The Oregon Transportation Department is reminding winter recreation drivers they need a Sno-Park permit at about 100 ski, snowmobile and snow play areas in the state.
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Sno-Park permits needed in snow play areas
There’s no question that we live in a beautiful state and now there are even more options for cyclists who want to enjoy the state’s awe-inspiring landscapes.
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Tour Oregon on two wheels
It’s part of a program called Firsthand Oregon that aims to give folks a deeper look at the state’s fish and wildlife and learn what it takes to keep habitats healthy.
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Explore the outdoors with an ODFW biologist as your guide
One of the state’s campgrounds will be opening late for the season after a storm blew through and toppled a number of trees.
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Campground a mess after high winds topple trees
Mary S. Young State Park in West Linn, Oregon offers a breath of country air in the city.
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Mary S. Young State Park: A Break From The Ordinary
This is a short overview of Smith Rock State Park in Eastern Oregon's high desert. Included are photos and info to entice the local and weekend traveler and
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Smith Rock –Oregon’s Rock Climber Paradise
With many beautiful bodies of water throughout and surrounding the state of Oregon, it lends a hand in the economical and recreational aspects.
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History and Facts About Oregon
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park looks much like it did when it was founded.
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America’s first underwater park is turning 50
In our November issue , we explore the unique challenges and unique joys of adopting older children. While prospective parents often wait years — and spend small fortunes — trying to adopt newborns, hundreds of older children wait in the state foster care system for permanent, loving homes of their own. This Saturday you can learn more about foster care adoption and Oregon’s waiting children — and have some fun at the same time. Celebrate National Adoption Day! Saturday, November 20, 10 am to 1 pm. The Park Room, Jantzen Beach Super Center 1405 Jantzen Beach Center The event is sponsored by Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPRC), Oregon DHS , Oregon Heart Gallery , Boys & Girls Aid , Wendy’s Wonderful Kids and the NW Adoption Exchange /Oregon Adoption Resource Exchange (OARE). (Read more about OARE in the Angels Among Us column in our November issue .) Ms. Clackamas, who was herself adopted, will host the event, which also features refreshments, a DJ, face painting, entertainers, free carousel rides, free family portraits, raffles and more. High school students from the Portland Waldorf School, many of whom are adoptees, have volunteered to help. In Oregon, about 250 foster children are waiting to be adopted at any given time, while Washington state recently reported more than 1,300 foster children awaiting adoption. Visit oregon.gov/DHS/children/adoption/ for information about adoption via the state of Oregon’s foster care system. Visit dshs.wa.gov/ca/adopt/ for information about adoption via the state of Washington’s foster care system. More Cool Links: Read the Presidential Proclamation for National Adoption Month . Learn more about National Adoption Day . View or print the OARE invitation .
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Celebrate National Adoption Day Nov. 20
The campground at Devil's Lake State Park's will be closed starting on Dec. 1 so contractors can build two new restroom/shower buildings.
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Devil’s Lake campground will close Dec. 1
A new trailhead on the Banks-Vernonia State Trail is now open, one that finally completes a 21-mile connection between the rural communities of Banks and Vernonia.
Oregon State Police want your kids to stay safe this Halloween. Here's a list of tips and preventative measures you can practice while trick-or-treating.
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Trick-or-treat the safe way
Darlingtonia State Natural Site is Oregon's only park established to preserve a rare plant. No ordinary flower, the cobra lily is an insect-eater.
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See Cobra Lilies at Oregon’s Darlingtonia Park near Florence
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