Behold the birds of an Oregon byway less traveled
Along Highway 30 between Portland and Astoria are some spectacular places to take in wildlife, including the "B-52s of the ...
KTVZ4d
Oregon lawmaker proposes changing revised state wildfire risk map to curb anger and rumors
The point of the Wildfire Risk Map, first published in 2022, was to inform lawmakers and agencies like the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office about where to ...
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Fun facts about Oregon in honor of its 166th anniversary of statehood
Friday marks 166 years since Oregon was granted statehood and became the Union’s 33rd state on Feb. 14, 1859. The Oregon Historical Society typically offers free admission in honor of the holiday, but ...
The Bulletin1d
Hikers get historical amid ancient junipers at Oregon Badlands
Among my favorite games to play with my kids is estimating the age of enormous trees we spot in the woods, and then bestowing ...
The New York Times3d
For Google Maps Users in U.S., It’s Now the Gulf of America
By Yan Zhuang Google has renamed the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in its Maps application for users in the United States. The company started implementing the change after the U.S. government ...
Food & Water Watch4d
Maps Show Risks to Drinking Water from Oregon’s Factory Farms
Today, Food & Water Watch released a series of maps that underline the calls from community members for state officials to address the ongoing drinking water crisis in Eastern Oregon. The maps reveal ...
The Boston Globe3d
For Google Maps users in the US, it’s now the Gulf of America
For users of Google Maps in the United States, the body of water bound to the east by Florida, Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula, and to the west by Texas and Mexico, is now the Gulf of America.
Toronto Star4d
‘Gulf of America’: Google Maps follows Donald Trump order, renames Gulf of Mexico
Google Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” — but only for U.S. users. The body of water bordered by the southern U.S., Mexico and Cuba is still named the “Gulf of ...
Summit County5d
Summit Historical Society is on a mission to digitize its collection of about 1,000 historic maps
The Summit Historical Society has launched a project to digitize the historic maps in its collection. Summit Historical ...
CNN3d
‘Gulf of America’ arrives on Google Maps
The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for US-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America. The change follows an executive order by US ...
CBS News3d
Maps show snow storm forecast as Midwest and East Coast brace for winter weather
A procession of winter storms continued across the United States Tuesday, threatening more than 80 million from the Midwest to the East Coast with ... Forecast maps show the paths and possible ...
Inside Climate News6d
Using the ‘Magic’ of LiDAR to Map Maine’s Old-Growth Forests
The older stands are blue magenta. Everything that’s younger is yellows or oranges or light greens. You can color it any way ...