A county-wide burn ban began Monday morning, just hours after lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in far west Washington County entered fire season.
Starting Thursday afternoon, Independence Day festivities will be under the pall of an Excessive Heat Watch, which extends through Sunday evening as triple digit temperatures loom in the forecast.
At 1 a.m. on July 1, fire season will begin in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA ), which includes areas in and near the Tillamook State Forest. (No subscription required)
PHOTOS: Five years may have passed between the 53rd and 54th Gales Creek Strawberry Festival, but the efforts of volunteers and vendors brought the popular community event roaring back to life.
What do scuzz rock, bluegrass, and the solstice have to do with each other? They're all related to events happening in and around Gales Creek this weekend and next.
A meeting to elect officers in the Roy, Gales Creek, and Verboort CPO 13 and hear from Washington County staff on the Council Creek Trail will be held in Banks on June 26.
Washington County landowners and managers concerned about the coming wildfire season can attend a free event at Hagg Lake hosted by the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District (TSWCD) to learn how to prepare June 22.
It's been a little over one year since Smokehouse Chicken and Guns opened in Gales Creek. "I'm very, very lucky that I've met so many great neighbors that have supported me, that have come out and been good friends. I've met wonderful people in this community," Owner Dustin Knox said.
