The South Umpqua River flowing adjacent to the Tiller Ranger Station

 This website is intended to raise awareness about plans to relocate the Tiller Ranger Station. We believe this proposed relocation is ill-considered and will hamper the ability of Umpqua National Forest personnel to manage the district. We also have serious concerns about the safety of Tiller and surrounding communities. With global warming and continued drought across western states, fire season is now longer and more explosive than ever. In September 2020, small fires outside of Glide combined into the Archie Creek fire and consumed a staggering 72,000 acres in less than a day. More than 100 homes were lost eventually lost as the fire grew to 130,000+ acres. Such an incident could absolutely occur in the Tiller Ranger District as well, and moving resources AWAY from the forest is thus irresponsible and extremely short-sighted.