Childhood chums paddle the Rogue to the sea
MEDFORD Waking in a sleeping bag to a bone-drenching rain on the fifth day of a nine-day raft trip down the Rogue River, Sam Jackson and his two childhood pals wondered whether this adventure would match what it looked like on paper. For 91 miles, ...
 4.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 68.0 Donations kept food bank open
On behalf of the Coos Bay Seventh-day Adventist church, I would like to thank our community for thoughtfulness and support. As Thanksgiving nears, it makes me count my blessings. Last year, we found our funding had dried up and we were faced with clo...
1.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 68.0 Park destroyed one man's future
This letter is in response to the article (The World, Oct. 16) and to the letter in the Myrtle Point Herald about the thinning of trees in LaVerne Park. First off, the man who was killed was my cousin, Mark Emler, so I have a very strong opinion abou...
1.8K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 136.0 Maintenance, not clearcutting, is wise
When is wilderness not wilderness? When it s a developed campground. LaVerne Park might be remote by some standards, but it s a popular destination. The Bureau of Land Management made the right call to remove hazardous trees and branches at the park ...
1.7K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 107.0 Don't let BLM cut LaVerne park trees
My husband and I were at LaVerne Park recently enjoying the gorgeous fall colors. While there we heard a very disturbing fact. The Bureau of Land Management is planning to cut trees in the park. We thought it was a joke at first. LaVerne Park is one ...
1.2K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 68.0 BLM is set to thin trees in LaVerne Park
LaVerne Park visitors may have noticed orange flags tacked on some of the old-growth trees lately. Don t worry, there are no plans to clearcut the area. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which owns the county park, does plan to chop down some aged ...
2.8K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 978.0 Interior, BLM offers 62 timber sales in Oregon
GRANTS PASS (AP) Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced a crop of timber sales for federal lands in Western Oregon intended to keep Oregon mills open while the Obama administration works on a new long-term forest management strategy....
4.1K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 1000.0 West s wild horses may move East
WASHINGTON Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department plan to protect wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said ...
3.6K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 107.0 Dune lakes off limits to ATVs
There will be no more joyriding around the Beal and Snag lakes on the south end of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Off-road enthusiasts who get a thrill skirting the perimeters of those dune lakes could face a fine of up to $5,000...
3.0K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 68.0 BLM seeks volunteers for Public Lands Day
It s known as the largest volunteer hands-on effort of its kind in the country and on Saturday Coos County residents can join in. The Bureau of Land Management s Coos Bay District is looking for volunteers to participate in the 16th-annual National P...
1.2K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 409.0 Loggers buy BLM timber
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management s Coos Bay District sold three timber thinning sales Friday, totaling 13 million board feet, a press release said. The Hatchet Job DM timber sale, located in Douglas County, was purchased by S.A. Schuyler Son of M...
0.8K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 68.0 Snowy plover season is over
ATVers and hikers can meander onto the dry portions of several South Coast beaches again, with the end of the Western snowy plover nesting season. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management lifted access restrictions in place since March on Tuesday, a press ...
1.1K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 68.0 Striders to hike at Coos Bay's North Spit
Dave Wash from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will lead the South Coast Striders on a 6-mile hike Saturday on the trails at North Spit. Hikers will travel along the bay, through dunes, wetlands and coastal forest and along the beach. The walk inc...
1.0K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 107.0 Agency plans to close Middle Creek Road section
The Bureau of Land Management will close a section of Middle Creek Road east of Fairview, starting Tuesday. BLM is replacing a damaged culvert on the road at milepost 11.5. The closure is expected to last until Sept. 18. Visitors to the area will sti...
0.6K - Sep. 5, 2009; scored 107.0 Wildlife dept. seeks comment on fish passage
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comment on a request to waive fish passage requirements on an unnamed tributary to Upper Rock Creek in Coos County. The Bureau of Land Management has requested a waiver from Oregon Fish Pas...
1.8K - Aug. 31, 2009; scored 136.0 Cutting trees would preserve Marys Peak meadow
CORVALLIS (AP) On an upside-down summer evening when Marys Peak had its head in the sunshine and its feet in the clouds, Forest Service botanist Marty Stein led a small group of people on a meadow tour. As he walked, he paused to point out some of ...
3.9K - Aug. 24, 2009; scored 68.0 Hike with BLM Saturday
Put on your hiking shoes. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is sponsoring a free presentation on Fixing and Preserving Habitats at the New River Area of Critical Environmental Concern south of Bandon on Saturday. There also will be a hike for visi...
0.6K - Aug. 21, 2009; scored 272.0 Day Planner
Ongoing Three Generations of Artists Exhibit Through Sept. 4, Gallery by the Bay, 2100 Union, North Bend. (267-2693) National Watercolor Society exhibition Through Sept. 26, Coos Art Musuem, 235 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. (267-2693) Susan Applegate...
14.2K - Aug. 13, 2009; scored 68.0 BLM sued over road maintenance
A conservation group has sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over maintenance work on old roads in congressionally protected areas around Steens Mountain in the high desert of Eastern Oregon. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Portland, ...
1.7K - Aug. 12, 2009; scored 452.0 Day Planner
Today Bingo 4 p.m., for quarters. 6:30 p.m., regular. Bay Area Seniors Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. (269-2626) Pool Sleepover 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. Wednesday, Mingus Park Pool, 725 N. 10th St., Coos Bay. $20 for first child, $...
12.3K - Aug. 12, 2009; scored 68.0 | 
