The Illinois Department of Natural Resources hosts First Day Hikes at Illinois state parks for people to start the new year ...

Buzzy beach towns, big backpacking trips and a novel way to go wine tasting are all in store for your Pacific Northwest ...

Tribes, federal, state and local officials, conservation groups and the public supported protecting 600,000-plus acres of fragile desert forever. Biden will do so before leaving office.

California is a massive state filled with many important landmarks. There are too many to name, but this list of California ...

From Spreadborough Road south of Banks to Market Street, the Oregon Department of Transportation will begin construction on a ...

The world faces an extinction crisis, but that hasn’t stopped conservation efforts. Here are some animals who made a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three Oregon state parks closed on Friday due to flooding as well as a landslide near Coos Bay, officials announced. The landslide undercut a portion of the Cape Arago ...

Visitors to Oregon state parks might pay a little more than they’re used to in 2025. A sweeping set of fee increases approved in 2024 will take effect in the new year, raising the price of day ...

A loose cow on Interstate 84 caused a little chaos for Oregon State Police troopers last week. On Jan. 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing at Portland International ...

Visitors to Oregon state parks might pay a little more than they’re used to in 2025. A sweeping set of fee increases approved in 2024 will take effect in the new year, raising the price of day ...

The day-use parking fee will increase from $5 to $10 per day at the 25 Oregon State Parks that currently charge for parking starting Jan. 2, 2025. The 12-month and 24-month permits will remain the ...

Just north of Depoe Bay, both volunteers and visitors flocked to this spot before the new year for Oregon State Parks' Whale Watch Week. Era Horton, a 16-year volunteer with Whale Watch Week ...