Lane County Parks owns and operates four parks that were damaged in the wildfire: Helfrich Landing (milepost 28), Eagle Rock (milepost 35), H.J. Morton (milepost 37) and Forest Glen Landing (milepost 41). Only Helfrich Landing has reopened to the public. Combined, the parks are just over 31 acres in size and we estimate that hundreds…
Source: KLCC.org By Brian Bull The last five and a half months have been a struggle for residents of the McKenzie River Corridor. After the Holiday Farm Fire ravaged the area, winter brought floods, mudslides, and collapsing trees. But this weekend, three organizations converged on the town of Blue River, to give a helping hand….
Source: RegisterGuard.com Words and photos by Chris Pietsch The residents of Blue River received a big boost over the weekend as dozens of volunteers gathered to help clean up a community still reeling from last year’s devastating Holiday Farm Fire. A coalition from Reach Out Worldwide and Cascade Relief Team joined locals in clearing the sites of…
Extended Cleanup Dates: February 27th 2021 (Saturday) February 28th 2021 (Sunday)8am to 5pm The cleanup so far has been a huge success. Reach Out Worldwide and the Cascade Relief Team + many volunteers have made massive inroads into cleaning up the devastated properties in Blue River. During the cleanup the original Frances O’Brien Memorial Library…
Press release issued by the Oregon Debris Management Task Force (Link) SALEM, OR – Oregon property owners affected by September’s wildfires must provide specific cleanup needs to help crews plan and schedule upcoming work. Those participating in the Oregon Wildfire Recovery Debris Management Task Force Step 2 cleanup need to complete a questionnaire asking for…
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,…
As cleanup work ramps up across Oregon, track what’s happening in your area or around the state by using ODOT’s two online interactive tools. The first tool is an address lookup map. Type in your unique access ID to see the status of your property, as well as what documentation we have on file for you….
Thank you to everyone who sent in a question or participated in last night’s ash and debris cleanup virtual update. You can view the original video, along with all of the posted comments, on Facebook at this link. For those of you who don’t have or don’t like Facebook, you can view the video by clicking…
Source: Oregon.gov SALEM – The State of Oregon will provide no-cost wildfire ash and debris cleanup for all homes and businesses in the eight counties affected by the disastrous September wildfires, the Oregon Debris Management Task Force announced today. This cleanup includes mobile home parks, second homes, businesses, and other structures. Home and business owners…