CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Spencer Peterson doesn't get it. When he looks around his 7.6-acre property in the foothills outside Philomath, he sees a house, a shop and a hayfield, with a narrow fringe of trees at the back, down by the creek. But when the...

From Oregon State University The Swiss needle cast epidemic in Douglas-fir forests of the coastal Pacific Northwest is continuing to intensify, appears to be unprecedented over at least the past 100 years, and is probably linked to the extensive...

From a press release The Majestic Theatre Art Gallery's monthly Artists Reception on Friday, April 2, 2010 from 5:00 to 6:30.  This month the Majestic Art Gallery is featuring original metal artwork by Jerry Buskirk of Wood-N-Iron in Cottage Grove, Ore.