Summer 2018
J. Patrick Quinn
Eco-terrorism! This misleading and insulting label was applied to conservation organizations by uninformed individuals. Participation in the National Environmental Policy Act process is not only a privilege [...]
Summer 2018
DCPARC
John Hunter
The Highlight for DC Park this spring was our booth at the Earth Day/Energy fair in April. Arboriculturist David Braun brought finished stump samples from Busenbark. These [...]
Spring 2018
J. Patrick Quinn
Following a full year of environmental threats from the Trump Administration, extractive industries, elected officials at national, state and local levels, Umpqua Watersheds is fighting back. Not [...]
Spring 2018
DCPARC
John Hunter
This Winter has been a busy time for DCPARC. We have continued to monitor issues concerning Douglas County parks and to bring more transparency to county government.
[...]Winter 2017
J. Patrick Quinn
CHRONIC LOW SUMMER STREAM FLOWS AND WHAT WE AIM TO DO ABOUT IT
Background
Umpqua Watersheds (UW), the South Umpqua Rural Community Partnership (SURCP) and other individuals [...]
Winter 2017
DCPARC
John Hunter
2017 has been a busy year for DCPARC, our first full year as a committee under the Umpqua Watersheds umbrella.
We continue to attend meetings [...]
Fall 2017
J. Patrick Quinn
In the last issue of 1000 Valleys, your Conservation Committee received a copy of a scientific study that analyzed more than fifty years of Forest Service paired [...]
Fall 2017
DCPARC
John Hunter
This past spring and summer months have been extremely busy for the members of DCPARC. Besides our continuing monitoring and attendance at County meetings, many of [...]
Spring 2017
J. Patrick Quinn
“The emperor has no clothes!” the child famously exclaims while watching his majesty parade by in the buff, too innocent to know enough to imitate his elders, [...]
Spring 2017
DCPARC
John Hunter
The inauguration of Donald Trump has brought a special urgency to the environmental movement. Daily we face another crisis. This is especially true in Douglas County where [...]
