Conservation Committee Update: Fall 2023
During the last few months, the Conservation Committee followed up with several state and federal projects.
In July, the Forest Service held an information meeting [...]
Conservation Update
by Janice Reid
Timber harvesting and related activities such as road building can devastate forest ecosystems and biodiversity. Monitoring public land and the activities in our forests is of [...]
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 [...]
CONSERVATION UPDATE
By Janice Reid
DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING OUR PUBLIC LANDS ARE ON the rise. Public land management agencies invite the public to comment on their management actions, but in many [...]
Hikes in the Archie Creek Fire area of the North Umpqua River
With the trails reopening Diana and Connie went on post fire hike to Fall Creek Falls and Susan Creek Falls. Fall Creek Trail bridge is replaced. The view is of [...]
CONSERVATION ON A SMALLER SCALE
I often write about what our Conservation Committee is doing, the challenges we face in our efforts, and inevitably, the ongoing uphill battle of climate change [...]
Big Tom Right-of-Way Update
By Janice Reid
I spent 33 years studying the federally listed northern spotted owl (NSO) for the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station in the Roseburg Bureau of Land [...]
New Climate Change Page
UW IS PROUD TO PRESENT TWO AWESOME NEW FEATURES!
Check out the new Climate Change page on the UW website…
It contains lots of great information about the ins and [...]
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE UPDATE
Our Conservation Committee has a great deal to report since our last newsletter, but I want to first share some personal news.
July to December of last year was [...]
Tell President Biden – U.S. Climate Strategy Must Protect Forests
Our mature and old-growth are some of our most powerful climate solutions. But these forests are still being logged when they should be set aside for carbon storage, [...]