North Umpqua Trail Jessie Wright Section 6-3-23
Eight Umpqua Watersheds members joined for the 4+ miles hike on our well loved North Umpqua Trail. When I chose this site I didn’t realize that we’d done this hike [...]
New Study Shows Hatchery Fish are detrimental to the Native Fish Populations
WILDERNESS UPDATE
By Robbin Schindele.
I sit writing this amid the worst weather of the Winter of 2022-23 (so far.) It is cold, windy, and snowy, so let’s all move on and [...]
EDUCATION UPDATE
……By Cindy Haws
As the new Education Chair at Umpqua Watersheds, I have started in high gear. Over a decade ago, I was Executive Director and president. Since leaving the [...]
MORE ON FOREST THINNING FOR WILDFIRE RESISTANCE (OR NOT)
A Deeper Look by Dominick DellaSala
My wife Jenny and I are currently in Cabo Pulmo on the southern Baja Peninsula exploring the only coral reef system in [...]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
By Kasey Hovik
I celebrated my 65th birthday in February. It is a “milestone birthday” because, for many, it marks a retirement age. I have spent time pondering what [...]
AMERICORPS AND EDUCATION UPDATE
By Jessica Saxton
It has been roughly six months since I joined United Communities AmeriCorps and Umpqua Watersheds as the Environmental Education and Outreach Leader. During this time, I have [...]
Conservation Update
CONSERVATION UPDATE
By Janice Reid
Here in the Umpqua, we have so many entities that make policies and decisions about the land. Federal, state, county, private, city, tribal, and non-governmental [...]
FROM THE PRESIDENT
By Janice Reid
We have a lot to be thankful for in this beautiful valley, especially to our sponsors, donors, and supporters. Big things are happening in every corner of [...]
Outreach Update
By Kasey Hovik
The Umpqua Watersheds Outreach Committee is active and works closely with UW’s other committees, Education, Conservation, Wilderness, and Restoration, to recruit new members and participants and [...]
