Press Releases

2025 Press Releases

USDA Forest Service invests $57M in Oregon and Washington to reduce wildfire risk to communities

Release Date: September 24, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 24, 2025 – Communities that have limited resources and face high risk from wildfire are getting additional support from the…

Rising temperatures increase fire activity across the northwest

Release Date: September 5, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 5, 2025— Warmer weather and thunderstorm activity has elevated fire behavior across the Pacific Northwest. As sustained high…

USDA Forest Service Invests in New Green Mountain East Community Forest in Kitsap County

Release Date: August 25, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore., August 25, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced today that the Great Peninsula Conservancy will…

Warm, dry weather brings return of increased fire potential to the Pacific Northwest

Release Date: August 22, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 22, 2025— A weather shift bringing dry, hot temperatures and an easterly wind flow is forecast for much of Oregon and…

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