The 2025-2026 Oregon Blue Book front cover features a stunning capture from the Painted Cove in the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell. Photographer Matt ...

Oregon's Painted Hills are considered one of the “Seven Wonders of Oregon,” with unique views that can sometimes feel unreal.

Tucked within the state of Oregon is a national monument that resembles Yosemite, and tourists who visit will not only escape the crowds of Yosemite but also experience natural beauty and stunning ...

The federal Bureau of Land Management, which oversees the monument, finalized a new resource management plan in early January ...

But as WW reported last year, Oregon’s senior Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden declined the opportunity to ask Biden to make the Owyhee Canyonlands a monument because he preferred a wilderness ...

Where is Oregon's second and newest dark sky park? In November, Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve was named Oregon’s second international dark sky park. Located in southwestern Oregon ...

A New Mexico public lands and wildlife organization decried an order from the U.S. Department of Interior this week which ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover space and astrotourism where travel and science intersect. This achievement marks the culmination of a multi-year effort by park ...