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A California teacher introduced her third graders to the 1992 Oregon Trail game, and their horrified reactions to digital dysentery and dying oxen prove some childhood traumas are timeless. The viral classroom moment shows history lessons hitting different when your entire wagon party is naked and starving.
Volunteer crews are restoring hundreds of storm-damaged hiking trails across Oregon, working without pay to keep outdoor spaces safe and accessible. Their efforts have cleared over 330 fallen trees from just one trail alone, proving essential after December's devastating windstorms.
A Torrington student is celebrating alongside 41 others after receiving scholarships from the Oregon Trail Community Foundation for the 2026-2027 school year. The foundation is making higher education more accessible for dozens of Wyoming families.
A family's decades-long effort to restore a fire-ravaged Oregon forest has attracted one of North America's most mysterious mammals. Trail cameras recently captured footage of a ringtail, a rare raccoon relative that now calls the thriving woodland home.
Three Central Oregon students just received $3,500 each to pursue their dreams through SELCO Community Credit Union's scholarship program. The awards are part of $77,500 distributed to 21 students across Oregon this year.
Oregon's economic growth has caught up with the national pace after years of trailing behind, bringing nearly $600 million more than expected into state coffers. Higher wages and personal income are driving the turnaround, offering hope for families and lawmakers planning the state's future.
Labor unions across Oregon have joined forces to create Climate Jobs Oregon, ensuring the clean energy transition puts working families first. The coalition aims to build a homegrown renewable energy economy with good-paying union jobs while tackling climate change and inequality.
Oregon's new bill drops the legal e-bike riding age from 16 to 14, allowing schools to finally teach safety to the teens already riding. While other states ban e-bikes, Oregon is choosing education over restriction.
Oregon is installing 24 new fast-charging electric vehicle stations along its major highways, bringing 126 charging ports to travelers from the coast to eastern Oregon. Several stations could be charging cars within the next year.
Dozens of volunteers gathered in Montana's mountains to maintain a beloved stretch of the Continental Divide Trail, honoring a community member who championed outdoor stewardship. The annual Pete Sorini Day brought together neighbors, hikers, and forest service staff to clear fallen trees and trim overgrowth near Butte.
Oregon is swapping biologists hiking through dark forests for AI-powered sound recorders that can monitor threatened species safer, cheaper, and more effectively. The new technology costs just $600 per device and could revolutionize how we protect endangered wildlife.
Volunteers across Oregon and Southwest Washington will clean rivers and beaches Sept 18-27, protecting waterways from litter traveling from streets to sea. For 40 years, this annual event has brought communities together to restore the places they love.
Helicopters delivered nearly half a million tree seedlings to fire-scarred Oregon forests that trucks couldn't reach. The ambitious winter planting project brings new life to 2,255 acres damaged by four major wildfires.
BestCare Treatment Services broke ground on Oregon's only residential treatment center designed specifically for Latino men struggling with substance use disorder. The culturally tailored facility will provide care entirely in Spanish, addressing critical language and cultural barriers that often prevent people from seeking help.
Dedicated volunteers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are maintaining beloved trails that serve 74,000 people each year, proving community spirit keeps nature accessible for everyone. Some volunteers adopt entire trails for the summer season.
A brand new trail now connects six European countries across 3,500 kilometers, creating one of the continent's most ambitious hiking adventures. The Wolf Trail takes hikers from Poland's Baltic coast all the way to Italy's Adriatic shores in a four to six month journey.
Hundreds of community members are transforming a beloved hiking trail into something better this Saturday. The free clean-up event celebrates National Trails Day while restoring 22 miles of urban wilderness that serves hikers, families, and wildlife alike.
For 49 days, thousands of Reddit users voted daily to eliminate US states one by one in a hilariously heated geography contest. Oregon emerged victorious after an intense final showdown with Minnesota.
Ten Oregon construction unions united to create Climate Jobs Oregon, a coalition designed to train workers and accelerate the state's transition to 100% clean electricity by 2040. The plan could generate 200,000 jobs while cutting utility bills and meeting climate goals.
Archaeologists uncovered evidence that Chinese immigrants worked as cowboys and ranch hands across 30+ Oregon ranches, revealing an overlooked chapter of the American West. The discovery challenges the traditional narrative of frontier life and honors families whose legacies were never passed down.
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