Driving up the steep, conifer-festooned slopes of Newberry National Volcanic Monument, nestled along the Cascade Mountains 40 miles outside of Bend, it’s easy to get a little turned around. Make sure ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment in 1879. Congress created the USGS to “classify the public lands and examine ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The best adventures are the ones that offer tangible history lessons that teach us more about Oregon! This week, we have a dandy in Central Oregon where volcanic eruptions, magma ...

BEND, Ore. — It’s not every day that you get to stand on the windswept rim of a volcano. From the edge of the cinder-cone crater I could tell it was filled with sharp fragments of lava and pumice.

There's no better way to celebrate summer than packing up and moving out for a camping trip at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument near Bend, a historic hotbed of volcanic eruptions and a ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KTVZ) -- "Increased rates of seismicity" are likely at the Newberry volcano south of Bend as a private exploration company conducts geothermal work in coming weeks, the U.S.