WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has lifted the emergency closure associated with the Chilcoot fire, along Canton Creek and Pass Creek on lands administered by the BLM, Roseburg District. The signed order Rescinding the closure is available online at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/oregon-washington/fir  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will lift the emergency closure associated with the Tyee fire on lands administered by the BLM, Roseburg District on Saturday, September 30, 2023. The signed order rescinding the closure is available online at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/oregon-washington/fire-restri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: MEDFORD, Ore. - Thanks to widespread rain, Bureau of Land Management Medford District officials are reducing public use restrictions on BLM-managed lands in southern Oregon. Starting September 27, 2023 at 12:01 a.m., BLM-managed lands in Jackson and Josephine Counties will move to a moderate fire danger level. Starting September 27, campfires will only be allowed on the lowe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in nine Idaho counties, and neighboring counties in Montana, Oregon and Washington are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Idaho and Oregon are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced rev  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Port of Hood River, Oregon, for utilities and transportation infrastructure improvements. This grant will increase the port's capacity and boost its ability to serve regional businesses. This EDA   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is reevaluating the status of the Northern California-Southern Oregon (NCSO) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of fisher to determine if listing under the Endangered Species Act is warranted. The Service encourages the public to provide information about this DPS to ensure our analysis contains the best available scien  more