Going Wild with the Dutchies
Got the in-laws out in the BC wild when they were here. Whenever we have visitors from outside British Columbia, we try to get them…
Wickiup Reservoir is Full Again
Compare the above photo of Oregon's Wickiup Reservoir, taken in June 2017, with the photo below taken in September 2015, when we reported on the…
Cutthroat for Breakfast
With the limited patience you might expect from a young girl, Bronny loves to fish. More surprisingly, she loves to clean the ones she catches.…
Lake Abert Recovers
As you can see from the above photo, taken in February 2017 (posted here courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management), Lake Abert in southern…
A Natural Harvest
You don't have to launch a wilderness trek to get kids into nature. Even a walk in a local park gives them (and you) that…
Better News for Wickiup
From the Central Oregon Farm Fair, held February 3 2016, we hear better news (finally) about the drought in Central Oregon. According to Deschutes Basin…
Hope for Seymour River Salmon and Steelhead
Looks like there is hope for salmon and steelhead blocked by the Seymour River rock slide. The December 2014 rock slide kept the Seymour River's migrating…
So Far, El Niño Acting More Like “El No-No” in the Pacific Northwest
Earlier this fall, there was a lot of media hand wringing about the extreme El Niño forecast for the winter of 2015-2016. Certainly El Niño made…
Not Much Left of Emigrant Lake in Southern Oregon’s Drought
By October of every year, Emigrant Lake near Ashland, Oregon is usually quite low. Irrigators have spent six or more months drawing water, while the…
Drought Leaves Prineville Reservoir at Less than 30% Capacity
A popular boating, water skiing and fishing destination, Central Oregon's Prineville Reservoir was offering little of any such activity in October. The lake's water depth…