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An Owl Art Project Perfect for Fall!
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (15+ words) KATU An Owl Art Project Perfect for Fall!...
Vaux's swifts spotted swirling into church chimney in Portland
1+ week, 1+ day ago (120+ words) Thousands of Vaux's swifts are on the move through Portland, and some neighbors are getting a front-row view. Video submitted through Chime In (posted below) shows the birds swirling into a church chimney near Northeast Fremont Street and 72nd Avenue. It's…...
Hunting, fishing and farming rights could go before Oregon voters
3+ week, 2+ day ago (301+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An initiative seeking to add constitutional protections for hunting, fishing, farming and other activities in Oregon has cleared an initial procedural hurdle in its effort to reach the November 2028 ballot. The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division…...
Controversial proposed ban on hunting, fishing fails ballot bid
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (708+ words) by Victor Park, KATU Oregon voters will not decide the future of Initiative Petition 28 this November after the measure failed to gather enough valid signatures to qualify for the 2026 general election ballot. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Proposal to ban hunting in Oregon…...
Utah hunter shot after another mistakes decoy for live turkey
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (241+ words) SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A hunter was shot during the opening week of Utah's limited-entry turkey season, after another hunter mistook their decoys and fired. Officials with the Department of Natural Resources said a hunter received emergency medical treatment for…...
Kid-Friendly Outdoor Adventures
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (95+ words) Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival Razor Clamming in Long Beach Wildflowers at Tom McCall Nature Preserve Known for its technicolor spring wildflower explosion featuring balsamroot, lupine, and indian paintbrush. The 3.5-mile out-and-back hike up to McCall Point is great any time…...
Injured bald eagle found near West Highway 126 fog line dies despite rescue efforts
7+ mon, 12+ hour ago (142+ words) BEND, Ore. (KATU) — On Wednesday, February 11, a Deschutes County deputy and two Animal Control Officers worked to save a bald eagle that was reported laying near the fog line of West Highway 126. READ MORE | Leach Botanical Garden needs $50,000 a month…...
Swift currents, 46-degree water made nighttime Willamette River rescue especially risky
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (225+ words) Albany Fire was able to successfully rescue a woman who had gone down a steep embankment along the Willamette River. READ MORE | Two shootings in one night at Keizer Station leave two injured; police hunt first suspect Just after 10 p.m. on…...
'Should a whale ever wash ashore again' | 55 years since Oregon exploding whale incident
10+ mon, 21+ hour ago (189+ words) FLORENCE, Ore. (KATU) — It’s been 55 years since Oregon state officials’ plan to obliterate a beached whale that washed up near Florence ended with a blast that rained blubber down along the coastline. The 45-foot-long sperm whale arrived on the beach…...