May is the time to observe a great variety of birds on nesting territories, preparing to hatch and raise young in what is a short summer at this 6000 ft + elevation.

It's time to start planning a 2022 hike on the Blue Mountains Trail. We recently published the season's updated hiking maps and databook, available upon request. More updates, including upcoming workshops in Sumpter and La Grande happening this month are included below.

Deer and elk must cross highways to get to summer range in spring, and then cross again to get to their winter range in fall. They must try to judge a metal-and-rubber predator, and they often lose.

President Biden traveled to the Pacific Northwest to sign an Executive Order to expand his Administration’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis. Among other things, the order will safeguard mature and old-growth forests on federal lands.