Mount Hood Geologic Guide and Recreation Map is now available as an app download for a mobile phone or tablet. (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries) New mobile maps put the geology of ...

Guided hikes on the first day of the year are returning Jan. 1 with the annual "First Day Hikes" series at 25 Oregon state ...

The Three Sisters has been getting some attention this year from mapmakers. Earlier this year, Scott Rapp of Adventure Maps of Salem released the which primarily focuses on the Three Sisters but also ...

FORT ROCK, Ore. — Oregon's high desert is vast, timeless and remote — where distances are great and people are few, and the only outpost for miles is unlike any other state park around. At Fort Rock ...

The name is perfect, even while it dramatically undersells this geologic wonder in remote southeast Oregon. It's called Crack in the Ground, a volcanic fissure 70 feet deep and 2 miles long that ...

U.S. Forest Service geologist Gordon Grant calls it a “geologic gift.” University of Oregon earth scientist Leif Karlstrom described it as “a big water tower” at the top of the mountains. The two ...

Geologist Nick Zentner strides excitedly across the wet sand on his first-ever visit to Oregon’s Agate Beach. But his attention is not on the scenic shore or sparkling waves. It’s on the cliff that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon's geologic history is the inspiration for a new musical work and art exhibition titled "The Birth of Cascadia." It's a creative endeavor headed up by the Oregon Origins ...

Who's watching out for the 600 sensitive species of Oregon wildlife? Find out why many biologists say Oregon is falling behind when it comes to protecting species across Oregon. Inspired by our recent ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — From the Cascade volcanoes, basalt flows, to earthquakes, a groundbreaking new project looks back at Oregon’s geologic history. The Oregon Origins Project has partnered with ...