The journalist interviewed a local boatmaker and river tour guide on the McKenzie River for the "Humans of Lane County" series. This was the journalist's first time on the McKenzie River and included ...
Recently protected side channels of the McKenzie RiverPhoto: Tim Giraudier, Beautiful Oregon The side channels of the upper McKenzie River near the town of Blue River are “magical,” Joe Moll says, ...
The Willamette Valley Visitors Association awarded $85,000 to ten grant applicants seeking tourism support. Here are the ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Planning to travel soon? There’s a new way that you can explore the outdoors all while supporting Oregon communities affected by last year’s historic wildfires. As a visitor, ...
McKenzie River Drift Boats were developed over decades in the early 1900s. While the boats are used worldwide today, only two professional craftsman still exist in the PNW. This story was updated ...
Two years ago, the Holiday Farm Fire devastated McKenzie Valley communities days before the intended start of the 2020-21 school year. For local schools like the McKenzie School District in Blue River ...
Other wildfires have burned in Lane County since a Labor Day 2020 wind storm kicked up destructive blazes across the state, but none had the same lasting effects as the Holiday Farm. Two years later, ...
Officials are warning about an obstruction on the Upper McKenzie River below Paradise Campground. It's at milepost 52 on Highway 126, which parallels the river.
On a crisp Sunday morning, Bumstead, a retired teacher and a member of the McKenzie Flyfishers, along with 23 volunteers, met at Quartz Creek for a “Willow Tree Planting Party,” part of a larger ...
Despite the challenges, the Quartz Creek restoration is a vital step toward repairing decades of ecological damage along the ...
Despite the challenges, the Quartz Creek restoration is a vital step toward repairing decades of ecological damage along the ...
A downed transmission tower in the Thurston area is currently being restored by EWEB crews after toppling over Saturday morning. The tower was found leaning Friday afternoon after being submerged
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: A look at Orange Bowl excitement for the Ducks. Plus, EWEB works to repair downed major McKenzie River Valley transmission line. Chief
The west side of McKenzie Pass Highway 242 is expected to reopen later this week after a nearby wildfire was quelled and state officials clean up the scenic roadway. The highway has been closed from ...
Take a trip up the McKenzie River and watch as EWEB and other agencies practice responding to spills in Eugene's drinking water supply.
Five years after the Holiday Farm fire, Blue River has a new neighborhood. On Wednesday, the McKenzie Community Land Trust cut the ribbon on six freshly built homes now available for ownership by fire survivors.
Five years after the Holiday Farm Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in the McKenzie River Valley, a major rebuilding milestone was celebrated in Blue River today
By Nadine Scott We already have clean energy infrastructure in place. Why destroy what’s working? Eugene Water & Electric Board voted in 2022 to decommission the historic Leaburg Dam and power ...
The McKenzie River in Oregon is a 90-mile stretch of serene river that passes through the Cascade Mountain Range between Clear Lake in Linn County to Eugene in the Willamette Valley. Driving between ...
Of course the McKenzie River is magical. Almost everyone who loves this river east of Eugene knows that it emerges fully grown from Clear Lake, a lake with a ghostly underwater forest of ...