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Good evening,
- Reporter Ashli Blow was in Oakridge yesterday getting a look at the mostly contained Aubrey Mountain Fire. She explains how both a fast, aggressive response and previous forest resilience work helped prevent what could have been a much worse situation.
- Not sure if we should be proud or not, but for the second year in a row, the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog contest hails from Oregon. This year it’s a hairless bulldog from Eugene named Petunia. I mean, if ugly can be adorable, that’s what we got here. Check her out.
- It’s been five years since the Holiday Farm Fire, but Lane County continues working to get recovery funds out to residents and businesses that were harmed. Commissioners today voted to set up a new fund to help businesses recover.
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Inside the Aubrey Mountain Fire that scorched ‘out-of-whack’ forestÂ
By Ashli Blow
Fast-moving crews, plentiful aircraft and proactive land management helped keep the Aubrey Mountain Fire small despite steep terrain and triple-digit heat. The blaze burned through a long-altered landscape where fires have repeatedly ignited in recent years.
County advances $2 million fund to help businesses harmed by Holiday Farm Fire
By Ben Botkin
Nearly five years later, Lane County continues working to get recovery funds out to residents and businesses that were affected by the fire. The new business recovery fund is one part of the broader efforts.
Have good evening,
Bob
