Keep Oregon Green is celebrating its 80-year history by unveiling its first billboard poster art contest. The Association is asking Oregonians of all ages to create and submit entries and share their vision for keeping Oregon free of wildfire. "We are excited to celebrate our important milestone by offering this fun opportunity to all Oregon residents. As over 70% of Oregon's wildfires are human-caused, the power of prevention is 100% our shared responsibility," said Kristin Babbs, president of the Keep Oregon Green Association. "The purpose of the poster contest is to involve the public in helping reduce the number of carless wildfires we see each year and remind everyone how critical it is to prevent them." The contest opens on June 1, and the entry deadline is 5 p.m., August 9, 2021 (Smokey Bear's birthday). All submitted artwork will be reviewed in Fall of 2021, and Oregon will become an open-air art gallery in 2022, showcasing the first-place winning
The first holiday getaway of the season is finally here as families and friends look forward to Oregon's great outdoors. AAA reports that about 485,000 Oregonians plan to travel over the Memorial Day weekend, a big increase from 2020.vAlso up will be fire danger. As people head to their favorite camping spot this weekend, fire professionals are spreading a word of caution with temperatures expected to be near 90 degrees. "It's time for everyone to put their Smokey hat on," said Oregon Department of Forestry's Fire Prevention Coordinator Tom Fields. "The continued drought and unseasonably warm weather we're facing could lead to unintentional wildfires." Fields says that ODF firefighters have already been busy this year with 267 fires burning over 1,900 acres, more than twice the 10-year average for number of fires. Fire crews on patrol have also extinguished about a dozen abandoned campfires. "The last thing anyone wants is to have their holi
McCALL â As communities in the West Central Mountains of Idaho prepare for a surge in summer tourism, leaders in its largest resort town are inviting residents and guests to take the McCall Promise.
âThis summer will look a lot more familiar to McCallâs frequent visitors than last summer, with the return of large events like the Fourth of July Fireworks and many other exciting things planned and hosted by our local businesses,â McCall Area Chamber spokesperson McKenzie Kraemer said. âThe goal of this effort is to remind our visitors of the qualities that originally attracted them to the community of McCall and of their role in preserving that character.âÂ