The spring/summer bird watching in my yard is a bit dull. This is the exact opposite of how the spring/summer bird watching was at my house in Trail. There I had “all the colorful birds” Grosbeaks, Tanagers, Orioles, one million Tree Swallows and eight million baby birds.

I was once again going through boxes upon boxes of the photos and things my mother had saved over her 88 years on this floating rock. Since my last going through, even more boxes of items arrived for me to inventory, and I found an article from a Detroit paper dated September 16, 1946. It…

This plant has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Hiking in the subalpine meadows at Huckleberry Gap and those near Rabbit Ears, the large patches of these stately plants, growing up to six feet ,stood out with their large pleated leaves clasping the central stem. I have photographed them from every angle…

Away to the west of the Chetco-Illinois River divide, in a dark, wooded section of the Little Chetco canyon, many years ago, when the hardy gold seekers of that day were back there reaping a golden harvest, a sturdy little one-room cabin with an open lean-to attached to one end was built beside the trail…

For the upcoming Memorial Day we’ve got some aps, sides and a dessert – we’ll leave the grilling to you.

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The lake level is 1,853.88ft and the water surface temperature at Lost Creek is 68F. In addition to trolling, Lost Creek also offers good bank fishing access, and fishing on both sides of the lake near the dam can be very effective using PowerBait.

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The May 7, 2026 Shady Cove City Council meeting began with a presentation and ended with profanity.

It was May 5, and both the Eagle Point baseball and softball teams traveled to Central Point to take on rival Crater in the first game of a pair of three-game series. The Comets’ baseball team came in ranked first in the state, and the softball team was ranked second in the state according to…

The Hop to it GEMS 4-H rabbit and cavy club has had a busy spring. The club hosted the Easter Eggstravaganza fundraiser on March 29th. Several club members brought tent canopies and tables to set up the booths and games. There was a wheel of fortune game, a merchandise stand, a food stand, a petting…

The Eagle Point Neighborhood Enhancement Commission met May 4 to discuss their latest assignment from Eagle Point Mayor Kathy Sell to research a possible arch or monument near Hwy.

In a remote corner of rural Southern Oregon, the town of Lakeview is drowning in debt. Its story is an extreme example of the challenges stacked against isolated former timber towns.

This week we’ll meet a pretty flitter who is a fairly new resident of Oregon. Meet the small ranunculus moth (Hecatera dysodea). We’ll call them “ranu” for brevity’s sake.

This week’s Rogue should be pretty relatable if you have a yard to need to tend to. My backyard is at least .5 acres and two-tired with a “path” (AKA where I walk and now grass doesn’t grow) running from the house, along the retaining wall, and around the end of the wall down to…

This coming Saturday, May 16, marks a milestone in my personal history. First, it’s the birthday of my younger brother who died in a car crash when he was 20. But it just so happens that it is also the date of the very first story I wrote as an audition for this esteemed publication.

As the weather warms it’s hard not to think about produce. So in this week’s All Things we’ll explore Oregon raspberries and their family members, as well as the many veggies we grow for processing.

Lupines bring back many memories from my childhood. I loved the annual lupines we found on hikes in the canyons below Mount Diablo. In my adult years living in Texas, everyone there has heard of the Texas Bluebonnets aka Lupinus texensis. There are a number of species of lupine found in Oregon. I’ve listed 6…