Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
Sorted by date Results 1 - 15 of 15
A long-term Pacific Northwest study of landslides, clear-cutting timber and building roads shows that a forest's management history has a greater impact on how often landslides occur and how severe they are compared to how much water is coursing through a watershed. Findings of the research, led by associate forest engineering associate professor Catalina Segura and graduate student Arianna Goodman of the Oregon State University College of Forestry, were published in the journal Earth Surface...
The Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) is asking the public to share their safety concerns and experiences on the McKenzie Highway, - whether people drive, walk or bike. Those experiences will be on the agenda for an ODOT open house scheduled for Saturday, February 4th, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at McKenzie Fire & Rescue's Leaburg Training Center at 42870 McKenzie Highway. ODOT and Lane County officials said they are working on a safety study because of the number and severity of crashes...
A new interactive “story map” has developed by the Willamette National Forest to showcase projects designed to reduce risks in areas impacted by the 2020 wildfires. Officials say data from the 2020 Fire Affected Road Risk Reduction Project’s “will be recorded and updated directly on the site for the public to stay informed of the latest updates. Although the 2020 fires impacted other public and private lands, this project is centered on Forest Service lands as one piece of the overall fire re...
People's cultural worldviews play a part in how they respond to wildfire risk, and should be taken into account in efforts to get homeowners to engage in pre-fire mitigation efforts such as adjusting landscaping and preparing an evacuation plan, an Oregon State University study found. The study tapped into participants' cultural worldviews and perception of risk to help predict which communication strategies work best to convince different types of people. "There's going to have to be multiple...
Jan 15: 12:02 p.m: Theft - 51500 block, McK. Hwy. A caller advised that someone stole the caller’s firewood. 3:41:34 p.m: Suspicious conditions - 38600 blk, E. Cedar Flat Rd. A caller advised that a man by the name of ‘Glen’ came by and was possibly on drugs. The caller believed that the male has recently been released from prison. Jan. 16: 11:33 a.m: Hate Crime - 8200 blk, Thurston Rd. Some anti-Semitic materials were dropped off in peoples’ driveways in the area. No specific threats were made. no suspect description. 3:39 p.m: Disturb...
Jan. 19: 11:40: Motor Vehicle Accident – McK. Hwy./Carmen Smith Hydroelectric Power Station. Non-Injury, Not Blocking. 2 vehicles involved. Jan. 20: 07:27: House Fire - Yeager Rd./McK. Hwy. 1 story house on fire, flames coming through the window. Jan. 21: 17:30: MVA, Unknown Injury - McK. Hwy.//Milepost 54. Vehicle is on its side. Jan. 24: 09:39: Medical – 54000 block, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15th, at the McK. Fir...
Jan. 16: 2:36: 88000 block, Miller Ave. Public Assist. Lift Assist. 18:32: 38000 blk, Kickbusch Ln. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. Jan. 17: 9:55: 42000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Heart. Patient Refusal. 10:58: 41000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 13:00: 88000 blk, Ross Ln. Carbon Monoxide Alarm. Investigate, Faulty Detector Found. Jan. 18: 16:49: 40000 blk, Deerhorn Rd Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Jan. 19: 2:22: 87000 blk, Lupe Ln. Mistaken Alarm. Disregarded by Dispatch Prior to Going E...
Most of us have noticed fishing flies for sale somewhere here along the river. They are casually bought and sold in tackle shops, hardware stores, gas stations, restaurants, and taverns from Springfield to Sisters - thousands of them every year. Hundreds more are made and fished by individuals, who add to the pleasure and satisfaction of their sport fishing with flies of their own manufacture. Though the numbers increase yearly, the demand for professionally tied flies increases at an even...
Once grape vines lose their leaves, the plants fade into the background of the winter landscape. That's the time to take action and get out the clippers. January through the first of March is the season to prune your vines, said Bernadine Strik, a berry specialist with Oregon State University Extension Service. First, though, you've got to know how to do it properly. "Home grape growers don't prune their vines enough," said Strik, who is the author of Extension's Growing Table Grapes...
Five years ago I married someone wonderful. Two years ago I had my son, our first child. I gave up my job to stay with the baby, and now I am a full-time, stay at home mom. My son is wonderful, but I feel cheated and upset that I'm no longer independent. I now have to ask my husband for everything, including money for underwear, which I find upsetting. He sees nothing wrong with this. I've handled my own money from the age of 15, and I'm now 27. Everything he wants seems important and needed,...
ACROSS 1. COVID tester 5. Pep rally syllable 8. To overlay with thin gold coating 12. Sky bear 13. Abundant 14. Worrier's worry? 15. Fishing spot 16. Blackhearted 17. Full of coral 18. *2023 Super Bowl stadium sponsor 20. Research facil. 21. Egg cell 22. King Charles to Prince Harry 23. Thief's target 26. *2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show star 30. Mozart's "L'____ del Cairo" 31. Bob Marley's music 34. Yarn spinner 35. "The Poky Little ____" 37. Skedaddle 38. 18-wheelers 39. "Guilty," e.g. 40. Fabri...
