The Deschutes National Forest closed 34,600 acres south of Bend for a yearlong forest management project, displacing a large homeless encampment. The closure, ...

At roughly 3:30 a.m. May 1, Deschutes National Forest officially closed 34,600 acres just south of Bend for a forest management project, known as the Cabin Butte Project, aimed at reducing the ...

I’m a native Oregonian. The central part of the state has been my home for more than a quarter century. It’s where I expected ...

Deschutes National Forest spokesperson Kaitlyn Webb said in an email that the closure order was “directly tied to the forest restoration work.” Homeless advocates, ...

Deschutes National Forest will close roughly 34,600 acres that’s part of a wildfire risk reduction project on May 1 in the China Hat Road area.

Punitive fines, arrests, and sweeps don’t address the root of the problem: the lack of permanent, affordable, and adequate ...

BEND, Oregon — A federal judge rejected a last-minute request to delay Thursday’s eviction of nearly 150 homeless campers in the Deschutes National Forest. They’ll be forced to leave the ...

Heavy snowfall and wet conditions in the Deschutes National Forest are impacting seasonal gate reopening, adding another challenge for an agency hit hard by federal funding cuts and a reduced ...

But after the Trump administration’s downsizing edict, 16 Deschutes National Forest workers got laid off and then reinstated by court order and put on administrative leave, he said.

Dozens of people forced to leave the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon set up camp nearby in different wooded areas. A man prepared to leave his camp inside the Deschutes National Forest in ...

Mandy Bryant walks to help Mike Shelton with his trailer as they load up their belongings at a homeless encampment in Deschutes National Forest, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, near Bend, Ore. (AP ...