The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service last weekend conducted prescribed burns for habitat improvements and ecological health at the Howard Buford Recreation area near Eugene. KEZI-TV reported that the FWS, along with partners Rivers to Ridges and the Friends of Buford Park, worked on the burn; about 30 firefighters burned some 65 acres.
Dan Baird, 80, of Oakland, Oregon, passed away on Sept. 13, 2023. He was born on Dec. 16, 1942, to Blake and Rachel Baird in Oakland, where he lived until