ODOT Hazard Trees – Hear from a Certified Arborist
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ODOT Hazard Trees – Hear from a Certified Arborist

Hear from a certified arborist. The Debris Management Task Force prioritizes safety and tree health when assessing hazard trees. To manage this balance, arborists working with our task force crews are certified. Think of an arborist as a tree surgeon who is a professional both educated and experienced in the practice of arboriculture, which is…

Debris Management Taskforce Update – Hazard Trees
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Debris Management Taskforce Update – Hazard Trees

As one part of Oregon’s statewide wildfire recovery effort, work is underway in your community in the Holiday Farm Fire area to remove hazard trees adjacent to or near the OR 126 McKenzie Highway. This work is performed by state contract crews and the Oregon Debris Management Task Force (DMTF). The DMTF is working closely…

Understanding Hazard Tree Removal Markings
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Understanding Hazard Tree Removal Markings

As posted previously crews around the state are beginning to clear roads and private properties of trees damaged in September’s wildfires. The tree clearing is part of the Oregon Wildfire Recovery Debris Management Task Force’s effort to provide cleanup for homes and businesses in the eight affected counties – Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln,…

Lane Transit District Has Restarted McKenzie River Route 91 Service
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Lane Transit District Has Restarted McKenzie River Route 91 Service

Lane Transit District (LTD) restarted the Route 91 service on the McKenzie Highway on Sunday, Jan. 24, and since then has added two temporary bus stops along the Highway (Highway 126) at the east end of Blue River Drive. The schedule has been modified to take into consideration work happening along the highway and an…

Landslide & Flooding Risk Threat Report
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Landslide & Flooding Risk Threat Report

Eighteen federal, state and local agencies evaluated land within the Holiday Farm Fire perimeter to identify areas at increased risk of flooding, landslides, debris flow, loss of aquatic habitat, increase in invasive species, and more.  The report, called the Holiday Farm Fire Erosion Threat Assessment and Reduction Team (ETART) Report, is a valuable tool in…

#McKenzieStrong Diaries – Organic Redneck Growers
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#McKenzieStrong Diaries – Organic Redneck Growers

Adam Lee is the farm manager at Organic Redneck Growers, a local farm and shop which has been one of my favorite stops along the 126 for a long while now. At the time of the fire, this was Adam’s fourth season on the farm: “I knew it was a red flag warning day,” Adam…

Oregon Wildfire Recovery Debris Removal Begins with Hazard Trees
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Oregon Wildfire Recovery Debris Removal Begins with Hazard Trees

Source: Press release issued by the Oregon Debris Management Task Force on January 2021 SALEM – Crews around the state are beginning to clear roads and private properties of trees damaged in September’s wildfires. The tree clearing is part of the Oregon Wildfire Recovery Debris Management Task Force’s effort to provide cleanup for homes and businesses…

Winter Weather a Factor as Work Ramps up to Remove Debris
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Winter Weather a Factor as Work Ramps up to Remove Debris

After marking thousands of trees and staging heavy equipment in snow and rain, the second step of cleanup work is ramping up across the state. Following work with the Environmental Protection Agency to remove hazardous materials and other items from more than 2,000 properties, Oregonians may see crews cutting and stacking hazard trees near roadways,…

Step 2 Cleanup: Answers To Your Most Common Questions
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Step 2 Cleanup: Answers To Your Most Common Questions

Source: debriscleanupnews.com The top 3 questions we’re asked the most, and where you can go for a deeper dive on all things wildfire debris cleanup As we (the Oregon Debris Management Task Force) start to ramp up our hazard tree and debris removal operations across the state, we’ve encountered myriad questions from property owners and…