Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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What changes do the shorter days of fall bring about to animals and plants? Osprey at Walterville canal An Osprey nest along the Walterville power canal. By eNature With the fall equinox happening soon and fall almost upon us, we’re now seeing our days rapidly getting shorter. Some of us like the change but it seems most folks aren’t too happy to see the days get cooler and nights get longer. Plants and animals are affected too: it’s these variations in day length that help them set their internal clocks. Migratory birds are a prime examp...
Reub and Eleanor Long Fort Rock’s legendary Reub Long could spin a wild yarn There was a time, and it was not too long ago, that the state of Oregon had something of a reputation as a place for great liars. Now, by “great liars,” I mean tellers of the GOOD kind of lies, not the kind of lies various politicians are throwing around right now. I’m talking about the “Paul Bunyan, Casey Jones and Pecos Bill” kind of liars. One such “great liar” of honored memory is a lively Eastern Oregon fellow named Reub Long.You may recognize Reub’s name if...
Fall burns planned near Box Canyon Chucksney Meadows burn This fall, the McKenzie River and Middle Fork Ranger Districts will conduct prescribed burns designed to restore and maintain meadows near Box Canyon, located at milepost 31 on U.S. Forest Road 19 (Aufderheide Drive.) Because the timing of the burns is weather dependent, the burns will take place sometime between late September and late October. Those conditions call for a warm, dry day with significant rain following that evening or the next day. Officials say the project will not cause...
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