That’s because the Oregon Outback is home to the world’s largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary, encompassing around 2.5 million acres of Lake County. Thanks to a lack of light pollution, low ...

Federal job cuts could have a major impact on how Oregonians and visitors work and play on public lands. With fewer people and limited resources, some worry public lands will be shut down or degraded.

Standing at the base of a large, old-growth ponderosa pine along the Metolius River on a recent sunny day in May, I discussed the various unique adaptations of this charismatic tree that dominates the ...