Despite an expected loss of $750,000 over the next two years, the Siskiyou Mountain Club is devising ways to continue its mission of maintaining and improving public lands in Southern Oregon and far Northern California.
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now will host a free educational talk on how climate change impacts wildfires and ways Southern Oregon residents can take action from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Medford Public Library.
Two decades after it last adopted a wildfire protection plan, the Ashland City Council is due to consider whether to approve a vastly revised plan on Tuesday, Aug. 19. To bring Ashland down from the top 3% of communities in the U.S. at risk from wildfire, the area must become “a fuel break — not a fuel source,” the plan says.
The Ashland City Council will consider a comprehensive 10-year plan to reduce wildfire risks for 90% of the city’s properties, a proposal to annex a more than 200-unit apartment complex site into city limits, and a proposal to expand construction costs at the city’s emergency shelter to nearly $1 million contract on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
The city of Ashland and Ashland.news will host a free live webinar, “Making Our Homes More Survivable and Insurable Against Wildfire,”from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21. Two representatives from IBHS will explain how the program works, who qualifies, and how Oregonians can start the application process.
As the fifth anniversary of the Almeda and South Obenchain fires approaches, Rogue Action Center will host a two-day community story-sharing event for those affected by the 2020 fires from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, and Friday, Aug. 22, at the Talent Community Center.
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Tuesday afternoon in Southern Oregon, including Ashland, as temperatures are expected to hit 100 degrees along with dry, gusty winds and low humidity.
Southern Oregon is facing “dangerously” hot conditions Sunday morning through late Monday night with the high temperature in Ashland forecast to exceed 100 degrees Monday, Aug. 11, while Medford will hit 109, according to an extreme heat warning from the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service Medford office has issued a red flag warning due to the risk of “abundant” lightning striking on dry fuels from 2 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, in areas of Southern Oregon including Ashland.
When a wildfire hits the city of Ashland and surrounding areas, what’s your evacuation plan? An estimated 400 attendees packed the Historic Ashland Armory for a two-hour workshop Wednesday, July 16, to learn more about what to do to prepare should such a natural disaster occur in or near Ashland.
Barbara Shor: I first met Jane Goodall in 1987 at a lecture she gave at the Sacramento Zoo, where I was working as veterinarian as part of my residency program in non-domestic animal medicine at UC Davis.
Ashland, long celebrated for its Shakespearean drama, is about to trade soliloquies for sarcasm. From Dec. 5 to 7, the city will host the inaugural Ashland Sarcasm Festival (ASF!), a comedy takeover designed to fill theaters, bars and restaurants with sharp wit, satire and laughter.
Tickets are selling fast for “Mass for the Endangered,” described as a multi-sensory film experience of music and animated artwork being presented Sunday at the ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum in Ashland.
Ashland Scout Troop 112 will honor local veterans with a free Veterans Day breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 7 to 11:30 a.m., or until food runs out, at Elks Lodge No. 944. Scouts will take orders, serve meals and visit with veterans as part of the local troop’s tradition of showing gratitude to those who served.
A proposal to improve safety along Lithia Park’s received a tepid response from the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Although commissioners supported adding disability parking near the Japanese Garden and created a designated pedestrian walkway, many questioned whether the cost would lead to meaningful safety improvements.
Medford voters appear to have approved a 2% increase to the city’s transient lodging tax, which will help partially pay for the construction of a downtown conference center and minor-league ballpark.
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