MyNorthwest

Plan to kill half a million barred owls moves forward

U.S. Fish and Wildlife is proposing killing half a million barred owls across Washington, Oregon and California to save a ...

Controversial Plan to Kill 500,000 Barred Owls in U.S. Clears Major Hurdle

A controversial conservation strategy that has sparked division among both lawmakers and environmentalists will move forward.
OPB

BLM endorses plan to kill barred owls on federal land, as Oregon lawmakers push back

FILE - Barred owls from the east have moved in and taken over spotted owl habitat in the western forests of Oregon, and are now pushing spotted owls closer and closer to extinction. Nick Fisher / OPB ...
East Oregonian

Umatilla County’s burrowing owl population still doing well

HERMISTON — Deep in the sandy terrain of Rees Training Center, a small owl with bright yellow eyes peered from an artificial burrow that became home to the most successful burrowing owl colony in the ...
KGW8

How barrels helped bring eastern Oregon's burrowing owls from the brink

HERMISTON, Ore. — Out in eastern Oregon, a colony of tiny owls is thriving, thanks to old apple juice barrels. The little birds who nest in the ground instead of trees — aptly called burrowing owls — ...

Oregon rallies late behind Nate Bittle to beat Rice

Oregon rallied from eight points down in the second half behind Nate Bittle's 18 points after halftime to beat Rice 67-63 in Eugene, Ore., on Friday night.