In the summer of 2025, the last emergency medical technicians at Fossil Ambulance Service resigned, leaving the City of Fossil unable to provide emergency medical services (EMS) in its region. Spray Ambulance Service temporarily filled the gap but is also struggling with a shortage of volunteers. This crisis underscores the urgent need for a long-term … Read more
Oregon Solutions is working with the City of Rainier to support funding to upgrade the city’s culvert. This culvert runs underneath highway 30 and allows Fox Creek to run into the Columbia. It is severely dilapidated and causes frequent flooding during the year, posing challenges for nearby businesses, highway 30 traffic, and the community. It … Read more
The Milton-Freewater Water Control District (MFWCD) Board, in coordination with and support from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Department of Natural Resources, asked Oregon Solutions to support the collaborative development a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to initiate a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) General Investigation (GI study). The GI study … Read more
House Bill 2564 (2021) established the Willamette Falls Locks Authority–a public corporation with the mission to establish ownership, oversight, and management of the Willamette Falls Locks project, for the purposes of enhancing the economic vitality of Oregon through facilitating the resiliency and navigability of the Willamette River and repairing, maintaining, upgrading and operating the Willamette … Read more
The concept for the Redeeming Scholars project came to Oregon Solutions from individuals with an incarceration background and individuals with a post-education background. Formerly incarcerated Randy Shaw and Gunner Johnson started and are lead members of the project. They, and other stakeholders, are interested in creating a campus-based, peer mentoring program to help formerly incarcerated … Read more
This project will help McKenzie River Valley communities prepare to rebuild in the wake of the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. While there was a tremendous response from first responders and county residents after the onset of fire, the county says the fire’s aftermath has exacerbated several chronic issues in the area, including inadequate communication networks, … Read more
The public rest area at Government Camp, Oregon, is old and in poor condition, causes traffic challenges, and is in such high demand that it taxes the capacity of the adjoining Summit Ski Area parking lot, especially for truck traffic. Stakeholders are concerned that the increasing vehicle pass-through and visiting traffic to the mountain are … Read more
Oregonians for Rural Health (a coalition of community leaders, health care providers, economic development groups, educators and others), based in Douglas County and founded in January 2016, aims to support the siting and construction of a new medical school in Roseburg, Oregon. The goal is to promote the health and vitality of rural communities and … Read more
Following a progressive increase in elk population and habitation patterns in the northeast portion of Clatsop County, the local jurisdictions requested that Oregon Solutions conduct a collaborative process to identify possible solutions to reduce the hazards to people, pets, and property. The growing number of elk pose documented safety risks in residential areas and on … Read more
The Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) was envisioned by Oregon geographer Dr. Sam Dicken in the 1950s. Today a walking route runs the entire 362-mile length of the Oregon coast, from the Columbia River to the California border, including public and private lands along the way. The OCT traverses sandy beaches, forested trails, stunning headlands, seven … Read more