Travis Knudsen

A nearly $1 million grant will help a Lane County community learn how to better manage wildfire smoke.

Lane Regional Air Protection Agency wants people to know there may be some supervised, prescribed burns near Eugene and Springfield as early as this week or next.

Air quality was forecasted to be good in Eugene / Springfield today. However, by mid-morning, southern and eastern parts of town had readings in the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” range.

Smoke from a fire in southwest Oregon is pushing north to the Willamette Valley.

People in Eugene, Springfield and Oakridge are being asked to avoid using their wood stoves or fireplaces for the rest of the week.

This weekend’s change in weather has flipped the switch on outdoor burning bans.

Lane County is under an “air quality advisory” through Wednesday.

The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has issued an air quality advisory through Saturday.

The air around Oakridge is now being tested for the presence of toxic pollutants.

The outdoor burning season for Lane County has been delayed by a couple weeks, given unseasonably warm and dry conditions. Travis Knudsen of the Lane…

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