Across regions, politics, Oregonians share concerns that the future will include more wildfires

Wildfire damage along the Little North Fork River in October 2020 following the Beachie Creek Fire (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Despite an exceptionally wet spring, Oregonians surveyed in early June overwhelmingly expect a future of increased wildfires across the state, according to a recent survey.

The Oregon Values and Belief Center, a nonpartisan public opinion research organization, received 1,500 responses to an online survey sent to adults across the state during the first week of June.