One of Oregon's most beautiful rivers gushes in full flow from springs beneath Black Butte, a 6,434-foot-high landmark in Central Oregon. The Metolius River, a short but dynamic tributary of the ...

The color is difficult to describe. In the shadows of the canyon, the water is a rich, dark blue, a stream of liquid ink rolling through a forest of burnt-orange ponderosa pines. But in the groves ...

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Depending on appropriate weather conditions, the Deschutes National Forest plans to apply herbicides to invasive plants within an area adjacent to the Metolius River and the ...

METOLIUS, Ore. — Summer camping season is going strong, and this week, we visit Central Oregon’s Metolius River: a waterway prized for fishing, camping and unique outdoor adventures, including a stop ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission on Friday unanimously approved a significant expansion of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Fuels Program, ...

In a state overflowing with beautiful rivers, the Metolius River might just be the crown jewel. The river emerges fully-grown from springs on the north side of Black Butte and flows freely nearly 30 ...

Portland entrepreneur Jim Kean says he wants to build a central Oregon resort that is greener and smarter than the garden-variety golf-based resorts dotting the area. At first blush, it seems like ...

General area: Camp Sherman (near Sisters, Ore., just across the Santiam Pass and about two hours and 15 minutes from Salem). Fees: None. Trail distances: 29.5 total miles on the Allingham Loop (3.3 ...

It seems like magic: The Metolius River emerges fully grown at 50,000 gallons a minute from the base of an old volcano in Central Oregon. Sample the river’s wizardry with either of two easy hikes ...

Bugs do not adjust their schedules to account for daylight saving time. We realized this Monday as 1 p.m. came and went and the mayflies known as Cinygmula were not appearing on the pristine Metolius ...

CAMP SHERMAN — The riverbanks were desolate, save for one angler soaking up the solitude of a frigid, gloomy weekday on the Metolius River during its “second” season. Bend’s Sharon Burchett expertly ...

The Deschutes Land Trust has secured a new 30-acre parcel along the banks of the Metolius River. The Bend-based land trust, which works with public and private landowners to secure land along the ...