coos

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The bizarre single-tree fire has now become an almost weeklong firefight in Coos County, Ore., as the hot spot continues to burn approximately 280 feet up on the side of the arboreal giant.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

The Coos Forest Protective Association has said helicopter bucket drops have reduced fire activity near the top, while sprinklers and containment lines have been set up around the base.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

In this research, Rivers examined snags near Coos Bay in a pair of study sites that total 7.5 square kilometers in area.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

“I knew we were making history,” Walsh told The World newspaper of Coos Bay, Oregon, in 2010.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

After passing the railroad bridge at Coos, he had about six miles of rapids, the river being only about forty yards wide and rather speedy, the voyager averaging about five miles an hour.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul