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President’s Update Winter 2024

Published December 9th, 2024

Dear Umpqua Watersheds Family,

We have a lot to talk about! We certainly appreciate your support over the years and want to assure you that what you have done for [...]

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Introducing Two New Board Members

Published September 16th, 2024

By Janice Reid..

In the last newsletter, I reported Umpqua Watersheds was growing and introduced our newest member. We are still growing, and I want to introduce two new board [...]

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President’s Corner

Published June 9th, 2024

by Janice Reid

Greetings! Umpqua Watersheds continues to grow as an organization, and we continue to add programs, events, activities, and board members. I am pleased to introduce our newest [...]

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President’s Corner

Published March 12th, 2024

By Janice Reid

There are nearly 1000 non-profits or charitable organizations in Douglas County, Oregon. Umpqua Watersheds is the only non-profit in the county that has fought to preserve older forests. [...]

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President’s Corner-Winter 2023

Published December 10th, 2023

By Janice Reid

Wow, where did 2023 go? Time is something that we cannot get back, and we must use it wisely. We all reflect on things we are grateful [...]

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President’s Corner- Fall 2023

Published September 10th, 2023

While I am not in the Umpqua Valley, my heart aches for the many friends challenged once again by the unhealthy smoke and threatening fires from the recent [...]

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Umpqua Outback Covered Stage and Community Space

Published July 1st, 2023

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President’s Corner

Published June 15th, 2023

by Janice Reid

It is so encouraging to have supporters continue to give to Umpqua Watersheds so that the programs, events, and activities can continue. The recent Annual Banquet showed [...]

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Published March 8th, 2023

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 [...]

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Published December 8th, 2022

By Janice Reid

As we close another year, we are in awe of how fortunate we are here in our corner of the world. Umpqua Watersheds continues to celebrate, [...]

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT: STATE OF THE UMPQUA

Published September 10th, 2022

By Janice Reid

On a recent trip to Minnesota via Canada, we visited the west side of the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We had heard about [...]

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Presidents Corner

Published June 13th, 2022

By Janice Reid

We have many things going on at Umpqua Watersheds. Members of our committees continue to keep abreast of issues on public lands and waterways and provide public [...]

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Published March 8th, 2022

I recall on social media that progressives were being referred to as “snowflakes.” I am not sure where the term originated. However, judging by who was using it and knowing [...]

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President’s Report Dec 2021

Published December 7th, 2021

Lately, I have been reviewing some of the newsletters from 20 years ago. Three aspects jumped out at me:

  • Some of the stories from those years were about the struggles [...]

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    From the Executive Director

    Published September 9th, 2021

    Kasey’s Korner…..Kasey Hovik

     

    We live in strange and challenging times. We continue to struggle through the worst pandemic in 100 years while forest fires, floods, devastating storms destroy property, [...]

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    President’s Update Fall 2021

    Published September 9th, 2021

    PRESIDENT’S REPORT

     

    Greetings! I have taken the baton from Ken Carloni to be president of Umpqua Watersheds.  His dedication to the organization is inspiring. He is a [...]

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    SPOTLIGHT ON OUR DONORS

    Published June 19th, 2021


    Alysia Gaye’s love of nature started early in life. In the early nineties, she made a trip to the Northwest to check out the forest, waterfalls, [...]

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    PRESIDENT’S REPORT

    Published June 19th, 2021

    Ken Carloni

    Greetings once again, fellow conservationists! As I noted in our Virtual Banquet, this is the last newsletter in which I will be greeting you as president. New officers [...]

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    President’s Corner

    Published March 7th, 2021

    HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE… TODD VAUGHN?

    For several years, Umpqua Watersheds has been the target of bizarre attacks by Todd Vaughn in our local newspaper and elsewhere. [...]

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    Spotlight on our donors

    Published March 7th, 2021

    We received a very generous donation to fund our AmeriCorps Environmental Education program for the 2021-2022 year from Jerry Mires. Jerry grew up in the Umpqua Valley. He was [...]

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