Smoke
in northeastern Oregon continues to be unhealthy for sensitive populations,
including in Joseph, La Grande and Enterprise. Air quality monitors on Thursday
morning showed those areas to have the poorest air quality in the state.
Monitors
in Sisters and Detroit Lake also showed air quality that was unhealthy for
sensitive popuations, which includes the young, the elderly and people with
existing medical conditions such as asthma.
Air
quality has improved in northeast Jackson County, including around Crater Lake
National Park. Air quality in the rest of Jackson County remains moderate, including
Medford and the rest of southwest Oregon.