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Cascades could get up to 18 inches of snow in late winter storm
The Cascade Mountains are in for a dumping of snow this weekend with a Winter Storm Warning in effect. Between 12 and 18 ...
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Researchers find vast water supply beneath Central Oregon Cascades
Evidence of water beneath the Cascades in Central Oregon has long been as clear ... the scientists were able to map where there was underground water. However, because the drill holes were created ...
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Podcast: There's a massive underground aquifer in Oregon's Cascades. Why it’s important
In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with two Oregon researchers who published a study about a massive underground aquifer below the Central Cascade Mountains east ...
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Central Cascade wilderness overnight permit reservations start soon; FS says they’ve reduced heavy use
He and others can start applying for the Central Cascades Wilderness overnight permits on Tuesday, April 4 at 7 a.m. Forty percent of reservations will become available in advance on Recreation.gov.
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Wilderness permits for Sisters, Jefferson returns despite uncertainty over ranger staffing
The Central Cascades Wilderness permit system will be back in effect from June 15 to October 15. The permit system affects overnight trips in the Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters and Mount ...