Sirens and bullhorns blared before sunrise, stirring people sleeping in tents and cabins nestled into the lush forest of Silver Falls State Park. By the time the sun rose through smoke-filled skies ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness gives an update on the fast-developing wildfire season in Oregon and then dives into how beloved places such as the Opal Creek area ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks about plans to reopen beloved Opal Creek, the five year anniversary of the 2020 Labor Day Fires and traveling to Washington's ...

Thousands of visitors hike through Jawbone Flats every summer, making their way to see the moss-draped canyon of Opal Creek and its emerald pool that glistens beneath the small slice of sun that makes ...

Back in 1987, up at the mining camp at Jawbone Flats, we were discussing the Forest Service plan to build 11 miles of roads and clear-cut 1700-acres of Ancient Forest in Opal Creek. Jawbone is at the ...

In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, Zach talks with Dwayne Canfield, interim executive director of the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, about the wildfire damage to one of Oregon's outdoor ...