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'We don’t have another place to go': Roughly 150 homeless campers to be evicted from Deschutes National Forest
On May 1, roughly 150 homeless campers will be evicted from the Deschutes National Forest for the Cabin Butte Fuel Reduction ...
‘Devastating loss:’ Homeless campers in national forest outside Bend prepare for eviction
With less than 24 hours until the U.S. Forest Service locks the gate to their sprawling home in the Deschutes National Forest ...
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Hundreds forced from Deschutes National Forest camp near Bend: 'Please have compassion'
The Deschutes National Forest closed 34,600 acres south of Bend for a yearlong forest management ... The official term is “non-recreational camping,” a phrase the Forest Service uses to ...
Forest Service closes homeless encampment in Oregon national forest
The closure at Deschutes National Forest was for a fire-prevention project, but advocates worry the displaced will have ...
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Despite federal lawsuit, Forest Service holds to next week’s closure of large area south of Bend for fuels reduction work
The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it still plans to close a large area south of Bend in one week for a year-plus ...
US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forest
Federal officials are planning to move forward with the closure of thousands of acres of U.S. Forest Service land in central Oregon where dozens of people have been living in homeless camps ...
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Bend, Deschutes County elected officials to meet on homeless camps, wildfire
Elected leaders from the city of Bend and Deschutes County will come together Monday to discuss two of the biggest issues ...