Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Watering By Kym Pokorny The forecast promises high temperatures this summer, so take care to protect plants for the long, hot haul. “Already this year, I’ve noticed soils are drying out more and sooner than I’ve seen since I moved to Portland eight years ago,” said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service. “It’s critical to be proactive about watering.” Once soils dry out, plants get stressed and struggle to recover, he explained. So water deeply and regularly. Especially vulnerable are plants put in t...
Fire map Willamette National Forest - more lightning is expected today. 20 mostly single tree fires by noon 6/27. Moisture and instability moved into much of Oregon overnight and both are headed toward Washington today. This means increasing thunderstorms with new starts likely in both states. The combination of instability, dry fuels and lightning starts will create heavy initial attack activity across the region today and Sunday before conditions moderate on Monday. Instability from a thermal trough over the Oregon Cascades will contribute...
Lightning prompts quick response from firefighters Firefighters are responding to numerous, mostly small, fires from Friday evening’s lightning storm. Most of the fires are either a single burning tree or are less than 1/2 acre in size. Approximately 20 smokes were reported at various locations throughout the forest; 12 fires are confirmed and a helicopter is flying over the reported smokes to assess conditions and plan the appropriate response. As of 3pm, the most visible fires are both on the McKenzie River RD: the Blue Canyon fire is l...
