Lane County Land Management has created a summary of the temporary rules adopted by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation of Development.
Join us in cleaning up the beautiful Camp Creek Watershed, tributary of the McKenzie and Willamette Rivers. SOLVE and the Bureau of Land Management are teaming up to remove illegally dumped and littered trash from this hidden spot off of the McKenzie River Highway. Help us to cleanup this forest in your own backyard, or…
Source: McKenzieRebuilds.org People who own a home – including a manufactured home – or business that was damaged or destroyed by the 2020 wildfires can receive money for using more fire-resistant methods and materials when they rebuild. Those who have already rebuilt also qualify. Fire hardening is an important tool to help make homes more resistant…
Fantastic news for everyone upriver! More Sheriffs Deputies on the ground in the valley for the next five years. Source: LaneCounty.org The Lane County Board of Commissioners unanimously (4-0) approved the addition of 4.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) deputy sheriff positions in order to enhance rural patrol and service for the next five years. Two FTE…
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…
There are two new resources available for fire survivors who need rental assistance or who receive SNAP benefits. Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) OERAP will cover up to 12 months of past due rent and three months of forward rent, once all past due rent is paid. OERAP will also cover past due utility…
Source: BlueRiverPark.com In February we held a virtual Open House via zoom for the community to input on the redesign and rebuilding of our much-loved community park. The event was a huge success and the accompanying survey we put out there also garnered valuable input from the community. We have taken on board all the…
