South Fork Forest Camp entrance in November 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – Brandon Sykes walked away from a South Fork Forest Camp work crew late Monday morning near the Coast Range summit on Highway 6, and has yet to be apprehended. “Unfortunately, we do not have an[Read More…]
Tillamook State Forest
Inmate walks away from work crew near Highway 6 summit
Brandon Sykes. Photo: DOC TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – A man walked away from an inmate work crew near the summit of the Coast Range on Highway 6 around 11:35 a.m., according to the Oregon Department of Corrections, who are seeking the public’s help in locating Brandon Sykes, age 35. Described[Read More…]
March events at the Tillamook Forest Center: Beavers, fairy and gnome homes
The Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK FOREST – Now open for the season, the Tillamook Forest Center will play host to a variety of public events this March in the heart of the Tillamook State Forest. Two opportunities to learn about one of the region’s most unique mammals[Read More…]
Tillamook Forest Center reopens Wednesday, March 4
A replica fire lookout tower greets forest center visitors. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOK STATE FOREST – The Tillamook Forest Center will open for the 2020 season on Wednesday, March 4, according to the center’s website. The facility will receive a final winter cleaning from a volunteer crew on Saturday, February[Read More…]
Tillamook, Washington Co. received $38.8 million from timber sales last year
The Gales Creek Overlook in the Tillamook State Forest. File photo: Chas Hundley//Gales Creek Journal TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – In a report issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry, the agency said that $38.8 million was distributed to Washington and Tillamook counties in fiscal year 2019 (July 1, 2018 through[Read More…]
Oregon State Police asks for public help after two elk killed, left to waste in Tillamook State Forest
Photo from the scene courtesy OSP TILLAMOOK COUNTY – A bull elk and a cow elk were shot and left to waste in the Tillamook State Forest., and the Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate the person — or persons — responsible for the unlawful[Read More…]
Highway 6 closed at summit for crash
The semi overturned on Highway 6, spilling lumber onto the highway. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Wilson River Highway — signed as Highway 6 — was closed at the summit of the coast range on the Tillamook[Read More…]
Fire season comes to an early close
Members of Forest Grove Fire & Rescue put out a small brush fire between Watts and Dilley on Tuesday, July 30. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE – Just over two and a half months since it was officially declared, fire season is over in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association,[Read More…]
Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust will host ‘Routebeer’ event to recognize supporters
The Tillamook Forest Center is home to a replica fire lookout tower. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – The Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust, an Oregon nonprofit organization that has spearheaded projects and initiatives in the Tillamook State Forest such as the Tillamook Forest Center, the Salmonberry Trail, and the[Read More…]
River cleanup comes to the Wilson River on September 21
The Wilson River near the Tillamook Forest Center. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – The Tillamook-based nonprofit Wilson River Cleanup Group (WRCG) is holding its annual river cleanup September 21, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The group wants to make sure the river may be enjoyed by[Read More…]
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