Deschutes National Forest

The decision opens up 67 trails in the Deschutes National Forest to Class 1 pedal assist e-bike riders.

Oregon’s national forests, including the Umpqua National Forest, Willamette National Forest, and Deschutes National Forest, are offering permits to cut down holiday trees.

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month.

Oregon authorities have confirmed a second death following a fatal waterfall accident. The accident happened over the weekend at Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River, about 10 miles from Bend in central Oregon.

This month, Bend launched a rebate program to help get more e-bikes into lower-income households. And the Deschutes National Forest is also moving closer to allowing certain e-bikes on a select number of trails.

The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday is set to evict dozens of homeless people living in the encampment.

Some 150 people living in camps southeast of Bend face a May 1 deadline to move.

The DOGE-driven purge of federal workers is leaving Oregon’s National Forests with fewer caretakers.

The likely future of riding electric bikes on popular trails in central Oregon was laid out in a draft plan by Deschutes National Forest officials Tuesday.

Permits aimed at crowd control affect Deschutes and Willamette National Forests.

New fires and active fire behavior have led to additional closures in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests.

As hot weather approaches and forest vegetation continues to dry, officials with both the Siuslaw and Umpqua National Forests have raised fire danger from ‘moderate’ to ‘high’.