that work crews will be working to clear rocks and debris in the area of the Knowles Creek Tunnel near Mapleton ...

The increasing threat of wildfires and funding issues with the Oregon Department of Transportation, where just two topics KATU’s Steve Dunn discussed in an excl ...

Axios Visuals Oregon officials have moved to sell 65 acres of Hayden Island to the state's Department of Transportation in an effort to establish a conservation area and ease environmental impact for ...

Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.

On Jan. 7, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) issued wildfire hazard maps covering the entire state. These maps, divide the state into three wildfire hazard classes, low, moderate, and ...

Kotek directed the state forestry department to pause any further action based on the map until the Legislature decides to ...

Republicans touted different pieces of legislation — such as Senate Bill 678 — that would eliminate the map. If ...

Oregon Republican legislators are coming out against the state’s wildfire hazard map and seeking its repeal. The map ...