Rain for the McKenzie Valley

ByTom Atkinson June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

It is cool and wet here in Blue River today and the forecast promises more welcome rain over the next few days. To keep track of the wet weather check out Oregon Emergency Management’s excellent real-time, interactive weather map here links also in their Facebook post below.

Enjoy the cool and wet while it lasts and drive safe!

Debris Management Taskforce Update – Hazard Trees

ByTom Atkinson February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

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…

New Online Recovery Tracking Tools

ByTom Atkinson October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

New recovery tracking tools have been added at www.McKenzieRebuilds.org/recovery. You can see the number of building permits under review and issued, as well as average review time compared to 2020. The linked map view shows the same information parcel by parcel and also tracks how many properties in the fire perimeter have sold since last…

Pure Water Partners Update

ByTom Atkinson September 23, 2021September 24, 2021

As soon as it was safe to enter the fire-impacted area, EWEB, McKenzie Watershed Council, McKenzie River Trust, the Upper Willamette Soil & Water Conservation District and other members of Pure Water Partners banded together to work with landowners to keep toxic ash and other hazardous materials from entering the river. There were a number…

McKenzie International Brings Track to community hit hard by wildfires

ByTom Atkinson June 29, 2021June 30, 2021

Source: KEZI.com By: Andrew Haubner In many ways, track is about birth and rebirth. You start each lap at 0 even if the race clock says otherwise. The Mckenzie area’s recovery after the holiday farm fire is a marathon. But a track event this week signalled the start of a new lap that may lead…

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Take the LTRG Needs Assessment Survey Today

ByTom Atkinson January 6, 2022January 6, 2022

The McKenzie Valley Long Term Recovery Group (MVLTRG) has launched a Needs Assessment Survey available on their website at www.McKenzieValleyltrg.org under the “Get Help” tab or scan the QR code below with your smartphone to be taken straight there. You’ll answer a couple of quick questions to get access to the survey to confirm you are a…

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Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available for Oregon Wildfire Survivors

ByTom Atkinson September 28, 2020October 29, 2020

Certain Oregon disaster survivors who have lost work as a direct result of the Oregon wildfires since Sept. 7 are eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). DUA benefits are available to workers in the eight Oregon counties that have been federally designated for disaster assistance: Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion. DUA…

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