McKenzie River

Five years after the Holiday Farm Fire ravaged the McKenzie River Valley, destroying hundreds of homes, survivors still grapple with delayed grief and the lingering trauma of witnessing their homes and everything they owned go up in flames.

A kayaker who capsized on the McKenzie River Tuesday has died.

Search and rescue crews saved several people from Lane County area waterways over the weekend.

Fish passage at the site has been a topic of discussion since 2008, and prompted a lawsuit earlier this year.

Work is underway to restore Quartz Creek, a tributary of the McKenzie River.

It’s been more than four years since the Holiday Farm fire destroyed hundreds of homes along the McKenzie River. Last Friday, Homes for Good held a grand opening to celebrate a completely rebuilt housing community where a mobile home park once stood.

In this program, learn from experts at EWEB and the Metropolitan Waste Water Management Commission about projects ranging from a new treatment plant on the Willamette to the first-ever Class A recycled water facility for drought and water resource management.

Four years after it was destroyed in the Holiday Farm fire, the McKenzie River Clinic has been rebuilt on its original site in Blue River.

The Eugene Water and Electric Board is preparing to remove the Leaburg Dam, but doesn’t expect work to begin until at least 2032.

Firefighters are battling a blaze near McKenzie Bridge that started when a prescribed fire jumped the lines Tuesday afternoon.

Less than 10 miles from downtown Eugene, the Willamette Confluence Preserve offers a sanctuary for Oregon wildlife.

A new child care center is meant to fill a critical gap in the McKenzie River community.