SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Depending on appropriate weather conditions, the Deschutes National Forest plans to apply herbicides to invasive plants within an area adjacent to the Metolius River and the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission on Friday unanimously approved a significant expansion of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Fuels Program, ...

METOLIUS, Ore. — Summer camping season is going strong, and this week, we visit Central Oregon’s Metolius River: a waterway prized for fishing, camping and unique outdoor adventures, including a stop ...

It seems like magic: The Metolius River emerges fully grown at 50,000 gallons a minute from the base of an old volcano in Central Oregon. Sample the river’s wizardry with either of two easy hikes ...

Don’t misunderstand me: I love Dillon Falls, I’ve floated the Deschutes, I’ve cast a dry fly into the Crooked River, I’ve scrambled up South Sister and Broken Top, and I’ve witnessed marriage vows ...

Just northwest of Sisters, beneath the towering peaks of the Cascades, lies one of Central Oregon’s most remarkable landscapes: the Metolius River Basin. With crystal-clear springs, wildlife-rich ...

I rarely agree with columnist Elizabeth Hovde, but her analysis about the Metolius River basin development was worth reading ("Legislators can support greater access, preservation" April 26). I wish ...

After failing the Metolius River bill last week, the House has changed its decision to approve making the area an Area of Critical Statewide Concern. Legislators say the reversal came after urging ...

Jefferson County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to sue the state over its intention to curtail development in the Metolius River basin. The county alleges the state violated several tenets ...

MY FISHING BUDDY and I are an unlikely pair. At 82 years old, he’s an old man; at 42, I only feel like one. He was born and raised in Nazi Germany, whereas I am a Jew. These differences hardly matter ...

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