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This is what it’s like to snowshoe to see the deepest lake in the United States
There is no more wondrous place to snowshoe in southern Oregon than Crater Lake National Park, where the elevated volcanic ...
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Another Oregon spot has won international recognition as a Dark Sky destination
Southern Oregon, the largest Dark Sky Sanctuary in ... International Dark Sky destination after a multiyear effort by National Park Service staff to improve natural darkness and reduce light ...
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National parks must remain open despite staffing cuts, interior secretary says
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on the coast, Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve in southern Oregon, and the McLoughlin House, which is part of the Fort Vancouver National Historic ...
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Funding cuts and firings strain Southern Oregon’s national forests
From skiing and snowmobiling to hunting and fishing, camping, hiking, and backpacking, much of the recreation in Southern Oregon happens in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. This 1.8 ...
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Oregon stargazing destination designated as International Dark Sky Park
The Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve has a fancy new title. DarkSky International tapped the Southern Oregon star-gazing spot as an International Dark Sky Park on Thursday. The recent ...
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From towering dunes to wild estuaries, the southern Oregon coast has worlds to offer visitors
Oregon has a Sahara ... in the Sunset Bay State Park Campground. Chris and I were ready for a day of travel and learning more about the Coos Bay area of the southern Oregon coast.