Source: Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Western Lane Dist. Facebook
You can also see the current fire risk in your local area by using the interactive map on the Oregon Dept. of Forestry website here.
Source: FEMA–DR 4562-OR–Fact Sheet #113 | Mar. 9, 2021 381 individuals and households have been approved for nearly $2.5 million in federal grants through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program. Nearly $6.4 million in U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans have been approved for 52 homeowners and renters and four businesses as of Mar. 5….
As spring approaches, many landowners affected by the Holiday Farm Fire are wondering how to go about replanting in areas of their property that have burned. In areas where the fire burned with a light to moderate intensity, plants and shrubs will likely re-sprout on their own. For other areas where replanting is needed or…
Please join us to learn about Firewise and discuss McKenzie Firewise community boundaries! Several local partners, including Pure Water Partners, Oregon Department of Forestry, McKenzie Fire, and Upper McKenzie Fire, are working together to explore the development of McKenzie Firewise communities. Becoming a certified Firewise Community is an effort by the National Fire Protection Association…
Sean Davis Sean picked up perishables for the relief center yesterday from the Episcopal Church in sisters. Items to be unloaded at Blue River Relief Center. Alyssa Brownlee People are now connecting with caseworkers for housing and it feels like this will be a good model going forward. Alyssa will continue to work on housing…
EWEB, in coordination with our Pure Water Partners, is offering free site assessments for McKenzie landowners, to evaluate erosion concerns, hazard trees, and soil conditions, and make recommendations for short and long-term erosion control measures and replanting. There is now extensive information posted on the EWEB website here, along with an online form for submitting…
