August 17

@ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Enjoy local vendors, music and food located on Main Street, Klamath Falls.

Join ODFW on Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. as staff discuss the draft chapters on Nutrition and Habitat as well as Diseases and Parasites and take questions from the public.

ODFW is presenting information on various chapters in the Mule Deer Management Plan Update online and via webinars. Presentations are followed by a Q&A with biologists and a moderator asking questions submitted by the public.

Visit the Mule Deer Management Plan's webpage to read the draft chapters, learn more and submit your comments about the plan.

7-10 September 2023

Host to the annual family-friendly Tuelake-Butte Valley Fair the Thursday through Sunday after labor day each year.

Click here for the 2023 Exhibits Schedule of Events

FRIDAY, SEPT 8 - COUNTRY STAR JOE NICHOLS LIVE!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - FLEETWOOD MASK

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 - DESTRUCTION DERBY

A strong El Nino has a two out of three chance of forming by this winter, the National Weather Service said, creating conditions that could lead to a smaller snowpack

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Over the last several months, the Klamath County Commissioners and a special committee have been working with community members to develop a new five-year strategic plan.

August 2, 2023 Media Contact: Amy Bacher, 503-405-5403, amy.bacher2@oha.oregon.gov OHP members among those affected following PH TECH announcement SALEM, Ore. - Following Performance Health Technology's (PH TECH) announcement today that Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members are among those affected by a coordinated data hack, the state is urging OHP members to take steps to protect their personal information.

Have you ever heard the term "food hub" and wondered what it means exactly?

More than than 40 local producers, buyers, and others involved in the food industry recently attended this year's Find Your Farmer event hosted by Healthy Klamath and Oregon State University's

Oregon's Klamath and Lake counties offer outstanding warmwater fishing in the region's lakes and reservoirs, and even in the lower reaches of some of the rivers and streams. The area covers the Upper Klamath Basin and extends east to include the Chewaucan and Warner Lakes Basins.

In 2019, then Attorney General Xavier Becerra asserted that even analyzing the question through a public environmental study violated state law.

Scientists Chart Transformation of Klamath River and Its Salmon Amid Nation's Largest Dam Removal Project

"Farmer and rancher groups, however, have raised concerns about who will be on the hook for potential unintended consequences the dam removals may cause. They are worried that water from Upper Klamath Lake allocated for farming will be diverted to help flush out sediment or aid habitat restoration.

“If the experts are wrong, the habitat is degraded and anadromous fish stocks don’t recover, our concern is that the water needed to clean up the mess will come at the expense of agriculture,” said Moss Driscoll, director of water policy for the Klamath Water Users Association."

States are warning the Environmental Protection Agency that restricting or prohibiting insecticides and herbicides over millions of acres across the U.S. to protect 27 species will unleash "serious societal issues."

Under California's draft rules, waste would undergo extensive treatment and testing, providing a new, costly but renewable water supply.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The annual Klamath County Fair has come and gone, but the effects of the Junior Livestock Auction will last a generation. 380 Young men and women from all across Klamath County have spent months preparing animals for show and market.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Sheriff's Office recently announced they executed search warrants on three properties between August 2 and 3. 1,766 plants were destroyed with an estimated street value of $10.9 million. Approximately 950,000 gallons of water have been illegally used on the g

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Community College's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Small Business Management Program (SBM) is accepting applications for a limited number of participants.

A big push is underway in Jackson County and Oregon to replace open-ditch irrigation canals with piping to reduce water loss through seepage and evaporation.

Carryover hay from 2022 and lower hay prices could have affected planting decisions this season.

Looking ahead, dairy demand for hay is going to be muted until milk prices recover and weak global demand and exchange rates have lowered hay exports, he said.

Farmers and ranchers across parts the arid West have been battling outbreaks of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets for several years now. Drought creates ideal conditions for the insects to thrive,

In the Colorado River Basin, competing water interests have mounted a sustained campaign against agricultural water use in the Basin, often pointing to alfalfa as one crop that uses too much water and should no longer be produced. Alliance Executive Director Dan Keppen touches on this topic in "The Importance of Irrigated Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin & the Western U.S."

The Project concentrates on actions that will remove forest fuels within 500 acres of the Wildland Urban Interface areas (WUI) and will treat 5.25 miles (an additional 125 acres) of roadside to create and connect strategic fuel breaks and reduce the impacts of catastrophic wildfire and decrease possible ember showers within areas of the community at very high risk.

AUGUST 4, 2023

Researchers found that as humans began to dominate, the extinction of large or mega herbivores correlated to an increase in fire activity. But experts warn that using modern day mammals as mowers may only help in specific situations. Jamie Mauracher explains.

Demand for electricity is rising with the adoption of policies that mandate electric vehicle adoption. Meanwhile, how electricity gets produced is changing because governments are requiring power companies to cut back on fossil-fueled electricity generation and replace it with clean energy.

Three forest restoration projects in southeast Oregon were properly exempted from environmental review despite including 29,000 acres of commercial thinning, according to a federal judge.

Today, U.S. President Joe Biden announced he will use the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate approximately 1 million acres as a national monument in Arizona. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)

Plant-based meat substitute maker Beyond Meat said its revenue plunged 30.5% in the second quarter as consumer demand for its burgers, sausages and other products fell despite price cuts.

As a friend, mentor and farmer, Bob Hale had an indelible impact on Columbia Basin agriculture. Hale died July 30 following a 34-month battle with advanced cancer. He was 69.