ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — This summer, the Roseburg Bureau of Land Management is working to stop the flow of heavy metal contaminants from the Formosa Mine southwest of Riddle into nearby creeks. BLM Project Manager Susan Lee said copper, zinc, mercury and gold had been mined from the site off and on from the early...
More Headlines
Grizzly bear trophy hunt in Yellowstone area approved by Wyoming
A Wyoming wildlife commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve the state's first grizzly bear hunt in more than four decades, a proposal that could...
Watch: Bald eagle battles fox for rabbit in skies above San Juan Island WATCH
Stunned photographers captured a wild scene between an eagle, a fox and a rabbit battling in the skies above San Juan Island on Saturday.
Lawsuit seeks more review of projects that ‘armor’ Puget Sound shoreline VIEW
Restoring the natural shoreline at the Elwha River where it meets the sea is part of an ongoing battle to heal Puget Sound — along...
1,000 pythons down, tens of thousands to go: milestone in Everglades restoration effort VIEW
Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons are estimated to be slithering through the Everglades. Scientists say the invaders have eliminated 99 percent of the native...
All that fluffy stuff swirling around in the air? It’s cottonwood, practicing its signature survival strategy
All that fluff you've seen in the air is a survival tactic for a tough species of tree.
Judge orders Vancouver, Wash., teen to start paying off $37M for starting Columbia Gorge wildfire
The 15-year-old from Vancouver, Wash., this year acknowledged he threw two fireworks in Eagle Creek Canyon on Sept. 2, causing the huge fire and devastating...
Wolverine babies heading south, and researchers love it
A pair of wolverine kits are thriving in the south Cascades, tumbling and playing with their mother, new photos show.