Only an hour from Eugene and Corvallis, the trailhead at Alsea Falls can be popular on warm weekend days. To escape the crowds, cross the bridge that is just upstream of the falls and turn left.

Extreme fire risk in the Pacific Northwest has prompted the Bureau of Land Management to close several sites, including Alsea Falls in Benton County and Fishermen’s Bend near Mill City.

A bay clam harvest advisory was issued for the Alsea Bay estuary due to the risk of paralytic shellfish poisoning. Here's what to know.

Campfires and open source flames are now prohibited at dispersed and established recreation sites run by the Bureau of Land Management in the Alsea Falls Corridor southwest of Corvallis.

State officials are advising people not to harvest or eat softshell and bay clams from the Alsea Bay estuary due to potential toxin exposure.