Lane County Land Management is hosting a drop-in session for residents to get help with their rebuilding applications. Drop by on Saturday, July 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the McKenzie Fire & Rescue Station in Leaburg. Talk with planners and building staff about your rebuild, including: What forms are required What records…
Source: DebrisCleanupNews.com With debris removal work completed on more properties every day, the next question for many property owners is: do I need to pay for this, either directly or through my insurance? The short answer is no, not up front. The State of Oregon is covering all up-front costs of debris removal cleanup. In…
Source: DebrisCleanupNews.com With pandemic-related travel restrictions beginning to lift and the summer vacation season officially underway, Oregonians are justifiably eager to get back to their favorite recreation spots. Travelers need to be prepared for changes to many of the state’s iconic scenic areas and waterways that were severely damaged by last year’s wildfires. While many…
A team of grad students from the University of Oregon produced this report for our “COAD” – Community Organizations Active in Disaster – focusing on gaps and assets that showed up in the Holiday Farm Fire response. In some communities, LTRGs transition to a COAD structure once disaster recovery cases are closed. You can see…
Source: NBC16.com BLUE RIVER, Ore. – The Holiday Farm Fire swept down the McKenzie River drainage and through town late last summer, driven by unusually fierce east winds. Blue River Park was lost to the flames along with much of the community. NBC-16 visited Blue River and interviewed Park Board member Alice Bonasio. “Blue River…
Lane County Land Management Division is hosting an in-person Q&A session about rebuilding for Holiday Farm Fire survivors on Tuesday, June 22, at 6:00 p.m. in the Lane Events Center Atrium (796 W. 13th Avenue, Eugene). If you have questions about the rebuilding process, please consider joining us. More information about rebuilding is available at www.mckenzierebuilds.org. Do…
On the night of Labor Day 2020, before packing a few of her own possessions in a car and escaping the rapidly spreading devastation of the wildfires that were coming towards Blue River, Melanie Stanley made sure she warned as many of her neighbors as she could. That involved physically knocking on people’s doors, as…
Source: DebrisCleanupNews.com General Operation Updates As work continues to help keep wildfire-impacted communities safe, the independent arborist hired to review the state-led hazard tree process found that the operation is sound. The independent arborist contractor, Galen Wright, brought more than thirty years of Pacific Northwest arboriculture and forestry experience to his review, including expertise in…
Lane County Government are holding their next and final Facebook Live Recovery Update at noon on June 17 here www.facebook.com/LaneCountyGovernment. Below is the most recent one and you can view all past update videos at www.mckenzierebuilds.org/updates. Previous Update: May 26th May 26 Rebuilding Q&A with Lane County Land Management from Lane County Government on Vimeo. Do you have…
Source: McKenzieRiver.org We are working to improve fish and wildlife habitat on the middle-McKenzie River. In-stream restoration can look messy and is often misunderstood. McKenzie River Trust staff will be presenting on how the project has been designed, what the project will look like during restoration and the expected ecological benefits for fish and wildlife….