There’s no cell signal, no fast food, and no major highways, yet the Owyhee Canyonlands is a welcoming and must-see adventure ...

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, on Friday offered a new wrinkle to conserving the Owyhee Canyonlands, introducing his own legislation and creating the latest twist over a question that has ...

Oregon is home to some of the best hiking trails in the country. From lush waterfall treks to magnificent coastal routes to literal mountain climbing epics. If you’re like us and you can’t get enough ...

Owyhee Canyonlands, spanning southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho, Oct. 4, 2023. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Some people who have spent years working with Wyden on his bill say they were ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A debate is intensifying over how to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands, a vast million-acre expanse of rugged, remote land in far eastern Oregon where upland bird hunting and ...

Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 16 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” ...

Oregon lawmakers Rep. Cliff Bentz and Sen. Ron Wyden issued a joint statement vowing to continue the fight for federal protection of Eastern Oregon's Owyhee Canyonlands in 2025.

In this episode of the podcast, host Zach Urness talks about three women's escape from wildfires, Oregon's wildfire record and other outdoors news. Explore Oregon Podcast: Wildfire escape, Owyhee ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek wrote a letter to President Joe Biden calling for national monument designation for the Owyhee Canyonlands if protections aren't passed in the Malheur CEO Act.