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TIC Celebrates Arbor Month & Bring Your kids to Work Day

Posted on: April 25th, 2025 in News & Press |

TIC had an amazing Bring Your Kid to Work Day.

We took our kids out of Salem Administration office up the road to the Southbound French Prairie Rest Area. The Heritage Tree Grove of the States was in need of it yearly maintenance. The kids, TIC Administration, and Rest Area staff were able to clean up and lay fresh bark dust in tree rings and around all of the signs. …

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Memaloose Rest Area Closed for Building Construction

Posted on: April 22nd, 2025 in News & Press |

The Memaloose Rest Area, located near mile maker 72.9, on I-84, (six miles east of Mosier, OR), is temporarily closed to allow for the completion of a rest room building renovation and expansion project. Eastbound parking lots and facilities will close starting on April 22, 2025. Westbound parking lots and facilities will close on or around May 1, 2025; however, the westbound exit will remain open to allow access to …

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TIC Announces New Director

Posted on: December 2nd, 2024 in News & Press |

TIC is pleased to announce that McGregor “Mac” Lynde will serve as the agency’s next Executive Director, beginning on Monday, November 18, 2024. The council agreed by unanimous vote to offer Lynde the appointment at its public meeting on Wednesday, October 23. Currently serving as Special Advisor to the Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Lynde brings to the Travel Information Council twenty-two years of experience with the …

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2025 Deep Roots Newsletter

Posted on: November 25th, 2024 in News & Press |

Our heritage programs had another eventful year! Three historical markers were updated and replaced, four heritage tree awards were presented to Oregonians doing great work across our state, and we improved our maps to make visiting Oregon’s heritage trees and historical markers a bit easier.

We look forward to dedicating Oregon’s 85th Heritage Tree this fall. Read all about it in our 2025 newsletter!

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TIC Careers and Employment

Posted on: September 18th, 2024 in News & Press |

The Travel Information Council is hiring for multiple positions, in multiple locations around the state of Oregon. Are you seeking an opportunity to shape the quality and features of Oregon’s Highway Rest Areas to tangibly improve the experience for the millions of travelers who use them each year?

Careers

Everything is coming up roses at French Prairie Rest Area.

Heritage Tree Featured on Podcast

Posted on: August 16th, 2024 in News & Press |

The Monterey Cypress, Oregon’s 26th Heritage Tree, is not only the largest specimen of its species in Oregon, but was also planted by Curry County’s first representative to the Oregon State House.

Dirty Freehub, a gravel cycling nonprofit that works to educate people around the places they ride, recently created a cycling route through Brookings, Oregon. Their team reached out the Oregon Heritage Tree Committee to learn more about the …

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2024 Deep Roots Newsletter

Posted on: April 24th, 2024 in News & Press |

Our heritage programs had another eventful year! We celebrated our long-time Historical Marker volunteers, inducted two new Heritage Trees, recognized four Heritage Tree heroes, and implemented a maintenance plan at Grove of the States.

We couldn’t do this without our dedicated volunteers. Many thanks to the Oregon Historical Marker Committee, the Oregon Heritage Tree Committee, and the Salemtowne Historical Marker Maintenance Crew. All names are credited on page 4. (Contact …

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Newly Completed Williamson-Abbot Heritage Tree Video now available!

Posted on: March 11th, 2022 in News & Press |

Heritage Tree Committee member David Hedberg has completed another great video about the newly inducted Williamson-Abbot Tree located in Whispering Horse Camp in the Deschutes National Forest. He worked in collaboration with the forest service and Dr. David Lewis to tell the complex story that made this tree notable.

TIC and the Heritage Tree Committee are very excited to be able to share this story and the excellent work done …

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The Electric Highway- vehicle charging locations

Posted on: May 2nd, 2019 in News & Press |

 

Planning a trip with your electric vehicle? Curious about where to find charging stations?
Plugshare has an interactive map of locations all over the world.
To find out what the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is doing to support electric vehicle infrastructure here.

The 2019 Heritage Brochure is now available!

Posted on: April 25th, 2019 in News & Press |

The 2019 edition of the Historical Marker and Heritage Trees is fresh off the presses! We have given the cover a bit of a face lift and have updated it with all of the most current information.
If you would like a copy we would love to send you one, just email jessicac@oregontic.com with your name and address.