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 — ...

On the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Eastern Oregon, old juice barrels serve as homes for tiny burrowing owls. The former apple, peach and strawberry barrels have been refashioned and buried to create ...

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 ...

HERMISTON, Ore. — Sixteen years after the burrowing owl population in Umatilla County bottomed out at only four nesting pairs, the population has hit a new high. The 2024 nesting season has seen 100 ...

Courtesy of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation This time of year, biologists and technicians are doing some spring cleaning of their own at the site of the decommissioned ...

The recent article about David Johnson, founder of the Global Owl Project, did my heart good, (“The tiny burrowing owls of Oregon faced collapse until one man answered the call to save them,” Aug. 4).

A decommissioned military base in northeast Oregon provides sanctuary for a recovering burrowing owl population. David Johnson is founder of the Global Owl Project to protect endangered owl species ...

Super Bowl weekend ushers in buzz about halftime performances, high-budget commercials and of course, who will win the NFL’s championship game. But year-round, Boise State’s raptor biologists are ...

A decommissioned military base in northeast Oregon provides sanctuary for a recovering burrowing owl population. “There are two important days in your life: the day that you're born, and the day you ...