By Pat Caldwell - The Malheur Enterprise
Wildfires hammer carefully balanced sagebrush ecosystems in Malheur County
While fire is a natural part of sagebrush rangeland, the frequency and intensity of fires has increased, disrupting wildlife who rely on the range for survival.
Volunteer rangeland crews play pivotal role in local firefighting efforts
Rangeland Fire Protection Associations have helped battle megafires in eastern Oregon, deploying dozens of volunteers, tractors, fire trucks and other machinery.
As fires smolder, eastern Oregon ranchers see years of recovery ahead
The Cow Valley Fire scorched tens of thousands of acres of rangeland in Malheur County, meaning an uncertain future for ranchers who depend on the land to graze their cattle.
A rail spur cast as a $2 million surprise was required in reload center plans
Managers of the Treasure Valley Reload Center outside of Nyssa are seeking yet more taxpayer money for their beleaguered project, this time to belatedly install a rail spur they maintain was optional when, in fact, it was not.